Ukraine – 8/4 & 8/3 2023 Sitrep
By: Bohdan Chomiak & Robert Homans
August 4, 2023
We are including Sitreps for the last 2 days. Yesterday, because of meetings I had in Washington most of the day, I didn’t send. The day before, last Wednesday, Bohdan didn’t send because he was dealing with water leak in the basement of his building. As mentioned previously, we both have “day jobs” and other lives. Thus, today we are sending 1 summary and 2 sitreps. Regarding the sitreps, I suggest focusing on the excellent collection of maps and charts that Bohdan has included.
The Ukraine War Ebook, “The Ukrainian People vs. The Russian Horde”
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Novorossysk Attack
Last night a Ukrainian seaborne drone attacked and heavily damaged a Russian Navy ship in the harbor of Novorossysk, on the eastern shore of the Black Sea south of the Kerch Bridge. The drone struck the ship on the Port side, just above amidships. The report from Ukrainska Pravda shows the ship listing heavily to port, and apparently under tow by 2 tugs, one towing and the other apparently trying to prevent the ship from capsizing.
As I said in previous emails, Ukraine’s use of sea drones changes the dynamics of naval warfare, just as surely as the first ship sunk by a submarine, during the American Civil War, and the first sinking of a navy surface ship by cruise missiles, during the “6-Day War” between Egypt and Israel. The significance of this attack includes:
· The distance – The drone likely had to sail for several hundred miles, from Ukrainian-held territory, around the southern tip of Crimea, to its target in Novorossysk Harbor.
· Guidance – It’s likely that the drone was using internal navigation, with course and speed programmed into its guidance system, making impossible for Russia to jam. Ukraine is also experimenting with AI, so it’s possible that AI was also used. Once the drone got to Novorossysk, Ukrainian operators may have overridden the internal navigation, to make sure that it hit its intended target (one can see the drone changing course, just before impact).
· Significance of Novorossysk as a Navy Port – Russia has moved many of its ships from Sevastopol to Novorossysk, to keep them out of range of Ukrainian drones and long-range cruise missiles that have been hitting Sevastopol. Now, Novorossysk is in range of Ukrainian drones, putting the entire Black Sea into play.
· Significance of Novorossysk as a Commercial Port – A substantial portion of Russia’s oil and grain exports originate at the Port of Novorossysk. Novorossysk also serves as a terminal for Kazakh oil that it being pumped from the Tengiz oil field on the Caspian Sea, oil that belongs to several multinationals including Chevron and Exxon/Mobil. Closing the Port of Novorossysk, even on a temporary basis, will damage Russia’s income from oil and commodity exports.
We seem to be entering a whole new phase of the war, at least in the Black Sea and its coastline.
Graft Goes On – But Now Perpetrators are Gettting Caught (unless you speak/read Ukrainian, you’ll Google Translate)
This is the lead to the article - “Hundreds of millions of hryvnias for the reconstruction of buildings and infrastructure facilities destroyed by the Russians in Kyiv region were distributed to those involved in criminal proceedings, companies bought on OLX and structures whose owners or directors led journalists to the leadership of the Kyiv Regional State Administration and the President's Office. This is stated in the investigation of Oleksiy Yarylchenko and Natalia Lazarovych on Bihus.info.” (my underlining and bold face).
An excerpt – “Another contractor company - Atmosfera Engineering Systems LLC, from the orbit of the well-known Kyiv developer Andriy Vavrysh, is a figurehead in the law enforcement investigation. The firm received an order to repair a damaged roof in a high-rise building in Borodyanka that was destroyed by the Russians. But, according to locals, the workers, having dismantled the roof in the fall, left it in this condition until January. During this time, the house was heavily flooded, mold formed in the apartments and destruction began.”
Russian Oligarchs Contributing to the Russian War Effort/Meduza IO
The first Meduza article focuses on Russian oligarchs’ profits from providing equipment and consumables to the Russian war effort. This article also has links to Meduza’s coverage of Russia’s occupation of Bucha, Irpin and Mariupol, including photographs that are horrific. The second Meduza article covers the activities of Russian oligarchs supporting Russian contract soldiers going to Ukraine.
News From the Battlefield
“Defence in Depth” – A weekly report from the Telegraph, this week reporting on NATO’s new battle plan that was introduced 3 weeks ago, updating the previous version that was developed in 1967, the year after France exited NATO’s unified command structure.
“The State of Ukraine’s 2023 Campaign”/Gen. Mick Ryan – Among other things, he focuses on attrition, the emphasis Ukraine is placing on destroying Russian logistics, ammunition dumps, troop concentrations and transport hubs including road and rail bridges. While Ukraine slowly moves through Russian mine fields, Russian defensive capabilities are being eroded. The handwringers covering the war from publications including the NY Times and Wall Street Journal may be frustrated by the fact that there isn’t much maneuvering that they can cover. A war of maneuver is more sexy, and sells more newspapers, than a war of attrition.
The latest “Reporting From Ukraine” – He focuses on Ukrainian advances around the town of Staromaiorske. He also reported on the poisoning of 20 Russian officers in Mariupol by Ukrainian partisans. They were celebrating Russian Navy Day. 2 died. Partisans were able to infiltrate the catering company. I would like to think that the caterers were part of Prigozhin’s operation, that has large contracts to supply the Russian military. Also covered are increased attacks against recruiting centers inside Russian cities. He reported that between July 29th and August 1st, 27 recruiting centers in 22 Russian cities were attacked.
8/4 & 8/3/2023 Sitreps
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon August 3 to 12:00 noon August 4, 2023 (next page)
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Friday, August 4
12:13 am: Ukraine has started negotiations with the United States of America on providing it with security guarantees that will be in effect before joining NATO. This was reported in the OP.
12:51 am: The Pope apologized to Ukrainian youth for his inability to influence the situation in Ukraine
● This was reported by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, whose representatives met with the pontiff in Lisbon.
8:10 am: The new ambassador of Latvia to NATO, Maris Riekstins, said that possible provocations involving the group of mercenaries of the PMK "Wagner", which is currently in Belarus, will be considered by NATO as actions supported by the leadership of Russia - Delfi.
8:10 am: The US has allocated more than $360 million to address the challenges of food insecurity, - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
8:10 am: The US is ready without hesitation to apply additional economic and other restrictions against Iran due to its efforts to deepen military cooperation with Russia, - the coordinator of the National Security Council of the White House, John Kirby.
8:57 am: US has received intelligence indicating Russia's attempts to expand military cooperation with North Korea
● According to White House National Security Council coordinator John Kirby, the Russian Federation tried to buy ammunition from North Korea.
● "The information we received indicates that the Russian Federation seeks to expand military cooperation with the DPRK, in particular, through the sale (by North Korea - ed.) of artillery shells to Russia," Kirby said.
Thursday, August 3
1:57 pm: Poland has delivered all 200 Rosomak armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, — ORYX.
● Armored personnel carriers will be able to ensure the delivery of troops to the front line, as well as the protection of infantry in the event of a breakthrough of the defense lines.
2:56 pm: The location of Wagner PMC mercenaries in Belarus is an important security risk factor. Some of them are located near the border with Lithuania, in the city of Grodno.
● This was stated by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda during a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
● In response, Lithuania has already taken steps to strengthen border security and has prepared and updated border cover plans, including military reinforcements.
3:10 pm Politico: World leaders may discuss Ukraine on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly or during the G20 summit in India. Both events are scheduled for September.
● According to the publication, the meeting of world leaders regarding Ukraine will be the next step after the summit of political advisers in Copenhagen. A joint statement by the heads of state is likely to be adopted.
5:06 pm: The EU Council has extended restrictions against Belarus to fight Russian sanctions evasion.
● This was reported in the press service of the European Commission.
● In particular, the Council of the EU imposed an additional ban on the export of firearms and ammunition, aviation and space technology.
5:38 pm: Polish pilots are ready to use their weapons without hesitation in case of emergencies on the border with Belarus.
● This was stated by General of the Polish Army Marek Sokolowski, TVP Info reports.
● "The helicopters are armed and ready for battle. There are very experienced pilots here, there are pilots who used airborne weapons and missiles with me in Afghanistan and Iraq," Sokolovskyi said.
6:25 pm: As of today, 12 more countries have expressed their willingness to sign agreements with Ukraine on the provision of "security guarantees".
● This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi at today's meeting with foreign diplomats.
● These countries include Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Finland, the Czech Republic and Sweden.
8:30 pm: Chinese delegation may join talks in Saudi Arabia, The Wall Street Journal.
● The WSJ suggests that the war in Ukraine is negatively affecting China's economy and its global goals in Europe. This also applies to Russia's withdrawal from the "grain agreement", because Beijing was one of the largest buyers of Ukrainian grain.
● According to the WSJ, China is changing its rhetoric and is likely to agree to consider Ukraine's "peace formula" to settle the war.
NATIONAL
Friday, August 4
7:30 a.m. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: In Energodar, temporarily captured by Russian troops, in order to continue work at the Zaporizhia NPP, the Russians are forcing the station's staff to issue Russian passports, threatening reprisals.
● Thus, in the city, the occupying forces of the Russian Federation conduct regular searches of local residents both on the streets and in homes. Passports and phones are checked. If a citizen's passport turns out to be Ukrainian, the document is destroyed and forced to issue a Russian passport. Russians force to change other documents as well: driver's license, papers on movable and immovable property.
● Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces carried out 9 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the Russian Federation and 2 - on anti-aircraft missile complexes
● Over the past 24 hours, units of missile forces and artillery have hit 12 artillery pieces in firing positions, 1 radar station, 1 control post, 3 personnel concentration areas, 2 anti-aircraft defenses, and 3 ammunition depots.
● Vadym Skibitskyi added that Ukraine's actions on the battlefield are aimed at cutting supply routes, destroying warehouses with weapons, air defense and intelligence equipment, and winning counter-battery battles.
Thursday, August 3
12:57 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi visited the soldiers of the 45th separate rifle battalion, who are in Frankivsk for treatment.
● "It is an honor to receive a chevron, to add it to the chevron board in my office. The battalion participated in battles in the North and East of Ukraine," the president said.
1:46 p.m.: The SBI informed five officials of the State Emergency Service of suspicion in the case of the helicopter crash in Brovary, in which the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs died on January 18.
● They were received by:
o head of the Department of Aviation and Aviation Search;
o acting unit commander;
o deputy commander for flight training;
o aviation squadron commander;
o chief of the flight safety service of the Special Aviation Unit of the operational rescue service from the city of Nizhyn.
● They are accused of violating the rules of traffic safety and operation of air transport. The Airbus helicopter was assigned to patrol the Kyiv region and did not have permission for long-distance flights, the prosecutor's office said.
2:12 pm: The SBI showed the reconstruction of the plane crash and the recording of the negotiations of the pilots before the crash.
3:27 pm: The SBU exposed the managers of the training center of the National Guard, who unjustifiably accrued almost 1 million "combat" bonuses.
● The officials of this institution unjustifiably charged themselves and their subordinates a monthly supplement of UAH 100,000, which is provided for direct participation in hostilities against the Russian occupiers.
● At the same time, the participants of the ceremony were not in the areas of hostilities and did not perform any tasks on the front line.
3:59 pm: Combat medics will be able to transfuse blood after receiving appropriate training from the Ministry of Health, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said.
● Previously, this could be done by medical workers and military personnel with medical education and practical transfusion skills.
4:11 pm: The owner of the "Finance and Credit" group, Kostyantyn Zhevago, was informed of the suspicion of bribing the chairman and judges of the Supreme Court, the NABU press service reported.
● Money in the amount of 2.7 million dollars, according to the investigation, was offered in exchange for a court decision in the interests of Zhevago in the case of shares of the Poltava Mining and Processing Plant Ferrexpo.
5:25 pm: Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson, Mykolaiv regions - ballistic threat, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:52 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi held a meeting with the Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko.
● "Heard a report on the protection and defense of nuclear facilities, training of National Guardsmen, other units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, provision of ammunition and equipment," the president writes.
● Also, Klymenko informed about the criminogenic situation in the country, the fight against fraud and other violations.
6:23 pm: Eastern regions of Ukraine - ballistic threat, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
6:54 p.m.: The SBI has completed its investigation into the judge of the Makariv District Court, Oleksiy Tandyr, who, while intoxicated, beat a National Guardsman to death in Kyiv.
● According to the SBI, 18 examinations were conducted during the investigation.
● "The conclusions of forensic examinations confirmed the alcohol content in the provided samples. The state of intoxication was also confirmed by the conclusions of other examinations," - writes the press service of the SBI.
● He faces up to 10 years in prison.
7:06 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on July 3:
● "During the day, the Russian Federation carried out another airstrike by Iranian strike UAVs "Shahed-136/131" on Ukraine.
● By the forces and means of the Air Force, in cooperation with the air defense of other components of the Defense Forces, all 15 enemy "shaheds" were destroyed.
● Also, the enemy launched 1 missile, 47 air strikes and fired 23 rocket salvo fire strikes at the positions of our troops and populated areas."
● "On the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position west of Staromayorsky and east of Urozhany."
● "During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 8 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy and 2 - on the anti-aircraft missile complexes of the occupiers.
● During the day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 10 artillery pieces in firing positions, 1 radar station, 1 control post, 1 area of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 2 anti-aircraft defense means, 3 enemy ammunition depots.
7:40 pm: Ukrainian sailors can now take the CES 6.0 computer-based exam (for qualification and rank assignment) in Poland.
● This was reported by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
● "From August 2, the acceptance of applications for taking tests in Warsaw, in premises equipped according to all standards, has been started," the message says.
8:18 pm: Support for the Armed Forces and the war cost Ukraine almost UAH 2 trillion per year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
● According to him, the state is currently afloat thanks to the financial support of partners, as well as grants and loans.
● "We lost about 30% of our economy and enterprises. We lost 3.5 million jobs. In the first year of the war, we lost 29.5% of our GDP. This is less than expected," Shmyhal added.
8:43 p.m.: The State Emergency Service will remove from the performance of duties the officials to whom the State Bureau of Investigation announced suspicion in the case of the death of the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
● "We emphasize that the State Emergency Service is not authorized to comment on the versions about the causes of the plane crash, as well as to publish any information related to the investigation," the press service of the State Emergency Service writes.
8:55 pm: More than 232,000 war criminals and traitors have been identified so far, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reports.
● Including:
o 197,857 servicemen of the Russian occupation forces;
o 3,522 representatives of illegal armed groups and private military companies;
o 3,267 collaborators and traitors of Ukraine;
o 401 representatives of the military and political leadership of the aggressor country.
9:22 pm: DPSU operatives exposed a criminal organization of 12 people: they sold newborn babies to foreigners under the guise of surrogate motherhood.
● Criminals sought out women in a difficult situation and promised them 12,000 euros for surrogate motherhood. After giving birth, women were forced to provide false information when registering the child and give it up in favor of a foreigner.
● "The extras face imprisonment from 8 to 15 years. Investigative actions are ongoing," the press service of the DPSU reports.
9:55 pm: The activity of enemy tactical aviation in the eastern direction is observed - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● There is a threat of using aviation weapons.
10:12 pm: Poltava, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Cherkasy regions - missile danger.
● This was reported in the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
10:25 pm: The new academic year in schools should begin in an offline format, but only if the school has a securely protected shelter.
● This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Andriy Stashkiv.
● "Last academic year, in fact, 75% of our educational institutions, schools, had shelters that allowed more than half of the students studying in these institutions to stay there," Stashkiv said.
10:56 pm: Russia is shelling Ukraine with missiles, which Kyiv handed over to Moscow for gas debts in the late 90s - "Schemes".
● Journalists searched in the archives for an agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine headed by Valery Pustovoytenko and the government of the Russian Federation under the leadership of Putin, signed in Yalta in 1999.
● For her, Kyiv transferred to Moscow eight Tu-160 heavy bombers and three Tu-95MS, as well as 575 Kh-55 cruise missiles. For this, Russia compensated Ukraine for the debt for Russian gas - in the amount of 275 million hryvnias.
11:16 pm: Activity of enemy tactical aircraft is observed in the southeast direction.
● There is a threat of using aviation weapons.
● This was reported in the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:46 pm: Direct losses from Russian aggression during a full-scale war reached $150 billion - KSE Institut.
● In the total volume of direct losses, the largest share is the loss of the housing fund - $55.9 billion, taking into account losses of approximately $1 billion from flooding and destruction of residential buildings as a result of the explosion of the hydroelectric power station.
● In second place by the amount of losses is the sphere of infrastructure (transport infrastructure, road management, railway infrastructure, as well as the aviation industry and the port industry) - $36.6 billion.
11:58 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kostyantynivka.
MORDOR - RUZZIA
Friday, August 4
3:50 am Social Networks: Explosions were heard in Feodosia, in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
4:44 am: Local media in temporarily occupied Feodosia publish a video of a drone strike on an oil depot.
5:08 am: Oleg Kryuchkov, the so-called "advisor to the head of Crimea" on information policy, commented on the explosions on the occupied peninsula.
● "Air defense systems have been activated in several regions of Crimea. All objects have been shot down. There are no injuries or casualties," said Oleg Kryuchkov, a representative of the occupation "administration".
● Meanwhile, the Crimean public reports that there were also explosions that night in the Armyansk district, and a siren was buzzing in Dzhankoya.
5:25 am Social Networks: Work of air defense in temporarily occupied Feodosia.
5:32 am: Local media of temporarily occupied Feodosia publish the moment of "arrival" at the oil depot.
5:57 a.m.: Local media in Novorossiysk RF report an attack by naval drones and sounds of gunfire.
● Local residents captured what was happening on video.
7:12 am: The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that two unmanned naval boats attempted to attack the Novorossiysk naval base.
● Currently, a temporary ban on the movement of vessels in the port of the city has been established.
7:43 am: The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation claims that the temporarily occupied Crimea tried to attack 13 Ukrainian UAVs
● According to them, ten drones were destroyed by means of air defense, three more were "suppressed" by means of radio-electronic warfare. No one was hurt.
9:16 am: One of the Russian ships in Novorossiysk capsized on its side, it is being towed ashore. This is reported in rosZMI.
9:46 am Operational Command South: The Russians have deployed a large naval group in the Black Sea. Possible threats and pressure on civilian shipping near the Kerch Strait.
● "The ship group of the enemy is deploying a large one. Indeed, a large number of ships - now 15 units in the Black Sea. One is traditionally in the Azov Sea. In the Black Sea, they are probably preparing for provocations and trying to disperse their ship composition so that it is not in one space is accumulated".
10:08 am: A video of a surface drone attacking a Russian ship in Novorossiysk appeared online.
10:17 am: The SBU conducted a special operation in Novorossiysk Bay - the large amphibious ship "Olenegorsky Miner" was damaged
● A SBU surface drone, loaded with 450 kilograms of TNT, attacked an enemy ship with about 100 crew members.
● According to sources in the Security Service, the special operation was carried out together with the Navy. As a result of the attack, the "Olenegorsk miner" received a serious hole and is currently unable to perform its combat tasks.
Thursday, August 3
12:45 p.m.: The SBU reported the suspicion to the vice governor of the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation, Serhiy Eliseyev, who was sent to Kherson Oblast to head the occupation "government".
● Among the main tasks of Yeliseev was the preparation of an illegal referendum on the "joining" of Kherson Oblast to the Russian Federation and ensuring the necessary "counting of votes" for the Kremlin.
2:24 pm: An explosion rang out near a gas station in the suburbs of Moscow.
● Footage of heavy smoke is published by Russian media, without naming the cause of the emergency.
4:31 pm: Russia is trying to recruit residents of Kazakhstan for war with Ukraine, — Reuters.
● Advertisements offering an immediate payment of more than $5,000 to join the Russian army began appearing on the screens of Kazakh Internet users.
● The ads lead to a website that offers potential recruits the chance to join the Russian army in the Sakhalin region in Russia's Far East.
4:50 pm Institute for the Study of War: Russia is purposefully attacking Ukrainian grain warehouses to raise global food prices.
● In this way, the Russian authorities expect to benefit from the sale of their own grain.
9:08 pm: Since August, cadets of flight schools of the Russian Federation have been conducting practice shootings from helicopters with unguided missiles in the communities of the Sumy region.
● This was reported by the Center of National Resistance.
● "At the same time, in connection with the low professional level, part of the rockets hit objects on the territory of the aggressor's country," the Central Intelligence Agency writes.
10:42 pm: New interception of GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
● A Russian military serviceman talks about constant drunkenness and gunfights among themselves in the Russian army.
REGIONS
KYIV
Thursday, August 3
12:13 pm Prosecutor General's Office: In Kyiv, the head of one of the departments of the headquarters of the Ground Forces was detained, who helped men go abroad for money. The man is also an official of the Kyiv City Military Administration.
● He drew up documents on unfitness for service for $10,000. An official was detained while handing over such documents to three men. He was to receive $30,000 for this. Now he can be imprisoned for 9 years.
5:21 pm: Mayor of Kyiv Vitaly Klitschko checked how 2 neighboring houses in Shevchenkivskyi district damaged by Russian shelling were restored.
● "To date, the houses have been completely restored. In some apartments, at the request of their owners, social repairs were made. In a month, the improvement of the adjacent territory will be completed.
● Last year, 11 of the most damaged buildings were restored in Kyiv, and this year – 6 more, along with the houses on Hlybochytskaya,” Klychko writes.
6:07 pm: Cyber police of Kyiv exposed a group of criminals in fraud under the guise of investing in a casino.
● "Promising excess profits from investments, the perpetrators embezzled the money of more than 100 depositors. Five accomplices were charged with suspicion," the press service of the National Police writes.
● For what they have committed, they can face up to twelve years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
KHARKIV
Friday, August 4
2:27 am: An unspecified type of UAV was observed in the south of Kharkiv Oblast. It is moving towards the regional center of the region.
2:59 am: Kharkiv region - missile danger.
4:51 am: Repulse of missile threat in Kharkiv region, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:15 am Kharkiv: Over the past day, the Russians massively fired artillery, mortars, and tanks, using anti-tank missiles and rocket weapons, shelled populated areas of the Bogodukhiv, Kharkiv, Chuguiv, Izyum, and Kupyan districts of the region, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
● Private houses and commercial buildings were damaged. No casualties among the civilian population were recorded.
DONETSK
Friday, August 4
11:29 am: The SBI exposed the head of the Donetsk regional TCC and joint venture, who organized "combat" payments to his subordinates.
According to the investigation, this man previously headed the Zaporizhia Regional Military Committee - it was then that he organized the illegal scheme. He sent his subordinates to the combat brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ostensibly to perform combat tasks. These workers were in the combat zone on a free schedule, like on vacation, but received all payments.
In total, state losses were caused in the amount of 981.3 thousand hryvnias.
Thursday, August 3
12:27 pm Donetsk RMA: In the Donetsk direction, Kurakhov, Kurakhivka and Gostre were shelled — the roof of the medical facility was damaged. A house in Halytsynivka was damaged and a house in Lastochkino was destroyed.
● On the Horlivskyi direction, 3 houses were damaged in Toretsk and 4 in Zalizny. In the Chasovoyarsk community, 3 private houses and a non-residential building were damaged.
● A house in Siversk was damaged in the Lysychansk direction, and 12 shellings were recorded in the Lymansk community.
1:29 pm: During the day, 15 enemy assaults took place in the Lymansky and Kupyansk directions, Serhiy Cherevaty, the spokesman of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
● In the course of repelling the onslaught of invaders, 62 occupiers were eliminated, 105 were wounded. Two Russian T-80 tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, a grenade launcher, two drones, three field warehouses with ammunition and five trucks transporting them were destroyed.
6:42 pm: Explosions rang out in the temporarily occupied Tokmak, Mariupol mayor's advisor Petro Andryushchenko reports.
● "They say after the detonation, the warehouse with supplies is very tired," Andryushchenko writes.
ZAPORIZHIA
Friday, August 4
7:15 am Social Networks: Explosions were also heard in temporarily occupied Berdyansk at night.
10:32 am Zaporizhia RMA: Over the past day, the Russian military has carried out 75 strikes on 20 settlements.
● As a result of artillery shelling, a 53-year-old man was wounded, who was quickly taken to a medical facility and provided with the necessary medical assistance.
● 23 reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure facilities.
Thursday, August 3
1:12 pm: In the direction of Melitopol, the Defense Forces advanced hundreds of meters, Colonel Mykola Urshalovych reported.
● "In the course of offensive operations, units of one of the National Guard operational brigades advanced 650 meters into the depth of the enemy's defenses, 1,500 meters along the front and secured themselves on the occupied line," he said.
2:41 pm: Today, two Russian anti-personnel mines were found on the path of the IAEA experts to the nuclear power plant.
● Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, commander of the "Tavria" troop group, reported that the mines had already been defused.
3:41 pm: During the day, Ukrainian defenders in the Tavria direction destroyed 22 units of enemy military equipment, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, commander of the operational and strategic group of troops "Tavria", reports.
● Artillery units of the Defense Forces performed 1,436 fire missions during the day. The Ukrainian military also destroyed six ammunition depots of the Russian occupiers.
DNIPRO
Friday, August 4
8:41 am Dnipro RMA: Since the evening and during the night, the Russians have shelled Nikopolshchyna five times. Heavy artillery and MLRS guns. We kissed in the district center, Chervonogrigorivska and Myrivska communities.
● An 85-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were injured. More than two dozen private houses, a car and two trucks were mutilated. Several solar panels, greenhouses, three gas pipelines and two power lines were also damaged. Ten farm buildings were damaged, two more were destroyed.
KHERSON
Friday, August 4
9:30 am Kherson RMA: At night, the Russians shelled Kherson.
● One of the hits took place in the utility building of the Pathology Department of one of the hospitals and in the building of the boiler room.
Thursday, August 3
4:34 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
7:31 pm Kherson RMA: A volunteer from Norway came under Russian fire in Kherson.
● "Around 16:50, the Russian army again attacked the central part of the city.
● The volunteer received minor injuries. He was hospitalized at a local hospital," the report said.
9:24 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
11:13 pm Kherson RMA: the Russian army struck Kherson again
● We visited a shopping center and also a medical facility,
● Previously, there were no casualties.
11:30 pm: Almost half of the Ukrainians held in Russian detention centers during the occupation of Kherson were tortured, including sexual violence. This is reported by the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group.
● An analysis of more than 320 separate cases of detention of civilians in Kherson, in more than 35 detention centers, was carried out.
● Prisoners were tortured with electricity, strangulation, severe beatings and genital torture.
ODESA
Friday, August 4
12:31 am: At around 10:20 p.m., Russian troops struck an infrastructural facility in Zmiivska hromada, a fire broke out there.
● Previously, no one was injured, Deputy Mayor Tetyana Timofeeva reported
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://espreso.tv/
https://cutt.ly/Blyskavka
https://t.me/uawarinfographics
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon August 2 to 12:00 noon August 3, 2023
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Thursday, August 3
12:36 am Politico: The US may announce a new package of military aid to Ukraine next week.
8:10 am: Operators of electricity transmission systems in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have signed a synchronization agreement, which involves disconnection from the Russian-controlled system and connection to the continental European grid, - Lithuania's Ministry of Energy.
8:10 am: The Ukrainian Armed Forces have changed their counteroffensive tactics: the Russian army is overstretched and begins to retreat, - NYT.
8:10 am: Washington intends to seek the return of power to the legitimate government of Niger, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in a telephone conversation with Niger's President Mohamed Bazuma.
Wednesday, August 2
12:25 pm: Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the diplomatic conflict with Poland:
● "The conflict with Warsaw arose because of the statement of an employee of the Polish presidential administration that Ukraine does not value Poland's support enough."
● In turn, the president emphasized that Ukraine greatly appreciates "the historical support of Poland".
1:48 pm: President Erdoğan during a conversation with the President of the Russian Federation agreed on Putin's visit to Turkey, the communications department of the Turkish President reported.
● Turkey is not a signatory of the Rome Statute, so it is not obliged to arrest Putin in case of his arrival in accordance with the warrant issued by the International Criminal Court due to the deportation of Ukrainian children.
3:16 pm Bloomberg: After the night attack of the Russian Federation on the port facility in the Odesa region, world prices for wheat increased.
● In particular, wheat futures in Chicago jumped by 4.9% to $6.84 per bushel. The price of corn rose by 3.2%.
● Meanwhile, Reuters writes that the port of Izmail on the Danube coast was the main target of the Russian attack.
3:38 pm Dnipro RMA: The 17th successful launch of the Antares launch vehicle took place overnight. It was developed by an American company with the active participation of specialists from the Dnipropetrovsk region.
6:51 pm: The President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, has officially authorized 14 Czechs to take part in hostilities in Ukraine.
● This is reported by iROZHLAS with reference to the statement of the press secretary of the President of the Czech Republic Market Rzhekakov.
● According to the publication, 146 Czechs currently have permission to fight against the Russian Federation on the side of Ukraine.
10:50 pm: Pope Francis called on Europe to look for "creative options for a settlement in Ukraine."
● This was reported in the press service of the Holy See.
● "When we look at Europe with pity and love, [...] we want to ask: where are you sailing if you do not offer ways of peace [...]", the message reads.
NATIONAL
Thursday, August 3
12:56 am: Centers for veteran development on the bases of leading higher education institutions were opened in Lviv, Vinnytsia, Dnipro and Mykolaiv.
● This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Veteran Affairs of Ukraine Svitlana Kashenets, according to the department's website.
● These centers will reportedly help veterans connect with employers and take retraining courses.
1:55 am: Activity of enemy tactical aircraft in the southeast direction.
● This was reported in the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
2:53 am: Repulse of the threat of the enemy's use of attack UAVs - Cherkasy, Poltava, Sumy regions.
2:55 am: Countering the threat - Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk regions.
7:06 am General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: During the past day, the Russian Federation struck Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles of the "Shahed" type. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 23 attack UAVs.
● The enemy launched 5 missile strikes, 89 air strikes and fired 67 rounds of anti-aircraft fire at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● During the past day, 44 combat clashes took place.
● The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, are entrenched at the achieved boundaries, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
● Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has struck 9 strikes on areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, and 3 - on anti-aircraft missile systems of the Russian Federation.
● Also, our defenders destroyed 9 operational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs.
● During the past 24 hours, units of missile forces and artillery hit 21 artillery pieces in firing positions, 1 radar station, 3 control points, 1 area of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 2 anti-aircraft defense facilities, 1 area of concentration of personnel and 2 enemy ammunition depots.
7:57 am Operational Command South: There are currently 17 Russian ships in the Black Sea. Among them, in particular, 2 missile carriers.
● A possible salvo is 12 missiles of the "Calibre" type.
11:10 a.m.: The SBU and the SBU are conducting a search of People's Deputy Dubinsky, who went on vacation abroad under the guise of treating a relative.
● It is also being investigated how the people's deputy, while abroad, signed documents in Ukraine (this may indicate their forgery).
● He faces up to 6 years in prison.
11:40 am: Ukraine has the right to strike on the territory of the Russian Federation. But only with weapons developed by the domestic military-industrial complex.
● Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the NSDC, stated this on the air of the telethon.
● According to him, there is an agreement with Western countries not to use their weapons for this, but this taboo does not apply to Ukraine.
Wednesday, August 2
1:29 pm: In the Black Sea, there are 6 enemy ships on combat duty, including 1 Kalibr cruise missile carrier, a total salvo of up to 4 missiles, the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2:28 pm: The threat of using ballistic weapons in the areas where the alert has been declared — the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2:36 p.m.: The Security Service of Ukraine informed about the suspicion of another Russian "military officer" Andrii Rudenko, who is part of the pool of Putin's propagandists.
● Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, Rudenko has been performing Moscow's tasks as a "military officer" of the central TV channels of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied areas of the Donetsk region.
● In addition, on his own Telegram channel with a total audience of more than 300,000 users, the propagandist called for the "joining" of the temporarily occupied part of Ukraine to the Russian Federation as soon as possible.
2:57 pm: Air defense forces shot down 70% of air targets launched over Ukraine during July, the Armed Forces of the Ukrainian SSR reports.
● In total, the Russians used 415 missiles and drones. Among them: 54 Caliber, 41 Kh-101/555, 20 Onyx, 4 Daggers, 265 Shaheds.
3:57 pm: The Cabinet of Ministers certified the first Ukrainian-made demining machine, the Ministry of Economy reported.
● The machine has several advantages over foreign machines: simplicity of construction and low cost of production, maintenance and repair. This development allows you to effectively neutralize anti-personnel and detect anti-tank mines.
5:50 pm: The Ministry of Education and Science has started work on updating the "Defense of Ukraine" school discipline, the ministry's press service reports.
● "More practice, up-to-date knowledge, skills and vital skills," the message says.
● The Ministry of Education notes that it is planned to organize a course for teachers - for this, the Ministry of Education and Culture will involve international and public organizations in cooperation.
6:31 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi held a meeting with Ukrainian ambassadors and diplomats.
● "Now is the most important six months. In a month, a new political season begins in the partner countries.
● We need victories for Ukraine on the battlefield and in international relations, in our diplomacy," the president said.
7:05 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on August 2:
● "During the day, the Russian Federation carried out another air strike by Iranian strike UAVs of the "Shahed" type against Ukraine.
● The forces and means of the Air Force [...] destroyed 23 attack UAVs.
● The enemy launched 5 missile strikes, 86 air strikes and fired 36 rocket salvo fire strikes at the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, there are victims among the civilian population."
● "In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position west of Kurdyumivka."
● "During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 9 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy and 1 - on the anti-aircraft missile complex of the occupiers.
● During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 20 artillery pieces in firing positions, 1 radar station, 2 control points, 1 area of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 1 means of anti-aircraft defense, 1 area of concentration of personnel and 2 warehouses of enemy ammunition.
7:18 pm: The threat of using ballistic weapons in the areas where the alert has been declared — the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:02 pm: The Prosecutor General's Office has recorded 10,749 Ukrainian civilian deaths since the start of Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine.
● This was reported by the head of the department for combating crimes committed during the armed conflict of the Prosecutor General's Office, Yurii Belousov.
● According to him, the agency also has confirmation of 15,599 wounded civilians. In particular, 499 dead and 1,090 injured are children.
8:32 pm: The National Police exposed an organized group of fraudsters who embezzled over UAH 20 million under the guise of selling cars and quadcopters for the needs of the Armed Forces.
● "The extras have been charged with suspicion. They face up to twelve years in prison with confiscation of property," the message reads.
8:47 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi held a coordination meeting regarding the security and social situation in Transcarpathia.
8:57 pm: 4 Tu-95ms strategic bombers, which took off from the "Olenya" airfield (Murman region), continue their flight in the southeast direction.
● This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● "The approximate departure time of the planes to the cruise missile launch line is 22:30. In the event of a missile threat and cruise missile launches, we will notify you additionally. Do not ignore the air warning signal," the message reads.
9:18 pm: The threat of using ballistic weapons in 9 regions, where the alarm has been declared, — the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:44 pm: Activity of enemy tactical aviation in the south-eastern and north-eastern directions, — Air Force of the ZSU.
10:51 pm: According to confirmed information, as of 10:45 p.m., all Tu-95ms planes landed at the Engels strategic aviation airfield.
11:07 pm: Ukraine is making bombs on a 3D printer to improve the effectiveness of the armed forces on the battlefield, — The Economist
● An 800-gram anti-personnel bomb is being printed on a 3D printer.
● More than 30,000 such bombs have been manufactured over the past four months. The pace of production is increasing. Printed bombs can easily cut through wooden boards and are sometimes more effective than conventional grenades.
11:55 pm: Ukraine plans to nationalize the factory of Russian senator Sergei Kalashnik.
● The company "Motordetal - Konotop" is located in Konotop, Sumy region.
● The Ministry of Justice has filed a lawsuit to the High Anti-Corruption Court to confiscate the property of a senator of the Russian Federation.
MORDOR - RUZZIA
Thursday, August 3
8:39 am: Over the past day, Ukraine has destroyed all 15 attack drones that were launched by the Russian Federation.
● According to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the attack came from the Bryansk region.
Wednesday, August 2
4:35 pm: The Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not involved in the attack on the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Sergey Kotov" and "Vasily Bykov".
● This was reported by the spokesman of the Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk.
● According to him, without the crew boats, which the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced about the attack, there are no Ukrainian military sailors in service.
8:17 pm: The largest Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo decided to close its representative office in Moscow, — Reuters.
● However, Reuters writes that the Italian bank could not get approval for a full exit due to Russian restrictions on the sale of assets.
9:24 pm: Belarusian security forces met at the airfield the pilots who violated the border with Poland yesterday on combat helicopters, "Belarusian Gayun".
● "Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters of the Air Force of the Republic of Belarus arrived in Machulysh around 5:00 p.m. and 5:50 p.m.," the message reads.
● We will remind that yesterday the inhabitants of the Polish village of Bialowiezh noticed two helicopters of Belarus flying over their houses. The Ministry of Defense of Belarus rejected Poland's accusations and called them "false".
10:17 pm: New interception of GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
● A military serviceman of the Russian Federation reports on problems with the provision of food, which is probably related to illegal actions of the command for the purpose of personal enrichment.
11:19 pm: 30 military commissaries have been set on fire in the Russian Federation over the past five days - rosZMI.
● From July 29 to August 2, 30 military commissariats were set on fire. Such a massive simultaneous number of arsons has never happened before, Mediazona reports.
REGIONS
KYIV
Thursday, August 3
1:44 am: In the region, on the approaches to Kyiv, air defense is operating.
3:27 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kyiv. Previously, the work of air defense.
3:40 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Kyiv region. Previously, the work of air defense.
4:11 am: Countering the threat of enemy use of attack UAVs - Kyiv, Chernihiv regions. This was reported in the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
6:41 am: Almost one and a half dozen air targets were detected and destroyed by the forces and means of air defense on the approach to Kyiv this night, — head of the KMVA Serhiy Popko.
Wednesday, August 2
6:10 pm: In the Kyiv region, almost half of the objects damaged by the Russian aggression have already been fully or partially restored — more than 12,500.
● This was reported by the head of the Kyiv OVA, Ruslan Kravchenko.
● "The priority is to restore critical infrastructure and housing," Kravchenko said.
SUMY
Thursday, August 3
11:05 am Sumy RMA: At night and in the morning, the enemy fired 2 shots, 15 explosions were recorded.
● the Russians fired with mortars and MLRS. 2 settlements in 2 territorial communities were shelled: Krasnopilska and Yunakivska.
Wednesday, August 2
1:13 pm Sumy RMA: During the night and morning, the enemy fired 7 rounds. 49 explosions were recorded.
● 5 settlements in 4 territorial communities were shelled: Bilopolska, Mykolayivska, Seredino-Budska, Velikopysarivska.
KHARKIV
Thursday, August 3
12:18 am: The police have exposed six Kharkiv residents who organized and maintained a network of brothels, the National Police reports.
● As reported, "the criminal organization included security guards, who were also responsible for opening bank accounts for impersonators and for girls to clients. In total, 20 girls worked in brothels. The perpetrators of the brothels were located in ordinary apartments, and orders for sexual services were accepted via messenger." .
DONETSK
Wednesday, August 2
12:58 pm Donetsk RMA: In the middle of the night, the Russians fired 5 rockets at the Slavic community
● In the Donetsk direction, 4 private houses and 1 two-story house were damaged in Kurakhovo. 2 more houses were damaged in Hirnik. In Avdiivka, the Russians shelled AKHZ and residential quarters. In Marinska hromada, a house in Krasnohorivka was damaged, and in Ocheretynska — power lines were damaged.
● In the direction of Horliv, the administration building in Toretsk was damaged, and the outskirts of New York were hit by two airstrikes.
ZAPORIZHIA
Thursday, August 3
9:48 am Zaporizhia RMA: Over the past day, 80 shellings were recorded on 21 settlements of the Zaporizhia region.
● The troops of the Russian Federation carried out 68 artillery strikes, 5 shelling from RSZVs, carried out 2 air strikes and one missile strike.
● A 58-year-old woman died as a result of enemy artillery fire on Preobrazhenka. 42 reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings, warehouses and commercial premises, as well as infrastructure facilities.
11:50 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Berdyansk Zaporizhzhia region.
Wednesday, August 2
12:42 pm Zaporizhia RMA: Over the past day, the Russian military carried out 97 shellings on 20 settlements in the Zaporizhia region.
● 34 reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure facilities.
4:55 pm: the Russians surrendered their positions near Melitopol — five tanks, ten armored personnel carriers and enemy manpower were destroyed, Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov.
● In addition, on July 31, the Russian military suffered losses when their own mines blew up near the temporarily occupied Mykhailivka.
5:55 pm: Zaporizhzhia region - the threat of using ballistic weapons.
9:48 pm: Explosions were heard in temporarily occupied Melitopol.
● The mayor of the city, Ivan Fedorov, announced this.
DNIPRO
Thursday, August 3
8:25 am Dnipro RMA: Russian troops shelled the Nikopol and Synelnyk districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region at night.
● In the first, he aimed twice at the Chervonogrigorivska community. Used heavy artillery. Fired more than one and a half dozen shells. As a result of the attacks, 4 private houses were damaged, the networks of one of the transport companies and power lines were affected, as well as one of the schools.
● The Russians also ransacked the educational institution in the Pokrovsk community of the Sinelnyk region, as a result of which it was partially destroyed.
Wednesday, August 2
12:08 pm: In Marhanka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, an unknown man detonated a munition in the premises of the administration building, as a result of which he was injured, - the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
● An unknown man entered the pension fund administration building with a grenade in his hands and took a hostage, threatening to detonate the ammunition.
● During negotiations with the police, he released the woman, after which he detonated the ammunition and received shrapnel injuries. Other people were not injured.
4:17 pm: According to the SBU, an agent of the Russian game who wanted to destroy Ukrainian air defense in the Dnipropetrovsk region received 15 years in prison.
● The attacker operated as part of the information network of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Federation (better known as the game), which was neutralized by the SBU at the beginning of this year as a result of a special operation in the Dnipro region.
7:47 pm Dnipro RMA: Russians shelled Nikopol with heavy artillery three times a day.
● "Two private houses were destroyed in the district center. Power lines were damaged. [...] People are safe," Lysak writes.
KHERSON
Thursday, August 3
8:04 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
6:44 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
8:51 am: Russians shelled Kherson with artillery in the morning. They beat public transport that took people to work - head of OP Andriy Yermak.
● Previously, three people were injured.
9:10 am Kherson RMA: A church in the center of Kherson came under Russian shelling.
● According to him, three passengers of the trolleybus that was driving past the cathedral at the time of the Russian attack were wounded. Their hospitals were closed.
9:33 am: In Kherson, during the extinguishing of the fire caused by the shelling in the St. Catherine's Cathedral, there was a repeated shelling, - Ministry of Internal Affairs.
● Four employees of the State Emergency Service were injured. All of them are hospitalized. Damaged special equipment.
10:51 am: Kherson OVA published a video showing the consequences of the morning Russian shelling of the cathedral in the center of Kherson.
Wednesday, August 2
2:10 pm Kherson RMA: the Russian Federation again shelled the residential quarters of the city of Kherson
● "Two people were injured. A 56-year-old woman was hospitalized in moderate condition, doctors provided assistance to a 59-year-old man on the spot," the message reads.
6:05 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
ODESA
Thursday, August 3
11:55 am: The SBU detained in Odesa a legal adviser of the "Sharia Party" who worked for Russian military intelligence.
● He gave the aggressor targets for airstrikes on the city, monitored the locations and movements of Ukrainian air defense units, reported on the consequences of rocket "arrivals" and kamikaze drone strikes.
● He is currently in custody. The perpetrator faces life imprisonment.
Wednesday, August 2
9:09 pm: During the night attack, the Russians destroyed almost 40,000 tons of grain, which was expected by African countries, China and Israel.
● This was announced by the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov.
● "The port of Izmail suffered the greatest destruction. The sea station and the infrastructure of the Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company were damaged [...]", writes Kubrakov.
ZAKARPATIA
Thursday, August 3
11:25 am: A large deposit of salt was discovered in Transcarpathia and mining has already begun. This was reported by the regional governor Viktor Mykyta.
● Tereblyanske salt deposit is located in Tyachiv district.
● "The deposit in Transcarpathia will be able to provide Ukraine with 100% technical and table salt, which in the near future will be supplied to maintain roads in the winter period and meet the needs of the population," Mykyta said.
Wednesday, August 2
5:32 pm: In Transcarpathia, charges were laid against a military officer, who was using soldiers on duty to build his own house.
● This is reported by the Prosecutor General's Office.
● "The head of the Investigating Committee while searching the officers home found symbols of the Russian Federation and the USSR - St. George's ribbons, the flag and military head dress of the aggressor country, a T-shirt with the "USSR" logo, a Soviet ID card [...]," the report says.
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
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https://t.me/svoboda_radio