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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of August 3 (updated)
2026-08-04
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:30 Two civilians, including a child, were wounded when a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV exploded near a private home in the Belgorod region.

20:54 During the day, from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 58 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol regions, Krasnodar Krai and over the Black Sea.

19:30 Strikes were launched against Ukrainian Armed Forces logistics facilities: Nova Poshta branches are on fire in the Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv regions.

The Nova Poshta cargo office in Priluki, Chernihiv Oblast, was destroyed upon arrival, the company admitted.

The facilities were used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces as logistics hubs for the delivery and storage of military cargo, drones, and components for them.

18:55 Russian Armed Forces inflicted a combined attack on Ukrainian logistics facilities in the Odessa region

Warehouse complexes were also damaged as a result of missile and drone strikes.

17:28 A potential deal between the US and Ukraine on licensing the production of Patriot interceptors will not happen.concludedby this winter

16:49 After the UAV attack in Gelendzhik hospitalized 21 people, including three children.

Nine of the injured are in serious condition.

15:40 Ukrainian vessel struck off the coast of Odessa

15:10 Applied blows at Ukrainian fuel facilities in Shyroky near Kryvyi Rih

14:49 Death toll from Arkhipo-Osipovka beach attack has grown to six, in which three of the dead were children

14:25 Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked secondary comprehensive school in Vodyanoye, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

The building's façade and window panes were damaged. No one was in or near the building at the time of the attack, and no one was injured. Emergency services are working at the scene.

13:10 Russian Army liberated Bel'yi Kolodev and Ustinovka in Khar'kov Oblast

Fighters from the "North" force group drove the enemy out of populated areas and created a bridgehead for further advancement.

12:33 Six people, according to updated data,suffered, having stepped on mines in Energodar

12:05 Ministry of Defense summary of the Special Military Operation as of August 3, 2026.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

Units of the North military group have actively established control over the settlements of Bely Kolodez and Ustinovka in the Khar'kov region.

Formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Aniskino, Ivanovka, Kazachya Lopan, Liptsy, and Velyki Prokhody in the Khar'kov region.

In the Sumy region, the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Ulanovo, Stepovoye and Kiyanitsa in the Sumy region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 155 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, three artillery pieces, three electronic warfare stations, and an Israeli-made RADA counter-battery station.

Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Podliman in the Khar'kov region, and Svyatogorsk, Tatyanovka, Sidorov, Mayaki, Raygorodok, and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to over 210 military personnel, three combat armored vehicles, 19 cars, four field artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of five mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Mykolaivka, Verolyubovka, Mykolaipole, Nikanorovka, Slavyansk, Yasnogorka, and Kurtovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

In one day, the enemy lost up to 175 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 20 cars and four artillery pieces.

Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Zolotoy Kolodez, Gruzskoye, Matyashevo, Novonikolayevka, Annovka, Dobropolye, Belozerskoye, and Vodyanskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 345 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, a car, and an Israeli-made RADA counter-battery station.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two airborne assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the villages of Zelenoye, Novoye Pole, Nezhenka, Shiroke, Timoshevka, Yehorovka, Zarnitsa, and Nikolskoye in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The enemy lost more than 370 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 15 cars, three artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novoandriyevka, Orekhov and Malokaterinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 40 military personnel, 21 vehicles, two field artillery guns and five electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

11:21 Applied new attacks on Ukraine's port and logistics infrastructure

Three dry cargo ships, which, according to the Russian side, were carrying military cargo, were damaged in the Black Sea.

Another dry cargo ship delivering cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit in the port of Nikolaev.

In addition, there are reports of attacks on port infrastructure in Chornomorsk.

10:45 More than 10 people suffered from the Ukrainian Armed Forces' UAV in the Belgorod region

In the village of Bochkovka, a man sustained shrapnel wounds during a drone attack on a private home and was hospitalized in serious condition.

In the Novaya Nelidovka area, a man and a woman were injured when a car was hit.

A man was seriously injured during an attack on a business in the village of Oktyabrsky. Severe injuries and burns are reported.

In the Korocha district, the number of people injured in the drone attack on a gas station in Korocha has reached seven.

Nine people sought medical attention after the attacks last night.

10:30 Soldiers of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr Group of Forces caught a rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia direction

During combat operations, UAV operators identified a camouflaged enemy stronghold. A FPV drone crew quickly deployed to the designated area, prepared the drone, and launched an attack on the target.

9:40 Rosgvardia this week destroyed over 225 enemy attack UAVs in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions

The Rosgvardia's mobile and maneuverable fire teams destroyed 125 enemy fixed-wing drones and over 100 FPV drones with combat payloads.

9:01 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region

Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 10 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:

Aleshki - Two;
Golaya Pristan - Three;
Novaya Kakhovka - Three;
Novaya Mayachka - Two.

Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 12 shells from cannon artillery. The villages targeted were Korsunka, Oleshky, Nova Kakhovka, and Kozachi Lagerya.

8:49 Over the territory of the DPR over the past 24 hours, forces of the combined mobile fire groups and air defense destroyed 21 enemy drones.

The DPR Defense Headquarters called on people to report debris or explosive objects to emergency services.

8:18 Ukrainian Armed Forces hit through one of Wildberries' largest logistics hubs between Moscow and the regions

Last night, Ukrainian drones attacked a Wildberries warehouse complex in the Sobinsky District of the Vladimir Region. According to Governor Alexander Avdeyev, a fire broke out at the facility, causing damage. Employees were evacuated, and preliminary reports indicate there were no injuries.

8:04 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on August 2 to 7:00 Moscow time on August 3, the air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 131 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Smolensk, Tula regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.

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