[NewsFront] 21:58 A telephone conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the commander of the 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division of the Airborne Forces, Guards Colonel Abdulaziz Shikhabidov
The Supreme Commander-in-Chief heard a report on the combat situation on the line of contact in the Dobropolye tactical direction in the division's area of responsibility, and also thanked the division's personnel for their combat work.
20:57 "Geraniums" leveled a temporary deployment point for a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
20:47 During the day, in the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 281 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Ryazan, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Tatarstan and over the waters of the Black Sea.
19:53: A locomotive and a substation were covered: "Gerani" paralyzed enemy logistics
The Geranium missiles hit a 110 kW substation and a railway locomotive transporting military supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
19:13 More than 470 Ukrainian military personnel have already been convicted in Russia for participating in the invasion of the Kursk region and crimes against civilians, 89 of them in absentia, as reported in the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia.
17:23 In Sumy Oblast, the 83rd Separate Airborne Brigade of the "North" Guards group destroyed camouflaged armored personnel carrier – video.
16:34 Northern scouts received information that a commission was to arrive through the underground passage system at the stronghold of the 2nd Battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine to “check the documentation and clarify the situation.â€
Russian aircraft engaged the target and greeted the inspectors with several high-explosive aerial bombs. Enemy losses are being investigated further.
15:36 Drone operators of the "West" continue to defeat the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction, -video.
During combat sorties, the following were destroyed: a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana", a 155mm howitzer M-777 made in the USA, a pickup truck, and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
15:23 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate crimes committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against civilians in the Bryansk, Belgorod, and Kursk regions and the LPR
According to local authorities, two people were killed and ten others wounded in attacks by Ukrainian armed forces in the Bryansk region.
As a result of armed aggression by representatives of the Kyiv regime in the LPR, 8 civilians were injured.
A man was injured in a drone strike in the Kursk region.
According to the Belgorod Region operational headquarters, a civilian sustained shrapnel wounds to his legs in the Volokonovsky District following a UAV detonation.
14:40 The Russian army liberated Krasnoyarsk, MAP
14:12 Correction of the LBS at Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, –MAP
13:59 Military railway workers of the "Center" group met their professional holiday on the front lines.
Since the beginning of the year, soldiers have restored more than 250 km of track, repaired 10 stations and 11 crossings, ensuring uninterrupted logistics for our troops.
13:08 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of August 6, 2026
Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the villages of Khrapovshchina, Ulanovo, Pisarevka, and Sadki in Sumy Oblast.
Formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pogoreloye, Prikolotnoye, Vodyane, Kazachya Lopan and Izbitskoye in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles, two artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Khomino and Podliman in the Khar'kov region, and Rubtsy, Vovchiy Yar, Sidorov, Svyatogorsk, Donetskoye, and Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 215 servicemen, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, two armored combat vehicles, 21 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Semenovka, Nikolaipole, Nikolaevka, Nikanorovka, and Verolyubovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 225 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 25 cars, two artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Dobropillya, Kondratovka, Novonikolayevka, Annovka, Gruzskoye, Novotroitske, and Matyashevo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 350 servicemen, two armored personnel carriers, four armored combat vehicles, ten cars and two field artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Vasylkivka and Podgavrilovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Zorevka, Nikolske, Zelena Dibrova, Dolinka, Mirovka, Novoye Pole, and Shyroke in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 345 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, 11 cars and three artillery pieces.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized and a mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Preobrazhenka and Malokaterinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 40 military personnel, 18 vehicles, two electronic warfare stations and two electronic intelligence stations.
12:52 Operational-tactical aviation, attack UAVs, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups inflicted destruction on fuel, energy, and transport infrastructure facilities, logistics centers used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, storage sites for attack UAVs, and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 155 districts.
11:27 In the Kursk region from a night attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces wounded 6 civilians.
An enemy drone attacked a private home in the village of Kozyrevka. Six people were injured, three of them in serious condition. Tragically, a 57-year-old man died from his injuries.
10:31 Four girls received injuries in Bryansk Oblast as a result of a Ukrainian drone strike on a vehicle
10:05 Crews of the 49th Army of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed UAV control points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction
During aerial reconnaissance, FPV drone operators uncovered a network of camouflaged enemy drone control centers in dilapidated buildings on the right bank of the Dnieper.
9:05 AFU continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 16 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
- Novaya Kakhovka - Two;
– Gornostaevka – Two;
– Korsunka – Three;
– Chulakovka – Three;
– Malokakhovka – Six.
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 20 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were targeted: Kozachi Lagerya, Lyubimovka, and Kakhovka.
8:41 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on August 5 to 8:00 Moscow time on August 6, air defense duty forces intercepted and destroyed 605 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
8:00 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued striking at sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Last night, two dry cargo ships carrying military cargo were hit by attack drones in the Black Sea, south and east of Odessa.