[Korrespondent] 22:40 A Russian strike on Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region destroyed a Ukrposhta sorting depot and a mobile office base. Two employees of the company were killed in the Russian strike. Another employee, a mechanic at the company, was injured. His life is currently out of danger.
The destroyed depot provided postal processing for Pavlohrad and surrounding settlements. Despite the loss of the logistics facility, Ukrposhta stated that they had already activated backup work schemes.
22.16 Ten countries have joined the Freyja integrated air and missile defense system program. The program is in active operation. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"Our Freyja program - a joint European anti-ballistic missile system - is already in active work. There are ten countries, our partners will join. Those partners who can really support. We have already agreed on this," he said.
Zelensky expressed gratitude to all companies that are ready to work within the anti-ballistic missile coalition. The Head of State assured that Ukraine is capable of making its own missile and launcher, and partners will provide the necessary components and critical elements: radars, sensors, and more.
Zelensky stressed that Ukraine should join the circle of "anti-ballistic" states. He added that all conditions are being created for this. The president wants to see concrete results at the turn of the 26th-27th years.
21.53 Former Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov said that he does not rule out the possibility of heading the defense ministry again.
"I don't have any moral right to do anything else right now, because as long as people are fighting for tomorrow and my name is being mentioned, people believe that it can be done, and there is no clear "no" today, I believe that we always have a chance," he said.
20.44 At least 77 Russian conscripts died in the first months of fighting on the border of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation after the start of the Ukrainian Defense Forces operation in 2024. This is evidenced by the results of a journalistic investigation conducted by the publications Important Stories and Verstka.
At the time of their deaths, the conscripts were between 18 and 25 years old, and the largest proportion of the dead were 20-year-old servicemen.
According to the authors of the investigation, more than 30 conscripts remain missing even two years after the events in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
Many of them may later be officially declared dead. Such cases have already been recorded throughout 2025, and the last known decision to change the status of a serviceman was made in May 2026.
Prisoner exchanges continued throughout 2025, including Russian conscripts captured in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. According to the Ukrainian project Hochu Zhit, a total of about 500 conscripts went through the exchange procedure.
19.03 The Ukrainian authorities are preparing a special sanctions operation against Russia. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky in Telegram. It is necessary to significantly limit the Russian military industry - specific companies in specific areas, he noted.
18.51 Law enforcement officers have uncovered over 120 fictitious mobilizations in the Oberig registry. Three CCC officials have been reported suspicious, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
18.15 Russia should be prepared for a long continuation of hostilities, since it will not be possible to resolve the war against Ukraine in the near future. This was stated by Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik in an interview with TASS.
17:40 A drone attack caused significant damage to the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia, the SBU reported.
Also, two patrol ships were damaged as a result of drone strikes on the territory of the port in Kerch in Crimea.
17.29 Russian journalists have identified who was secretly buried on August 5 in one of the Moscow cemeteries. It is Major General Valery Plokhotnyuk, who was killed in an explosion at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on the anniversary of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces on August 1.
Mediazona confirmed his death with state registers, which state that Plohotniuk died on August 1.
Plokhotniuk commanded the Operational Group of Russian troops in unrecognized Transnistria from 2011 to 2013. As of 2022, he was the Chief of Staff of the 49th Army, whose units operated in the Kherson and Zaporizhia directions.
The funeral of the son-in-law of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, Danil Peredry, who died in an explosion in a restaurant, also took place today. His death was also confirmed by the register of legal entities.
17.06 Russian troops attacked positions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine near the village of Mirne, Volnovakha district. During the battle, the invaders captured a Ukrainian serviceman, after which they shot him.
An investigation has been launched. Investigators are establishing all the circumstances of the crime, as well as the Russian military personnel involved in its commission.
16.51 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on protecting Ukraine from Russian attacks. The Ukrainian leader reported this on Telegram.
16:30 The archpriest of the Pokrovsk eparchy of the UOC-MP received 15 years in prison for coordinating Russian shelling of the Donetsk region. The SBU reported this.
The FSB offered the cleric cooperation in exchange for the "evacuation" of his family to the Russian Federation with the issuance of Russian citizenship and the promise of money.
15.54 Ukraine is currently being defended by about 16,000 foreign volunteers from at least 72 countries around the world. Almost 40% of them are citizens of Latin American countries.
Since the start of the Office of the Military Ombudsman on January 27, more than 300 appeals have been received from foreign volunteers, their family members, and authorized persons.
15.45 Ukraine expects to achieve the necessary results in creating its own ballistic weapons and anti-ballistic system during 2026-2027. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram following a meeting on the preparation of Ukrainian ballistics and the implementation of tasks under the Freyja anti-ballistic program.
15.06 The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on 18 Russian companies, banks and vessels, as well as one individual. The British Foreign Office announced this on Thursday.
14.42 Russian aggressors shelled settlements in Dnipropetrovsk region. Five people are currently known to have died and there are wounded, the head of the local OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha, reported on Telegram.
14.04 In Kyiv, a court found a 24-year-old resident of the capital guilty of committing a terrorist act in Obolon and sentenced her to nine years in prison with confiscation of property. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this.
It turned out that the woman agreed to carry out a task for a curator from Russia for $1,500. Following his instructions, she made an explosive device and placed it under the bottom of a Land Rover used by a serviceman.
13.51 Russian aggressors struck Kherson, as a result of which the regional center was left without electricity. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, in Telegram.
13.49 In Cherkasy region, a scheme for unauthorized abandonment of a military unit by servicemen was exposed. Law enforcement officers detained a serviceman. This was reported by the press service of the VSP.
As a result of the joint operation, a serviceman from one of the military units was detained, suspected of organizing an illegal scheme to abandon the military unit.
13.12 Russian troops attacked a shuttle bus in the Dniprovs'kyi district of Kherson with a drone. Five people were injured as a result of the strike. This was reported by the OVA.
"At approximately 11:50 a.m., Russian occupiers attacked a shuttle bus in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson with a drone," the report said.
Five victims are currently known, including a 15-year-old teenager.
The injured man was hospitalized in moderate condition. He suffered an explosive injury and shrapnel wounds to his face and limbs.
In addition, two men, aged 58 and 53, and women, aged 37 and 54, were taken to the hospital. The victims suffered blast injuries, concussions, and shrapnel wounds.
12.12 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, an FSB agent was exposed and detained, who was correcting enemy missile and drone attacks on the Pavlohrad district. The SBU reported this. The woman came to the attention of Russian special services when she was looking for "quick" earnings in Telegram channels.
11.55 A Russian drone attacked a garbage truck in the Dnipro district of Kherson. This was reported by the Kherson OVA on August 6. It is noted that due to the enemy strike, a 54-year-old man received an explosive injury, concussion and acute stress reaction. The victim was taken to the hospital. Later, the OVA added that two more victims were taken to the hospital after a Russian drone hit a garbage truck in the Dnipro district of Kherson. The men, aged 42 and 28, received explosive injuries, concussion and acute stress reaction. Currently, doctors are providing them with assistance.
11.46 On July 5-6, the Ukrainian military struck two oil refineries in Russia and a number of other important facilities of the Russian aggressors. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the details on Thursday morning.
11.40 Four people were injured as a result of the Russian attack on Zaporizhia. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov on August 6.
"Medics assess the condition of the 51-year-old woman and 52-year-old man as average. The 84- and 86-year-old women received minor injuries," he noted.
Fedorov later added that the Russians were targeted by an FPV drone in a car heading towards the village of Pidhirne. A 39-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were injured.
In addition, a car and outbuildings were damaged in the village of Mykilske due to a UAV attack. There were no casualties.
11.22 Suspicion has been announced against the former commander of the logistics of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who is suspected of illegally enriching himself by about 21 million UAH. The press service of the State Bureau of Investigation reported this on August 6. According to the investigation, starting in 2019, the official and his family members acquired assets with a total value of over 20 million UAH. The report does not name the suspect, but, as is known, Andriy Ukrainets held the position from 2019 to February 2026.
10.49 On Thursday morning, five regions of Ukraine experienced power outages due to Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo reported this. Where security conditions currently allow, emergency restoration work is already underway.
10.15 The Russian army attacked a train car near the railway station in Lozova, Kharkiv region. Two men were killed and 8 others were injured. All were railway workers.
9.56 Air defense forces neutralized 66 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Hits of 29 strike UAVs and one "Onyx" missile were recorded at 18 locations, as well as the fall of downed targets (fragments) at 5 locations. The remaining missiles did not reach their targets, the information is being clarified.
9.36 Intelligence sharing between the United States and Ukraine has returned to its previous level. According to American lawmakers, this has become an important factor that strengthened the capabilities of the Ukrainian military at a critical moment in the war, Politico reports.
Washington believes that this is already helping Kyiv strengthen its positions on the front and deliver more effective strikes against Russia.
9.16 Russian troops, using artillery and drones, attacked two districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 30 times as of the morning of August 6, injuring two people. This was reported by the head of the regional state administration, Oleksandr Ganzha. According to him, in the Nikopol region, the Nikopol, Marhanetska, Chervonogryhorivska, Pokrovska urban and rural communities were under attack. Fires broke out. High-rise buildings and a private house, enterprises, infrastructure and a store were damaged. Men aged 57 and 69 were injured. They were hospitalized. In the Synelnyky district, the Russians struck the Ukrainian and Petropavlovsk communities. A lyceum was damaged.
9.06 On the morning of August 6, Russian military personnel attacked a bus in the village of Komyshany, Kherson region, with an FPV drone. Six civilians were injured as a result of the strike.
8.54 On the front of the past day, 261 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the Russian invaders were recorded. Two directions remain the hottest. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on August 6. The missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit nine UAV control points, four areas of concentration of manpower and seven control points of the Russian invaders.
8.22 As a result of a Russian air strike on the night of August 6, 13 people were injured in Sumy. This was reported by the Sumy City Military Administration.
"For 8 minutes at night, the aggressor army dropped 8 KABs on the northern and central parts of Sumy. One of them was neutralized by air defense," the report says.
Residential neighborhoods of the city with developed infrastructure were affected. A shopping center, five stores, window glazing of 10 high-rise buildings, three private houses and five cars were damaged.
7.55 On the morning of August 6, Russian troops attacked Balaklia, Kharkiv region, killing three people. This was reported by the head of the Balaklia MVA, Vitaly Karabanov. According to him, the first enemy strike hit a private residential building, killing a woman. There is a fire at the scene of the strike, rescuers are clearing the rubble. The second enemy strike occurred near another private house. This attack claimed the lives of two more people - a man and a woman.
7.24 The Defense Forces neutralized another 1,330 Russian occupiers, 4 tanks and 59 enemy artillery systems. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on August 6. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 06.08.26 were approximately 1,454,210 people.
05.26 The Russian satellite system Rassvet, which is positioned as an analogue of Starlink, already provides at least two stable communication windows over the territory of Ukraine every day. Each of them lasts more than an hour. If the pace of satellite launches continues, Russia may achieve round-the-clock satellite coverage over Ukraine by mid-2027.
04.29 President Volodymyr Zelensky does not plan to return Mykhailo Fedorov to the position of Minister of Defense. This was reported on Wednesday, August 5, by the LIGA.net publication, citing a source in the President's Office. The president is also in no hurry to initiate a new meeting with the former Minister of Defense. However, the publication's source in Fedorov's team stated that the former minister "was not personally informed that the end has been reached and the door is closed."
03.20 Russian forces dropped four guided bombs on civilian infrastructure in Sumy. Two people were injured, and residential buildings, shops, and other infrastructure in the city were damaged.
01.51 Lieutenant General Igor Yerusalimov died in Russia for unknown reasons. He was buried on August 5. On the same day, the funeral of an unknown major general was held at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow under increased security measures. Russian sources suggest that both generals could have died in an explosion at the Balzi Rossi restaurant in central Moscow on August 1.