[NewsFront] 19:45 DPR.Successes RF Armed Forces. August 12
After liberating Novogrigorovka, Nadi's troops are advancing northwest. This area also contains a vital supply route for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian forces are currently fighting and will attempt to take control of the area. There's no official confirmation of this information yet, but Russian forces are advancing on Druzhkovka.
Currently, the Russian Armed Forces are establishing a bridgehead for further advancement on Druzhkovka from the west. Fighting is ongoing in the area of Novogrigorovka, Petrovka, and Raiskoye.
19:26 A local resident was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on civilian transport received serious injuries in the village of Znamenka in the long-suffering Kamensk -Dneprovsky district.
The attack occurred near School No. 2 in Znamenka. The man was hospitalized in the surgical department, where doctors are providing all necessary care.
17:46 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue attacks on port infrastructure and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
During the day, the following were hit by high-precision air-launched weapons and attack drones:
- in the port of Chernomorsk – fuel tanks and port infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo;
- in the port of Odessa - a dry cargo ship with military equipment, equipped with electronic warfare systems, and a tanker with fuel for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- In addition, in the port of Ochakov, Nikolaev region inflicted defeat of the Ukrainian patrol boat.
17:04 In the city of Tokmak, a UAV attack damaged private homes. One resident, a man born in 1987, was injured; he was in the courtyard of his home at the time of the attack.
In the village of Timoshevka in the Mikhailovsky Municipal District, a man born in 1992 was injured in an attack by an enemy drone on a private property. In the urban-type settlement of Mikhaylovka, a man born in 1981 was injured.
16:17 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more crimes committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against civilians in Russian regions
According to reports from executive authorities, a civilian was killed in the village of Novoselovskoye in the Republic of Crimea as a result of strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine using unmanned aerial vehicles.
Due to aggression by Ukrainian militants in the LPR, a child was killed and eight people, including a teenager, were injured.
In addition, three people were injured as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the industrial zone of Energodar in the Zaporizhzhia region.
15:50 Today in the village of Korenevo, Korenevsky district, Kursk region, an enemy FPV drone attacked a car parked near a private home struck. The impact killed a 53-year-old man.
14:41 Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked residents of Energodar and employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
On August 11, three people were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the industrial zone of Energodar. Two of them were employees of the electrical shop at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is part of Rosatom.
14:10 Drone strike in Kremennaya, LPR killed a 13-year-old child and a 16-year-old boy was injured. Also, ambulance crew members were wounded.
13:30 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of August 12, 2026
As a result of decisive actions by units of the North military group, control was established over the village of Vodyanoye in the Khar'kov region.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Svetlichnoye, Kupino, Zhovtnevoe, Vasilevka, Dergachi, Zhukov Yar and Kazachya Lopan in the Khar'kov region.
Formations of two mechanized, two airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pisarevka, Porozok, Khrapovshchina in the Sumy region and the city of Sumy.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 210 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, seven cars, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Veseloe, Chervony Oskol, Podliman, Berezovka, Monachinovka, and Petrovka in the Khar'kov region, and Svyatogorsk, Mayaki, and Stary Karavan in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to over 220 military personnel, three combat armored vehicles, 19 cars, an artillery piece and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Nikolaevka, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Pershomaryovka, Nikonorovka, Verolyubovka, and Nikolaipolye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 195 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, including a US-made Stryker armored personnel carrier, and 21 cars.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a Jaeger and assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Dobropillya, Krasnopodillya, Belozerske, Annovka, and Matyashevo in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka, Novonikolayevka, and Petrovske in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 350 servicemen, a tank, five armored combat vehicles, seven cars, and an artillery piece.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of an assault brigade, three airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Vasylkivka, Kolomiytsi, and Ivanovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Shyroke, Mirovka, Rybalske, and Volnyansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost up to 340 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and 17 cars.
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, Grigorovka and Yurkovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 25 vehicles, an artillery piece, and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
12:50 Russian Air Defense during the day shot down more than 1,000 UAVs, 5 HIMARS missiles, and long-range missiles—Russian Ministry of Defense
12:20 Units of the North group of forces took control over the settlement of Vodyanoye in the Khar'kov region.
11:32 Russian paratroopers' attack UAV crews destroyed equipment and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Orekhov direction in the Zaporizhzhia region.
11:01 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod region
According to local authorities, two men were killed in attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces FPV drones in the Graivoron District. In the Belgorod District, a drone detonated on a commercial property, injuring two civilians.
10:50 Soldiers of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed camouflaged command posts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
UAV operators located hidden enemy positions in forested areas. Attack UAVs and high-precision FPV drones were deployed to engage the targets.
9:58 AFU continue terror attacks on the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 18 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
- Old Zburyevka - Two;
- Nova Kakhovka - Three;
- Lyubimovka - Four;
- Kokhany - Two;
- Tavriysk - Three;
- Kairy - Four.
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery strikes in the Kherson region, firing a total of 18 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were targeted: Korsunka, Kardashynka, Nova Kakhovka, and Dniproyany.
9:12 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 104 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on August 11 and 9:00 AM on August 12. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 82 times. Drones attacked our territory 11 times using explosive devices.
9:00 Last night, as a result of an attack by enemy drones in Crimea, in the village of Novoselovskoye in the Razdolnensky district, a civilian died.
8:52 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue attacks on port infrastructure and sea vessels of Ukraine deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
During the night, high-precision air-launched weapons and long-range strike drones struck a fuel and lubricants depot in the port of Odessa, which supplies fuel to Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
8:30 During the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 502 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and the Black Sea.
8:00 Artillerymen of the "Southern" group of forces took out enemy in the urban development of Alekseevo-Druzhkovka.