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Britain
The Times: Britain wants to resume military contacts with Russia
"I just can't quit you..."
It was Queen Victoria’s granddaughter who brought the hemophilia gene to the Russian royal family…
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[Regnum] The British authorities are interested in resuming contact with the Russian military command to avoid incidents that could provoke direct hostilities between the countries, The Times reported.

The need to resume contacts with Russia was raised after the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich was forced to fire preemptively in the English Channel in June due to the dangerous approach of a yacht flying the British flag.

A British government spokeswoman confirmed to the publication London's desire to restore military ties with Moscow.

"Having an embassy in Moscow allows us to send clear and precise messages directly to the Russian government, which helps protect British interests and manage the risk of escalation," the British official said.

The publication notes that former head of the British Armed Forces Tony Radakin and his successor Rich Knighton have never been able to contact Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov since the start of the Second World War.

Earlier, British military analyst Alexander Mercuris stated that the incident with the frigate Admiral Grigorovich in the English Channel showed that Russia is ready to carry out tasks even with the use of weapons.

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Reuters: US sells seized Russian-flagged tankers for scrap
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[Regnum] The United States has sold two Russian-flagged oil tankers seized after a raid in Venezuela for scrap metal. This was reported on August 11 by the British news agency Reuters, citing a source in the buying company.

According to the agency, the tankers in question are the Era (Marinera) and Lileo (Galileo), seized by the United States in January. The US government sold these vessels to Global Marketing Systems (GMS), a Dubai-based company. The transaction amount was not disclosed.

According to GMS Director Anil Sharma, the sale was completed based on a court order. However, complications arose during the transaction due to uncertainty regarding the ships' previous owners.

The tankers are currently heading to a shipyard in Alang, India, for further dismantling.

The tanker Marinera was detained on January 7 off the coast of Iceland and was subsequently transferred to the Moray Firth in northern Scotland. The vessel's captain, Avtandil Kalandadze, and his first officer were under the supervision of the U.S. Coast Guard.

US authorities have stated their intention to prosecute the tanker's crew. According to White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt, the vessel was allegedly part of Venezuela's so-called shadow fleet and was illegally transporting oil under false flags, circumventing US sanctions. US Vice President J.D. Vance also claimed that the tanker was posing as Russian to evade sanctions.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: August 11, 2026
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[Korrespondent] 04.53 Russian military nights of the 12th August struck Zaporizhzhya. As a result of the attack, a private booth and a shopping center were damaged and burned. Also, approximately 1,200 employees were left without electricity. The head of the Zaporizhzhya OVA, Ivan Fedorov, spoke about the legacy of the enemy’s attack.

03.51 In the middle of the night, 12th sickle, the time of the occupation of Crimea recognized the massive attack by drones. Vibukhas were mooning in various areas of the pivostrov, and in lower populated areas they were reporting power outages. Through the threat of occupation, the administration blocked the flow of automobile transport with the Krimsky Bridge.

00.47 In the hour-long occupied territory of the Donetsk region, there was no power supply. Unrest, death, were recorded in Donetsk, Gorlivtsi, Makiivtsi and Yasinuvatiy. Representatives of the occupation administration told about the problems with electricity supply.

00.16 The Russian army in the middle of the night, the 12th sickle, launched a new attack on the Ukrainian regions due to the stagnation of attack drones. The moons were shining in Odessa and Sumy.

As the head of the Odessa OVA, Oleg Kiper, informed him, he received the enemy drone from his heels on top of the living booth. Information about the victims is being clarified.

23.19 Russian military 11 sickles attacked the energy infrastructure of one of Naftogaz’s enterprises in Poltava region. As a result of the robot's attack on the gas-button object, it was stopped.

18.33 The largest Russian petrochemical complex, ZapSibNaftokhim, in the Tobolsk Tyumen region, started work on the inconsistencies of the term after the drone attack. This was reported to Reuters with a request for three days.

18.01 It was reported that a military service member was suspected of helping people illegally travel from Ukraine to Moldova. The DBR informs about this. According to the investigation, the channel for the illegal transportation of children from the middle of the year 2026. The border guard reached the scheme near the birch tree. Clients were teased via TikTok. People who had already illegally left Ukraine spoke to social security about their evidence and passed on to the organizers the contacts of others willing to cross the cordon. They were further searched for on Telegram under the same names. Illegal exit from Chernivtsi to Moldova cost 5.5 thousand. US dollars per individual.

17.49 Journalist Olena Gnitetska was injured in Kherson as a result of an attack by a Russian FPV drone. Doctors diagnosed her with a closed craniocerebral injury and concussion. The National Committee of Journalists reported this.

17.38 Russian aggressors launched an attack on Odessa region. Two people died, the local OVA reported. The enemy picked up a vintage car with a tank, which had excess oil. The van and one passenger car caught fire.

17.30 Soldiers of the unmanned systems battalion of the 12th Special Purpose Brigade Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine attacked a Russian transport convoy approximately 20 kilometers from the battle line. The brigade publicized the video of the combat robot.

“For the Azov UAV operators, the distance to the enemy is not too far away. Even 20 kilometers from the battle line, the Russians were trying to conquer the transport in a column, insuring a safe exit. How did they have mercy,” - go to a friend.

17.05 Russian aggressors dropped several corroded aerial bombs (KAB) on the civil infrastructure of Sumy. Narasi knows about one dead man.

In the regional center, approximately 20 private residential buildings and civil infrastructure facilities have been built.

16.59 Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Koretsky informed that the order to speed up the work for clearing up claims within the Ukraine Facility, in order to eliminate the maximum possible obligation of financing from partners.

16.30 Until 15 years, due to the confiscation of the lane, the thief of the Russian shelling of Donetsk region was sentenced. He saw the great chief engineer of the Moscow locomotive depot, who was directing a hostile fire along the Liman. The SBU reports this.

15.59 The Defense Forces killed over 260,000 aircraft and copter-type unmanned aerial vehicles. All levels are verified by the DELTA combat system. The Ministry of Defense reported this.

“Over the beginning, nearly 195,000 warbirds and 66,000 copters have been lost. At Lipnya, 40,438 Russian aircraft-type drones have been lost, while, for example, this figure has become 27,711. An increase in the number of crashed drones was recorded in the copter-type UAV segment: the number of verifications increased from 14,071 for the first time to 19,945 for the helicopter,” according to informed

15.56 The fire in Sumy is approaching the hour of liquidation, which broke down after the arrival of a Russian UAV, causing a collapse of the structure, bending the firewall. DSNS informs about this. It appears that under a concrete slab, the head of the shift department of the Swedish response department of the regional control center in emergency situations of the GU DSNS of Ukraine near the Sumy region, 30-river Oleksiy Stolyarenko.

15.37 Parliament is ready to quickly secure the necessary legislative decisions to improve the defense of the state. The head of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, announced this on Facebook after the conflict with the security sector of the security defense of Ukraine.

15.18 Russian special services are trying to capture Ukrainian children before sabotage and terrorist attacks, vikoryst psychological pressure and threat. Over 260 minors have already helped escape the evildoers. This was reported by the intercessor of the head of the National Police - the head of the criminal police Andriy Nebitov.

14.23 The suspicion was reported to 76 security officers of the TCC of the different regions, the situation of possible illegal armoring of up to 2.5 thousand is being verified. viyskovozobov'yazanikh, and also 6.5 thousand were cut down. illegal decisions of the VLK. About tse rozpov t.v.o. Head of the National Police Maxim Tsutskiridze, reports Ukrinform.

14.08 Russian aggressors attacked the market near the Slovyansk Donetsk region with a Molniya drone. We know about several victims, informing the head of the city, Vadim Lyakh, on Facebook.

13.52 Russian Federation troops around 06:20 11 sickle attacked a minibus with a drone near the center of Kherson. Through a malicious blow, a 55-year-old man suffered a Vibuchian injury, concussion and acute reaction to stress. Kherson OVA told about this.

Later, the OVA reported that at about 13:00, Russian fire fighters attacked the Dniprovsky district of Kherson with a drone.

Two men suffered from the enemy's attack between the ages of 20 and 69. There were visceral injuries, multiple wounds to the trunks, heads and ends.

13.33 Russian special services are victorious in developing a new scheme for recruiting Ukrainians for sabotage and terrorist attacks - criminals are calling buyers of dietary supplements, posing as SBU spies, and inflicting psychological pressure. About this, the intercessor of the head of the National Police is the head of the criminal police, Andriy Nebitov.

12.50 The evidence base has been collected on Major General Oleksandr Novikov, head of the department of civil engineering and development of UAV systems of the General Staff of the Legislative Forces of the Russian Federation. Posadovets must be held accountable before organizing massive attacks on energy facilities and the gas transportation system (GTS) of Ukraine.

In Bereznya-Kvitna 2024, we organized a series of drone strikes of the Geran-2 type on the critical infrastructure of the Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv regions.

For this reason, Novikov especially commanded air attacks, giving punishment to the intercessor commander of the coastal missile division (Bastion-M coastal missile systems) of the 15th coastal missile brigade of the Russian Federation.

Following the orders of the Russian general, military service personnel carried out direct launches of drones at Ukrainian power plants and GTS facilities.

Vikorist shelling of critical infrastructure, the Russians were determined to destroy Ukrainian cities and disrupt gas supplies to the housing stock and social facilities in three regions.

On the basis of the collected evidence, investigators from the Security Services informed Novikova in absentia about the suspicion of broken laws and war.

12.34 In the Frankivshchyna, strengthen control over the pre-trim curfew after the massacre of residents due to the active collapse of transport at midnight. The head of the OVA Svitlana Onishchuk told about this.

The food and water supply was discussed with the potter of the Head Office of the National Police in the region.

“In the Carpathian region, the curfew lasts from 00:00 to 05:00. At this time, being on the streets in other urban areas is only possible due to the presence of similar crossings or in cases subject to curfew rules “Godini,” Onischuk guessed.

12.03 Ukrainian troops attacked the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery plant in the Orenburz region of the Russian Federation. I told the ZSU General Staff about this.

Also, the Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed the presence of the Wildberries logistics hub near Voronezh in the distance.

11.53 In the remaining days, the Russian troops intensified attacks on Kharkovsky directly. The highest intensity was the day before yesterday and the day before. Viktor Tregubov, the riverine officer of the united forces of the ZSU, told about this.

The Russian armies were quickly weathered by changes in weather. Through the evil of the robot of the Ukrainian drones, it was carefully complicated.

“The Russians tried to speed up in order to push forward - in that period, when three-thirds of UAVs were flying faster. The intensity of the infection, in principle, is high,” Tregubov explained.

11.43 Officers of the General Staff of the ZSU were informed of the suspicion of obtaining 14 thousand US dollars of illegal benefits. The Office of the Prosecutor General reports this. According to the investigation, she was willing to spend 7-10 thousand US dollars to transfer the military service from the combat to the military unit. When this turned out to be difficult, another option was proposed - to be admitted to an established disability group of III with further release from the military service.

11.23 The State Bureau of Investigation has uncovered a criminal investigation into the fact of the crash of a MiG-29 ZSU, which happened on the evening of the 10th sickle near the Berezivsky district of the Odessa region. The DBR informed about this.

11.09 In the Kherson region there is electricity everywhere. The view of the Bridge tells us about this. It appears that there is a complete power shortage on the left bank of the Kherson region. Znestrumlenі usi 14 so called municipal districts. According to the occupiers, the reason was “technological disruption in the energy system.”

11.00 In the evening of the 10th September, under the hour of Russia's repeated attack on the Odessa region, the expanse of Moldova was invaded, destroying the drone that subsequently flew back to Ukraine. This was stated by the Ministry of Defense of Moldova.

At about 23:41, radars recorded an object crashing from the side of the Ukrainian Stepanivka and flying off the windy expanses of Moldova, crashing over the village of Priozerne, Slobodzia district. For the first time, you can fly from the vast expanse of Moldova back to Ukraine near Stepanivka.

The characteristics of the drone are similar to Geranium-3 (jet Shahed). The Ukrainian forces of the ZSU at that time were ahead of the attack of a jet drone on Odeshchina, near the border with Moldova.

10.54 Before the attack on Zaporizhzhia, the Russians fired ballistic missiles from the DPRK. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram. The enemy carried out the attack on Zaporizhzhya in such a way as to cause maximum harm to the most civil infrastructure, indicating the vin.

10.46 Kropyvnytskyi has an agent of the Russian Federation, who is preparing new missile and drone attacks on the enemy's fire-energy complex facilities. The SBU reported this.

A local swindler with pro-Kremlin views walked towards the gates. Among the priority “goals”, as for the new curator, were municipal oil depots, warehouses for burning materials, as well as power station bases.

10.24 The Austrian Directorate of State Security and Intelligence (DSN) violated the international border, as, in circumvention of the EU sanctions, it organized the provision of highly specialized industrial equipment for the Russian defense industry. This is reported on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Austria. It appears that the center of the investigation had a company registered with Vidnya, through which it was planned to purchase highly specialized industrial goods for the Russian defense industry.

10.23 The order has changed the procedure for verifying military registration documents at the consulates and embassies of Ukraine outside the border.

The Law of Ukraine on the legal regime of the military state stipulates that in order to obtain consular services outside the cordon, people from 18 to 60 years of age are required to present a valid military document to the consul for verification.

A military document in electronic form (e-VOD) is formed using the mobile application Reserve+

Previously, for the possibility of carrying out any consular action, people aged 18-60 years old must submit an e-WOD, forms no earlier than 72 years before the visit to the consulate or embassy. Now it is enough to submit to the consul to verify the e-VOD valid at the time of visit before the diplomatic establishment.

10.17 In the second half of the day, in five regions of Ukraine, power supply began to be cut off due to Russian shelling. There are boundary lines in Odessa region, Ukrenergo reported.

09.55 The pace of expansion of the Russian troops has increased due to the liquidity of the river, and now Russians are aware of the great expenses at the gathering of Ukraine. This was stated by the Ambassador of Great Britain to Ukraine Neil Crompton.

Based on the data of the chiefs of staff, which the ambassador was aware of, the dynamics of the expenditure of the Russian troops in Kvitna and Travnia amounted to approximately 35,000 people killed, and in Lipna - 42,700 people killed because it’s important to be injured.

“I’m guessing that the red one’s quantity was much smaller. When the leaves flare up, the soldiers can’t help but dry out a little. But this is an over-the-top show. When I search on Google for Radian spending in the war in Afghanistan, there It was stated that 15,000 people died,” Crompton said.

The ambassador also said that despite the statements of the ruler of Russia, Volodymyr Putin, that the Russian army has been abandoned in Sweden, the real situation on the battlefield is protracted.

“Our great Chief of the General Staff has just said that the army has really slipped through the cracks of the Russian armored forces. And it is being paid for at a great price,” the diplomat said.

Crompton also emphasizes that the large-scale change at the front is due to the increased effectiveness of Ukrainian mid- and long-range strikes.

9.43 The Russians, with a stretch of strength, from the wound of the 10th sickle to the wound of the 11th sickle, delivered 95 blows to 35 settlements in 15 territorial communities of the Sumy region, one person died and 18 people were injured. The Sumy regional military administration informs about this.

9.20 Near Mykolayiv, a 75-year-old woman was injured as a result of an attack by Russian drones. About the 11th sickle, the head of the Mykolayiv Regional Military Administration, Georgiy Reshetilov, was informed by the Vikonuvach Obovyazki. In his words, yesterday and last night the enemy attacked the area with Shahed-type attack UAVs. Poshkodzhenі private and rich apartment buildings and industrial facilities.

09.16 At the beginning of the 11th sickle, Russia attacked Ukraine with Zircon anti-ship missiles, Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 120 attack UAVs of the Shahed type, Gerbera and simulator drones of the Parody type. The main target for attack is Kiev region and Zaporizhzhya.

The anti-aircraft defense destroyed/suppressed 98 hostile UAVs of the Shahed type, Gerbera and drones of other types at night, day and night. The occurrence of the enemy's attack was recorded at 21 locations, as well as the fall of those killed (tricks) at five locations.

08.53 Russia attacked the Kiev region with ballistic missiles and attack drones. The Buchansky district has deteriorated warehouse premises and three vantages. Emergency services operate in the localities.

08.39 During the last battle, 212 combat operations were recorded at the front. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit 12 areas of concentrated enemy manpower.

07.58 Russia began shelling the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles. In the Shevchenko district, one of the children's medicines became infected on the territory. Two explosions appeared in the area, and a gas pipe was damaged. The gas service workers were eliminating the flow of gas. Children and doctors have been in Ukritti.

Behind the other address, as a result of the incident, there was a fire and ruins at the warehouse premises. The pest will be localized on an area of ​​1200 square meters. m. As a result of the accident, one victim was identified and handed over to doctors.

07.44 As a result of the combined attack of the Russian Federation on Zaporizhzhya, six people died and 19 more were injured. The Russians launched a mass-combination attack with missiles and ceramic bombs on the site. The deterioration of many apartment buildings and non-living buildings.

07.33 From February 24, 2022 to September 11, 2026, military losses to the special warehouse of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,460,400 individuals (+1190 per addition).

06.35 Near the Poltava region, under the hour of the Russian military attack, the tricks of the enemy drone fell on the rich surface of the living quarters. First of all, there are no casualties. The head of the Poltava Regional Administration, Vitaly Dyakivnych, reported this.

05.36 Ukrzaliznytsia has reduced the sales of tickets for the next flights and dates from 27 September. The reason was the legacy of the remaining Russian attacks on the Russian infrastructure. The company explained that, as a result of the Russian strikes, the prisoners were killed, as well as damage or loss of locomotives, cars and infrastructure. The company explained that sales will be restored after the remaining development of new routes and schedules.

05.07 In the Russian Komsomolsk-on-Amur, after an attack by unknown drones on Svitanka, on Tuesday, September 11, there was fire at the Komsomolsk oil refinery plant of Rosneft. As ASTRA respects, the Komsomolsk Refinery is being developed near the Khabarovsk Territory - approximately 6,700 km from the Ukrainian border.

Also in the Angarsk-Irkutsk region of the Russian Federation there was a fire at the local thermal power plant. The reasons for the lack of information about possible inheritances have not yet been revealed.

04.36 Russian troops attacked Zlatopil, Kharkov region. As a result of the attack, civil infrastructure was damaged and people suffered. The head of Zlatopol, Mikola Baksheev, told about this.

03.34 The Voronezk region of Russia reports an attack on the logistics facility of the Wildberries company. The latest information is about the logistics facility near the village of Nova Usman.

The Wildberries company said that logistics facilities in the region were evacuated “with all possible safety.” However, Wildberries did not specify the reason for the evacuation and did not provide details of the possible incident.

03.05 As a result of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhya on Tuesday night, the 11th sickle, five people died, and another 20 were injured. The number of victims continues to grow. The resident of the Zaporizhzhya regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov, informed about this.

02.35 South Korea has not yet given a positive response to the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to transfer anti-aircraft defense systems and other military assistance. As stated by a high-ranking representative of the Ministry of Health of the country, the supply of defense materials to any country is subject to the laws of South Korea.

At the same time, Seoul continues to support Ukraine in the humanitarian and civil spheres - in energy, infrastructure, health and lighting.

02.05 Russian troops on the night of Tuesday, the 11th sickle, launched a massive combined attack on Zaporizhzhya, stuck ballistic missiles and armored air bombs. As a result of the attack, nine people were injured. According to the data of the head of the Zaporizhzhia Police Department, Ivan Fedorov, as a result of the shelling, the damage to residential buildings and non-residential infrastructure facilities. In the localities there were fires. Parts of Zaporizhzhya lost power supply.

01.07 On Tuesday, the 11th sickle, Russia attacked Kiev with ballistic missiles. The capital was filled with moons. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a fire has been detected in warehouses, the Kiev Medical Academy reported.

Vitaliy Klitschko wrote on the Telegram channel that a team of doctors has left the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev.

00.23 More than 95% of the Ukrainian military troops, who were contacted by UN representatives, announced a catastrophe or a violent attack in the Russian army. The Assistant to the UN Secretary General for Human Rights, Claudia Fuentes-Julio, spoke about the price at the meeting for the sake of UN Security in the Arria format. Since 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has been responding to 2,129 military and civilian forces. Among them are 910 Ukrainian military troops and 403 civilians who were released from the Russian army.

The organization confirmed 129 deaths of Ukrainian military forces at the beginning of their stay in captivity. Another 48 Ukrainians perished in total through catuvania, the lack of medical care and the deterioration of human minds.

Over half of the military personnel also reported sexual violence.

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Latest information on the situation on the front line on August 11 (updated)
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[NewsFront] 21:00 Jet fighters of the "West" group destroyed UAV control points and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Krasnolimansk direction.

20:25 During the day, from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 42 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Orenburg regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.

19:27 Operators of the Lightning strike UAV erased Ukrainian Armed Forces' strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region.

17:26 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue application of strikes against sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

During the day, a patrol boat, intended to escort sea cargo ships carrying weapons for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was hit by attack drones in the Black Sea south of Odessa.

17:20 Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman Oleksandr Krivenko told that the bodies of the dead are destroyed due to huge losses.

Krivenko heard from soldiers in a neighboring unit that enemy mercenaries were being eliminated en masse by FPV drone strikes.

The prisoner noted that soldiers from the evacuation teams complained of extreme fatigue from the endless burning and dousing with acid the corpses of dead mercenaries.

16:16 UAV crew of the Southern Group of Forces in the Kramatorsk area destroyed T-72B3 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

15:40 Dnipropetrovsk direction. The LBS has been clarified in the area of Filiya, where the forest north of the village has again come under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. MAP

12:48 Zaporizhzhia direction. Guardsmen of the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th army liberated Novoye Pole, MAP

12:20 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conducting Special military operation.

Units of the North military group have actively established control over the village of Shcherbakovka in the Khar'kov region.

The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Sliznevo, Dergachi, Udy, Prikolotnoye, Kazachya Lopan, Vasilevka in the Khar'kov region and the city of Khar'kov.

💥In the Sumy region, the formations of the mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Sadki, Ulanovo, Pisarevka and Khrapovshchina in the Sumy region.

▪The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 240 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, three combat armored vehicles, 13 cars, two artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "West" force grouping improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and assault brigades, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Kunya and Podliman in the Khar'kov region, and Tatyanovka, Sidorov, Donetskoye, Stary Karavan, and Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to 210 military personnel, two combat armored vehicles, 23 cars, three artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Druzhkovka, Slavyansk, Nikonorovka, Kramatorsk, Nikolaevka, Pershomaryevka, Krasny Molochar, and Nikolaipole in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 150 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 26 vehicles and an artillery piece.

Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Novofedorivka, Dobropillya, Novovodanoye, Petrovskoye, Novogrigorovka, Belozerskoye, Annovka, Matyashevo, Rubezhnoye, Artema, and Krasnopodolye in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 370 servicemen, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, seven cars, a field artillery gun, and two electronic warfare stations.

Units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and, through decisive action, liberated the village of Novoye Pole in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The manpower and equipment of the mechanized and airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a nava infantry brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Vasylkivka, Kolomiytsy, Ivanovka, Velykomykhaylivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Rybalske, Voskresenka, Zorevka, Shiroke, Samoylovka and Nikolske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

▪The enemy lost over 315 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and 15 cars.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novoandriivka, Orekhov, Razumovka in the Zaporizhzhia region and the city of Kherson.

More than 35 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 11 vehicles, an artillery piece and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.

10:33 Three brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at once were attacked by our aviation

The following were destroyed by precise strikes:

temporary deployment point of the 63rd separate mobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk DPR,

temporary deployment point of the 104th separate enemy territorial defense brigade in the Boldyrevka area in the Khar'kov region,

UAV control center of the 119th separate territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Porozka in Sumy Oblast.

09:01 Crews of the 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer of the Vostok group of forces destroyed enemy UAV control points in the Zaporizhzhia region.

08:30 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on August 10 to 8:00 Moscow time on August 11, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 396 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Orenburg, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tambov, Tula regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea.

07:59 Tonight the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group hit by high-precision ground-based weapons, which damaged military industry enterprises and transport and logistics centers in the cities of Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia.

07:33 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Advance north of Konstantinovka (+7.7 km2)
Advance south of Dobropillya (+0.5 km2)
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Türkiye will not allow warships into the Black Sea, media reports
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] Turkey will not allow warships to enter the Black Sea and will adhere to the Montreux Convention on the status of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits. A Turkish government source told RIA Novosti on August 11.

Earlier, the pro-government publication Türkiye reported that some NATO countries were pressuring Ankara to expand naval access to the Black Sea amid ongoing tensions. It noted that the conflict in Ukraine and the risks to shipping had heightened the urgency of this issue.

"Warships are not allowed into the Turkish straits. Ankara strictly enforces the Montreux Convention and does not allow it to be circumvented," the agency's source said.

The source stressed that Türkiye continues to strictly adhere to international obligations regulating the passage of military vessels through the straits.

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Türkiye wants to create safety corridors for ships in the Black Sea – media

Turkish authorities are considering ways to ensure the safety of shipping in the Black Sea. This was reported on August 11 by Turkish columnist Yahya Bostan of the Yeni Şafak newspaper.

"The possibility of creating two separate safe corridors for commercial vessels traveling to Russian and Ukrainian ports is being considered," the author clarified.

According to the observer, some Turkish fishermen venture beyond the country's territorial waters to fish, putting their lives at risk. Restricting Turkish fishermen's access beyond territorial waters may be a temporary solution, but permanent structural measures are needed to ensure long-term navigation safety in the region.

On August 11, the Turkish government stated that Ankara would not allow warships to enter the Black Sea and would adhere to the Montreux Convention on the status of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits, despite some NATO countries pressuring Turkey to expand naval access amid ongoing tensions.

Following the launch of the special operation in Ukraine, Turkey invoked its powers under the convention and banned warships from transiting the Bosphorus and Dardanelles. The Turkish Ministry of Defense has repeatedly emphasized that this decision was the right one and ensured stability in the region.

The Montreux Convention enshrines Turkey's sovereignty over the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits. In times of war, Turkey gains additional powers to regulate the passage of warships through the straits and, in certain circumstances, can prohibit a country from using the straits if it deems it would undermine regional security.
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