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[Korrespondent] 18.49 On Thursday night, Ukrainian military forces struck a number of important targets in Russia and in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported details.
18.22 Law enforcement officers detained the head of the Mykolaiv Regional CCC and SP while receiving part of a bribe totaling $15 thousand. Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported this on Telegram.
18.04 The flight recorder of the MiG-29 fighter jet that crashed on August 10 while performing a combat mission in the Bereziv district of the Odessa region has been found. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this.
"The 'black box' suffered thermal damage as a result of the fire. Experts are currently working on its restoration and reading data about the last minutes of the flight," the report says.
17.53 The government has allocated UAH 2.3 billion to support 179 frontline communities. Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Koretsky announced this on August 13. According to him, Zaporizhia region will separately receive more than UAH 36 million for salaries for employees who go to work in areas of active hostilities.
17.31 More civilians were killed or injured in Ukraine in July than in any other month since March 2022. This was reported by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU).
16.45 A Russian agent, whom the SBU exposed in July 2025 in arson attacks in Kyiv, was sentenced to up to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The SBU reported this on August 13. According to the investigation, a local unemployed man recruited by the enemy was involved in the sabotage. He came to the attention of the Russians when he was looking for "quick" earnings in Telegram channels. First, the attacker set fire to a relay cabinet of a signaling installation on one of the routes of Ukrzaliznytsia. In this way, the Russians hoped to disrupt the logistics of freight transportation, in particular to the front-line areas of our country. In addition, he burned down the SUV of a volunteer who was using the car to deliver humanitarian aid and evacuate civilians from the combat zone in eastern Ukraine.
16.27 The ashes of the colonel of the UNR army and the first chairman of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists Yevhen Konovalets have been transported to Ukraine. This was reported by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Vereshchuk in Telegram. The reburial ceremony of Yevhen Konovalets will take place at the National Military Memorial Cemetery.
15.39 Since the beginning of the year, the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP has experienced 14 blackouts, which has led to the degradation of the plant's equipment. Energoatom reported this on Thursday. First of all, diesel generators that provide backup power to the nuclear power plant are wearing out.
15.27 Two residents of Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv region, were killed in an attack by a Russian FPV drone. This was reported by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vyacheslav Zadorenko.
The enemy shelling occurred on August 11, but due to limited communication capabilities, the circumstances were only established today.
"According to available information, two men aged 60 and 45 were in the yard of one of the houses when the Russian military noticed them and launched a targeted attack," Zadorenko noted.
14.44 The Ukrainian Defense Forces inflicted a series of fire damage on enemy military facilities in the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Crimea. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
"In the Novofedorivka area, a control tower on the territory of the Saki airfield was hit. In addition, in the Chornomorske area, a repeater designed to control Geran/Gerbera type strike UAVs was hit. The destruction of these objects weakens the enemy's ability to ensure the functioning of the military airfield and control strike drones," the report says.
14.27 Five people died in the detonation of the remains of an unmanned aerial vehicle in temporarily occupied Sevastopol. This was reported by the so-called "governor" of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev.
According to the occupation authorities, the deceased sappers had been engaged in the decontamination of ammunition in occupied Sevastopol and other temporarily occupied regions for many years.
14.20 Russian occupiers attacked a train in the Odessa region for the second time in a day. This was reported on the air of Suspilne Studio by the chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia Oleksandr Pertsovsky. There was another hit on a diesel locomotive that was performing shunting work so that the trains could depart. The brigade was warned in advance, there were no casualties, he said.
14.14 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on a working trip to Ivano-Frankivsk. This was reported by the press service of the head of state. He began his visit in the city's Memorial Square, where he honored the memory of the fallen soldiers.
14.06 The Security Service reported in absentia about suspicions against an official of the occupation correctional colony in Sukhodilsk, Luhansk region, who tortured Ukrainian prisoners.
This refers to Alexander Shkorupat - "inspector of correctional colony No. 4 of the Department of the Federal Service for the Execution of Sentences for the LPR of the Russian Federation" in temporarily captured Sukhodolsk.
The SBU claims that between 2022 and 2025 he regularly participated in torture.
It is documented how, during convoys, formations, searches, and forced labor at the colony's facilities, the defendant beat prisoners with his hands and feet, as well as with rubber batons and wooden sticks.
13:54 In Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Russian military struck the Lisny market with a Molniya-2 drone. Three women are reported injured. Two of them are being prepared for transportation to the Dnipro clinic.
In addition, a Russian strike destroyed one of the bridges over the Kazennyi Torets River.
13.48 The bodies of 261 dead, which, according to the Russian side, may belong to Ukrainian servicemen, have been returned to Ukraine. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (KSHPPV).
13.21 Military counterintelligence neutralized a large-scale Russian military intelligence (GRU) agent network, thanks to which the enemy could launch missile strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces air bases. The Security Service of Ukraine reported this.
"As the investigation found, the activities of the defendants allowed the enemy to plan and carry out attacks on Ukrainian airfields with F-16 and Mirage 2000 combat aircraft," the report says.
12.55 On Thursday night, Ukrainian military personnel struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refining complex in Russia in the city of Salavat in Bashkiria. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Unmanned Systems Forces. A fire was recorded on the territory of the enterprise. The detailed consequences of the attack are being clarified.
12.49 Russian troops fired artillery, tactical aircraft, and various types of UAVs on the right bank of the Kherson region over the past day. Five civilians were killed and 22 more were injured.
12.30 In Kyiv, the police have uncovered a network of fictitious employment in private lyceums. The National Police reported this. It is noted that men registered for teaching positions did not appear at their workplace and did not actually participate in the educational process. For such "employment", conscripts were initially required to pay $10,000, and then pay about $700 each month to supposedly cover taxes. The men submitted the received certificates of employment to the CCC and the Joint Service to obtain a deferral from mobilization. At least 20 cases of fictitious employment of men of draft age were documented. Police officers detained five representatives of private lyceums. In total, 25 people were suspected.
12.23 Russian aggressors attacked a passenger train locomotive with a jet UAV in the Odessa region, and the person who was flying the drone could not have failed to know that "the target was absolutely civilian." President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this on Facebook.
12.04 An explosion occurred in the city of Sevastopol in temporarily occupied Crimea. Robert Shageev, the former commander of the Zaporizhzhia submarine, was killed. This was reported by the Telegram channel Supernova+.
11.51 Poland is considering the possibility of transferring another batch of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, and this issue will be resolved in the coming days. This was stated by Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka.
According to her, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz is currently inclined to support the transfer of another batch of missiles to Ukraine.
"Despite all the political fuss that was there before about whether we transferred the missiles correctly, today he is inclined to transfer more because he would rather have such a missile shot down over the territory of Ukraine than fly into us," she said.
11.46 In Romania, near the village of Costinesti, wreckage of an unidentified drone was discovered. This is reported by the Romania Journal. It is noted that a fragment of the drone was spotted in the water near Costinesti, not far from the shore. The suspicious object was first seen at around 8:30 by a tourist on the beach. According to eyewitnesses, the object was about a meter in size, several antennas were visible above the water. Law enforcement officers were called to the scene. The area near the pier was evacuated, and tourists were taken further away from the scene, as the object was drifting in the water. Investigators had to determine which drone wreckage was discovered - air or sea.
11.15 The Ministry of Defense has codified the new OWL-APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) Sova-BTR. The department reported this on Thursday. The Sova-BTR is distinguished by a rigid monocoque hull, virtual reality technologies, the highest mine protection in the world and versatility.
10.58 Counterintelligence officers detained two more members of the FSB agent group that was involved in adjusting enemy shelling on the Dnieper. The SBU reported this. The mother and brother of the Russian agent, whom the SBU officers exposed in June of this year, were working for the enemy.
10.50 On the morning of August 13, Russian troops struck Verbivka, Izyum district, Kharkiv region, with jet-powered UAVs. Five people were injured. This was reported by the press service of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office. It is noted that two hits were recorded - in a non-residential building and a private house. Two men and two women received explosive injuries. Another resident was diagnosed with an acute stress reaction.
10.38 On Thursday morning, power outages occurred in four regions of Ukraine due to Russian shelling of civilian energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo reported this. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore power to all consumers as soon as possible.
10.27 Ukraine has never received from the Russian side complete lists of all citizens, as well as citizens of other countries, who were taken prisoner. This was stated by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
"Russian Ombudsman Lantratova has published lists of our people in captivity, whom the aggressor country is supposedly ready to exchange and once again accuses the Ukrainian side of unwillingness to do so. The enemy, as in previous years, is manipulating the lists of prisoners, declaring readiness for exchanges in words, but in reality is doing everything to delay the process," the report says.
It is noted that the Russian side does not agree to create mixed medical commissions whose members would have access to places where prisoners are held, and also traditionally ignores proposals for a truly large-scale exchange based on the "all for all" formula.
"Ukraine has never received from the Russian side complete and exhaustive lists of all our citizens (civilians and military), as well as all citizens of other countries who defended our land and were taken prisoner by the enemy. The Coordination Headquarters, thanks to systematic analytical work, has collected information about about 200 places where our people are held in captivity. These are prisons, colonies, and illegal "basements" both on the territory of the Russian Federation and on the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine," the Coordination Headquarters emphasized.
9.59 In the Kherson region, three people died and 19 were injured during the day as a result of Russian aggression. This was reported by the head of the Kherson regional state administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, on August 13. Six high-rise buildings, 40 private houses, an administrative building, a gas pipeline, outbuildings and private cars were damaged.
9.41 Seven people were injured in Russian attacks in Sumy region, including an 81-year-old man who ran over an explosive device with a walk-behind tractor. The National Police reported this on August 13. It is noted that over the past 24 hours, the Russian military has used guided aerial bombs, strike drones, FPV drones, artillery and mortars. According to law enforcement, three women and a man were injured in the Seredyno-Budsk community as a result of mortar shelling. In the Shostka community, a 61-year-old woman was injured by a Russian drone strike, and in the Lebedynska community, a 62-year-old man was injured by a drone strike. In the Glukhiv community, an 81-year-old man was injured after running over an explosive device with a walk-behind tractor.
09.37 In the Odessa region, a Shahed jet attacked a passenger train, killing the driver and locomotive assistant. This was reported by the chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia Oleksandr Pertsovsky on Facebook.
"A targeted strike by a Shahed jet on a passenger train locomotive in the Odessa region. Unfortunately, I must report the most terrible thing from the first person: according to preliminary information available, this strike left no chance for our locomotive crew - the driver and assistant," he wrote.
According to Pertsovsky, before that, a UAV threat was recorded, the monitoring team lowered the command to the stop - the train was entering the station for the safe evacuation of passengers.
"The Shahed jet's sharp maneuver took just a few minutes, and the locomotive crew did not have enough time to completely stop and evacuate on their own," the chairman of the board of UZ noted.
340 passengers and the train crew, among whom there were no injuries, were evacuated to a safe place. Buses are currently being organized to transport passengers to Odessa.
09.22 In Salavat, Russia, reports of a drone attack on the Gazprom Neftokhim Salavat oil refinery. According to the head of the republic, Radiy Khabirov, debris from one of the drones fell in the Salavat industrial zone, resulting in "a fire."
Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat is one of the largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes in Russia. The enterprise produces automotive gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, polyethylene and other products.
In 2024, the enterprise refined about 7.2 million tons of oil, which is approximately 2.7% of the total volume of oil refining in the Russian Federation.
Also in Bashkortostan, a fire broke out at the large Wildberries warehouse and distribution complex.
According to preliminary data, the facility is used for storage, sorting and distribution of dual-use goods. After the damage, a large-scale fire broke out on the territory of the complex. Information about the area of the fire and possible consequences is currently being clarified.
9.20 Russian troops have attacked three districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and artillery more than 10 times since the evening of August 12, five people were injured. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, Oleksandr Ganzha.
08.52 A civilian ship was damaged in a drone attack in the port of Mykolaiv district. No injuries were reported.
In the Bashtan district, yesterday and this morning, Russian troops attacked the Snihuriv community five times with Molniya-type drones. As a result, a private house and an outbuilding were damaged in the village of Tamaryne. There were no injuries.
08.40 On the night of August 13, Russia attacked Ukraine with 133 Shahed and Gerber attack UAVs and Parodia simulator drones.
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 111 enemy Shahed, Gerbera UAVs and drones of other types in the north, south, and east of the country.
Enemy airstrikes were recorded at 15 locations, as well as the fall of downed aircraft (fragments) at 16 locations.
08.20 Ukraine needs 5% of Patriot interceptor missiles from the US to survive the winter and 10% to destroy "all Russian ballistic missiles," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
"This year we have two and a half times fewer interceptors than we had in 2025. Russia has twice as many ballistic missiles per month as it did before... If the US sells us 5%, we will survive the winter and save people's lives. If they can sell us 10%, we will destroy all of Russia's ballistic missiles. I have 1%," the head of state said.
According to Zelensky, his days are spent making "millions" of phone calls and negotiating with allies about obtaining additional missiles.
"This is what I live with every day: 1% to 5%. There are months, millions of phone calls... I try to trade something for missiles... I do things that I can't even share. That doesn't mean it's illegal. But I can't talk about it," the president said.
07.24 From February 24, 2022 to August 13, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,462,970 people (+1,310 per day).
05.57 On the night of Thursday, August 13, the Russians attacked port infrastructure in the Izmail district of the Odessa region. A fire broke out at the site of the attack.
04.55 During the Combined Resolve military exercise, Ukrainian UAV operators discovered and "destroyed" an American armored brigade. According to The Wall Street Journal, over the nearly four and a half years of war with Russia, the Ukrainian military has become experts in drone warfare, and operators and their support units have learned to constantly repair and adapt drones. In contrast, American drone operators lack the skills to repair and equip drones with ammunition under fire. The exercise also demonstrated that the United States may have difficulty protecting its armored vehicles during their movement.
01.25 DeepState showed a counteroffensive on the map. Ukrainian military liberated 241.73 sq. km and increased the gray zone towards the Russians in the Oleksandrivka direction.
00.50 Temporarily occupied Sevastopol was completely without electricity after a UAV attack, the occupation authorities reported.
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[NewsFront] 20:39 During the day, from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 193 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Kaluga, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas. 20:04 As a result of the attack by a Ukrainian drone in the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk two women born in 1967 and 1984 were wounded.
19:39 As a result of the attack of a Ukrainian UAV and the detonation of an explosive device in Gorlovka wounded three civilians.
19:05 Military engineers conducted demining abandoned Ukrainian Armed Forces warehouse in Krasnoarmeysk.
17:52 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to strike port infrastructure and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
During the day, high-precision air-launched weapons and attack drones struck:
in the port of Ochakov, Nikolaev region – a Ukrainian patrol boat;
In the port of Odessa – fuel tanks and equipment used for unloading military cargo.
16:44 UAV crew of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed M-777 howitzer and Oshkosh M1083 FMTV truck of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
15:52 Units of the Southern group continue to push the enemy out of populated areas of the Kramatorsk district, VIDEO
12:17 Units of the Center group of forces released the settlement of Petrovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:00 Fighters of the "Southern" group of forces stretched out a helping hand to those who needed it most. They carefully evacuated seven elderly residents from the basements of Konstantinovka.
The greatest threats during the evacuation were enemy UAVs and mines left behind by the enemy during their retreat. All evacuees are currently safe and have been provided with everything they need.
09:20 Artillerymen of the "Center" destroy enemy positions in the Dobropillya direction, -VIDEO
08:41 During the past night from 20:00 Moscow time on August 12 to 8:00 Moscow time on August 13, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 362 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Orenburg, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Tula, Ulyanovsk regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Tatarstan, Krasnodar Krai and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
08:31 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue application of strikes on Ukrainian naval facilities and port infrastructure used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
During the night, the following were hit by attack drones:
in the port of Reni – the command post of the Ukrainian naval forces;
In the port of Izmail there is a temporary deployment point for a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and port infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo.
07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Vodyanoye was liberated (+2.1 km2)
Petrovka was liberated (+5.8 km2)
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[Regnum] More than 100 settlements near Sumy have been deserted and occupied by Ukrainian forces, according to Russian security officials.
"After the fighting moved to the Sumy region, over 100 settlements were deserted and occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces," a source told RIA Novosti.
According to a security official, approximately 35,000 people remain in the northern Sumy region, most of whom do not want to leave their homes. They are waiting to be liberated by Russian troops, realizing that deep in Ukraine, they will only face mobilization into the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the agency's source explained.
On August 9, the Russian army, using Geranium UAV crews, destroyed a drone control center and a logistics center for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region.
Furthermore, Russian troops used Geranium drones to strike oil refineries in the Akhtyrka district of Sumy Oblast. These strikes disrupted the Ukrainian Armed Forces' transport logistics.
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