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[Regnum] Moscow residents will be able to see a solar eclipse on the evening of August 12. However, it will be only partial and last only nine minutes. This was announced by the Moscow Planetarium press service on August 3.
The eclipse itself will begin at 8:08 PM Moscow time, and its phase will last approximately 4.5 hours. Residents of Spain, Iceland, eastern Greenland, and those native to Russia's Taymyr Peninsula will be able to see the entire phenomenon.
"In Moscow, a partial eclipse will begin at sunset. The sun will be obscured by a maximum of 1% and will disappear below the horizon in nine minutes," a planetarium representative told TASS.
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Kinda curious about projection on pavement beneath quaking aspens. Tremulous populace pun possibly intended... but seriously, it might be pretty cool.
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[Korrespondent] 23.18 Russian propaganda launched a new fake, created using artificial intelligence, to manipulate the topic of attacks on Ukrainian gas stations.
Based on data from the Center for Traffic Control, Russian resources are expanding video from the destroyed gas station near Kremenchutsia. On the recording, the “Ukrainian military” confirms that the gas station was attacked “not by Shaheeds, but by small drones,” calling the Ukrainian authorities inactive and declaring that such attacks are bound to happen soon Kiev. The TsPD said that this video is largely generated by artificial intelligence.
22.53 President Volodymyr Zelensky issued sanctions against 23 companies and 20 related entities that work for the Russian military-industrial complex, vibrating and constantly possessing and components for The military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation bypasses sanctions.
Among them is the Kidma Tech company, which produces optical devices, anti-aircraft defense systems and multiple launch rocket systems, repairs aircraft and anti-tank armored missiles, and the Morozov plant, which is part of the structure sanctioned Rostec. There they prepare vibukhovite, rocket fuel and materials for missile systems, chemicals, and produce solid fuel charges for the engine of the Iskander-M ballistic missile. Also - a special electronic kit, which was obtained before the production of ceramic-coated aircraft missiles, and the Aurum enterprise, which supplies electronic warfare systems and drones for the Russian military.
Also on the list are Russian IT enterprises that create digital solutions and information security programs for government and private officials.
22.19 Ukrainian consulates outside the cordon will not be able to provide military service to military personnel aged 18 to 60 years without submitting military documents.
The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers institutes the verification of military documents at consulates, updates the procedure for the operation of the Oberig register and expands the electronic exchange of data between government authorities.
According to the decree, Ukrainian people behind the cordon will be able to revoke consular services only after checking the validity of military documents. If the document does not comply with the established requirements, the consular officer can assist the consular officer.
The document is also transmitted to the automated interaction between the Oberig registry and other government information systems. As soon as it is time to complete the diplomatic establishment abroad, it becomes clear that the citizen’s data is daily in the Unified State Register of Conscripts,
Whoops! On second glance, that’s nothing to do with the United States… whew!
who can be automatically placed on the military record from the document formats military service without going through the military-medical commission.
21.53 The Russian attack has destroyed the importance of the New Post office in Priluki, Chernihiv region. Soldiers and clients were in ukritt without harming anyone. We are trying to eliminate the legacy of the attack.
20.54 The Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka naphtha refinery plant has completely carried out the processing of naphtha syrup from 31 limestones through the fire that fell after the drone attack.
The regional administration informed 31 people that as a result of UAV strikes, “a fire was recorded at the industrial enterprise of the burning-energy complex on the daytime of Volgograd,” but did not specify the name enterprises.
According to the data, as a result of the flow of drones at the Volgograd Oil Refinery, the installation of primary and secondary refining of naphtha has been completed. Zokrem, naphtha processing was carried out at two main primary units: AVT-1 with a productivity of 18,900 tons per production (40% of the refinery’s capacity) and AVT-6 - 15,000 tons per production (32% of the refinery’s capacity).
Naphtha products from the Volgograd Refinery were not put up for sale after 31 years at the St. Petersburg International Commodity and Syrupe Exchange.
20.23 Ukrainian attacks on Russia's nafta infrastructure led to a drop in oil refining obligations to the lowest level during the entire period of Volodymyr Putin's rule. Russian refineries processed approximately 3.6 million barrels for production, which is the minimum figure since the beginning of 2002. This is reported by Bloomberg based on submissions for evaluation by EA Analytics.
This is about a third less than the seasonal norm. In 2020-2025, Russian oil refineries during this period processed 5.3-5.6 million barrels in average.
20.06 Ukraine has not yet revoked the license for the production of respirators for Patriot systems. Negotiations are difficult, lest homeownership be achieved before the start of winter. The permanent US representative to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, stated this.
In other words, let us first talk about PAC-3 missiles for Patriot systems, the export of which is strictly controlled by the United States.
“We do not allow anyone other than American producers to produce them in the United States,” the diplomat explained.
Recently, Whitaker said that the United States is considering other formats of cooperation with Ukraine and European partners.
“The possibilities of industrial development that we can implement with the Ukrainians, which we can implement with the Europeans, in order to expand the industrial base and support the defense of Ukraine and Europe,” he said.
At the same time, the diplomat is confident that the negotiations will be completed before the start of winter and that the agreement will not be met: “The agreement regarding the election will not be completed before this winter.”
19.17 Realities on the battlefield highlight the need for additional funding of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in 2026. Prime Minister Sergei Koretsky informed about this.
“The basic needs of the current financial system for 2026 have been provided for. We have reached out to the newly appointed Defense Minister Pan Khmaroy, and have reached out to the Minister of Internal Affairs On the other hand, with a wide representation of the Defense Forces - there is an additional need, which is driven by the realities on the battlefield, we will reinforce the special decisions of the Headquarters, and this will require additional funding. Therefore, we will immediately update the budget until the end of the 26th and the plan for it. 27th,” the head said to the order.
He also stated that the demand for energy supplies in the coming winter will be close to 650 million euros.
"Ukraine's Energy Support Fund has already accumulated over 2 billion euros. The unsecured demand for galusa ahead of the coming winter is about 650 million euros. Therefore, the pace of mobilization of assistance is not possible lower. This winter will be objectively difficult,” the prime minister said.
19.01 Ukraine and the United States discussed “special options” for the decommissioning of missile systems. President Volodymyr Zelensky informed about this in Telegram for additional information from the intercessor of the OP Kerivnik Pavel Palisya.
18.45 The forces of the unmanned systems of the ZSU carried out a successful operation in 3 days, hitting 10 energy nodes in the occupied territories. SBS commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi reported this on Telegram.
"While the violet rebellion is no longer marred by the default of wild berries, the Crimean switch is off everywhere and at TOT: +10 energy units throughout the night 3 sickles prepared by the Birds SBS: Mariupol, Crimea, Donetsk region. PS 750 kV, substation 110 kV and 2 GDS.
18.08 The mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency completed a final inspection of key substations of Ukrenergo, which will ensure the life and operation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
During the monitoring period, experts assessed the legacy of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. The mission paid special respect to objects that support the safe operation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
The head of Ukrenergo, Vitaliy Zaichenko, said that the escalation of Russian attacks, coupled with the massive stagnation of ballistic armor, has raised the threat to nuclear security to a new level.
“Ukraine has given the IAEA access to key high-voltage substations of the transmission system, so that the international community knows the real level of threats caused by Russian aggression. The light is coming. to understand the scale of the insecurity and to make use of approaches to stream the Kremlin’s energy to terrorism,” he said.
17.15 Ten militants who fought against Ukraine at the lava of the Russian Federation, lost 15 years of imprisonment due to the confiscation of the mine. Ukrainian soldiers took them from the full hour of fighting on Pokrovsky, Kramatorsk and Siversky straights.
17.02 Ukraine is working hard so that Russia’s aggressive war ends before the start of winter 2026. Having said this, President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately met with the ambassadors.
16.37 From the beginning of the battle to 16:00, the Russian army of occupation attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 51 times. I informed the General Staff of the ZSU about this in the operational level. The most active Russian occupiers are trying to attack on the Kostyantynivsky direct in the areas of five settlements.
16.02 The largest Russian marketplace Wildberries has wasted every fifth meter of its warehouse space as a result of the attacks of Ukrainian drones. This is based on data from the Data Insight agency, as reported by Forbes.
With a camp on 2 sickles, the area of the company's attacked warehouses reached 1.21-1.47 million square meters. meters Poshkojeno was 893,000-1.154 million sq. m, or 17.2-22.2% of publicly announced 5.2 million sq. m. m logistics infrastructure for the marketplace.
At least 18 warehouses were hit, including in Elektrostal, Krasnodar, Nevinnomyska, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg. The biggest loss was the center near Moscow region Elektrostal with an area of 250 thousand. sq. meters, which will result in combustion.
The specialist of the company, which specializes in warehouse non-fragility, has been assessed by Forbes as estimating investments in the renewal of Wildberries facilities at approximately 70 thousand. rub. per sq. m without regulating the maximum permissible limit. Thus, the company may need from 62.5 billion to 80.8 billion rubles. In fact, according to Data Insight, sellers spent nearly 280 billion rubles through attacks on warehouses. The exact number of injured soldiers is unknown. There may be hundreds of thousands of businessmen.
15.59 Russian troops attacked a civilian tug with a Shahed type drone. The inheritance of the accident on the ship was burned. DPSU informed about this.
“Considering the norms of international humanitarian law and laws and regulations related to the conduct of war, the enemy was prevented from attacking a civilian tug by a Shahed-type drone,” the source said.
15.53 Today there will be a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) in a special format, which will focus on nutritional support for the finalization of sustainability plans. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this shortly after the end of Ukraine.
15.48 Russian troops attacked the transport infrastructure of Odeshchyna and civilian ships in the ports of Velikaya Odessa and the Danube region, as a result of which 10 people were injured. The press service of the Ministry of Renewal, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine reported this. Monday, 3 sickles.
“Everyone is receiving the necessary medical care. At the local level, we are concerned about eliminating the legacy of the attack,” says the source.
The department noted that during the first days of the outbreak, Russia carried out five attacks on sea port facilities, three attacks on civilian ships in ports, and two on ships that were in the Ukrainian Sea corridors.
Between now and then, 67 attacks on seaport facilities, 35 attacks on civilian ships in ports, and 22 attacks on ships in the Ukrainian maritime corridor were recorded.
The Russians are targeting not only ships that are ending their voyages, but also civilian ships that, due to the forward damage, are deprived of their berths or at anchorages and do not carry out daily essential operations.
14.59 Law enforcement officers uncovered nine new “hilarious” schemes in various regions of Ukraine and involved ten organizers of equipment. The SBU press service reported this.
14.54 The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, praising the changes due to any military claims, Ukrainians with a draft line can reissue them, since the draft is otherwise legal setup. If the application is not accepted as a formal matter, the person is guaranteed not to be involved in the process of processing documents. The Ministry of Defense informs about this. It is stated that it is possible to submit an application for re-registration of the line if there is no difference from the transfer established by Article 23 of the Law of Ukraine on mobility training and mobilization. There are episodes when the military has, for example, a line through the beginning, but another legal role has appeared: the birth of a third child, looking after a relative, etc.
14.43 President Volodymyr Zelensky recognized Rustem Umerov as the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (FRS), and Igor Klimenko as the secretary of National Security and Defense (NSDC). General decrees No. 694/2026 and No. 695/2026 are published on the website of the head of state.
14.27 Russian aggressors killed three civilians near Krivorizky district. Misceva OVA told about this. Gas station and cars were cancelled.
14.19 About 40 km from the Ukrainian cordon, Belarus is forming a new airborne assault group. Near Gomel they plan to station two battalions with artillery and PPO personnel. The situation was commented on by DPSU river officer Andriy Demchenko during the telethon.
Similar statements from the side of Belarus have already suggested this, but this does not mean that the threat can be ignored. Nina Ukrainian intelligence watches the throats of the child and evaluates possible risks.
Demchenko noted that there is no threat to Ukraine from the territory of Belarus, the rest of the country will be lost under the influx of Russia.
14.17 Near the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation, in the village of Arkhipo-Osipivka, six people died, a child died. Another 40 people, including minors, were injured after the fall of the drone that was killed. The Kuban operational headquarters was informed about this 3rd sickle. Footage of the falling drone was published by the Supernova TG channel.
Initially, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported that there were 10 casualties. Vlad did not provide details of the attack, only stating that “the attack was carried out on civilian infrastructure.” The footage published on Telegram shows a drone flying like a cannonade towards the beach, after which it abruptly changes course and falls straight onto the beach. Then a bulge occurs. The Supernova TG channel confirms that the drone was shot down by a mobile fire team (MTF). Arkhipo-Osipivka, which extends to Gelendzhik, is located approximately 22 km in a straight line from the so-called “Putin’s palace” between the villages of Paraskovivka and Krinitsya.
14.01 New maritime Magura drones hit two Russian radar targets in the instantly occupied Crimea. This was reported to the Head Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense.
13.52 The largest food measures in Russia encouraged customers to independently deliver goods to stores, and also to stop attacks on warehouses. The Kommersant informs us about this. It appears that Magnit, X5 (intersections Perekrestok, Pyatyrochka and Chizhik), as well as Lenta, Metro and Vkusville, are currently discussing the most recent changes in the work. According to the news, retailers are afraid for the uninterrupted operation of the logistics infrastructure in the face of Ukrainian attacks on Wildberries warehouses.
13.47 Inheritance of the Russian attack on the logistics center near Kharkov 1 Serpnya was reduced by about 8 million books, including school supplies. This was reported to the local scientist Ranok.
“One sickle of Russian “shaheeds” hit the logistics center of Vidavnicha RNK-Ranok Corporation near Kharkiv and the distribution center of BookLand,” the source said.
Vogni has already produced over 8 million books, including handbooks for children. The words may have been localized, but not eliminated.
13.31 President Volodymyr Zelensky appoints Rustem Umerov as the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) of Ukraine. The head of the state spoke about this shortly after, informing Ukrinform.
13.13 In the Odessa region, six people were injured due to a Russian attack on a transport infrastructure facility. Misceva OVA told about this.
12.48 As a result of the Russian attack in the week of 2 sickles, in the town of Berislav, Kherson region, the Holy Presentation Church, an architectural monument of national significance, was destroyed. This is reported by investigative journalist Oleg Baturin, sent to the press. It appears that the church was burned down by a drone. According to Baturin, the temple was built in 1725 from the oak tree. In 1782, the temple was transported by the Cossacks from the Perevolochsk fortress (nine under the waters of the Dniprodzerzhinsky reservoir) along the Dnieper to Berislav.
12.39 On Monday night, the Ukrainian Defense Forces lost the strength of important military targets of Russian fire fighters. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.
12.33 Russian troops attacked a gas station near Zaporizhzhia with a drone. Three people were injured as a result of the attack. The head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov informed about this.
A Russian drone attacked one of the gas stations near the regional center.
“The civilian women who were nearby suffered from a bruise. The doctors are giving them all the necessary help,” said Fedorov.
12.13 The indictment of two “DPR” terrorists for committing sexual violence and katuvannya of a woman was held before the court. The National Police reports about 3 sickles. It appears that in the spring of 2021, criminals made it to the apartment of a local resident, mother of minor children. Representatives of the so-called “Ministry of State Security of the DPR” illegally abrogated their will and spent more than a month working in the kativna on the territory of the Kolishny insulating materials plant near Donetsk, known as "Isolation", as well as on the territory of the Russian Federation. There, the victim was wheeled, beaten, strangled, sexually assaulted, beaten and sworn at, and also threatened with sending her children to a boarding school, seeking knowledge from the spyvpratsia. Ukrainian law enforcement officers. After the troubled turmoil, the woman was hesitant to confess to someone she was not afraid of.
12.09 The Russian military began to actively deploy jet drones, quickly displacing emergency drones. Dmitry Pletenchuk, a member of the Military Naval Forces ZSU, stated this in an online telethon.
Nina Russians have actually made a bet on this type of production.
“It will change the number of emergency drones during drying and actually increase the number of jet drones,” said Pletenchuk.
11.47 The Russian military, with the help of the 1st and 2nd sickle, continued the offensive operations on Slovyanske directly, but the Defense Forces of Ukraine were suddenly overwhelmed by the Russians. The process is available from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Based on the data of analysts, on this front, the Russian army again failed to achieve confirmed successes. The point is that Ukrainian soldiers launched successful counterattacks. One of the Russian military bloggers stated that the ZSU counterattacked near Rai-Oleksandrivka (in the vicinity of Slovyanska, - ed.). According to ISW data, Russian occupiers are more active in laying down ceramic bombs. In this manner they are preparing the battlefield before the upcoming offensive operations against Slovyansk.
11.43 Over the course of 2026, the Russian military carried out attacks on dozens of Ukrainian fuel infrastructure facilities - 37 gas filling complexes belonging to the Naftogaz group were destroyed.
As the company was informed, some of the damaged filling stations have already been repaired and returned to work. At the same time, all the objects suffered from serious damage and will soon lose their closure. Naftogaz also noted that the enemy repeatedly attacked gas stations repeatedly - even after completing repairs and updating its robots.
11.11 Military counterintelligence detected an agent of the Russian military intelligence (GRU) at the ZSU lava, who was directing missile and drone attacks of the Russians in the Poltava region. The SBU reported this.
10.54 Drones attacked the Wildberries logistics center near the village of Khryastov, Volodymyr region of the Russian Federation. Vinikla began to burn. This was reported by monitoring Telegram channels and the company’s press service.
10.48 The guards will continue to clear the area of unsafe objects after the incident at the training ground of the military unit of the Special Operations Forces near the Khmelnitsky region. This was reported to the State Service for Supervision of the Emergency Situations of Ukraine on Monday, 3rd sickle.
To search for dangerous objects, drones and ground-based robotic systems are used, and sapper divers check with water.
10.22 Russian Army 3 sickles were fired at the airstrike on Kherson. Yaroslav Shanko, a member of the Kherson Municipal Military Administration, reported this. Following these words, the Russians dropped two ceramic aerial bombs onto a large surface in the Dnipro region. According to the latest information, there are no victims - no one lived in the cabin.
10.18 On Monday, power outages due to Russian attacks were recorded in six regions of Ukraine. Ukrenergo reported about this. It’s possible to rob the energy sector of everything in order to yaknaishvidshe turn it into a robot poshkodzhene vorogom obladnannya.
9.22 As a result of the impact of the Russian aircraft bomb with 3 sickles near the Zaporizhzhya region, a man was killed and a woman was left injured. The head of the Zaporizhzhya regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov, announced this. In his words, the warlock KAB destroyed the private booths at Novotroitsky and burned the vinyl. Having died the 77-year-old man, the 85-year-old woman was wounded. We are hoping for the help we need.
9.13 Three dozen settlements in the Sumy region experienced Russian attacks over the past year. As a result, one wife died and five people were injured, the National Police reported 3 sickles on Monday.
Behind the law enforcement data, the occupiers were armed with aircraft bombs, strike drones, multiple launch rocket systems, FPV drones, artillery and mortars. At the sites of the strikes, surveillance and operational teams worked to document the legacy of the military misdeeds of the Russian Federation.
8.56 On the front line of the last battle, 207 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian fighters were recorded. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this 3rd sickle. The missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit four control points of UAVs, the whole army, these areas of manpower concentration and five control points of Russian prison camps.
8.39 The Russian military attacked the Dnipro and Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region 10 times with drones. About this 3 sickles, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Ganzha revealed. In other words, the Dnieper has a lot of apartments. Near Nikopol, Marganetsk and Pokrovsk communities in the Nikopol region, private booths were burning.
8.21 Anti-aircraft defense forces were destroyed by 163 drones, which were used by Russian fighters to attack Ukraine. About 3 sickles were reported by the Ukrainian forces of the ZSU. The sighting of 14 attack UAVs at 13 locations was recorded, as well as the fall of downed ones (tricks) in two.
7.47 Forces of unmanned systems hit a convoy of Russian fuel tankers near the Primorsk town in the immediate occupation of the territory of the Zaporizhzhya region. This was reported to the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, who published the video.
7.24 ZSU during the previous harvest spent 1,390 Russian zagarbniks, the hidden expenses of the special warehouse of the enemy during the war transferred 1,450,510. The General Staff of the ZSU reports about this 3 sickles.
06.41 Russia fired 376 missiles into the territory of Ukraine, which became a record monthly display of the beginning of a large-scale invasion. To make things even, the Russian army stocked 161 missiles - so they have a larger number of missiles. At the same time, the Russian army had 4,956 long-range attack drones, which is about 14% less than a month earlier.
06.14 Last Monday, 3 sickles, after an attack by drones in the Russian Belgorod, the Belgorod State Technological University began to burn. V. G. Shukhova. As ASTRA reports via a message sent to the local Telegram channel Ashes Belgorod, the university has recently begun developing and testing unmanned systems.
05.47 The coalition of those willing to unite over 30 countries to support Ukraine may encounter difficulties due to possible changes in the political system in Europe. As The Telegraph writes, European capitals are discussing the prospects for a coalition once key partners change, including Great Britain and France. Possible changes to the British government could inform the future role of London in the Coalition. Potential attackers of lower leaders may gain different foreign political insights and priorities.
There are also concerns about the upcoming political course of France after the end of Emmanuel Macron's presidential term. This means that among the possible contenders for power are politicians who previously advocated a review of France's approach to NATO, sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine.
03.57 On Monday, 3 sickles, a series of booms appeared in the occupied Crimea. Based on information from local Telegram channels and OSINT intelligence, Simferopol, Kerch and Feodosia were attacked by drones. Based on data from monitoring resources, the drone was able to attack the area of the Mistsevo oil depot near Feodosia.
Close to the beginning of the night, residents of Simferopol reported about two small bumps.
Near Kerch, according to data from local channels, there was also a series of booms and the sounds of drones spilling. The greatest activity was recorded in the area of Mount Mithridates and the Kerch seaport. In addition, there is information about activities near the port. Also, according to local resources, the occupation authorities immediately blocked the flow through the Kerch area.
03.28 OSINT analysts published satellite images of logistics complexes of the Russian Wildberries marketplace, which were affected by drone strikes over the remaining two decades. According to the estimates of Osint analysts, 16 of the 26 largest objects have been damaged, which is close to 62% of the value of key infrastructure.
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[NewsFront] 21:30 Two civilians, including a child, were wounded when a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV exploded near a private home in the Belgorod region. 20:54 During the day, from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 58 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol regions, Krasnodar Krai and over the Black Sea.
19:30 Strikes were launched against Ukrainian Armed Forces logistics facilities: Nova Poshta branches are on fire in the Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv regions.
The Nova Poshta cargo office in Priluki, Chernihiv Oblast, was destroyed upon arrival, the company admitted.
The facilities were used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces as logistics hubs for the delivery and storage of military cargo, drones, and components for them.
18:55 Russian Armed Forces inflicted a combined attack on Ukrainian logistics facilities in the Odessa region
Warehouse complexes were also damaged as a result of missile and drone strikes.
17:28 A potential deal between the US and Ukraine on licensing the production of Patriot interceptors will not happen.concludedby this winter
16:49 After the UAV attack in Gelendzhik hospitalized 21 people, including three children.
Nine of the injured are in serious condition.
15:40 Ukrainian vessel struck off the coast of Odessa
15:10 Applied blows at Ukrainian fuel facilities in Shyroky near Kryvyi Rih
14:49 Death toll from Arkhipo-Osipovka beach attack has grown to six, in which three of the dead were children
14:25 Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked secondary comprehensive school in Vodyanoye, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
The building's façade and window panes were damaged. No one was in or near the building at the time of the attack, and no one was injured. Emergency services are working at the scene.
13:10 Russian Army liberated Bel'yi Kolodev and Ustinovka in Khar'kov Oblast
Fighters from the "North" force group drove the enemy out of populated areas and created a bridgehead for further advancement.
12:33 Six people, according to updated data,suffered, having stepped on mines in Energodar
12:05 Ministry of Defense summary of the Special Military Operation as of August 3, 2026.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the North military group have actively established control over the settlements of Bely Kolodez and Ustinovka in the Khar'kov region.
Formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Aniskino, Ivanovka, Kazachya Lopan, Liptsy, and Velyki Prokhody in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Ulanovo, Stepovoye and Kiyanitsa in the Sumy region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 155 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, three artillery pieces, three electronic warfare stations, and an Israeli-made RADA counter-battery station.
Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Podliman in the Khar'kov region, and Svyatogorsk, Tatyanovka, Sidorov, Mayaki, Raygorodok, and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to over 210 military personnel, three combat armored vehicles, 19 cars, four field artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of five mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Mykolaivka, Verolyubovka, Mykolaipole, Nikanorovka, Slavyansk, Yasnogorka, and Kurtovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In one day, the enemy lost up to 175 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 20 cars and four artillery pieces.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Zolotoy Kolodez, Gruzskoye, Matyashevo, Novonikolayevka, Annovka, Dobropolye, Belozerskoye, and Vodyanskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 345 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, a car, and an Israeli-made RADA counter-battery station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two airborne assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the villages of Zelenoye, Novoye Pole, Nezhenka, Shiroke, Timoshevka, Yehorovka, Zarnitsa, and Nikolskoye in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 370 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 15 cars, three artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novoandriyevka, Orekhov and Malokaterinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 40 military personnel, 21 vehicles, two field artillery guns and five electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
11:21 Applied new attacks on Ukraine's port and logistics infrastructure
Three dry cargo ships, which, according to the Russian side, were carrying military cargo, were damaged in the Black Sea.
Another dry cargo ship delivering cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit in the port of Nikolaev.
In addition, there are reports of attacks on port infrastructure in Chornomorsk.
10:45 More than 10 people suffered from the Ukrainian Armed Forces' UAV in the Belgorod region
In the village of Bochkovka, a man sustained shrapnel wounds during a drone attack on a private home and was hospitalized in serious condition.
In the Novaya Nelidovka area, a man and a woman were injured when a car was hit.
A man was seriously injured during an attack on a business in the village of Oktyabrsky. Severe injuries and burns are reported.
In the Korocha district, the number of people injured in the drone attack on a gas station in Korocha has reached seven.
Nine people sought medical attention after the attacks last night.
10:30 Soldiers of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr Group of Forces caught a rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia direction
During combat operations, UAV operators identified a camouflaged enemy stronghold. A FPV drone crew quickly deployed to the designated area, prepared the drone, and launched an attack on the target.
9:40 Rosgvardia this week destroyed over 225 enemy attack UAVs in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions
The Rosgvardia's mobile and maneuverable fire teams destroyed 125 enemy fixed-wing drones and over 100 FPV drones with combat payloads.
9:01 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 10 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 12 shells from cannon artillery. The villages targeted were Korsunka, Oleshky, Nova Kakhovka, and Kozachi Lagerya.
8:49 Over the territory of the DPR over the past 24 hours, forces of the combined mobile fire groups and air defense destroyed 21 enemy drones.
The DPR Defense Headquarters called on people to report debris or explosive objects to emergency services.
8:18 Ukrainian Armed Forces hit through one of Wildberries' largest logistics hubs between Moscow and the regions
Last night, Ukrainian drones attacked a Wildberries warehouse complex in the Sobinsky District of the Vladimir Region. According to Governor Alexander Avdeyev, a fire broke out at the facility, causing damage. Employees were evacuated, and preliminary reports indicate there were no injuries.
8:04 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on August 2 to 7:00 Moscow time on August 3, the air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 131 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Smolensk, Tula regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.
[ColonelCassad] As you can tell on closer examination, Ukrainian armed forces have between four and five maneuver brigades plus a number of other units attached as well
We have discussed this here at rantburg.com before, as the Soviets proposed brigading their maneuver forces into corps with five maneuver brigades per corps.
It appeared that sometime between the 1960s and 1979, the Soviets/Russians did brigade their maneuver units, albeit without the corresponding corps structure, keeping those units under the command of an army — in the case of Afghanistan, the Soviet 40th Army. Under the former Soviet unit structures, the army was always destined to be a corps unit. The Soviets/Russians through the Great Fatherland War regarded the corps, if it were composed of mechanized units, as just that, and rarely treating some leg rifle divisions. When they did create corps rifle units, it was a task organized unit detailed to the corps commander and his staff.
The organization then, as I saw it, went down to battalion level, where each brigade had five battalions, two tank and three mechanized infantry battalions in the case of infantry units or three tank battalions, two mechanized battalions all with a large host of supporting units: recon, air defense, engineer and so on.
At the moment in the new territorial units, the Russians have a similar structure in that their "groups" of forces control, supply, and maneuver brigades as part of corps/army units. Those groups of forces include traditional maneuver units -- divisions, where a Russian Army will have two or three maneuver brigades and one divisional unit.
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[Regnum] Iran was preparing to strike three targets in Ukraine following the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea, but reversed its decision. This was announced on August 3 by Mohsen Rezaei, adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, according to Press TV.
"We were ready to strike three targets in Ukraine, but we called off the attack after Ukraine apologized," the TV channel quoted Rezai as saying.
At the same time, the advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader emphasized that Ukraine must answer for its actions.
Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei stated that Tehran has evidence that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strike on the Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea was intentional. Baghaei noted that Iranian authorities intend to use all necessary measures to hold the Ukrainian side accountable. Furthermore, Tehran is taking the necessary steps to prevent similar incidents in the Caspian Sea in the future.
On the morning of July 25, Ukrainian forces attacked an Iranian merchant vessel in the Caspian Sea. One sailor was killed and another was injured. Afterward, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that Tehran would retaliate for the attack, calling it a violation of the UN Charter, and alleging Israeli
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"We were ready to strike three targets in Ukraine, but we called off the attack after Ukraine apologized," the TV channel quoted Rezai as saying.
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