Air defense at work in Kyiv
The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that the air defense was at work in Kyiv at around 10 a.m. local time. Several explosions were heard in the city, according to the Kyiv Independent journalists.
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Pentagon: US to further increase 155 mm ammunition production
The U.S. plans to increase its production of 155 mm shells, bringing it to 80,000 per month next year, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said on Aug. 10. The statement comes amid Ukraine's growing need for NATO-standard ammunition, which is used with West-provided artillery.
Ambassador: Azerbaijan to train Ukrainian sappers
Azerbaijan's demining experts will train Ukrainian sappers, the Interior Ministry reported on Aug. 10, citing Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine Seymour Mardaliev.
Official: Russian forces burn dead soldiers' bodies near occupied Melitopol
In an attempt to hide losses, Russian forces bury dead soldiers in occupied Ukrainian territories instead of transporting the bodies to Russia, Ukraine's deputy defense minister said on Aug. 10.
Fire erupts at oil refinery in Belarus after Ukraine warns of Russian 'provocation'
A fire broke out at a gasoline production unit of the Mozyr oil refinery in southeastern Belarus on Aug. 10, the country's emergency ministry reported. Earlier, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said it had gathered intelligence indicating that Russia was preparing a large-scale false flag operation at the refinery.
Ukraine announces 'temporary corridor' for civilian ships in Black Sea
Ukraine's Naval Forces announced on Aug. 10 new temporary routes for civilian vessels moving to or from the Black Sea ports amid a Russia-declared blockade.
Ukrainian authorities start mandatory evacuation from Kupiansk district
Due to increased Russian attacks, the local authorities began a mandatory evacuation of civilians from 37 settlements in the Kupiansk district, Kharkiv Oblast.
Ukraine designates Bacardi as 'international sponsor of war'
Ukraine's National Corruption Prevention Agency (NACP) added the world's largest private alcohol company Bacardi Limited to the "international sponsors of war" list on Aug. 10. The Bermudian company continues to do business in Russia during its all-out war against Ukraine.
Governor: Russian forces shell village in Kherson Oblast, injuring 6
Russian troops shelled Kherson Oblast's village of Bilozerka on the west bank of the Dnipro River, wounding six people, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Aug. 10.
Zelensky: Ukraine's peace plan can help end other wars
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the peace formula he proposed to bring the end to Russia's war against Ukraine could be used as a basis for other conflicts.
Official: 78 Ukrainian first responders killed by Russia's full-scale war
Since the beginning of the all-out war, 78 Ukrainian first responders were killed in Russian attacks while doing their job, the State Emergency Service's spokesman Oleksandr Khorunzhyi said on Aug. 8.
Governor: Russian attack against Kupiansk injures teenager
Russian troops struck the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast on Aug. 8, wounding a 14-year-old boy, according to the regional governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Military official denies Russian claim of Ukrainian command post hit in Pokrovsk
Russian Defense Ministry claimed that the Aug. 7 missile attack on Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, which killed seven people and injured nearly 90, hit a command post of Ukraine's Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Group. In a comment for Ukrainska Pravda, the group's spokesperson Serhii Cherevatyi denied the statement, saying that it's already the "third or fourth time" Moscow claims to have destroyed this command post.
SBU detains Kherson collaborator who helped Russian forces to torture locals
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported on Aug. 8 that it had detained a collaborator in Kherson who purportedly took part in the Russian repressions against locals during the city's occupation.
Court orders arrest of Donetsk Oblast enlistment office head
The Pechersk Court in Kyiv ordered on Aug. 8 the arrest of the Donetsk Oblast military enlistment office chief and set bail at Hr 3 million (about $82,000), the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) reported.
Update: Russian attack on Pokrovsk kills 7, injures 88
The number of people wounded in the Russian Aug. 7 strike against Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, has increased to 88, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on national television.
Governor: Russian attack on village in Kharkiv Oblast injures 2
Russian forces struck Kharkiv Oblast’s village of Kozacha Lopan on Aug. 8, wounding two men, reported Governor Oleh Syniehubov. The injured were hospitalized in serious and moderate conditions.
AFP: Poland accuses Belarus, Russia of orchestrating new migrant influx
Belarus and Russia are orchestrating a new influx of migrants into the European Union through the Polish border, Deputy Interior Minister Maciej Wasik told AFP reporters on Aug. 7, as cited by the Guardian.
Russia attacks Kharkiv Oblast with guided aerial bombs, killing civilians
Russian forces dropped four guided aerial bombs at the village of Kruhliakivka in Kharkiv Oblast on the evening of Aug. 7, killing two civilians aged 45 and 60, reported Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Interior Minister: 5 killed in Russian attack on Pokrovsk, including Emergency Service official
Russian troops struck Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 7, killing at least five people and wounding 18, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
President's Office denies Ukraine has softened its position on peace talks
The Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous European officials, that Ukraine didn't press the demand for a full withdrawal of Russian troops to start peace talks, at the Aug. 5 meeting in Saudi Arabia. Representatives of the Ukrainian delegation denied it to the Kyiv Independent.
Russian-led Orthodox Church metropolitan released from custody
Moscow-backed Orthodox Metropolitan Pavlo (Petro Lebid) was released from custody on a Hr 33.3 million ($290,000) bail, Lebid's lawyer Mykyta Chekman said on Aug. 7.
Governor: 1 killed, 1 injured in Russian shelling of Nikopol
Russian troops repeatedly shelled the city of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Aug. 7, killing a 36-year-old man and injuring an elderly resident, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.
Commander: Russia continues to use chemical weapons in Ukraine
Russian troops fired two artillery barrages with munitions containing a chemical substance, presumably chloropicrin, on Aug. 6, said Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander for the Tavria military sector.
Putin critic Navalny jailed for 19 more years on 'extremism' charges
A Moscow court sentenced jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny to another 19 years of imprisonment, Russian media reported on Aug. 4.
Official: Ukrainian forces break through Russian first line of defense in south
"In some places" of the southern front line, the Ukrainian military has broken through the Russian first line of defense, moving to the "intermediate one," Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar reported on Aug. 4.
IAEA finds no mines on 2 out of 6 reactors of occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was granted access to the roofs of reactors three and four of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Aug. 4.
Court orders arrest of suspects in Brovary helicopter crash case
The Pechersk Court in Kyiv imposed restrictive measures on five State Emergency Service officials suspected in the case of the Brovary helicopter crash that killed Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky in January.
Russian forces injure civilian in Kherson Oblast
Russian troops hit the village of Stanislav in Kherson Oblast on Aug. 4, wounding a 40-year-old man, the regional administration reported. At least four houses were damaged in the attack.
China to participate in Ukraine peace plan meeting
Chinese Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will participate in an international meeting on the implementation of Ukraine's peace formula, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Aug. 4.
SBU: Russia preparing false flag operation to drag Belarus into war against Ukraine
According to intelligence obtained by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), Russia is preparing a large-scale false flag operation at the Mozyr oil refinery in Belarus.
Blinken: Russia's war in Ukraine is 'assault on global food system'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized Moscow for withdrawing from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, emphasizing that "hunger must not be weaponized."
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