The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a procedure for monitoring threats to chemical safety. The Ministry of Environment will create a register of threats, analyze data on chemicals, and prepare an annual report to strengthen security measures.
US Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate in the presidential election race. This was reported by CNN, citing numerous sources.
The head of the Sumy City Military Administration, Oleksiy Drozdenko, reported on the successful work of air defense. According to him, a lot of enemy targets were shot down today, and detailed results will be available later.
The EU Council has confirmed that it has given the green light for the first disbursement of almost €4. 2 billion to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the payments are expected later this month.
The Ukrainian Weather Service has warned of a thunderstorm in Kyiv and the region on August 6. A yellow level of danger has been declared. KCMA urges not to be afraid of thunder.
On August 6, the enemy launched a rocket attack on the infrastructure of Sumy district. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties.
In Stanislav, Kherson region, Russian soldiers attacked two women on the street with a drone. A 68-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe injuries, while a 56-year-old woman was treated on the spot.
Ukraine's international reserves decreased to USD 37. 2 bn in early August due to the NBU's foreign currency sales. However, after receiving a $3.9 billion grant from the US, the reserves exceeded $40 billion.
In the suburbs of Kherson, 6 people were injured in a Russian drone attack. Another man with a shrapnel wound to his shin was hospitalized.
The EU Council has approved the first disbursement of EUR 4. 2 billion to Ukraine under the new Ukraine Facility program. The funds are aimed at supporting macro-financial stability and the functioning of public administration in Ukraine.
In the suburbs of Kherson, a Russian drone dropped explosives on people in the street. Five people aged 37 to 68 were injured, suffering blast injuries and shrapnel wounds. The victims were taken to hospitals.
Russian troops attacked Kherson with a drone, injuring two women aged 70 and 83. The prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war.
A Russian missile strike on the center of Kharkiv injured 8 civilians, including an 8-month-old child. Buildings were destroyed, a polyclinic, residential buildings and 25 cars were damaged.
On the Kyiv-Odesa highway, a truck crashed into a pedestrian bridge, which collapsed onto the road. Traffic in the direction of Kyiv was temporarily blocked, and police organized reverse traffic on the highway.
A foreigner who set fire to a military off-road vehicle in Vinnytsia on the orders of the Russian Federal Security Service has been detained. The attacker, according to the SBU, planned to continue, but was detained by the SBU and the National Police.
The High Council of Justice has dismissed Vsevolod Kniazev, a judge of the Administrative Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court. The decision was made on August 6, 2024, on the grounds of committing a significant disciplinary offense.
The acting governor of the Kursk region reported an alleged attempt to "break through" into the region.
Over the past day, Russia fired 2,841 times at 6 settlements in Donetsk region. As a result of the attacks, 1 person died, 8 civilians were wounded, and 15 civilian objects were damaged.
According to preliminary data, Russian occupants attacked Kharkiv with an Iskander missile. Civilian buildings, including a polyclinic, cars and residential infrastructure were damaged. The consequences of the attack are being eliminated.
The Ministry of Energy reports a stable situation in Ukraine's energy system. Due to the hostilities and technical disruptions, 482 settlements remain without power supply, and power companies have restored power to 14,728 consumers.
An airplane impact has been recorded in Kharkiv that damaged civilian infrastructure. Two people were treated for acute stress reaction, and there may be people under the rubble.
A polyclinic building in the center of Kharkiv was damaged by a rocket attack. Information about the injured and the extent of the damage is currently being clarified.
In the case of inflated prices for urns for the ashes of fallen soldiers, the former director of the capital crematorium and other participants returned UAH 200,000 in damages, the indictment was sent to the court.
Russian occupants attacked the central part of Kharkiv.
During a nighttime enemy attack in the Desnianskyi district of Kyiv, rocket fragments damaged a parking lot. There was no fire and no casualties, and no damage to the buildings was found.
On the night of August 6, 13 Shahed UAVs were shot down in Mykolaiv region. The enemy launched rocket attacks on Voznesensky and Mykolaiv districts and attacked the Kutsurubska community with a drone. Buildings were damaged and fires broke out.
The United States is engaged in intensive diplomacy to reduce tensions after the assassination of the Hamas leader. Blinken calls on all sides to refrain from escalation and work toward a ceasefire in Gaza.
At night and in the morning, Russian troops fired 8 times at the border areas of Sumy region. 44 explosions were recorded in 6 communities, using FPV drones, MLRS, mortars and artillery.
A fatal accident occurred in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. A Mazda driver died on the spot after a collision with a DAF truck on Valeriy Lobanovsky Avenue.
Russian troops shelled settlements in the Kherson region, damaging critical infrastructure and residential buildings. As a result of the attacks, 1 person was killed and 5 were injured.
