Julia Shramko
An air alert has been declared in the capital and a number of regions in the north and center of Ukraine. The Air Force warned of a threat of ballistic missile attacks from the northeast.
The Ministry of Reintegration helped to evacuate a 24-year-old girl with a disability from the occupied territory of Donetsk Oblast. After the death of her grandmother, the occupiers planned to send her to an orphanage in Russia, but thanks to joint efforts, she was returned to her mother.
An accident has occurred on Mykola Mikhnovsky Boulevard in Kyiv. As a result, traffic in the central part of the city has been hampered, and drivers are advised to take this information into account when planning their route.
On the night of August 7, air defense forces shot down two enemy unmanned aerial vehicles in Vinnytsia region. There is no information on casualties or damage.
Russian troops shelled Kharkiv and three districts of the region. A 62-year-old man was injured, fires broke out in residential buildings, infrastructure and 26 vehicles were damaged.
Street artist Banksy presented two new works. The first depicts a goat near Kew Bridge, and the second shows two elephants poking their heads out of boarded-up windows in Chelsea.
At night, Russian troops shelled a residential neighborhood in Kherson. As a result of a shell hitting a high-rise building, a 74-year-old woman was injured and taken to the hospital in moderate condition.
On August 7, Ukrainian Olympians will compete in athletics, rowing, wrestling, diving, and boxing. Medals will be contested in the mixed race walking relay, women's wrestling, and boxing.
Air defense forces in Khmelnytsky region neutralized 4 Shahed UAVs during a night attack. The debris damaged the tanks and workshop of a production facility, but there were no casualties.
Russian occupants are shelling Makiivka and other villages in Luhansk region. In the occupied territories, refugees are being evicted from frontline areas and salaries are being delayed at enterprises.
On August 7, short-term rains and thunderstorms are expected in Ukraine, except for the western and eastern regions. The temperature will be 13-22° at night and 22-31° during the day. In the Kyiv region, there will be some rain, at night 13-18°, during the day 22-27°.
The occupants shelled the settlements of Kherson region, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure. As a result of the attacks, 1 person died and 15 were injured.
A prisoner who beat another inmate to death with a wooden stick will be tried in Khmelnytsky Oblast. The incident occurred in May in the Shepetivka Correctional Colony during a quarrel between prisoners.
Before the accident, which resulted in the collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Cherkasy region, the truck driver did not lower the body after unloading. The driver refused to be hospitalized, the relevant services are working at the scene and the issue of bringing him to justice is being decided.
In the Kherson region, a Russian drone attacked Beryslav. A 45-year-old local resident was fatally wounded when explosives were dropped from the drone and died on the spot.
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.