Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

Russian troops are conducting offensive operations in different parts of the frontline, focusing on the central part of Donetsk region. Pokrovsk is 16 kilometers from the front line, and the advance near New York threatens Toretsk.

On August 3, Ukraine attacked Crimea, allegedly sinking the Russian submarine Rostov-on-Don. British intelligence believes that the attack will force Russia to reconsider plans to deploy significant naval forces on the peninsula.

Russian spies allegedly used drones to monitor British military bases. The goal was to obtain information about the secret training program of Ukrainian soldiers in the framework of operation Interflex.

British intelligence believes that the new law of the Russian Federation on the deprivation of citizenship for absence from military registration will not have a significant impact on conscription. The law is considered in the context of growing anti-migrant sentiment in Russia.

Average daily losses of Russian troops in Ukraine have decreased from 1,262 to 1,140 over the past two months. However, the last three months have become the 'most expensive' for Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

British intelligence predicts that Russia will continue its tactical advance in the Donetsk region in the coming weeks. Russia's overall operational capabilities remain limited due to high casualties, limited training, and a lack of officers.

The British military has conducted the first tests of laser weapons on the Wolfhound combat vehicle. The system is capable of engaging drones at a distance of more than 1 km and tracking multiple targets simultaneously.

Russia is preparing a system to prevent potential conscripts from fleeing the country during the annual draft and any future mobilization by exchanging data between the Ministry of Defense and the Federal Security Service.

Over the past two months, Russia has probably lost more than 70,000 soldiers in killed and wounded, and daily losses in May and June, according to British intelligence, averaged 1,262 killed and 1,163 wounded.

In russia, blocking access to VPN services and restricting VoIP telephony services are aimed at limiting russian citizens' access to independent media and facilitating monitoring by intelligence services as part of efforts to control domestic information flows, according to a report by the U. K. Ministry of Defense.

Following the Labor Party's landslide election victory, Keir Starmer officially became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, John Healey became Minister of Defense, and David Lammy became Foreign Secretary, all of whom had previously visited Kyiv to reassure their continued support for Ukraine.

Russia continues to mine minerals such as iron ore, coal, titanium, uranium, manganese, gold and lithium in the occupied territories, exporting them by rail across the Kerch Bridge to Russia.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed preparations for the upcoming NATO summit, military support for Ukraine and further implementation of the Peace Formula with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron.

Russian attack submarines have conducted missions in the Irish Sea twice since the invasion of Ukraine, forcing the British military to take defensive measures.

Ukrainian attacks on Russian airfields forced Russia to disperse its aircraft further away from the front line, which led to increased fatigue of aircraft crews due to increased flight time, while successful strikes by the Ukrainian armed forces on air defense systems in Crimea reduced the capabilities of Russian air defense in the region.

The British Ministry of Defense believes that Russian occupation forces have probably taken control of the village of Novooleksandrivka in Donetsk region, allowing them to approach a key supply route for Ukrainian forces in the east.

Russia is expanding efforts to recruit militants in the Global South, especially in Central African countries such as Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and Uganda, offering bonuses and salaries to avoid additional mobilization within the Russian Federation itself.

Ukrainian strikes on a ferry crossing near Kerch in the occupied Crimea have seriously complicated Russian logistics and military supplies, forcing Russia to look for alternative transportation methods.

According to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, 6,465 Ukrainian soldiers are in Russian captivity, while 1,348 Russians are in Ukrainian captivity.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defense with British prime minister Rishi Sunak.

The United Kingdom and Latvia have announced a tender for the purchase of drones from Western manufacturers for supply to Ukraine as part of the coalition to create the capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles.

According to British intelligence, Russian troops have made little progress in the Avdiivka-Pokrov direction in the Donetsk region, despite intense shelling and heavy losses.

Admiral Tony Radakin says that russia does not want war with NATO, nor does it want nuclear war. He also said that Ukraine will win the ongoing war, despite russia's recent tactical achievements.

The Kremlin's elimination of" highly competent commanders " may frighten Russian soldiers, and the command will consider obedience to the regime more important than competence.

Russia's losses since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022 are likely to reach 500,000 killed and wounded, with losses averaging more than 1,200 a day in May, the highest since the invasion began.

Russia probably canceled the annual International Army Games and "tank biathlon" competitions to avoid criticism over the diversion of military efforts from the war in Ukraine and the potential reduction in other countries ' participation.

Russia's Ministry of Defense has published a political training manual called “Politruk” for military personnel, which, based on Soviet-era propaganda, justifies the invasion of Ukraine by portraying Ukrainians as Nazis and questioning Ukrainian statehood.

Following the resignation of Sergei Shoigu as defense minister, several high-ranking Russian military officials, including the deputy chief of the Russian general staff, were arrested on suspicion of corruption, indicating that corruption in the Russian defense establishment is deeply entrenched.

Russia has deployed units from its "African Corps" to join regular Russian troops and mercenaries in an offensive against Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

Beijing denies UK accusations of supplying lethal aid to Russia for the war in Ukraine, denouncing the allegations as baseless slander and emphasizing its position on peace and dialogue to resolve the conflict.