War in Ukraine
Russian forces struck Izium, killing 2 people and injuring at least 4. A fire broke out at the site, covering an area of about 400 square meters.
The EU has introduced new sanctions lists targeting five individuals involved in Russia’s military-industrial complex in response to a series of airstrikes on Ukraine. They include the heads of plants that produce missiles for Russian forces.
Russian drones attacked Zaporizhzhia District, killing two people. Over the past day, 10 people were injured in the shelling, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
According to a KIIS poll, 60% of Ukrainians categorically reject handing all of Donbas over to Russian control in exchange for security guarantees. 59% are ready to approve freezing the war along the current front line.
In the occupied Donetsk region, schools and kindergartens are being closed under the guise of reorganization, leaving populated areas without educational institutions. The closure of 12 schools and 24 kindergartens is known, as is the reorganization of 69 more institutions.
A 55-year-old man who was injured as a result of the Russian shelling of Kyiv on August 5 has died in hospital. The Kyiv City Military Administration expresses its condolences to the deceased man's family.
The Defence Intelligence Directorate's special unit "Group 13" destroyed a Russian Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile and gun system and a military crane in temporarily occupied Crimea. Magura maritime platforms with FPV drones were used to strike them.
As a result of shelling, some consumers in 5 regions are without power; due to bad weather, consumers in 7 regions are without power. Electricity consumption increased by 3.2%; Ukrainians are urged to conserve energy from 10:00 to 23:00.
Due to the deteriorating security situation in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia areas, Ukrzaliznytsia is temporarily changing train routes and arranging bus transfers. Passengers can use electric trains from Dnipro at no extra charge.
According to Bloomberg, Kim Jong Un received up to $22 billion in foreign revenues from 2022 to 2025, four times more than in the previous period. This was made possible in part by supplying weapons and troops to Russia.
In 65 of Russia’s 85 regions, real budget revenues in 2025 were lower than in 2021. The main reasons are reduced federal transfers and a decline in corporate income tax revenues.
The President of the Association of Taxpayers of Ukraine, Grigol Katamadze, called on the state to develop unified rules for the taxation of aircraft leasing. He warned that further pressure on air carriers through criminal cases initiated by the Economic Security Bureau could destroy Ukrainian civil aviation.
U. S. intelligence has changed its assessment, believing that Putin may launch a limited attack on a NATO country to test the alliance’s resolve. The threats range from cyberattacks to a small-scale ground invasion, with a timeframe extending to 2029.
Ukraine has limited capabilities to destroy Russian launchers, especially on the territory of the Russian Federation. Experts believe that the emergence of its own ballistic missiles could radically change the situation.
In the morning, a Russian drone attacked people at a market in the Bilopillia community of Sumy region. Ten people are known to have been injured, two of them in serious condition.
Germany's Interior Ministry has denied reports of a drone carrying explosives near a cargo plane carrying ammunition. The plane was empty.
Russian forces attacked Sumy overnight with guided aerial bombs and drones, injuring two people. In the Hlukhiv community, a post office was also destroyed as a result of a UAV strike.
During the night of August 7, Russia attacked Ukraine with 147 strike UAVs. Air defenses shot down or suppressed 114 drones; hits by 29 UAVs were recorded.
Over the past 24 hours, there were 233 combat engagements. The enemy carried out 91 airstrikes, dropped 308 guided aerial bombs and used 10,621 kamikaze drones.
The partisan movement "ATESH" reported surveillance of an FSB facility in occupied Donetsk. The collected data is being passed on to Ukraine's Defense Forces.
Explosions rang out overnight at the Hvardiiske airfield in Crimea, after which a fire broke out. A fuel and lubricants depot was reportedly hit.
Over the past day, the Russian army lost 1,210 military personnel, 1 tank, and 67 artillery systems. Russia’s total losses since the beginning of the war have reached 1,455,420 people.
The Canadian CM-70 Spear anti-drone missile could potentially appear in Ukraine following the Czech company CSG's investment in its developer, NVD. There have been no official statements about the transfer of the missiles so far.
Analysts at the New Strategy Center believe that Russia may attack the Reni–Galați area with jet-powered drones to test Romania’s and NATO’s air defenses. Bucharest may initiate consultations under Article 4 of the NATO treaty.
An investigation found that at least 77 Russian conscripts were killed in the Kursk region in 2024, while more than 30 others went missing. About 500 conscripts passed through prisoner exchanges.
Valerii Zaluzhnyi reported that Russia has found countermeasures against nearly all types of NATO weaponry used by Ukraine. He called on the Alliance to adopt new standards of warfare.
On the night of August 7, explosions were heard in several cities in occupied Crimea, including near an oil depot in Feodosia. Eyewitnesses report seeing drones, gunfire and a fire.
According to a Socis poll, in the second round Zelenskyy would receive 33. 8% compared with Zaluzhnyi's 66.2%. He would also lose to Budanov and Fedorov.
U. S. President Donald Trump said he does not plan to provide Ukraine with Patriot missiles, explaining this by the need to replenish American stocks. He condemned the loss of life but emphasized that the United States is not directly involved in the war.
The fourth day of the Ambassadors’ Conference concluded in Kyiv, where humanitarian policy, support for veterans, and cooperation with the diaspora were discussed. Particular attention was paid to countering Russian disinformation through a new handbook and training sessions.