Russian troops have significantly increased the number of assault operations in the Kherson direction, especially in the island zone. The enemy seeks to take control of the islands to get closer to the Dnipro and land on the right bank.
Russian troops partially destroyed the bridge in Kherson a few days ago, causing disruptions. This is called terrorism, as the enemy tried to cut off civilians.
President Zelenskyy commented on Russia's night attacks on Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions, which resulted in casualties and infrastructure damage. He emphasized the need to increase pressure on the Kremlin to end the war.
A Ukrainian court заочно sentenced Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Zharkov to life imprisonment for a missile strike on Kherson in December 2022. The shelling killed 13 people, injured 60, and destroyed civilian infrastructure.
On the evening of August 3, a 23-year-old resident of Kherson sustained an explosive injury as a result of a Russian UAV attack. The victim was taken to the hospital.
On August 3, 153 combat engagements took place at the front. Ukrainian forces repelled 38 attacks in the Pokrovsk direction and 25 in the Lyman direction, holding back the enemy's offensive.
Over the past day, 116 combat engagements took place at the front. In the Pokrovsk direction, 38 attacks were recorded, the occupiers are also pressing on Zaporizhzhia and Temirivka.
Estonia sent 22 police vehicles to Ukraine, including Volkswagen Amarok, Škoda Scala, and Nissan Patrol. They are intended for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the police of Kherson, Zhytomyr, Sumy, and Chernihiv.
Over the past day, 138 combat engagements took place, the enemy launched three missile and 67 air strikes. The Defense Forces hit nine areas of personnel concentration and five artillery pieces of the enemy.
During the day, Kherson Oblast was subjected to shelling, air strikes, and drone attacks. Two people were killed, ten were wounded, and residential buildings and infrastructure were damaged.
On August 2, as a result of enemy shelling in Donetsk region, 5 civilians were killed and 11 more were wounded. The total number of victims is given without taking into account the temporarily occupied Mariupol and Volnovakha.
On the evening of August 2, Mykolaiv was subjected to a missile strike, which resulted in the destruction of three private houses and damage to 23 private, 12 apartment buildings, six cars, a post office, and a building materials store. Seven people were injured, four of them received medical care on the spot, three were hospitalized.
On the night of August 3, Russian drones damaged private houses in Chuhuiv, as a result of which three women suffered an acute stress reaction. Emergency services are working at the scene.
As a result of a Russian air strike on Kherson on August 2, an 80-year-old woman was injured. She sustained a concussion and craniocerebral injuries.
The Russian army attacked Kherson with two guided aerial bombs, damaging the bridge to the Korabel microdistrict. Local residents are urged to evacuate due to complicated logistics and lack of gas.
On August 2, 104 combat engagements took place at the front. Ukrainian soldiers in the Pokrovsk direction neutralized 111 occupiers and destroyed a UAV control antenna.
Power supply disappeared in Kherson after a missile threat warning. Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin reported that the causes are being investigated.
On August 1, 172 combat engagements took place at the front. The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit seven areas of concentration of personnel and two enemy artillery systems.
The Russian army attacked Kherson on August 1, shelling residential areas of the Korabelnyi district. A 78-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man were injured, both hospitalized.
Four SES rescuers were injured as a result of enemy strikes in Donetsk and Kherson regions. In Kostiantynivka, a UAV attacked a fire brigade during evacuation, and in Kherson, an FPV drone hit a rescuers' truck.
The mother of Ukrainian model Maria Kovalchuk, Hanna, prematurely ended her conversation with TV host Oleksiy Sukhanov. The reason was questions regarding her interview with Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak, which was released earlier than the agreed exclusive with the Ukrainian TV channel.
Elon Musk ordered the Starlink terminals in the Kherson region to be disabled in September 2022, which caused communication disruptions and hindered the encirclement of Russian positions. This incident was the first known case of Starlink being disabled on the battlefield, raising concerns about the billionaire's influence on geopolitics.
President Zelenskyy stated that there are no Russian children in Ukraine, commenting on Russia's demands for the return of 20 Russian children and 30 residents of the Kursk region. Head of the Presidential Office Yermak added that Russia provided information on only a portion of the abducted Ukrainian children.
In Kherson, as a result of an enemy UAV attack on a vehicle, a utility company employee born in 1972 was killed. Two of his colleagues sustained severe injuries, and medics are fighting for their lives.
As a result of the morning combined Russian attack on the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, a person was seriously wounded. Cars and multi-story buildings were damaged; the enemy deliberately targeted residential areas.
Since the beginning of the day, 130 combat engagements have been recorded on the front line, 43 of which occurred in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian troops used 1156 kamikaze drones, 4 missiles, 91 guided bombs, and carried out 3821 shellings.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 92 combat engagements over the day, 25 of which took place in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian troops continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders, as well as shell border settlements.
Andriy Yermak reported that Russia provided fragmented information regarding less than a fifth of the children from a list of 339 names. There is no information about more than 200 children, including those from the Kherson Children's Home.
A 48-year-old woman was injured as a result of artillery shelling of Novoandriivka in the Orikhiv community. Houses were damaged, the injured person was hospitalized.
Russian military carried out air strikes on Kherson. As a result of the attack, a 75-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized with an explosive injury.
