Russian military dropped explosives on a 15-year-old boy in Novoraisk, Kherson region. The victim sustained blast, craniocerebral injuries, and shrapnel wounds to the thigh.
In Kherson, a man in a state of alcoholic intoxication threatened teenagers with a knife. An indifferent passerby prevented him before the police arrived.
The Kherson City Court sentenced a former colony inspector to 8 years for collaborating with the Russians. The woman worked for the occupation administration and went into hiding after the region's liberation.
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the Kremlin "never aimed to occupy the territories of Ukraine," but is trying to "protect Russians. "
Russian military attacked Bilozerka with a drone around 4:30 PM. A 32-year-old man sustained a mine-blast injury and is undergoing examination.
Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, reported a missile attack on the Dnipro district. One person is preliminarily known to have died.
Russian troops shelled the center of Kherson with artillery around 08:00. Two men, 52 and 40 years old, sustained blast injuries and contusion.
The number of Russian attacks on Ukrainian emergency services tripled in July 2025, reaching 16 incidents. Deliberate "double tap" attacks on fire and medical vehicles violate the Geneva Convention.
Massive attacks by the Russian army in Kherson Oblast on August 14 led to the death of a 70-year-old woman and injuries to three people. The prosecutor's office has launched a pre-trial investigation into war crimes.
The first thousand FPV drones, ordered through the DOT-Chain Defence system, have already been delivered to the military in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Kherson directions. 12 brigades placed 43 orders for almost 7,000 drones with a total value of over UAH 245 million.
Russian military attacked an educational institution in Kherson, damaging the building. Also, an occupier's drone wounded a 26-year-old girl in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson.
Ukrainian military personnel are stabilizing the situation in the north and moving to counter-offensive actions. AFU officer Andriy Tkachuk stated that there is no physical threat to Kherson.
Russian military struck a residential building in the village of Dudchany, Kherson region. The facade, roof, and windows were damaged.
An enemy kamikaze drone hit a regular bus near Kherson. Two people died, sixteen were injured.
Russian military personnel repeatedly attacked a minibus in the Kherson suburbs, injuring three police officers. This happened after a deadly strike that claimed the lives of two civilians and wounded sixteen.
Two people died in the suburbs of Kherson as a result of a drone attack on a shuttle bus. Sixteen civilians were injured and hospitalized, two of them in serious condition.
On August 9, 2025, Russian troops attacked a shuttle bus in the Kherson suburbs with a drone. Two civilians were killed, six people received injuries of varying severity.
1411 people, including 56 children, have been evacuated from the Korabel microdistrict in Kherson after Russian airstrikes. Authorities urge residents to temporarily leave and provide assistance with housing and documents.
Since the beginning of 2025, 89 adults and one child have died, and 893 people, including 14 children, have been injured in the Kherson region as a result of Russian drone attacks. Over the past day, four victims have sustained mine-blast injuries.
In 2025, Ukraine's new build market is recovering unevenly: western and central regions show growth, while frontline areas are stagnating. The expert advises investing in undervalued Kyiv and Odesa, as well as in Volyn and Ternopil regions.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced the implementation of the DELTA combat digital ecosystem at all levels of the Defense Forces. The system allows seeing the battlefield in real time and exchanging information, supporting the destruction of over 2000 enemy targets daily.
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.
