Massive drone strikes caused damage to military facilities and infrastructure in the Krasnodar Krai and temporarily occupied Crimea. Fires were reported at a military unit and an oil refinery, and trains were halted due to damage to the railway network.
On the night of August 7, Ukraine repelled an attack of 112 Shahed-type UAVs and imitators, neutralizing 89 enemy targets. 23 drones were recorded hitting 11 locations.
In occupied Crimea, chemicals are evaporating at the "Titan" plant due to the heat. The occupying "authorities" announced that measures were being taken, but did not specify the danger to workers.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 45 Shahed-type attack UAVs and decoy drones. Air defense forces destroyed 36 enemy targets, with 9 UAVs hitting three locations.
Russians use captured museums for propaganda, opening exhibitions dedicated to Russian Airborne Forces militants. This is a tool for distorting history and displacing Ukrainian identity.
Russians destroyed the tourism industry in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Now they are trying to restore it by driving Russian state employees into empty sanatoriums, which are also used to accommodate militants.
The crisis in the Russian real estate market and the curtailment of preferential mortgages make construction unprofitable. This directly affects the "restoration" of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, where instead of new housing, only facades for TV cameras remain.
Russia has lifted the moratorium on intermediate- and short-range missiles, which is a formality. Iskanders have already been deployed in Crimea since 2019, when the US withdrew from the treaty due to Russia's violations.
In the village of Rudkivtsi, another Lenin monument was demolished, but the statement about its "last" status in the controlled territory is false. Monuments to the "leader" remain in the occupied territories of Ukraine, particularly in Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
SBU drones attacked the Saki military airfield in Crimea. A Su-30SM aircraft was destroyed, another one and three Su-24s were damaged, and an aviation weapons depot was hit.
On the night of August 4, Ukraine was attacked by 162 UAVs and an Kh-47 M2 "Kinzhal" missile. Air defense forces shot down 161 enemy targets, one hit was recorded.
On the night of August 4, explosions occurred in several Russian cities, including Voronezh and Frolovo. Russian air defense claimed to have destroyed 11 drones; the Arched railway station was also attacked.
On August 4, short-term rains are expected in Ukraine, except for the center, south, and Crimea. The air temperature will range from +26 to +33 degrees.
Ukraine is increasing its own weapons production, including missiles, due to the changing US stance. Production has increased eightfold, and 3,000 cruise missiles and drones are planned for production in 2025.
On the night of August 3, a number of Russian cities, including Voronezh and Sochi, were attacked by unknown drones. An oil depot caught fire in Sochi, and the airport suspended operations.
On the night of August 2, Russia attacked Ukraine with 53 drones, including 8 jet-powered ones. Air defense forces neutralized 45 targets, including all jet-powered UAVs.
On the night of August 2, explosions rocked the Russian cities of Penza and Novokuibyshevsk in Samara Oblast. Eyewitnesses report a drone attack and a fire at an oil refinery.
On the night of August 2, a number of Russian cities and occupied Crimea were subjected to attacks by unknown drones. At least 4 explosions were heard in Lipetsk, and eyewitnesses heard 5-6 explosions in Ryazan.
60-year-old actor Maxim Glotov, a native of Odesa, was found dead in his Moscow apartment on August 1. He had stopped responding to calls a few days prior.
Russian occupiers are massively shutting down mobile communication and internet in temporarily occupied Crimea. This is being done to create an information ghetto and complete isolation of Ukrainians.
Russian "archaeologists" are illegally conducting excavations in occupied Crimea, stealing artifacts and falsifying history. Similar "expeditions" are being prepared in Kherson Oblast with the aim of appropriating Ukraine's past.
Documents have been found in the archives of the German Foreign Ministry confirming Putin's territorial claims to Crimea, eastern Ukraine, and Kazakhstan as early as 1994. The former German Consul General in St. Petersburg reported that Putin stated these territories belonged to Russia.
US President Donald Trump stated that strained relations with Putin and Netanyahu prevent him from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. He is disappointed by the actions of both leaders regarding the continuation of wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR) gained access to the servers of the "Crimean government," discovering thousands of documents regarding the forced displacement of Ukrainian children. The information has been handed over to law enforcement agencies for the return of the children and the punishment of those responsible.
On the night of July 30, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 78 attack UAVs. Defense forces shot down 51 enemy drones in the north and east of the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned the illegal visit of the ambassadors of Burundi, Guinea, and Chad to temporarily occupied Crimea, calling it a serious violation of international law. Ukraine reserves the right to take responsive measures and initiate the inclusion of the mentioned individuals in sanctions lists.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine released archival footage of the first use of FPV drones from boats during a raid on occupied Crimea in the autumn of 2024. Soldiers of the "Raven Group" unit used drones on September 11, 2024, suppressing enemy firing positions on the "Petro Hodovanets" platform.
On the night of July 29, the enemy attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M missiles and 37 Shahed-type attack UAVs. Air defense forces destroyed 32 enemy drones in the north and east of the country.
On the night of July 29, drones attacked the railway in Salsk, Rostov Oblast, which serves as a logistics hub for transferring resources to the front. This could slow down the actions of the Russian army.
Russians in Crimea continue to claim the safety of seawater, although reality indicates pollution with fuel oil and feces. At the same time, only 4.5% of water samples, according to the occupation "Rospotrebnadzor", do not meet the standards.
