Russian troops conducted over 130 attacks in the Luhansk region, mostly with artillery and drones.
Parliament passed a resolution to rename 327 settlements with Russian and Soviet names. The names of 10 cities, numerous towns and villages in different regions of Ukraine were changed.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a resolution to rename 327 settlements in Ukraine. Among the changes: Druzhba became Khutir-Mykhailivskyi, Novomoskovsk became Samar, and Chervonohrad became Sheptytskyi.
The Brovary community in Kyiv region actively promotes the employment of internally displaced persons. Local authorities provide assistance with job search, housing and adaptation of displaced children in schools and kindergartens.
Russian troops shelled Nevske with rocket artillery. In the occupied territories, teachers are being forced to campaign for contracts with the Russian army, and state employees are being forced to obtain Russian passports.
Veterans will take part in the inclusive Kordon Race obstacle course race.
Firefighting continues in the Liman region, where 550 hectares of forest have been destroyed. 111 rescuers and 26 vehicles from four regions are involved in extinguishing the fire, which is spreading rapidly due to wind and drought.
Russian troops shelled de-occupied villages in the Luhansk region. The network of cultural institutions is being reduced in the occupied territories due to lack of funding, and summer cottages are being “nationalized” in Sievierodonetsk.
On the night of August 18, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine struck an oil depot in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation that supplied Russian occupation forces. The attack was carried out by Ukrainian-made kamikaze drones, causing explosions and a fire.
Residents of occupied Sievierodonetsk collect old school textbooks in Voronezh. The city was not included in the program to provide schools with Russian textbooks, so local teachers turned to their Russian colleagues for help.
In occupied Lysychansk, electricity bills are issued taking into account the debt before the occupation. Residents are threatened with power cuts if they do not pay their debts.
Brovary is creating a comprehensive program to support internally displaced persons. The main areas include employment, housing, and leisure activities for IDPs, especially the elderly.
Occupants sent 11 children from Kadiyivka to a defense and sports camp in Russia. The enemy used more than 100 drones near the frontline villages of Luhansk region.
The invaders take schoolchildren from the occupied Luhansk region to the Novosibirsk region of the Russian Federation for military training. Starting in 2025, it is planned to allocate funds to expand this program for 6 years.
Over the last day, 65 combat engagements were registered. The most intense fighting was in the Pokrovske and Lyman sectors, where the enemy made 26 and 13 attacks respectively. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back the onslaught and repelling most of the attacks.
A 63-year-old woman was evacuated from Nevskoye, and two houses burned down there. In the occupied territories, starting January 1, 2025, those without a Russian passport are threatened with a ban on medical care and higher taxes.
Judge Natalia Sharko, suspected of high treason, was fired for collaborating with the occupiers. Until April 2023, she received UAH 1.383 million in salary from the Ukrainian budget while working for the occupation administration.
Russian occupants are shelling Makiivka and other villages in Luhansk region. In the occupied territories, refugees are being evicted from frontline areas and salaries are being delayed at enterprises.
Russian troops shelled Nevske and Makiivka in Luhansk region with drones and artillery.
The reintegration mine helped return the girl's mother and brother from the temporarily occupied Luhansk region to the territory controlled by Ukraine. The family was reunited after two years of separation thanks to the cooperation of the ministry and public organizations.
The head of the Luhansk RMA reported large-scale forest fires in the occupied territory. The invaders do not have the resources to extinguish it.
Occupants are transferring new units from Luhansk region to the Vovchansk direction of Kharkiv region. Among them are units of the 22nd motorized rifle battalion and the 'Alexander Nevsky' volunteer brigade.
The SBU and the Defense Forces have cleared the enemy's Morozovsk airfield in the Rostov region of Russia of air defense, aviation and KABs as a result of a drone attack.
Kirill Budanov, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, said that russia's maximum goal is to gain control of Ukraine, while the minimum goal is to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
In the occupied Lysychansk, bus service has been suspended since August 1 due to the lack of fuel and lubricants. The occupiers are forced to save money on the so-called 'LPR' because of the fuel shortage in Russia.
In the cities of the occupied Luhansk region, water is supplied only for a few hours a day. Residents do not have enough water for their household needs, while the subscription fee is maintained.
The Russians called sending children from the occupied Bilovodsk to a military camp “patronage”. In Alchevsk, spontaneous landfills are forming due to the failure to remove garbage, and the occupation authorities are not responding.
In Novoshakhtynsk, a military KamAZ truck with the letter V collided with a civilian car. A 6-year-old boy and his mother were killed, and three other victims were seriously injured.
Checks of men at checkpoints in the occupied territories of Luhansk region have been intensified. In Sievierodonetsk, people can be detained for attempting to film.
A 47-year-old Georgian soldier, Bondo Gagnidze, was fatally wounded during a Russian assault in Luhansk region. He became the 69th Georgian soldier to die in the war in Ukraine.
