Melitopol
The SBU detained in Kyiv a resident of the occupied city of Melitopol who, on the FSB’s orders, was preparing an assassination attempt on a Russian opposition figure. She faces life imprisonment.
ATESH stated that Russian commanders in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region are casting ballots on behalf of fallen servicemen. The goal is to secure votes for "United Russia."
The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration and former mayor of Melitopol will head the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine. Serhii Sukhomlyn, who had previously been mayor of Zhytomyr, was dismissed from this position at his own request.
In Mykolaiv region, the police and the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center detained a driver from the Kherson Red Cross unit who was evacuating civilians. Evacuation trips have been temporarily suspended, and the police have launched an internal investigation.
The remains of Yevhen Konovalets, the founder of the OUN, were returned to Ukraine after being exhumed in Rotterdam. They will be temporarily reburied at the National Military Memorial Cemetery and, in the future, transferred to the Pantheon of Heroes.
On the evening of August 12 and during the night of August 13, explosions were heard in the occupied cities of Sevastopol, Berdiansk, Melitopol, Henichesk, Donetsk, and Mariupol, after which large-scale disruptions to electricity supplies began. The partisan movement “ATESH” reported a fire in the area of the Balaklava Thermal Power Plant and a complete blackout in Mariupol.
On the night of August 7, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck an early-warning radar near Olenivka and a storage and preparation site for attack UAVs in Hvardiiske, Crimea. The destruction of two ground-based UAV control repeaters was also confirmed.
SBS Commander Robert Brovdi reported that 13 energy hubs in the occupied territories were struck on August 4–5. The total number since the beginning of the operation has reached 201 hubs.
Explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied cities, followed by power and internet outages. This was reported by the partisan movement "ATESH".
The ATESH partisan movement reported massive power outages in occupied Berdyansk, Melitopol and Henichesk. A complete blackout occurred in Berdyansk, and water supply also disappeared.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, on the night of July 22, explosions were heard in Yalta, Alushta, Feodosia and other cities. A fire broke out near an electrical substation in Yalta, and part of the city lost power.
On June 18-19, units of the Defense Forces struck railway bridges near Rozdolne and Vladyslavivka in Crimea. The objects were used by the enemy for military transportation.
On the night of June 19, explosions were heard in occupied Crimea, Melitopol, and Mariupol amid a drone attack. Fires and the activity of Russian fire teams are reported.
The Phalanx Center is destroying enemy logistics using cyber intelligence and drones. Commander Dmytro Filatov stated that a complete blockade of the highway to Crimea is a realistic goal.
In Melitopol, the occupiers are campaigning for people to join the ranks of the Russian army through advertisements for drone units. People are promised high payments and safe service.
Following explosions on June 9, power went out in Melitopol, Tokmak, and Henichesk. The ATESH movement reports a lack of mobile communication and internet in the occupied territories.
The Russian command has banned the movement of military trucks on the Mariupol-Simferopol highway due to strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In two weeks, cargo traffic there has decreased by 71%.
SOF fighters control the Melitopol-Chongar route and are destroying enemy equipment. The logistics of supplying fuel and weapons to Crimea have already been significantly complicated.
Occupiers have banned passenger transportation on highways to Crimea and in the Luhansk region. Movement was restricted due to Ukrainian drone strikes on military logistics.
The AFU struck a Svetlyak-class ship, a gunpowder factory, and an oil terminal in St. Petersburg. Destruction of storage tanks and a strike on the Progress plant have been confirmed.
Explosions rang out near military airfields and oil depots in occupied Crimea. Reports indicate a massive drone attack and a strike on a military unit.
In Melitopol, the occupiers held a seminar where they taught schoolchildren to consider Ukrainian media as extremist. Under the guise of "information security," children's access to alternative sources of information is effectively being restricted.
Intelligence officers have established fire control over the highway between Berdyansk and Dzhankoi. HUR drone operators are destroying Russian fuel tankers and trucks.
The ATESH movement recorded explosions in Donetsk and Mariupol during a drone attack. Power outages occurred in several cities due to strikes on energy infrastructure.
ATESH partisans reported a massive UAV attack on occupied cities on the night of May 28. Explosions were recorded in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Mariupol.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, occupiers are seizing hunting weapons from civilians to combat drones. Owners are threatened with criminal cases in case of refusal.
Defense Forces struck oil refineries in Tuapse and Perm, damaging an AVT-4 unit. A Buk-M3 air defense system and enemy ammunition depots were also destroyed.
On the night of May 1, an oil refinery and a marine terminal in Tuapse, Russia, came under attack. Additionally, an ammunition depot was hit in temporarily occupied Melitopol.
In Melitopol and the surrounding area, power went out after a series of explosions and a fire at a substation. The occupied city is completely without power due to a successful drone attack.
Russian officers are writing off modern weapons as combat losses for sale on the black market. Ordinary occupiers are given old AK-74s, which constantly jam in battle.