A fighter from the "Ghost" unit eliminated two occupiers from a distance of 4000 meters using an "Alligator" rifle. This updated the previous record, which also belonged to a Ukrainian sniper.
The 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Kholodnyi Yar" liberated Hruzke and Vesele near Dobropillia. The uniqueness of the operation was the use of combat robots that shot the enemy at close range.
The UK Ministry of Defense predicts that it will take Russia more than 4. 4 years to fully capture four Ukrainian regions. During this time, Russia could lose up to 2 million troops.
More than a third of the battles on the front took place in the Pokrovsk direction, where 172 occupiers and 106 drones were neutralized. In total, 97 combat engagements, 2 missile and 77 air strikes were recorded during the day.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported increased pressure on Russian occupiers in the Pokrovsk and Dobropillia directions. The Staff meeting discussed strengthening defense and financing Ukraine's security sector.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Ukrainian military stopped the enemy's advance and cleared seven settlements. The enemy suffered significant losses in manpower and equipment.
Over the past day, 65 combat engagements took place at the front, 29 of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The Defense Forces repelled 24 enemy attacks, 5 battles are ongoing.
Over 100,000 Russian troops are concentrated in the Pokrovsk direction, despite significant losses. The enemy continues to transfer manpower from the Novopavlivka direction, which indicates the importance of this region for the Russians.
President Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Staff, where they discussed the situation at the front, the development of a contract army, and defense financing for 2025-2026. The successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pokrovsk and Dobropillia directions, as well as the strengthening of positions in the Zaporizhzhia region, were noted.
President Zelenskyy emphasized the need for real steps from Russia to end the war. He stressed Ukraine's readiness to respond to threats and inform partners about the situation at the front.
The head of the Russian General Staff prepared a map of Donetsk region with non-existent "paths of sabotage and reconnaissance group advancement. " This is intended to create the impression of "control" over the front and alleged readiness for a rapid offensive.
The General Staff reported 105 combat engagements at the front. Russian troops carried out 60 airstrikes, dropped 110 guided bombs, and used 1673 kamikaze drones.
Andriy Biletsky told The Times about the successes. His fighters have effectively stopped the enemy's advance in the Lyman direction, where Ukraine previously lost 60 km² per month.
In the Donetsk region, 2845 enemy strikes and 21 shellings of settlements were recorded per day. Three dead, three wounded, 25 civilian objects damaged.
Small Russian assault groups infiltrated through the first line of Ukrainian defense near Dobropillia. An operation to push them out and destroy them, involving reserves, is currently underway.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 165 combat engagements over the day, with more than a quarter of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy launched two missile strikes, 89 air strikes, and 5120 shellings.
The Russian side demands that Ukraine cede strategically important unoccupied territory in Donetsk Oblast. This will allow Russia to gain more advantageous positions for a future offensive on Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts.
Information about a breakthrough of Russian troops in Eastern Ukraine is unreliable. The enemy uses the tactic of infiltration by small groups, which does not mean the capture of territories.
The fiercest battles continue in the Dobropillia and Pokrovsk directions. Russian troops are trying to break through in small groups, but Ukrainian defenders quickly destroy them.
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 troops have launched a full-scale offensive in the Dobropillia direction, penetrating the AFU's defense and forming a "gray zone. " The situation in the Pokrovsk direction remains very difficult, with the enemy fighting for Rodynske.
Since the beginning of August 9, 118 combat engagements have taken place at the front. The occupiers launched two missile strikes, 56 air strikes, and used 1670 kamikaze drones.
Russian troops likely seized about 500-550 sq. km of Ukrainian territory in July 2025, continuing their offensive in the Donetsk region. At the same time, losses and Ukrainian counterattacks likely thwarted Russia's plans to create a buffer zone in the Sumy region.
Russian troops have significantly increased the use of drones and artillery strikes. The National Guard is preparing for autumn changes in conditions at the front.
The SBU exposed and detained a 34-year-old electrician from Myrnohrad who was transmitting data about Ukrainian military personnel near Pokrovsk to the Russians. His information could have helped the occupiers in their offensive on the city, but the SBU timely stopped the agent, preventing the use of the data for strikes.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that the information about the encirclement of Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk is not true. Russian troops are trying to cut off logistics, but are not succeeding.
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, 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.
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 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.
