On the night of August 8, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 108 aerial assault weapons. 82 aerial targets were neutralized, including 79 "Shaheds".
On the night of August 8, Kharkiv was attacked by an enemy Shahed drone. A fire broke out at a civilian enterprise in the Saltivskyi district.
In July 2025, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine approved for operation over 40 new unmanned aerial systems, all of Ukrainian production. Most of them are FPV drones, used for reconnaissance, targeting, and strikes.
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.
This airfield is used for launching Iranian Shahed drones against Ukraine.
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.
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.
President Zelenskyy reacted to Russia's night attack with ballistic missiles and "Shaheds". One person died in Lozova, 10 were injured, including children.
Russian occupiers attacked settlements in the Kharkiv region 6 times, resulting in 10 people being injured, including 2 children. Three people died: a 55-year-old man in Lozova and two adults in the village of Lyman.
On the night of August 5, the enemy attacked with 46 Shahed-type UAVs and an Iskander-M ballistic missile. Defense forces shot down 29 enemy UAVs and decoy drones.
The State Aviation Service of Ukraine granted the right to accompany the repair of Mi-8 combat helicopters to AAL Group Ltd from the UAE, which is associated with the Russian defense concern. This decision raises concerns about national security and access to sensitive information.
Expert Vitaliy Begma said that Russians are adding a flammable mixture to "Shaheds" to intensify fires. Ukraine has learned to combat these drones, which are not as dangerous as ballistic missiles.
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.
In Odesa, a theater, residential buildings, and business facilities were damaged as a result of a night attack by the Russian Federation. The radio market was also affected, where dozens of pavilions were destroyed and damaged by fire.
Russia is actively re-equipping Donetsk airport for launching attack drones. This will allow it to reduce the reaction time of Ukrainian air defense and increase the number of attacks.
On the night of August 3, Russia attacked Ukraine with 83 aerial assault weapons. Defense forces shot down 60 "Shaheds" and one "Iskander-M" missile.
Russian troops attacked Kostiantynivka with FAB-250 aerial bombs, damaging an educational institution and a municipal enterprise. In Sloviansk, a UAV strike damaged a hotel and residential buildings, injuring a 75-year-old woman.
SBU drones hit Russian military facilities: the Primorsko-Akhtarsk airfield with Shahed storage sites and the Elektropribor plant in Penza, which manufactures equipment for the military-industrial complex. The strikes resulted in fires and smoke.
Tonight, explosions were heard in several Russian regions and in occupied Crimea; oil refineries in Ryazan, Samara, an oil depot in Feodosia, factories in Penza, and airfields were attacked. This occurred amid reports of a massive drone attack.
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.
Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak discussed with his Japanese counterpart Masataka Okano Russia's military cooperation with North Korea. The parties agreed on regular information exchange and coordination of positions in the field of defense technologies.
In Kyiv, pets, including a cat, parrots, a rabbit, and a dog, were rescued from a house destroyed by a Russian attack on July 31. SES rescuers found the animals on different levels of the building; some were frightened but alive.
A drone that flew in from Belarus was found at the Gaižiūnai training ground in Lithuania. According to preliminary data, it resembles a Russian Shahed-type drone.
During July 2025, Ukrainian air defense shot down 6262 enemy air targets, including 117 missiles and 2990 attack UAVs. Aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 790 sorties, destroying 1012 air targets.
HUR employees identified and published data of a representative of the separate drone aviation brigade GROM "Kaskad". The corresponding brigade launches "Shahed" type drones on the territory of Ukraine and strikes civilian and humanitarian infrastructure, terrorizing the civilian population.
President Zelenskyy stated that in July, Russia used over 3,800 "Shaheds", almost 260 missiles, and over 5,100 KABs against Ukraine. He emphasized the need for additional pressure and sanctions against Moscow.
Russian occupiers shelled Kramatorsk on July 31, the city center was hit.
As a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv, the number of victims has increased to 88 people. Seven people died: five in the Sviatoshynskyi district and two in the Solomianskyi district.
In Kyiv, two SES helicopters are involved in extinguishing large areas of fires in districts affected by Russian shelling. This happened after a double attack on the night of July 31.
