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On the morning of August 12, the water level in the Danube was 182 cm, below the 185 cm required for the nuclear power plant to operate. The controlled shutdown of Unit 2 will begin on Thursday at 7:00.
At night, Russian forces launched a massive attack on Kherson with 15 Shahed drones. Two people were killed and two others injured as a result of the strikes, residential buildings and a unit of the State Emergency Service were damaged.
On the night of August 12, Russia launched missiles and 138 drones at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 112 UAVs; hits were recorded at 16 locations.
Russia attacked Ukraine again with North Korean ballistic missiles; six people were killed in Zaporizhzhia. Zelenskyy called on the world to increase pressure on the Russian Federation to protect against aggression.
At night, russia struck Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia with "Zircon" and "Iskander-M" missiles, as well as Ukraine with 120 drones. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 98 UAVs; hits were recorded at 21 locations.
Russia attacked Ukraine with an Kh-59/69 missile and 129 drones, including three "Banderols. " Air defense forces shot down 92 UAVs and 3 "Banderols", and the missile did not reach its targets.
Fragments of a combat drone were found near the settlement of Crocmaz in Moldova after a powerful explosion. No one was injured as a result of the object's fall and the fire.
Russian forces attacked Odesa region with missiles and 202 drones overnight. The Defense Forces shot down 174 UAVs and 5 loitering munitions.
A drone of an undetermined type exploded in Bulgaria near the border with Romania. There were no casualties or damage, and an investigation is underway.
On the night of August 8, Russian forces launched six ballistic and surface-to-air missiles, as well as 151 attack drones, at Ukraine. The Defense Forces shot down or suppressed 135 drones; missile strikes and 13 UAVs hitting their targets were recorded.
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.
During the night of August 7, Russia attacked Ukraine with 147 strike UAVs. Air defenses shot down or suppressed 114 drones; hits by 29 UAVs were recorded.
Explosions rang out overnight at the Hvardiiske airfield in Crimea, after which a fire broke out. A fuel and lubricants depot was reportedly hit.
At night, Russia launched four missiles and 101 drones, of which 66 were shot down or suppressed. One Oniks missile and 29 drones were recorded as hitting their targets; the remaining missiles did not reach their targets.
The U. S. Army has launched the NGCM project to develop a new surface-to-air missile to combat Shahed-type drones. The missile's cost could make its use economically unviable.
Fragments of a Geran-2 drone were found in Moldova's Cahul District. They were sent for examination, and the police continue the investigation.
On the night of August 5, Russia attacked Ukraine with 28 missiles, including 24 ballistic missiles and 4 "Tsirkons", and 115 drones. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 98 unmanned aerial vehicles; missile strikes were recorded at 26 locations.
On the night of August 4, Russia launched one ballistic missile and 136 drones at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 117 enemy UAVs.
On the night of August 3, Russia attacked Ukraine with 181 drones. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 163 drones, with 14 UAVs hitting 13 locations.
As a result of a Russian strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv on August 2, one person was killed. The fire has been contained, and a sweep of the area is ongoing.
After the conflict in the White House in February 2025, relations between the presidents warmed. Ukraine provided expert assistance to the US and Persian Gulf countries in combating Iranian drones.
On the night of August 1, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 35 missiles and 185 UAVs, the main strike hit the Kyiv region. As of 09:30, 156 targets were shot down, missile and drone impacts were recorded at 21 locations.
Russia launched 255 drones, of which 195 were shot down or suppressed. The attack continues, there are still enemy UAVs in the air.
At night and in the morning of July 29-30, Russians attacked Mykolaiv region with drones. Port infrastructure, warehouses and residential buildings were damaged, no casualties.
On the night of July 30, Russian troops launched ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Vinnytsia region. A fire broke out in the Sviatoshyn district of Kyiv, and a hit in a residential area was recorded near Kryvyi Rih.
On the night of July 29, Russia launched 80 attack UAVs against Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 65 drones, with 14 UAVs hitting 10 locations.
On the evening of July 28, Russians shelled the residential sector of Mykolaiv, a woman was injured and a private house was damaged. As a result of the combined attack, an industrial enterprise and residential buildings were damaged.
On the night of July 28, Russia launched 131 drones at Ukraine, of which 107 were shot down or suppressed. Hits of 16 strike UAVs were recorded at 9 locations.
The GUR has established that the strike on the ATB supermarket in Chernihiv on July 26 was carried out by servicemen of combat group No. 3 of the Russian brigade "GROM kaskad". Two people were killed, including a 9-year-old girl, and 25 were injured.
Russian troops struck Kharkiv, Balakliia and Sumy. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed, seven others were injured.