Zelensky: Ukrainian forces control 74 settlements in Kursk region
Seventy-four settlements in Russia's Kursk region are under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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13 August 2024
One wounded as Russians attack Nikopol district with Grad rocket launchers, heavy artillery
The Russian army attacked the Nikopol district in the Dnipropetrovsk region with Grad multiple rocket launchers and heavy artillery on Tuesday, August 13, wounding a 33-year-old man.
Russia may be preparing provocation with chemical weapons – Center for Countering Disinformation
The Russians may be preparing a provocation with chemical weapons, because right now they are spreading information about the alleged use of such weapons by Ukraine.
Latvia handing over 500 drones to Ukraine
Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds has announced the transfer of 500 drones to Ukraine.
Ending war requires Russia to pull from Ukraine: Shapps on Ukraine’s raid in Kursk region
British Defense Minister Grant Shapps commented on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's statements about Ukraine's attacks on Kursk region, reminding that Russia has captured much more territory and that Russia itself can end this war.
Ukraine has no intention to capture Kursk region, only seeking to protect own people from attacks - MFA
The purpose of the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ raid in Russia’s Kursk region is not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Ukraine’s actions are absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces do not violate international humanitarian law.
Increased Russian aircraft activity recorded in Pokrovsk, Toretsk sectors
The increased Russian aircraft activity has been recorded in the Pokrovsk and Toretsk sectors.
Zelensky thanks soldiers for precision: 30 Shahed UAVs destroyed overnight
President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Ukrainian defenders for countering enemy UAVs.
1,505 children injured in Ukraine since Russian invasion
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, 1,505 children in Ukraine have been injured as a result of Russian aggression.
Movement of citizens in 20-km border area restricted in Sumy region
The Ukrainian military command has imposed restrictions on the movement of all categories of citizens in the twenty-kilometer border zone of the Sumy region.
Ukraine returns six children from temporarily occupied territories - Lubinets
Six Ukrainian children have returned from Russian occupation to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
Five wounded as invaders shell three villages in Kherson region this morning
Russian troops shelled the villages of Zymivnyk, Sadove and Tiahynka in the Kherson region early on August 13, wounding five civilians, including a foreigner.
Putin shifting responsibility for developments in Kursk region onto other officials - ISW
Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to portray himself as an effective and knowledgeable manager of the situation along the Ukrainian-Russian border and to shift responsibility for ongoing challenges in responding to the Ukrainian incursion in the area onto other Russian military and government officials.
War update: 134 combat clashes on front lines, 52 assaults repelled on Pokrovsk axis
As many as 134 combat clashes occurred on the front lines in Ukraine on August 12, with Russian forces advancing most actively in the Pokrovsk sector.
Four civilians killed, four injured in Russian attacks on Donetsk region in past day
The Russian military killed four residents of the Donetsk region and left the same number injured on Monday, August 12.
Russian missile attack targets Sumy infrastructure
Russian invaders launched a missile attack and an airstrike on infrastructure facilities in the city of Sumy overnight Tuesday.
Russia’s war casualties in Ukraine up by 1,160 in past 24 hours
Since the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russia’s armed forces have seen an estimated 593,160 soldiers and officers killed or wounded in action in Ukraine, including 1,160 in the past day alone.
Ukraine downs 30 Russian attack drones overnight Tue
In the early hours of Tuesday, August 13, Ukraine’s Defense Forces intercepted 30 of the 38 Shahed-type kamikaze drones launched by Russia.
Border guards down Russian Lancet near Vovchansk
In the Vovchansk axis, air defense operators with the border guards’ Hart Brigade intercepted an incoming Russian killer drone of the Lancet type.
Russia attacks civil infrastructure in Chernihiv region
The latest Russian strike on Chernihiv region targeted civil infrastructure sites.
Invaders moving military equipment from Crimea toward Kherson region - social media
Russian invaders are transferring a large amount of military equipment from Crimea in the direction of the administrative border with the Kherson region.
Public transport in Mariupol in critical state - National Resistance Center
In the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, 90% of buses are in poor technical condition, according to the National Resistance Center.
12 August 2024
President Zelensky: We need permits from our partners to use long-range weapons
Ukraine needs appropriate permits from international partners for the use of long-range weapons.
Graham, Blumenthal in Kyiv: White House should lift restrictions on strikes deep into Russia
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal from the Democratic Party and Lindsey Graham from the Republican Party have called on the White House to lift all restrictions on Ukraine's use of U.S.-made weapons for strikes deep inside Russia.
Casualties reported as invaders shell Toretsk, Kostiantynivka
Russian forces have struck Toretsk and Kostiantynivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, killing two people and leaving one wounded.
Senator Graham calls Ukraine's cross-border operation into Kursk region 'bold' and 'brilliant'
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham from the Republican Party believes that Ukraine's operation in Russia's Kursk region is "bold, brilliant and beautiful."
One more civilian injured in Russian shelling of Kherson
One more civilian has been injured in a Russian attack on Kherson.
Zelensky: Kursk disaster was a symbolic beginning of Putin's rule and now Kursk is the end for him
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia brought war to other countries and now the war is coming home.
Zelensky chairs Supreme CinC Staff meeting
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, where he heard a report from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, on the ongoing raid in Kursk region.
Invasion cost for Russia up to $211B - British Ministry of Defense
Russia has likely already spent up to $211 billion to directly finance the illegal invasion of Ukraine.