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12 August 2023
Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi showed how the Ukrainian military - aerial reconnaissance of the 80th separate Air Assault Brigade and a firing unit of the 45th separate artillery brigade - destroyed enemy positions in Klishchiivka in the Bakhmut direction with the help of M777 howitzer.
The village of Urzuf near Mariupol was closed for entry and exit due to a shootout that took place on August 11. At least three civilians were injured.
Training dedicated to detection and removal of explosive objects from the bottom of water bodies using special drones was conducted in Kherson region.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to go on the offensive in Melitopol and Berdiansk directions, Ukrainian defenders achieved partial success in the area of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia region.
Russian troops shelled Nikopol. Fifteen houses were destroyed.
Ukrainian air defense forces have already shot down 13 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles, more than 20 Iskander cruise missiles, and S-400 missiles with which Russia is shelling the territory of Ukraine.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin have discussed the urgent needs of the Ukrainian army at a meeting in Kyiv.
A smokescreen was created on the Crimean Bridge following two explosions that rang out earlier.
As part of a working trip to Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with soldiers of the 92nd separate Territorial Defense Battalion that were defending positions near the city of Bakhmut.
Two men were injured as the Russian army shelled Kherson region.
Units of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 43 Russian soldiers and downed 19 enemy quadcopters on August 11.
Three people were injured in the enemy shelling of Kherson region on Saturday, August 12.
Two explosions were heard in the Crimea Bridge area.
Serhiy Cherevaty, the spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has stated that the Russians try to escalate the situation and seize the initiative in Kupyansk direction.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, European allies have delivered Ukraine almost 224,000 artillery rounds and 2,300 missiles.
Over the past day, the Russian army launched 67 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region.
Counterintelligence agents of the Security Service of Ukraine destroyed a Terminator-2 Russian tank support combat vehicle and a tank with kamikaze drones.
The Russian army attacked Kryvyi Rih with a ballistic missile. No casualties have been reported.
On Saturday morning, a law enforcement officer was killed and 12 people were injured in an enemy attack on Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region.
In Donetsk region, two residents were killed and one was injured as a result of shelling by the Russian army on Friday, August 11.
The Russian Federation has likely redeployed units of its airborne forces from Kherson region to Orikhiv sector of Zaporizhzhia region, where fierce battles are taking place.
A 73-year-old woman was killed as a result of shelling by the Russian military in Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region.
One civilian was killed and ten more were injured in Russian shelling of Kherson region on August 11.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 253,290 Russian invaders in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to August 12, 2023, including 510 invaders in the past day alone.
The air defense units destroyed three Shahed drones in Zaporizhzhia region.
The air defense system allegedly worked in occupied Crimea. Later, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported an attack with 20 drones.
Over the past 24 hours, more than 30 combat engagements between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Russian invaders took place in various directions.
Russian prisoners of war are held in Ukraine in accordance with the requirements of the Geneva Convention. They can send and receive letters from their relatives, jobs have been created for them.
In the temporarily captured territories of Ukraine, the Russian invaders continue to re-equip civilian infrastructure to increase repression against the population and hide their criminal activities.
About 1,000 defenders of Mariupol have been in Russian captivity for 14 months and they still need to be returned to Ukraine.