Zelensky sacks chiefs of three SBU regional offices
President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the heads of the Security Service (SBU) offices – in Ternopil and Lviv regions, as well as the one for Kyiv and Kyiv region.
15 August 2022
President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the heads of the Security Service (SBU) offices – in Ternopil and Lviv regions, as well as the one for Kyiv and Kyiv region.
14 August 2022
The invaders went for assault attempts near Spirne and Ivano-Daryivka, which resulted in Russian losses and their eventual retreat. Also, Ukrainian troops inflicted fire damage on and neutralized an enemy reconnaissance group in the direction of Soledar.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians has received a state-of-the-art DJI Matrice 300 reconnaissance drone as part of the Army of Drones project.
Over the past day, the strike aircraft of the Air Force launched up to ten group strikes and destroyed about fifteen Russian armored vehicles and dozens of invaders.
Ukrainian soldiers in the area of Dolyna repelled a Russian assault in the Sloviansk direction – an enemy attempt the General Staff referred to as “senseless.”
Ukrainian defenders eliminated 15 invaders and destroyed five units of enemy equipment, as well as two ammunition depots in the Southern operational zone.
13 August 2022
Ukrainian forces strike Russian positions in occupied Nova Kakhovka
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have struck Russian positions in occupied Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region, with a black plume of smoke observed rising above the city.
Russian troops attempted to advance in the Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Novopavlivka and Pivdennyi Buh directions, but were repulsed and retreated with losses; in the Avdiivka direction, the enemy is trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - fierce battles are ongoing.
Rostyslav Smirnov, Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, supposes that the invaders may go on a counteroffensive to try to seize the entire territory of Kherson region ahead of the "referendum" in the temporarily occupied territories of the region.
Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said he initiates an appeal through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the participating countries of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (the Ramstein format) with the request to send experts in military justice and specialists in countering war crimes to Ukraine.
In the direction of Storozhove-Novosilka, the Ukrainian defenders successfully stopped the enemy offensive and pushed the occupiers back.
12 August 2022
Russian troops attempted to conduct offensive operations in the Sloviansk and Avdiivka directions but failed and retreated.
Germany will continue supplying weapons to Ukraine as the German government is actively engaged in the process, discussing with Ukrainian partners their current needs for armaments.
Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the offensive of Russian troops. Battles are underway in the direction of Bakhmut and near Pisky.
On August 11, 2022, the Ukrainian military destroyed an ammunition depot of Russian occupiers in Kherson Region.
11 August 2022
The government must find and hold accountable those who work for the aggressor power, providing intelligence to enemy forces. It is impossible to hide the truth so sooner or later, all traitors will be exposed.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has coordinated with EU High Commissioner Josep Borrell the positions as regards new sanctions on Russia and weapons supplies to Ukraine, as well as discussed the security situation in the Balkans.
Russian invaders are trying to break through the defense lines of Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region.
The New York Times found a Spanish-language source of Moscow’s lies, and Pushylin has already “liberated” half of the Donbas.
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a Russian asset who is believed to have been gathering intelligence on Western weapons deliveries.
A chance for negotiations with Russia is possible only if Ukraine's partners are present at the table.
Hostilities continue as Russian forces are conducting offensive operations in the direction of Marinka and Pisky.
Ukrainian defenders destroyed 41 invaders and Russian military equipment on the southern front on August 10. Ukrainian aircraft also struck Russian ammunition warehouses and a command post.
10 August 2022
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Ukraine's international creditors agreed to suspend external debt payments until 2024, which would provide an opportunity to save nearly $6 billion.
The invaders tried to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Velyka Komyshuvakha in Slovyansk direction, assaulted Kharkiv and Bakhmut directions and the areas near Avdiivka and Pisky. All the enemy's attempts ended in failure.
The Russian aggressors try to resume their offensive in Donetsk–Pisky direction. Battles are ongoing in this area.
Over the past day, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched seven strikes on the enemy, eliminating 35 invaders and six pieces of equipment in the south of Ukraine.
09 August 2022
Russian troops conducted assault operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions but had no success and retreated. Near Spirne, enemy units came under the Ukrainian Army’s raking fire.
The foreign ministers of the EU countries are planning to discuss a visa ban for Russian citizens in late August.