Since the beginning of the all-out war, 78 Ukrainian first responders were killed in Russian attacks while doing their job, the State Emergency Service’s spokesman Oleksandr Khorunzhyi said[1] on Aug. 8.An additional 280 emergency workers have s…
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said[1] on Aug. 7 that over the last week, the eastern front became the “epicenter of hostilities.”She reported[2] that Russian forces are “desperately trying to surround Avdiivka” in Donetsk Oblast and attempting t…
Endless Russian assaults near Kreminna test Ukraine’s defensesEditor’s note: The Kyiv Independent is not disclosing the full names or deployed positions of the Ukrainian soldiers interviewed in the story due to security concerns amid the ongoing war. D…
In an address to heads of Ukrainian diplomatic missions on Aug. 2, President Zelensky said[1] that F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots is to begin this month. “The delivery and combat use of F-16 by our pilots should take place as soon as possible…
The Pentagon expects Ukraine’s offensive to last at least through the fall and possibly into the winter, Politico reported[1] on Aug. 1, citing the Pentagon officials.The outlet wrote that Ukraine’s 150,000 troops, including several Western-trained bri…
Russian forces made unsuccessful attempts to regain lost positions near Klishchiivka and the recently liberated Staromairoske in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported[1] on Aug. 2.”In the Bakhmut direction, the ene…
The 14th convoy of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group arrived[1] in Belarus on Aug. 1, according to the monitoring group Belarusian Hajun. The convoy was seen moving along the M5 highway from the town of Osipovichi towards a camp lo…
Russian forces shelled[1] a village in Kharkiv Oblast on Aug. 1, killing an elderly woman and injuring a man, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov.The woman was in her 70s, and the man is around 50, Syniehubov said on television.The attack targ…
A Russian sabotage unit tried unsuccessfully to cross the Ukrainian border into Chernihiv Oblast, Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev said[1] on Aug. 1.”Last night in the northern direction of Chernihiv Oblast, (Ukrainian forces) prevented an attemp…
Endless Russian assaults near Kreminna test Ukraine’s defensesEditor’s note: The Kyiv Independent is not disclosing the full names or deployed positions of the Ukrainian soldiers interviewed in the story due to security concerns amid the ongoing war. D…