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War in Ukraine today: latest news, 12 August, 2024 (photo)

It has been the 901st day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.

What happened in Ukraine today:

Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 6 pm:

On 12 August, there were 80 combat engagements on the front line.

russian invaders continue to assault the positions of Ukrainian defenders.

Border settlements in Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts continue to suffer from cynical shelling from the territory of the russian federation. Today, the vicinities of Mala Slobidka, Pokrovka, Uhroidy, Boiaro-Lezhachi and Bleshnia were affected by enemy artillery and mortar fire. Additionally, the russians carried out 16 airstrikes, particularly targeting Zapsil, Mohrytsia, Vakalivshchyna, Hlukhiv, Vilshanka, Sinne, Velyka Rybytsia, Partyzanske, Yunakivka and Loknia.

According to updated information, towards Kharkiv, the enemy conducted three attacks near Tykhe and Vovchansk, where one battle is still ongoing.

Towards Kupiansk, there were six engagements, particularly in the vicinities of Berestove, Stelmakhivka, Hlushkivka and Novosynove. Four of them have ended, while two are still ongoing.

Towards Lyman, the enemy attempted to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders 17 times near Makiivka, Nevske, Terny, and Torske. The Defense Forces successfully repelled all russian attacks.

Towards Siversk, three battles occurred throughout the day. The occupying army advanced towards Verkhnokamianske and Spirne, where they were defeated.

Towards Kramatorsk, five engagements took place near Chasiv Yar and Bohdanivka. Two battles have ended, and three are still ongoing.

Towards Toretsk, the occupiers increased the number of attacks to eight, advancing near Zalizne and Toretsk. Half of the attacks were repelled, and four are still ongoing. Additionally, the invaders carried out 12 airstrikes, dropping 22 guided bombs on Nelypivka and Toretsk.

Towards Pokrovsk, the russians launched assaults in the vicinities of Kalynove, Sukha Balka, Yelyzavetivka, Zelene Pole, Novooleksandrivka, Hrodivka, Mykolaivka, Zhelanne and Skuchne. Ukrainian defenders are holding the line and have repelled 19 out of 25 enemy attacks. The enemy’s losses in this direction are being clarified. Additionally, the enemy struck Oleksandropil with unguided rockets.

Towards Kurakhove, the invaders unsuccessfully attacked five times near Krasnohorivka, Kostiantynivka and Heorhiivka.

Towards Vremivka, the enemy also launched five assaults on Ukrainian positions near Vodiane, Kostiantynivka and Vuhledar. Three attacks were repelled, and two are still ongoing. The situation remains under control by Ukrainian forces. Additionally, using aviation, the enemy struck Vodane by three guided bombs and launched several unguided rockets at Novodonetske.

Towards Kherson, the russians suffered defeats, attacking the defensive lines of Ukrainians on the left bank of the Dnipro River three times.

There are no significant changes on other front lines

The restoration of the DniproHES will take at least three years. The debris removal at the damaged hydroelectric station after the latest attack took one and a half months and was completed on 14 July. Additional resources are needed to restore the energy facility to reduce its vulnerability to new potential russian attacks. For the enemy, the DniproHES is more accessible, as the front line is just 50km away. They strike with various missiles – S-300, Kh-101, Kh-69. Air defense cannot always cope with such a barrage of missiles. According to Ukrenerho CEO Ihor Syrota, the company is preparing lawsuits against the russians in international and national courts for compensation for damages.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will create a unified patronage service to work with the families of deceased, missing, and captured servicemen. The main goal of this system is to care for the families of servicemen, provide general information, support wounded soldiers in healthcare facilities, and coordinate communication with the families of prisoners, the missing, and the deceased. Social support services will be staffed by servicemen released from captivity and those who, due to injuries or health conditions, cannot participate in combat operations.

Recent war events in the east of Ukraine

Kharkiv oblast

Anatolii Rystsov, Head of Bohodukhiv Regional Military Administration, said that at about 6:30pm, russian forces attacked the suburbs.

The General Staff reported that as of 4pm, there were 9 russian attacks in Kharkiv oblast.

Towards Kharkiv, russia launched three attacks near Tykhe and Vovchansk, where one battle is still ongoing.

Towards Kupiansk, there were six firefights, specifically near Berestove, Stelmakhivka, Hlushkivka and Novoosynove. Four of them were completed, two are still ongoing.

The prosecutor’s office informed that around 11:20am, a 73-year-old man was injured in Vovchansk as a result of an enemy drone strike.

According to the RMA, yesterday at 5:30pm, russians attacked Vidrodzhenivska village of Bohodukhiv region.

As a result of the enemy shelling, 3 private houses were damaged, 2 apartment buildings were damaged, an agricultural enterprise and a power line were damaged.

At 3:15pm, Ivashky village of Zolochiv community was hit. A gas pipe was damaged as a result of a drone falling.

At 1:30pm, russians attacked Husarivka village of Barvinkove community. A 73-year-old man was injured as a result of an explosion of an unknown object.

At 9:33am, Oleksandrivka village of Zolochiv community, Bohodukhiv region, was targeted. A summer kitchen was burning as a result of the shelling. A 77-year-old man was injured.

Towards Kharkiv, the enemy continued assault operations. There were five combat engagements near Vovchansk.

Towards Kupiansk, the number of combat engagements amounted to ten hostile attacks. Defence forces repelled enemy assaults near Pishchane, Berestove and towards Hlushkivka.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to record a decrease in the number of attacks in Kharkiv oblast. At the same time, there is a high missile threat throughout the region.

Curfew requirements are planned to be tightened for the border and frontline areas to ensure that the Defence Forces are not interrupted in their efforts to perform their tasks effectively.

No disruptions to the heating season are planned, unless there are repeated massive attacks on energy infrastructure.

In Krasnohrad and Lozova regions, it is planned to resume offline education in some educational institutions, providing safe protective structures are available.

Donetsk oblast

Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported that russian troops attacked Kostiantynivka. The shelling killed one person and injured one.

The regional prosecutor’s office said a 50-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man were wounded in the morning attack on Toretsk. They have shrapnel wounds to the abdomen and thighs and were evacuated to hospital. The russians struck with artillery when people were walking to a spring to fetch water.

Ivan Sekach, Spokesman of the 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade, said that towards Pokrovsk, Ukrainian troops are not currently experiencing a decrease in the number of the invaders due to the situation in Kursk region, russia.

Donetsk police recorded 2,820 russian attacks yesterday and as a result, 10 civilians were injured.

The enemy attacked 9 settlements: Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk, Kurakhove, Novohrodivka, Pokrovsk, Niu-York, Hryshyne and Rivne.

52 civilian objects were destroyed.

Also russian troops shelled Kramatorsk with Smerch systems, injuring 8 civilians. 2 apartment buildings, 24 private houses, shops, petrol stations and cars were damaged.

The occupiers shelled Kurakhove using cannon artillery. As a result of the shelling, a man was wounded and 2 houses were destroyed.

In Kostiantynivka village, russians hit a residential sector with a drone, injuring a civilian.

The enemy fired six missiles from S-300 surface-to-air missile systems at Pokrovsk, damaging infrastructure facilities.

The enemy troops fired four S-300 missiles at Rivne and Hryshyne, damaging businesses.

Artillery shelling destroyed four houses in Kostiantynivka and damaged two in Novohrodivka.

Oleh Zhuzhman, Deputy Head of Novohrodivka City Military Administration, reported that all children were evacuated from the frontline Novohrodivka community. There is a free evacuation bus for the community and people are actively leaving on their own.

Luhansk oblast

Yesterday russians shelled Nevske and Makiivka using multiple launch rocket systems and cannon artillery and used 78 drones. According to the Regional Military Administration, the fighting is ongoing very close to the settlements and in Serebrianka forest.

Food and hygiene kits were brought to de-occupied Nevske over the weekend. Building materials were also distributed so that people could repair windows damaged by blast waves and shell fragments. The residents are regularly informed about the evacuation

In the “lpr”, war veterans from russia will be engaged in educational work with children and youth. The kremlin is already developing a programme. Its draft should be ready by 1 September. As early as 2025, the invaders plan to allocate funds to the state in this area for the next six years. They also plan to open additional or expand the activities of existing regional branches of the military sports training development centre in each region, including the occupied ones.

In a military tent city in Novosibirsk region, where school students from the occupied Luhansk oblast were invited, specialised training for “youth army leaders” is underway. Recently, representatives of the russian army conducted parachute jumping lessons for girls and boys from Belovodsk. This is only one part of the military training course that the aggressor is trying to reach Ukrainian youth with.

What is happening now in the north of Ukraine

Kyiv oblast

The Ministry of Health has approved the first 8 members of the Council to oversee the restoration of the destroyed buildings of the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv. The first members are philanthropists who have made the largest donations, representatives of international technical assistance projects, diplomatic missions of foreign countries in Ukraine, international and intergovernmental organisations and foundations, as well as one representative of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the Ohmatdyt National Children’s Hospital.

Kyiv City Military Administration reported that there are four programmes in place in Kyiv to improve the energy resilience and energy efficiency of apartment buildings. This year, under the programme of compensation for independent sources of electricity, the capital has tripled the amount of reimbursement for the purchase of generators or solar stations. Currently, the city reimburses 75% of the cost of purchased equipment.

A preview of the mono-performance “Unborn for War” took place in the capital. This is a documentary theatre performance about the life of a soldier, events at the front and his feelings. It is based on the real stories of the 3rd Brigade soldiers and is performed by the brigade’s soldier and professional actor Yevhen “Avdei” Avdeienko, who has been playing on the theatre stage for 18 years. The proceeds from the ticket sales will be used for the needs of the brigade.

The Ukrainian Women’s Guard will hold a warm women’s creative circle in Kyiv to provide psychological support and rehabilitation during the war, as well as for handicrafts. The event will take place on 15 August at the Lesia Ukrainka Public Library for Adults.

The National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War plans to dismantle the Battle of Kursk high relief. The high relief will not be destroyed, but will become part of the museum’s stock collection. The museum said that the work is planned to get rid of the Soviet narrative, which for decades has been promoting the myth of the “Great Patriotic War”.

Kyiv Oblast State Emergency Service reported that a mobile safety class had visited a children’s camp in Obukhiv region. Rescuers, together with law enforcement officers and representatives of the Red Cross Society, organised 7 safety locations where children could acquire useful skills to save their lives and health.

Zhytomyr oblast

On 15 August, the ombudsman will meet with the families of prisoners of war and missing Ukrainian defenders in Zhytomyr oblast. The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, together with representatives of other institutions, will answer questions from families of prisoners of war and missing defenders of Ukraine.

The RMA reported that 47 socially disadvantaged children from Zhytomyr oblast were given a unique opportunity to spend part of the summer in Poland. The holiday was made possible thanks to cooperation with local authorities of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship of the Republic of Poland. This is an important step in supporting the physical and psychological health of young Ukrainians during the war.

In Zhytomyr, near the Zhovten cinema, there is a media literacy labyrinth that teaches how to recognise and counteract disinformation. The labyrinth has twelve rooms, each of which covers a specific topic: information noise, clickbait, manipulation, propaganda, trolls and bots, stereotypes and populism. More than eight hundred people visited the labyrinth on Sunday alone.

Sumy oblast

At night and in the morning, russians fired 21 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy oblast. 59 explosions were recorded. Sumy, Yunakivka, Myropillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Nova Sloboda, Hlukhiv, Berezia, Esman communities were shelled.

During the day on 11 August, russians fired 33 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy oblast. 138 explosions were recorded. Sumy, Khotyn, Yunakivka, Myropillia, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Nova Sloboda, Hlukhiv, Esman, Shalyhyne, Seredyna-Buda communities were shelled.

Myropillia community: there were airstrikes by the KAB (8 explosions), artillery shelling (14 explosions).

Bilopillia community: FPV drones attacked (2 explosions), mortar shelling (22 explosions).

Krasnopillia community: the enemy fired from artillery (19 explosions) and FPV drones (1 explosion).

Seredyna-Buda community: 2 mines were dropped by russians on the territory of the community. They also fired from cannon artillery (6 explosions).

Nova Sloboda community: there were mortar attacks (18 explosions), shelling with cannon artillery (10 explosions), and a CAB air strike (2 explosions).

Yunakivka community: there were UAV air strikes (3 explosions) and a rocket attack (1 explosion).

Shalyhyne community: a UAV airstrike (3 explosions).

Esman community: the enemy delivered an air strike with an unmanned aerial vehicle (1 explosion).

Khotin community: the enemy attacked with mortars (7 explosions).

Sumy community: an enemy airstrike with a UAV (2 explosions). A child of 9 years old was injured.

Velyka Pysarivka community: 10 mines were dropped by russians on the territory of the community.

Hlukhivka community: a UAV air strike was recorded (3 explosions).

Sumy City Council reported that on 11 August, eight people were injured as a result of a russian air strike on infrastructure facilities in Sumy. Five people are being treated on an outpatient basis, three are in hospital. According to the North Operational Command, the air strike on the city damaged two enterprise buildings and a critical infrastructure facility.

Volodymyr Artiukh, Head of the Regional Military Administration, announced that the russian army uses 40 to 50 multiple rocket launchers per day to shell Sumy oblast. Almost 4,000 residents of the oblast have been evacuated to safer places for almost a week.

Chernihiv oblast

Over the course of the day, russian troops attacked the border of Chernihiv oblast with 120 mm mortars, FPV drones and cannon artillery. 15 explosions were recorded.

Novhorod-Siverskyi community. Border guards registered five explosions (probably from a 120 mm mortar and an FPV drone) in the area of Hremyach and Mikhalchyna Sloboda.

Semenivka community. 10 explosions (probably from a 120mm mortar and cannon artillery) were recorded in the direction of the villages of Bleshnya, Logy and Progress.

No information on deaths or injuries among the local population as a result of the shelling was recorded.

Over the past week, eight people evacuated from Novhorod-Siverskyi community, and another resident of Horodnya community also moved to a safer area. Communities and district state administrations will help people move away from the shelling.

Since last week, another mobile pharmacy has been operating in the oblast. This allows us to deliver medicines under the Affordable Medicines programme (and more) directly to the village. One can pre-order and find out the schedule of visits at the local council. They will also provide information on the time of arrival of the mobile team of doctors. Over the past week, 28 visits were made and more than 600 people were examined.

Border communities are setting up electronic services for maximum convenience and security. For example, Snovsk ASC has recently launched a chatbot to make an appointment or take a coupon for a specific time at the terminal.

Over the past week, 7 entrepreneurs in the oblast have been approved for grants under the eRobota programme, and another 5 have been approved for business support for veterans and their families.

Inspections of schools, including shelters, continue in Chernihiv oblast. This year, Bobrovytsia , Varva, Kulykiv, Mala Divytsia, Mykhailo-Kotsiubynskу, Mensk, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Oster, Semenivka, Sosnytsia and Sribne schools will receive school buses purchased at the expense of a state subvention (UAH 32.8m) and co-financing from local budgets (UAH 6.4m), a total of 11 vehicles.

Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine

Dnipropetrovsk oblast

From evening until morning, the occupiers were firing at Nikopol region with artillery. They targeted the regional centre, Marhanets and Chervonohryhorivka. In total, they fired almost a dozen shells. The enemy also shelled Kryvyi Rih region with artillery. There were no casualties.

Throughout the day, the enemy attacked Nikopol region about fifteen times. They fired artillery and kamikaze drones at Nikopol, Marhanets, Pokrovsk and Myrove. A private house was damaged in the region centre. There were no casualties.

Vinnytsia oblast

It became known that fourteen defenders from Vinnytsia oblast were killed. In particular, Ihor Dovhan, Oleksandr Smetanskyi, Viktor Nanyzniuk, Andrii Zaluzhniak, Serhii Kuchin, Pavlo Karapuz, Volodymyr Belikov, Mykhailo Shchetynin, Vasyl Danilov, Oleksandr Polishchuk, Vitalii Melnyk, Maksym Sytniuk, Valerii Kulak and Oleh Nasinnyk.

Kirovohrad oblast

Three defenders from Svitlovodsk were posthumously awarded state awards. They were presented to the families of the military who died in the russian-Ukrainian war.

The Order For Courage of the III class was awarded to Denys Ilchenko, who died on 1 January, 2024 in Antonivka village, Pokrovsk region, Donetsk oblast.

The Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, III class, For Courage was posthumously awarded to Vladyslav Kudriavtsev. He died on 1 January, 2024 during a combat mission near the Verbove village, Zaporizhzhia oblast.

The family of the fallen defender Stanislav Koptiaiev was awarded the “For Exemplary Service” medal by the order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The Hero was killed as a result of wounds sustained as a result of artillery shelling of Ukrainian positions.

Poltava oblast

The lesson “Defense of Ukraine” will be taught in a new way in Poltava oblast. To do this, the oblast will set up centres and provide them with equipment for conducting lessons. Starting in September 2024, students in grades 10-11 will study “Defense of Ukraine” under a new program. Lessons will be held not once a week, but once a month in the format of full-day training. For this purpose, special training centres are being set up in the oblast. They will have shooting simulators, training drones, first aid kits, and medical mannequins. In the Poltava oblast, they plan to set up at least one such centre per community, and in larger communities, two or more. They are also considering this possibility on the basis of vocational schools and colleges. Children will be transported from other schools. The government has allocated UAH 1.64bn for the purchase of modern equipment for the subject “Defense of Ukraine,” of which about UAH 83m has been allocated for Poltava oblast.

Cherkasy oblast

The Drones for Victory charity event was held in Kaniv on the Dnipro River embankment. The purpose of the event was to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular the 66th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Prince Mstyslav the Brave, by raising funds to purchase drones. The residents and guests of Kaniv raised UAH 28,000. The final amount will be covered by СО “СА” “MBP-Community” as part of a social program to support veterans and their families.

Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia oblast

Yesterday, the occupiers launched 357 strikes on 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast. russian forces carried out airstrikes on Lobkove and Novoandriivka. A total of 223 UAVs of various types attacked Chervonodniprovka, Huliaipole, Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka, Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, Malynivka and Poltavka. Additionally, there were nine MLRS strikes on Robotyne and Novodanilivka, and 123 artillery strikes targeted the territories of Stepnohirsk, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka, Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, Malynivka and Poltavka. Six reports of damage to residential buildings and infrastructure were received.

It is reported that four combat clashes occurred near Mala Tokmachka and Novodanilivka towards Orikhiv. All of them were unsuccessful for the enemy.

A fire broke out yesterday, 11 August, at the cooling tower of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is urgently requesting access to the cooling tower.

Pseudo-deputies from the occupying authorities are inspecting schools in the temporarily occupied Berdiansk to ensure readiness for the new school year. According to Viktoriia Halitsyna, Head of Berdiansk City Military Administration, the occupation authorities are particularly focused on assessing the “anti-terrorist safety” of educational institutions. Libraries in Berdiansk have also been subjected to these pseudo-monitoring efforts, with russian forces removing Ukrainian literature from their shelves.

Residents of Zaporizhzhia oblast have submitted over 1,600 applications for repair compensation, totaling UAH 67m. The majority of applications came from Zaporizhzhia, Komyshuvakha, and Kushuhum communities. Additionally, 185 applications have been submitted for compensation for destroyed housing. So far, 99 certificates worth UAH 128m have been issued, and three homeowners have received financial compensation to build new homes.

Mykolaiv oblast

On 11 August, Ukrainian forces raised another flag on the Kinburn Peninsula in Mykolaiv oblast. The video footage of the flag on the peninsula was shared by Andrii Kovalenko on his Telegram channel.

Ukrainian flag on Kinburn Peninsula. Screenshot from the video

In the morning of 11 August, the enemy attacked the village of Dmytrivka in Kutsurub community twice using FPV drones, damaging two private houses. Additionally, the enemy shelled Kutsurub community three times with artillery. One of the attacks damaged a private house in the village of Ivanivka. In the afternoon, the enemy shelled the waters of Ochakiv community.

Yesterday evening, russian forces launched a strike using a ballistic missile, likely carrying a cluster munition of the Iskander-M type, on an open area outside settlements in Voznesensk region.

Odesa oblast

On 11 August, 2024, Ukrainian air defense forces in the south successfully destroyed a ZALA reconnaissance UAV and four Lancet attack UAVs. Additionally, russian occupying forces launched a ballistic missile, likely an Iskander-M, targeting Odesa oblast.

There is currently one enemy ship in the Black Sea equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles, with a total salvo capacity of up to four missiles. There are no enemy ships present in the Sea of Azov.

Kherson oblast

This morning, russian forces shelled Kherson, resulting in a local woman suffering explosive injuries. A civilian vehicle was attacked by a russian drone in the Bilozerka community, injuring two people with explosive trauma and shrapnel wounds.

Yesterday, one person was killed, and ten others were injured due to russian attacks. The shelling affected Kherson, Antonivka, Sadove, Sofiivka, Shyroka Balka, Kizomys, Stanislav, Pryozerne, Veletenske, Beryslav, Mykhailivka, Tomaryne, Dudchany and Kozatske. In total, 28 structures were damaged, including an apartment building, 18 private homes, a kindergarten, a store, two minibuses, a car, a warehouse, and gas pipelines. The russian attacks also caused 12 fires.

Later, Kherson Regional Military Administration reported another injured person—a resident of Antonivka who sustained light injuries, including a concussion and explosive trauma.

On 11 August, russian forces targeted the Church of St. Cyprian and Justina Martyrs in Antonivka, Kherson oblast, with a missile strike, completely destroying the church, according to Father Ihor Makar. Additionally, on Friday, 9 August, the occupiers dropped an explosive device from a drone onto the building.

Over the past day, russian forces conducted eight assaults on the left bank of the Dnipro River near Krynky. The occupiers are exerting pressure through artillery shelling, airstrikes, and a large number of various types of attack drones, while also actively conducting aerial reconnaissance.

Residents of Znamianka and Chereshenky received humanitarian aid from international benefactors as part of the Global Empowerment Mission’s partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. The aid included drinking water, canned goods, and special GEM boxes containing long-lasting essential food supplies.

Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine

Volyn oblast

The largest knitted flag of Ukraine was unfurled in Volyn oblast. It was created from knitted fragments measuring 20 by 20cm.

Knitted flag of Ukraine. Photo from social networks

Zakarpattia oblast

The Owl’s Nest Humanitarian Aid Center provided IDPs registered in Uzhgorod with 28 packages with necessary things for children under 1 year old and312 diapers for adults. Volunteers gave out clothes, shoes, bed linen and dishes (2,315 items) from the PDUM Partnerschaft Deutschland-Ukraine/Moldova e. V., Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen / Wings of Help eV and other benefactors.

Ivano-Frankivsk oblast

Employees of Ivano-Frankivsk RMA sent 4 FPV drones worth UAH 56,000 the 453rd Separate Infantry Battalion purchased at their own expense.

Lviv oblast

Over the past week, another 143 people were evacuated to Lviv oblast from the frontline areas. Of them, 93 were people with limited mobility, who were supported by volunteers. Representatives of Medical-Psychological Assistance, on the initiative of Lviv RMA, are on duty 24 hours a day at the main train station of Lviv. For those in need, volunteers provide support, information and psychological support. And they also help with the search for housing and settlement.

Rivne oblast

37 children from Rivne oblast went to Poland for rehabilitation thanks to the long-term cooperation between Rivne oblast and the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. All of them are from families whose parents were killed, were captured, were wounded or are now defending our country with weapons in their hands. The Polish side took over all expenses for the stay of Rivne children on vacation. Rivne RMA provided transportation. This is the 2nd such trip. Last summer, 80 children from Rivne oblast recovered in Warmia and Mazury.

Free training on employment and self-employment for IDPs was held in Sarny. This is the 2nd training in cooperation with Rivne Regional Employment Service. In May, such a three-day training took place in Rivne. Participants will learn how to successfully pass an interview, how to look for a job or get a grant to start a business.

Ternopil oblast

Ternopil City Council reported that the city sent an excavator to the 105th Territorial Defense Brigade.

Khmelnytskyi oblast

Khmelnytskyi community sent 10 DJI MAVIC 3E worth almost UAH 1.1m to the military thanks to the budget funds. Since the beginning of 2024, the community has already sent over 360 quadcopters, 4,300 FPV drones and 110 electronic devices and electronic devices.

Khmelnytskyi City Council reported that the community allocated UAH 25m for EW, REP and quadcopters, along with another UAH 32m was allocated to the military units and they will buy what they need.

Chernivtsi oblast

For the 1st time in Ukraine, in one of the region’s medical institutions, disabled servicemen who are undergoing rehabilitation began to learn driving skills. The car was specially modified for the needs of boys with lower limb prostheses. 16 defenders are currently planning to learn driving. They are taught by 2 drivers. As noted in the institution, medical and social rehabilitation of defenders is combined in this way.

International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)

The Ministry of Defense of Lithuania reported the 1st Lithuanian FPV drones are planned to be delivered to Ukraine in September.

Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, met with Lindsey Graham, US senator from the Republican Party, and Richard Blumenthal, US senator from the Democratic Party. They discussed Ukraine’s need to strengthen air defence.

The German Ministry of Defense stated that Ukraine is free to use German weapons within the limits of international law. Arno Kollats, Spokesman of the German Defense Department, explained that according to international law, there is a possibility of conducting hostilities on the territory of the aggressor country in order to protect one’s own state. Kollats emphasised that this does not provide for special conditions for the use of weapons by the Bundeswehr.

Materials compiled by Tetiana Kliuchnyk-Horobets, Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Аnna Efremova, Albahachiieva Helena

Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Litrovnyk Alla, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova

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