Ukraine has approved new deep-strike operations against Russia, Zelensky says, while adjusting others already underway. He also highlighted reinforcements around Sloviansk, Kostiantynivka and Dobropillia, saying new steps could expand Ukraine's operational options.
❗️Explosions and a fire were reported at the ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical and gas-fractionation complex in Tobolsk, Tyumen Oblast, after a reported Ukrainian drone attack. The facility processes up to 8 million tonnes of natural gas liquids annually and sits roughly 2,150 km from the frontline, making it a deep-strike target far inside Russia.
Another vessel has reportedly been attacked near Gelendzhik on Russia's Black Sea coast.
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A vessel is on fire near Novorossiysk on Russia's Black Sea coast.
A vessel is on fire near Novorossiysk on Russia's Black Sea coast.
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Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed the TANECO refinery strike in Nizhnekamsk. Operators from the 1st Separate Center and 413th Raid Regiment hit the complex with other Defense Forces units, with explosions and fires reported at the site.
Magyar says Russia can currently launch 77 ballistic missiles simultaneously and plans to raise that figure to 200 in a single attack. He says Ukraine has destroyed more than 300 Russian air defense, radar and EW systems in recent months, but funding remains the main limit on expanding long-range strikes against military targets in Crimea.
❗️82% of Ukrainians believe Ukraine will ultimately win the war, according to a KIIS survey conducted July 16-31, while just 3% expect Russia to win. 59% are fully convinced of a Ukrainian victory and another 23% lean toward that outcome. On the current battlefield situation, 39% believe it favors Ukraine, compared with 7% who say Russia has the advantage. Another 32% believe neither side currentl...
Ukraine's General Staff confirmed a strike on the TANECO refinery in Nizhnekamsk, with a fire recorded at the site. It also confirmed damage to the AVT-6 primary oil processing column at the Ilsky refinery from the August 8 strike. At Hvardiiske airfield in occupied Crimea, the August 3 attack destroyed 9 aviation fuel tanks and damaged 2 aircraft hangars. Russian repair, logistics and artillery s...
❗️Ukraine struck Russian ballistic missile launchers in Kursk and Bryansk regions overnight, according to Ukrainian military sources. The targeted sites are used for Iskander and Zircon launches toward Kyiv. HUR and the SBU were reportedly hunting the launch systems.
Russia is fast-tracking Rassvet, its planned counterpart to Starlink, according to Ukraine's HUR. Moscow launched 16 satellites in March 2026 and plans to build a 292-satellite constellation in 2027, expanding it to 924 satellites by 2035. For now, Rassvet can operate only intermittently when a satellite passes over Ukraine. HUR says discussions are already underway on how to counter the system.
Ukraine's Group 13 turned a modified Magura naval platform into an FPV drone carrier for strikes in occupied Crimea. The platform was used to deploy FPV drones that hit two Russian S-400 air defense launchers and an antenna used to control Orion UAVs, extending Magura's role beyond direct maritime attacks.
❗️Ukraine is preparing the Chornobyl exclusion zone for the possibility of another Russian invasion from Belarus, Der Spiegel reports. Ukrainian forces have built trenches and defensive positions, while tall poles and anti-drone nets are being installed along roads just 15 km from the Belarusian border. Ukraine also destroyed a railway bridge previously used by Chornobyl plant workers to prevent R...