On the 161st day of the full-scale war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine on Wednesday, August 3, Russian troops continue their attempts to capture the neighboring country’s settlements. Ukraine’s Armed Forces and their territorial defense units are resisting the aggression. It is impossible to readily verify information disclosed by representatives of both sides of the conflict from independent sources.

The course of hostilities

In Nikolaev explosions thundered in the morning, informed the mayor of the city Alexander Senkevich. According to him, Russia used S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems in the bombing.. The missiles also hit a supermarket and an equestrian school, but no workers or animals were injured.

Offensive operations by Russian troops north of Kharkov were unsuccessful, the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said. At the same time, Russian army units have had some success southeast of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, analysts say. Also, in the Novosibirsk, Saratov, Ulyanovsk and Kurgan regions, new volunteer battalions are being formed to be sent to war..

Russian occupation troops are planning counter-offensive actions in the Kherson region to reach its administrative border, reports the “South” Operational Command. OK “South” also notes that Ukrainian troops destroyed two field ammunition depots in Chernobaevka and Berislav. On the last day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine killed 19 Russian soldiers, destroyed a mobile satellite communications station, two vehicles and an anti-tank missile system. Ukrainian military liberated seven more settlements in the Kherson region from Russian invaders. The total number of settlements liberated from invaders in the region has grown to 53, said Dmitry Butriy, acting head of the Kherson OVA.

The Russians inflicted Kharkov two missile attacks, the projectiles were fired from Belgorod, says Oleg Sinegubov, head of Kharkiv’s regional administration. In the Kholodnogorsk region, the rocket hit the ground, in the Novobavar region it hit the territory of an unnamed civilian industrial facility. In addition, the Bogodukhovsky, Chuguevsky and Izyumsky districts of the region were bombed.

As a result of the Russian bombing of the city of Chuguev in the Kharkiv region, one person was killed and two others were injured. The dead and wounded are citizens of Russia, wrote the head of the investigation department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkiv region, Sergey Bolvinov. The region’s chief, Oleg Sinegubov, said a projectile hit a five-story residential building, a 70-year-old citizen of the Russian Federation died and a 52-year-old woman received an explosive wound and shrapnel wounds. A 49-year-old local resident was also injured.

Russian forces destroyed a storage base with Polish weapons and foreign-made ammunition near the village of Radekhiv, Lviv region. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. In addition, four depots of rockets and artillery weapons and ammunition were destroyed in the Mykolaiv region and the Donetsk region.

The command of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced significant losses of Russian forces in the Donetsk and Kherson directions. “In the direction of Donetsk, the marines set up an ambush, as a result of which they destroyed two BMP-2s, one tank, 15 men and took three prisoners,” says Telegram, in particular. According to them, almost all the prisoners are residents forcibly mobilized by the so-called “DPR”.

Canada to allocate $40 million to Ukraine for granaries

The Canadian authorities will allocate 52 million Canadian dollars (in terms of 40 million US dollars) to Ukraine for the purchase of grain storage facilities. The funds will be provided through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Kyiv’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Policy said. Thus, it must “guarantee the storage of a further 2.4 million tonnes of grain in 2022-2023, along with adequate technical support and equipment,” the statement reads.

Rada deputy arrested for ‘willingness to cooperate’ with Russia

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained Oleksandr Zamiraylo, deputy of the Cherkasy City Council, assistant to the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Vasily Nimchenko, Ukrainian News reported, citing a police source. According to the agency, Zamirailo intended to head the administration of the occupation in the Cherkasy region in the event of his capture by Russian forces. The arrest took place before the deputy’s scheduled departure to the United States, is indicated later. Zamirailo, who justified the Russian invasion, tried to leave Ukraine against the background of the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in liberating the occupied territories, writes the Ukrainian News.

Interrupted broadcast of Russian TV channel NTV Mir in Europe

European satellite operator Eutelsat has stopped broadcasting Russian TV channel NTV Mir in Europe. The decision was taken at the request of French media regulator Arcom, after comparing Ukraine to Nazi Germany on air, the Paris-based company told AFP. It is not reported in which European countries the broadcast of the Russian TV channel will be interrupted.

Switzerland imposed sanctions on Russian gold

Switzerland has approved the seventh package of sanctions against Russia, which includes an embargo on the import of gold and its products, reports Reuters. Switzerland also froze Sberbank’s assets and banned the provision of services to it. At the same time, two exceptions were made to the sanctions: in relation to transactions related to agricultural products and oil for supply to third countries, the agency writes.

A batch of Fly Eye “reconnaissance” drones arrived in Ukraine

The first control complex and 4 Fly Eye reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles were delivered to Ukraine, the regional administration of Vinnitsa said. According to her, the drones will go to the front lines in the next few hours. Funds raised through the United24 platform have already signed contracts for the purchase of 2 control systems and 20 “reconnaissance” drones, and by the end of August Ukraine expects to buy 200 of these devices, the regional administration added.

Dry cargo ship Razoni with Ukrainian grain passes inspection in Istanbul

The dry cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian corn, has passed inspection by the grain export control center and is ready to go to its destination – Lebanon’s Tripoli port, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Defense Ministry. from Turkey . The Ukrainian department continues to accept requests for new ships to enter Ukrainian ports to load agricultural products. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, 17 ships have already been loaded, awaiting authorization to leave the ports.

In the Leningrad region, men aged between 18 and 60 are sent for “recycling”

Authorities in the Leningrad region have sent orders to state-owned companies to send men between the ages of 18 and 60 for military training, Novaya Gazeta.Europa reports, citing company officials. According to one of them, orders arrive by telephone from the military enlistment offices. Companies are interested in how many workers they can send for recycling during the holidays. The subpoena is delivered at the place of work or when you show up at the military registration and enlistment office. The next day, the person is required to appear at the military registration and enlistment office of the place of residence, with documents and essential items.

Estonia has developed a plan to help the Zhytomyr region

Estonia has developed a plan to help the Zhytomyr region with investments in infrastructure and educational institutions, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu told a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba in Kyiv. According to the head of the Estonian government, Tallinn also intends to involve other countries, state, non-governmental, private organizations in participating in the planned projects. As Reinsalu noted, the implementation of the developed plans will begin with the construction of a new kindergarten in the Zhytomyr region.