.@trussliz says she as PM would review the UK's sweeping Integrated Review of defence, security & foreign policy to make sure it's "tough enough" in wake of Russia's war in Ukraine & an "increasingly aggressive" China. This will include a review of the UK armed forces
2 year ago Russia: "The fire in the OZON warehouse in the Moscow region can reach premises containing fuels and lubricants", according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation
Azerbaijani side reports they have killed 4 Armenian soldiers and wounded 15. They call it "an anti-terrorist operation against illegal Armenian armed groups in the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily stationed"
2 year ago Ambush near Sereda, Belhorod region
At Pivdenny Buh direction Russian army shelled Potiomkyne, Topolyne, Kniazivka, Velyka Kostromka, Apostolove, Stepova Dolyna, Posad Pokrovske, Novohryhorivka, Lupareve, Lymany, Kobzartsi, Shyroke, Kvitneve and Bilohirka, Russian aviation conducted airstrike near Plotnytske, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia direction Russian army shelled Kostiantynivka, Novosilka, Velyka Novosilka, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Novopil, Yurkivka and Huliaipole, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Russian forces shelled Avdiivka, attempted to improve tactical positions, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Russian forces conducted offensive near western outskirts of Berestove, near Volodymyrivka-Yakovlivka and Semyhirya-Kodema, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Kodema, Semyhirya, Travneve, Vyimka, Berestove, Bakhmutske and Opytne. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes near Semyhirya and Bilohorivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Russian army shelled Sieversk, Serebrianka and Hryhorivka with tanks, howitzers and MLRS, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Russian scout group attempted to advance south to Mazanivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Sloviansk direction Russian army shelled Nova Dmytrivka, Bohorodychne, Chepil, Karnaukhivka, Dovhenke, Barvinkove, Shnurky, Husarivka, Dmytrivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Russian troops advance towards Kochubiivka-Dementiivka was repelled, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Kharkiv direction Russian army shelled Kharkiv, Prudianka, Pytomnyk, Ruski Tyshky, Nova Mykolaivka, Rubizhne, Pischane, Borschova, Zamulivka, Lebyazhe, Korobochkyne, Bazaliivka and Basove, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Russia shells Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight on Aug. 3. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko reports that Zelenodolska and Apostolivska communities were targeted by Russian artillery
2 year ago Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Naypyidaw (Myanmar) on a working visit
Zelenskiy said that despite US supplies of rocket artillery, Ukraine's forces could not yet overcome Russia's advantages in heavy guns and manpower: "This is very much felt in combat, especially in the Donbas. It is just hell there. Words cannot describe it"
Today, @USTreasury OFAC imposing a new round of sanctions targeting Kremlin-connected elites, a major multinational company and a sanctions evasion operation, as well as one yacht
Linas Linkevicius: Having removed itself from civilized world, Russia is desperate to strengthen its ties with 'sister' governments. Lavrov's visit to Myanmar, where junta according to Amnesty International is crushing opposition by executions, brutal beatings and sexual violence just proves that
At Pivdenny Buh direction Russian army shelled Mykolaiv, Trudolyubivka, Tokareve, Topolyne, Kniazivka, Osokorivka, Apostolove, Ivanivka, Posad-Pokrovske, Novohryhorivka, Kobzartsi, Shyroke and Andriivka. Russian forces conducted assault actions near Trudolyubivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions Russian army shelled Maryinka, Kostiantynivka, Novosilka, Pavlivka, Charivne and Mala Tokmachka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Avdiivka direction Russian artillery shelled Avdiivka, Netaylove and New York. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes near Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka and Krasnohorivka. Clashes near Avdiivka and Pisky, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Ukrainian military repelled Russian assault actions near Yakovlivka, Vershyna, Kodema and Travneve. Clashes ongoing near Bakhmut and Zaitseve, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Kodema, Semyhirya, Travneve and Zaitseve, Russian aviation conducted airstrikes near Soledar, Yakovlivka, Semyhirya, Pokrovske and Bilohorivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Kramatorsk direction Russian army shelled Serebrianka, Sieversk, Zvanivka and Donetske, Russian aviation conducted airstrike near Serebrianka. Russian forces attempted assault actions near Ivano-Daryivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Sloviansk direction Russian artillery shelled Kurulka, Hrushuvakha, Chepil, Karnauhivka, Dolyna, Barvinkove and Russian aviation conducted airstrike near Dibrivne, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Kharkiv direction Russian artillery shelled Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Protopopivka, Husarivka, Cherkasky Tyshky, Petrivka and Rtyshivka. Russian aviation conducted airstrike near Verkhniy Saltiv. Separate units advanced near Bairak and Dementiivka, but later withdraw, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Sieversk direction Russian army shelled Mykhalchina Sloboda in Chernihiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Syrian Civil Defense: A farmer was injured by a thermal missile targeting his car by the government forces and Russia while he was working on his farm near the town of Al-Bara, south of Idlib
Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense: The information published in the Armenian press is false. The information published in the Armenian press about the Azerbaijani Army units firing in the direction of illegal Armenian armed groups in the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily stationed, is false, provocative and misleading.