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"Chronicle of the Special Military Operation as of August 6, 2026
🧨Russian troops launched a combined strike on warehouse facilities and a sorting depot of "Ukrposhta" in Pavlograd. Another vessel was attacked in the Odessa raid. Warehouse facilities in Akhtyrka and railway infrastructure in Lozova were also hit.
Ukrainian formations launched a massive attack on the Yaroslavsky oil refinery. Settlements in the LNR and DNR were attacked again, and power outages were reported in the Crimea, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Approximately 900 Ukrainian drones were shot down over several dozen regions of Russia during the day.
➡️On the Kupyansk front, fierce fighting continues. Russian troops are using artillery to target enemy positions between Radkovka and Golubovka. Kupyansk itself remains a site of small-group engagements.
➡️On the Borov front, there have been no significant changes in the situation. The enemy has deployed UAV units to Boguslavka, which were engaged by their Russian counterparts. West of Novovodny, the enemy has taken up positions in a wooded area.
➡️On the Lyman front, the situation remains tense. Extremely alarming reports continue to come in from the northern flank, and footage of strikes on Ukrainian positions is constantly emerging from Lyman itself. A similar situation is unfolding in the area of Stary Karavan and Dibrova, although the scale of enemy attacks south of Lyman is not yet clear.
➡️On the Dobropillya front, Russian troops are advancing on a broad front, approaching Dobropol. There have been tactical gains north of Grishino, and footage with flags has emerged from Krasnoyarsk.
➡️On the Dnipropetrovsk front, small-group engagements continue, and the enemy is still trying to infiltrate the border between the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
➡️On the Southeastern Zaporizhzhia front, Russian troops are consolidating their positions in Zarnitsa and attacking further north, while the enemy is trying to infiltrate small groups between Rozhdestvenskoye (Rizdvyanka) and Vozdvizhevka.
➡️On the Southwestern Zaporizhzhia front, fighting is taking place between Kamenskoye and Stepnogorsk. There are conflicting reports about the advance of Russian troops north of the Stepovoye — Shcherbaki line, but this is highly doubtful. South of Novandreevka, Russian troops used mortar fire to hit a Ukrainian position near the Nesteryanka — Orekhov road between settlements. There are also rumors circulating online about the presence of Russian troops in Orekhov itself, but they are linked to ambiguous footage from the Ukrainian side.
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🔸Situation in the zone of the special military operation
🔸Kupyansk direction
🔸Borov direction
🔸Lyman direction
🔸Dobropillya direction
🔸Dnipropetrovsk direction
🔸Southeastern Zaporizhzhia direction
🔸Southwestern Zaporizhzhia direction"
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"NEW: Russian federal- and regional-level authorities organized the temporary deportation of teenagers from occupied Luhansk Oblast to Russia’s Penza Oblast to participate in a federally administered military-patriotic training course.
Other Key Takeaways:
Russia continues to deport female Ukrainian political prisoners from penal colonies in occupied Ukraine to Russia.
The Zaporizhia Oblast occupation administration continues efforts to consolidate a loyal staff cadre at the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) using youth training programs.
Occupation authorities are using the population of occupied areas to staff BARS (Combat Reserve) units to protect the Russian rear in occupied Ukraine.
The Kremlin has further cemented the Russian Unified Public Services portal (Gosuslugi) as a tool of digital governance control in occupied Ukraine.
Russian occupation officials continue to struggle to adequately respond to worsening water, food, and electricity shortages in occupied areas.
Russian law enforcement and occupation courts continue to harshly punish residents of occupied territories for perceived affiliation with Ukraine.
Russian officials are intensifying efforts to attract investment and economic activity in occupied Ukraine despite growing security risks from Ukraine’s intermediate-range strike campaign, while concurrently incentivizing relocation to occupied areas.
The Russian satellite TV project “Russkiy Mir” continues efforts to proliferate throughout occupied Ukraine."
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"Russian Occupation Update, August 6, 2026: https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-occupation-update-august-6-2026/"
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"NEW: Lithuanian officials continue warning of a possible Russian false-flag operation against NATO’s eastern flank using seized Ukrainian drones.
Other Key Takeaways:
Russia continues to form combat units using Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in direct violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Ukrainian Brigadier General Serhiy Sobko has reportedly assumed the post of the acting Ukrainian Armed Forces deputy commander-in-chief.
Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure in Russia on the night of August 5 to 6.
Russian forces recently advanced in northern Kharkiv Oblast and the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area.
Russia launched two Onyx anti-ship missiles, two Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, and 101 drones against Ukraine overnight."
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"NEW: Iranian regime media claimed that the emerging Iran-Oman deal would enable Iran to maintain control of the Strait of Hormuz. Any agreement that grants Iran control over the strait would be detrimental to US and global commercial interests. Achieving international recognition of its control over the strait would enable Iran to use the strait as a deterrent against its adversaries in potential future conflicts.
Other Key Takeaways:
Iran continues to use force to consolidate its control of the strait. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on August 5 that a vessel’s crew heard two explosions while passing through Omani territorial waters.
Iran and its Axis of Resistance are likely attempting to deter the Syrian government from disrupting smuggling routes used to support Hezbollah.
Iran likely believes that continued Syrian government efforts to disrupt Hezbollah smuggling routes in Syria represent Syrian cooperation with Israel and the United States against Hezbollah when, in reality, Syria is exercising its sovereign right to secure its borders.
ISW-CTP is considering two possible courses of action for Iran in Syria.
The Syrian government has deployed an increased number of forces to the Syria-Iraq border to support border security in response to Iranian and Axis of Resistance threats and activity.
The activities of Iran and the Axis of Resistance across the region, including their reported actions in Syria, are likely causing an increasing alignment of interests between different regional states.
The Houthis conducted missile and drone attacks against the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) military camps in Marib and Hadramawt governorates on August 6, possibly in response to ROYG ground movements near Houthi frontlines."
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"Operational information as of 08:00 07.08.2026 regarding the Russian invasion
The 1626th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.
In total, 233 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy launched one missile strike, using one missile, carried out 91 air strikes, dropping 308 guided bombs. In addition, it used 10,621 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,176 attacks on settlements and positions of our troops.
Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit two UAV control points, six artillery systems and 18 areas of concentration of enemy manpower.
In the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, one combat engagement with the enemy took place over the past day, the aggressor carried out two air strikes, dropping six air bombs, and carried out 55 shellings of the positions of our troops and settlements.
In the South-Slobozhansk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our units 20 times in the areas of the settlements of Starytsia, Lyman, Vovchanski Khutory, Dvorichanske, Zapadne and towards the settlements of Izbitske, Hoptivka, Vilcha, Volokhivka, Shevyakivka, Khatne.
In the Kupyansk direction, two enemy attacks took place towards Kivsharivka and Boguslavka.
In the Lymansk direction, the enemy tried to penetrate our defenses eight times, attacking in the Yampol area and towards the settlements of Ozerne, Novoselivka, and Dibrova.
In the Slavyansk direction, the enemy stormed 16 times in the areas of the settlements of Zakitne, Kryva Luka, Riznykivka and towards Mykolaivka and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russian invaders carried out four attacks in the areas of Pryvillya, Nikyforivka and towards Malynivka and Tykhonivka.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 25 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Ivanopillya, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar and towards the settlements of Dovga Balka, Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 26 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Udachne and towards the settlements of Toretske, Kucheriv Yar, Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Shevchenko, Matyashevo, Novopidhorodne.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy carried out two attacks towards the settlement of Yehorivka.
In the Hulyaipil direction, the invaders carried out ten attacks towards the settlements of Rivne, Hulyaipilske, Staroukrainka, Charivne.
In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders stopped one attempt by the enemy to advance towards Pavlivka.
In the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the past day.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.
Ukrainian defenders continue the systematic destruction of the enemy, putting up effective resistance on all sections of the front.
In total, the losses of the Russian invaders in the past day amounted to 1,210 people. Also neutralized were one tank, 11 armored combat vehicles, 67 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, three air defense systems, 14 ground robotic complexes, 1,589 unmanned aerial vehicles, 386 units of automobiles and six units of special enemy equipment."
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Оперативна інформація станом на 08:00 07.08.2026 щодо російського вторгнення
Слава Україні!
Розпочалася 1626-та доба широкомасштабної збройної агресії рф проти України.
Загалом протягом минулої доби зафіксовано 233 бойових зіткнення.
Учора противник завдав…
Слава Україні!
Розпочалася 1626-та доба широкомасштабної збройної агресії рф проти України.
Загалом протягом минулої доби зафіксовано 233 бойових зіткнення.
Учора противник завдав…
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From 1 to 7 August, the Russian Armed Forces carried out two massive and 12 group strikes using precision weapons and drones to hit defence industry enterprises, logistics centres, fuel, energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), as well as production and storage facilities for unmanned aerial vehicles and their accessories, and temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed groups and foreign mercenaries.
▪️ In addition, strikes were launched to engage infrastructure of Ukrainian seaports used for stockpiling and repairing military hardware, storing military cargo and POL for the needs of AFU.
▪️ During the week, 34 vessels operating in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit, including 31 dry cargo ships and three tugboats.
🚩 Last week, units of the Sever Group of Forces took control over Bely Kolodez, Ustinovka, and Baksheyevka (Kharkov region), and Ryzhevka (Sumy region), and yesterday, control was established over Aniskino (Kharkov region).
💥 Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four territorial defence brigades, a national guard brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian border service.
▪️ In total, the enemy lost up to 1,640 troops, two tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 105 motor vehicles, 16 field artillery guns, 14 electronic warfare and counter-fire stations in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces.
🚩 Over the past week, units of the Zapad Group of Forces established control over Olgovka (Kharkov region) as a result of resolute actions.
💥 Strikes were launched at formations of three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and a territorial defence brigade.
▪️ The enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 1,495 troops, a tank, 17 armoured fighting vehicles, 131 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery guns, and 10 EW and counter-fire stations.
↗️ The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces last week advanced to the depths of the enemy's defence. The Group's elements hit five mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, one an assault regiment of the AFU, a marine brigade, a national guard brigade, and a territorial defence brigade.
▪️ In total during the past week, in the area of responsibility of the Yuzhnaya Group of Forces, the AFU troops lost more than 1,335 troops, a tank, 18 armoured fighting vehicles, 166 motor vehicles, and 16 field artillery guns.
↗️ The Tsentr Group's units improved the tactical situation. They inflicted fire damage on units of three mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, four National Guard brigades, and the Azov Special Forces Brigade.
👉 See Part 2
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
▪️ In addition, strikes were launched to engage infrastructure of Ukrainian seaports used for stockpiling and repairing military hardware, storing military cargo and POL for the needs of AFU.
▪️ During the week, 34 vessels operating in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit, including 31 dry cargo ships and three tugboats.
💥 Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four territorial defence brigades, a national guard brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian border service.
▪️ In total, the enemy lost up to 1,640 troops, two tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 105 motor vehicles, 16 field artillery guns, 14 electronic warfare and counter-fire stations in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces.
▪️ The enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 1,495 troops, a tank, 17 armoured fighting vehicles, 131 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery guns, and 10 EW and counter-fire stations.
▪️ In total during the past week, in the area of responsibility of the Yuzhnaya Group of Forces, the AFU troops lost more than 1,335 troops, a tank, 18 armoured fighting vehicles, 166 motor vehicles, and 16 field artillery guns.
👉 See Part 2
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