05 August 2023 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 05.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 05 Aug 2023
Ukrainian Drone Attacks Against Russia Increase As Zelenskiy Hints At Change In Tactics RFE/RL 05 Aug 2023 -- Moscow's business district, dominated by modern glass-and-steel towers, was struck twice this week by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that left top-story windows damaged and citizens shaken, but did not result in fatalities.
Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Blood Center, Aeronautics Firm, After Second Russian Ship Damaged RFE/RL 05 Aug 2023 -- Russian forces struck a blood-transfusion center in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, causing deaths, and other missiles blasted Ukrainian aerospace firm Motor Sich's facility in western Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, hours after two Russian ships were damaged in explosions in apparent drone attacks in the Kerch Strait.
Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Decries Russian Airstrikes on Blood Center VOA 05 Aug 2023 -- Russian airstrikes hit a blood transfusion center in the town of Kupiansk in eastern Kharkiv region late Saturday.

Zelenskiy Urges Saudi Summit Attendees To Ensure 'Rules-Based' International Order RFE/RL 05 Aug 2023 -- From afar, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in his nightly video address called on global representatives gathered in Saudi Araba for a summit on the Ukraine war to ensure that rules-based international order be maintained, even in the face of disagreements over other world affairs.
Report: Just Eight of 32 Ukrainian Pilots Ready for F-16 Training Amid Language Barrier Snag Sputnik 05 Aug 2023 -- The United States initially opposed sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, before it relented to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's demands for the plane in May.
International rules-based order violated by Russian aggression must be restored - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 05 Aug 2023

Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 05 Aug 2023 -- On 5 August 2023, Russian airspace control means detected an aerial target approaching the State border of the Russian Federation over the waters of the Black Sea.
Russia reports Ukraine drone strike on its tanker near Crimea bridge Press TV 05 Aug 2023 -- A Ukrainian drone has reportedly struck a Russian tanker in the black Sea near the Crimean Bridge connecting Russia and the peninsula, with Crimean officials denying claims that the bridge was hit in the attack.
Russian Military Thwarts Ukraine's Assault Attempts Near Krasny Liman Sputnik 05 Aug 2023 -- Russia's armed forces have thwarted Ukrainian mechanized brigades' attempts to carry out an attack in the Krasny Liman direction, Alexander Savchuk, the head of the Center Group of Forces' press center, has told Sputnik.

Jeddah Talks on Ukrainian Peace Require Russian Presence, Says Brazil Presidential Aide Sputnik 05 Aug 2023 -- Brazilian presidential aide Celso Amorim told a Ukraine peace conference in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on Saturday that the talks were unlikely to progress without Russia, media reported.

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