Lieutenant Ivan Korolyov, a Russian citizen, illegally crossed Lithuania’s border and travelled to Vilnius, where he was detained by Lithuania’s border guards at the Vilnius bus station on 10 August. Source
Russia & Ukraine
Over the course of 11 August, Russian forces attacked areas near the Russian-Ukrainian border in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast nine times, damaging residential areas. Source
If necessary, the White House will again ask Congress for additional funds to further support Ukraine. Source
The Air Force of Ukraine has warned of a threat of use of attack drones on the night of 11-12 August. Source
On the night of 11-12 August, Russian propagandists reported that traffic on the Crimean Bridge had been blocked and then restored. Source
Investigative journalist Christo Grozev from Bellingcat predicts that in half a year, either Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner Group, “will be dead,” or “there will be a second coup” in Russia. Source
Delving deeply into Russian terrain, unmanned Ukrainian aircraft have executed a strike that resulted in substantial damage to a Tu-22M strategic bomber. Source
The so-called authorities of occupied Crimea stated that air defence systems were responding “over different districts”. Source
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has observed tactically significant successes of the Defence Forces in the western part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source
Russian occupiers are planning to conduct an “inventory” of movable and immovable property belonging to Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied part of Kherson Oblast. Source
August 17th dawned with a significant triumph for the Ukrainian air defense, as they successfully intercepted two of Russia's state-of-the-art Ka-52 helicopters Source
An air defence system was supposedly activated in occupied Crimea, and the Russian Ministry of Defence later reported an attack by 20 drones. Source
The Russians continued to make attempts to regain lost positions at the front, but they were unsuccessful in their offensive on the Bakhmut and Kupiansk fronts yesterday. Source
Russian invaders are using a school for military purposes and have denied local residents access to the educational institution in the village of Sievernyi in occupied Luhansk Oblast. Source
The Air Force has reported shooting down three Shahed UAVs launched by Russia on the night of 11-12 August. Source
Russian tank was able to withstand a hit by a missile fired by an NLAW and the subsequent explosion of a mine without ceasing to perform a combat mission. Source
The Ukrainian defence forces killed another 510 Russian invaders on 11 August. Source
Russia’s latest missile attacks, particularly on Zaporizhzhia, constitute war crimes and must not go unpunished. Source
The Russian authorities have claimed that they have shot down a drone in Kaluga Oblast, bordering Moscow Oblast. Source
Russia has likely moved its air assault forces from Kherson Oblast to Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where fierce fighting is ongoing. Source