In a statement dated August 7, Russia’s Defense Ministry released the results for the August 1–7 period concerning the front line in Ukraine. The ministry said Russian forces took control of eight settlements in the Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions during this period.
The ministry listed Aniskino, Baksheyevka, Bely Kolodez, Ustinovka and Olgovka in the Kharkiv region; Rizhevka in the Sumy region; and Lyubitskoye and Zarnitsa in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Distribution of control among military groupings
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Aniskino, Baksheyevka, Bely Kolodez, Ustinovka and Rizhevka were taken under the control of the Northern Group of Forces.
The ministry said Olgovka was brought under the control of the Western Group of Forces, while Lyubitskoye and Zarnitsa came under the control of the Eastern Group of Forces.
Ministry says 14 strikes were carried out
According to the ministry’s statement, two large-scale and 12 group strikes were carried out during the same week using high-precision weapons and attack drones.
The targets included military-industrial facilities, logistics centers, and fuel-and-energy and transport infrastructure facilities that the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly used. The statement also said that drone production workshops and areas where parts for the drones were stored were targeted.
Statement on vessels
Russia’s Defense Ministry said 34 vessels that it claimed were operating in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit during the week.
The ministry said the vessels consisted of 31 dry cargo ships and three tugboats. It also claimed that Russian Black Sea Fleet forces destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned naval boats.
