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Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

This timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine covers the period from 1 August 2024 to the present day.

August 2024

1 August

Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Nikopol.[1]

A Bulsae-4 anti-tank missile vehicle was reportedly spotted by a Ukrainian drone in Kharkiv Oblast, suggesting that Russia is using North Korean-made armoured vehicles.[2]

Exiled Russian politician Ilya Ponomarev was injured in a drone attack on his residence near Kyiv.[3]

Forbes claimed Ukraine launched more attack drones than Russia during the month of July.[4]

The vessel Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky was launched in Istanbul as the second Turkish-built corvette commissioned for the Ukrainian Navy.[5]

2 August

Russian-installed officials and residents in Crimea reported missile and drone attacks across the peninsula, particularly in Sevastopol, Simferopol, Yevpatoria and Balaklava.[6]

The bodies of 250 soldiers were repatriated to Ukraine in exchange for the return of 38 deceased Russian soldiers.[7]

Russian forces captured the village of Vesele in Donetsk Oblast.[8]

Forbes estimated that 20 Russian regiments and brigades, "potentially" 40,000 troops, were advancing against six Ukrainian brigades of around 12,000 troops near Pokrovsk, and that the Russians were just 11 miles from the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conceded that "this is where the fighting remains the most intense."[9]

3 August

Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in Gubkinsky, Belgorod Oblast. The Belgorod Governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that an explosion occurred at one of the storage tanks but the fire had since been put out. Ukrainian drones struck 16 story building in Zhylyna, Oryol Oblast causing a fire, however no casualties were reported according to the Oryol Governor Andrey Klychkov. Drones also hit Morozovsk, in the Rostov Oblast, targeting the local airfield where explosions were reported by locals. GUR later claimed that a "fuel and lubricants warehouse' was hit by 15 drones in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov region. The Altas fuel plant is claimed to supplied fuel to Russian forces in Ukraine. The regional governor also said that warehouses in Kamensky and Morozovsky were damaged.[10][11][12][13]

The Ukrainian Air Force claimed that Russia fired twenty nine "Shahed-type drones", two S-300 missiles and two Kh-31 missiles. A local Ukrainian offical said that "critical infrastructure" in Vinnytsia was hit by Russian drones. In Kherson, according to the local governor, "critical infrastructure", administrative and civilian buildings were damaged. Ukrainian forces claimed to have shot down twenty four of the twenty nine drones.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Martin Fornusek (1 August 2024). "Russian shelling kills mother, daughter in Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ Cameron Manley (1 August 2024). "A North Korean anti-tank missile vehicle appears to be operating near Ukraine. It may be the 1st armored vehicle Pyongyang has sent Russia". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ Martin Fornusek (1 August 2024). "Russian oppositionist Ponomarev reportedly injured in drone attack near Kyiv". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. ^ David Hambling (1 August 2024). "In July Ukraine Launched More Long-Range Attack Drones Than Russia". Forbes. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ^ MARIA TRIL (1 August 2024). "Ukraine launches second Turkish-built corvette in Istanbul". Forbes. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ Martin Fornusek (2 August 2024). "Occupied Crimea hit by Ukrainian missile attack, Russia claims". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Ukraine, Russia Exchange Remains of Nearly 300 Soldiers". The Moscow Times. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Russians occupy village of Vesele in Donetsk Oblast". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ Lobbing Glide Bombs And Firing Anti-Tank Missiles, Russian Forces Are Beating Back The Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade—And Marching On Pokrovsk
  10. ^ "Drones attacked oil depot in Belgorod region". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Drones attacked military airfield in Morozovsk, Rostov region". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Drones attacked military airfield in Morozovsk, Rostov region". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ^ VALENTYNA ROMANENKO; ROMAN PETRENKO. "Ukrainian intelligence hits fuel and lubricant depot in Russia that supplied occupation forces in Donetsk Oblast". Ukrainian Pravda. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  14. ^ Anastasiia Malenko. "Russian drone attack damages infrastructure in Ukraine's Vinnytsia region". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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