Zelensky described the counteroffensive as "challenging,"; Ukrainian forces hold the initiative on the battlefield in the Bakhmut direction in Donetsk Oblast despite heavy Russian shelling; and more.
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Ukrainian military intelligence chief leads delegation to Bulgaria
Ukrainian military intelligence chief led delegation to Bulgaria. Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov led a Ukrainian official delegation to Bulgaria to discuss security issues, the Bulgarian military intelligence announced on its website on Aug. 8.
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US supports training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16
The United States supports training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, but the process is led by Denmark and the Netherlands, Pentagon spokesperson Singh said
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German company buys tanks for Ukraine, 30 to be delivered
The company purchased the tanks as part of its planned exports of armored vehicles to Kyiv. The vehicles will be refitted in Germany, and around 30 of them will be delivered to Ukraine, Handelsblatt said, citing industry sources.
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Rheinmetall purchases 50 Leopard 1 tanks, supplies 30 to Ukraine
Media: Rheinmetall purchases 50 Leopard 1 tanks, will supply 30 to Ukraine. The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall was identified as the buyer who recently purchased 50 Leopard 1 tanks from the Belgian company OIP Land Systems, Handelsblatt reported on Aug. 8.
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Professor Fedir Shandor, a combat lecturer, to become Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary.
Professor Fedir Shandor, who gave lectures to students from the trenches between battles, will become Ukraine's ambassador to Hungary – his candidacy has been approved by the country's president. The position was vacant since June 2022, when Zelenskyy dismissed
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Ukraine expels MP Torokhtii and destroys Russian communications hub
Arakhamia announced the exclusion of MP Torokhtii from the faction, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the Russian communications hub on the day of the Ukrainian communications officer. We have collected the key news for August 8, 2023. https://
hromadske.ua/en/posts/state
ment-on-expulsion-of-mp-torokhtii-from-faction-and-destruction-of-russian-communication-hub-august-8-highlights
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North Z fighters captured, over 100 ex-prisoners killed by own commanders in Ukraine
16/ Some North Z fighters were captured by the Ukrainians. Gulagu says that "more than 100 ex-prisoners from "North Z" were killed, some of them shot by their own commanders." They are said to be used as "cannon and mine meat".
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North Z formed with convicts sent to front
According to Gulagu, North Z was established in April 2023 using convicts from penal colonies in the Saratov region and Bashkortostan. They were sent directly to the front line without training and placed under the command of a former Wagner fighter.
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Desperate Russians seek HIV status to avoid military service in Ukraine
12/ This potentially offers a way out for the desperate. According to one interlocutor speaking of the colonies in the Novosibirsk region, "People are looking for some options, up to obtaining an HIV status, so as not to go to the Special Military Operation zone."