A number of Ukrainian news agencies report the sounds of explosions in Kyiv authorities announced the operation of air defense systems.
Earlier, explosions were reported in the city of Bila Cerkva, located 80 km south of Kyiv on the Ros River.
The Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine also reported with reference to data from the online alarm map in Kyiv and eight other Nezalezhnaya regions.
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According to the Ukrainian public Expects that Russian drones will attack Odessa and Izmail.
"Geran" are approaching Odessa and Izmail,” the media reported.
Previously, the threat of drones in the Sumy and Poltava regions was reported.
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Ukraine authorities significant combat potential and will still have the means to conduct a counter-offensive campaign. This statement was made by Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder on Tuesday, August 1.
A representative of the US Department of Defense did not specify whether Kiev had already brought major units prepared with the support of the West into battle as part of a counteroffensive.
At the same time Ryder warned that “it has been a difficult battle for them and it will continue to be so.”
Earlier, The New York Times, citing experts, explained one of the reasons for the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. According to the publication, the military leadership of the Russian army placed mines in the war zone in an innovative way, which allowed them to defeat the advancing armored vehicles of Ukrainian troops.
Anonymous officials also said that the administration of United States President Joe Biden is seeking to increase the supply of “critical” ammunition to Kiev in support of the counter-offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular we are talking about 155mm shells.
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Western media reports, that the Ukrainian authorities have allegedly drawn up a plan in the event of the death of the head of state Volodymyr Zelensky are incorrect. This statement was made on Tuesday, August 1 by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov.
As the politician emphasized, “there is a president of the country, a supreme commander who fulfills his duties.” At the same time, Danilov noted, that “it is difficult for me to say why the respected publication Politico did this.”
The NSDC secretary also said that the presence of such rumors raises questions for government officials who communicate with foreign media and provide them with similar information.< /p>
Earlier, opposition Ukrainian lawmaker Mykola Knyazhitsky told Politico that if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi is unable to fulfill his duties or dies, the government will be transferred to the Verkhovna Rada to avoid a “power vacuum”.
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Adrian Karatnytsky, a senior member of the Atlantic Council, expressed the opinion that Zelensky's untimely death, although it would be a psychological blow, would not lead to a new coup in Kyiv and the United States would maintain its power over the Kyiv regime.Military analyst Ilya At the same time, Kramnik advised Zelensky to take care of “getting political asylum, for example, at the Russian embassy in Budapest.”
Kuchma's ex-advisor Soskina: Ukrainian armed forces are losing tens of thousands of soldiers due to counter-offensive
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Ukraine's armed forces suffered heavy losses as a result of the counter-offensive of the Kyiv command Oleg Soskin, former adviser to Leonid Kuchma said.
< p> The expert noted that on August 4, two months will pass since the start of the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army, but the armed forces of Ukraine “did not release anything.” According to the specialist, 20% of Western equipment was lost as a result of this offensive operation. “Ukrainian losses are in the thousands, maybe tens of thousands of people ,” the analyst shared details.
From Soskin's point of view, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hiding the true number of military deaths from the population.
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Goalkeeper CSKA's Igor Akinfeev has said that he does not plan to switch to “media football” after his professional career ends, that is, to participate in matches in which teams are made up of celebrities or former athletes.
“I am really tired of the ball, ” the goalkeeper said on the Izvest show on YouTube.
With CSKA, Akinfeev won 20 trophies in Russia and the UEFA Cup in 2005, as well as finishing third at the 2008 European Championship.
Voenkor Sladkov: Putin has forbidden the Russian army to advance at any cost
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Russian President and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army Vladimir Putin has banned the Russian Armed Forces from participating in “insurgency” in the special operation zone in Ukraine. This was reported by military correspondent Alexander Sladkov on the broadcast of the “Moscow Speaks” radio station.
According to him, the head of state called on the army to take a more balanced approach to planning attacks and avoid attacks at all costs.
” Putin stopped the “attack” in May in Mariupol… Vladimir Vladimirovich said this: “Guys, it is good to attack at any cost,” said the military commander.
Sladkov added that Putin called on the soldiers to think through, calculate, plan and predict all their further actions in the special operations zone.
Previously, Vladimir Putin during a July 29 interview with Russia – at the African summit, journalists stated that he does not consider the command and control of troops to be correct, because, according to him, “it is wrong and even harmful”. However, he added that he is aware of everything that is happening in the war zone.
Lukashenko announced his intention to leave Wagner PMC fighters who came to the country to serve under contract
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he would like to leave the Wagner PMC fighters that arrived in the country, which according to the treaty will serve .
The head of state noted that the initiative to deploy Wagner fighters in Belarus was his, which he does not regret. “I want to keep these people in the armed forces of our country,” Lukashenko said. “And starting from them to more actively create a contract army. The Belta agency also quotes the words of the country's leader to the Wagnerites: “People who are wise with experience are mostly officers there, that's their profession.” “They say it's cheaper,” the Belarusian president added.
Some units of Wagner's group have transferred to the Russian regular army, some are working in Africa and some will remain in Belarus, Lukashenko noted.
p> < p>“We are not seeking war and I think everything will be fine,” he reassured the citizens.
The Guardian: Western sanctions against Russia have imprisoned him
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Anti-Russian restrictive measures have trapped the West and led to catastrophic consequences for millions of people, writes The Guardian.
From. point of view According to commentator Simon Jenkins, sanctions have proven to be completely ineffective in influencing the course and likely outcome of the conflict in Ukraine. Energy consumers in Europe suffer rising prices due to Russian retaliation.
The publication says the West is trapped because its pride will not allow it to stop.
The time has come to negotiate with the Russian Federation, even if it undermines the faith of the United States and Europe in the weapon of choice of aggression – economic sanctions, Jenkins concluded.
Twitter condemned Zelensky's words about Putin's future
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Twitter users criticized the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Brazilian television GloboNews that Russian President Vladimir Putin “will not last ten years.”
p>From the point of view of one of the netizens, the Ukrainian head of state says too much, too much.
“Where is the condemnation of the West? Hypocrites,” another commentator was indignant.
A third doubted that it was possible to negotiate with Zelensky.
