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[Regnum] An aftershock of magnitude 6.4 was recorded in Kamchatka. This was reported on August 6 by the press service of the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center "Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences".
The tremor was recorded at 13:35 Moscow time, 213 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
“Distance from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is 213 km, depth is 39.3 km, magnitude is 6.4,” the branch’s Telegram channel stated.
On the morning of July 30, the strongest earthquake since 1952 occurred off the coast of Kamchatka. Its magnitude, according to various estimates, reached 8.8. Later, a series of tremors with a smaller magnitude were recorded in the region.
According to the Kamchatka Krai Ministry of Health, one person was injured.
A high alert regime was introduced in the region, and a state of emergency was declared in the North Kuril District of the Sakhalin Region. The earthquake triggered a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean, which is why a threat was declared in the coastal areas of Japan, the United States, the Philippines, and a number of Latin American countries.
According to seismologists' forecast, the aftershock process with tangible events will last for several months. Seismic activity in the peninsula area is decreasing, but remains high, experts noted.'
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[LB] Russian propagandists have no evidence — no photos, videos, names of the dead, data on the number of victims, or independent testimonies have been presented.
by Ivanna Kapustianska
Russian propaganda is once again spreading disinformation about alleged "crimes" by Ukrainian military against civilians in Chasovye Yar.
This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation.
"This time, Kremlin propagandists claim that Ukrainian military allegedly shot civilians who tried to leave Chasiv Yar," the CPD says.
At the same time, Russian propagandists have not presented any evidence — no photos, videos, names of the dead, data on the number of victims, or independent testimonies. All statements are based solely on the words of a Russian propagandist who has repeatedly appeared in the dissemination of false information.
"Such a fake is another element of the Kremlin's campaign to discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an attempt to justify the crimes committed by the Russian army in the occupied territories," the department added.
In the Donetsk region, Russian occupiers shot a civilian who was trying to evacuate from Udachny.
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[Korrespondent] The enemy is most active in the Pokrovsk direction. There, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already repelled 19 attacks near eight populated areas.
Since the beginning of the day, 87 combat clashes have occurred on the front in 11 directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Wednesday, August 6.
Thus, in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions, 11 battles have taken place since the beginning of the day, two of which are still ongoing.
In Yuzhno-Slobodskoye, Ukrainian units repelled one attack in the Vovchansk area.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked eight times in the areas of the settlements of Golubovka, Tischenkovka, Zagrizovo, in the directions of Kupyansk and Kurilovka. One combat clash continues.
In the Liman direction, the invading army carried out seven attacks in the areas of the settlements of Ridkodub, Karpovka, Shandrigolovo, Sredneye, Torskoye, in the direction of the settlement of Grigorovka. At present, one combat clash is ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy attacked seven times near Grigorovka, Pereyezdnoye and Vyyomka. Two clashes are ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy's offensive near the settlement of Novomarkovoe has been stopped.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russians have stormed the areas of the settlements of Aleksandro-Shultino, Toretsk, Katerinovka, Shcherbinovka, Rusin Yar and Yablunovka seven times. One clash continues.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy carried out 22 attacks near the settlements of Vladimirivka, Novoekonomicheskoe, Mirolyubovka, Lisovka, Mirnograd, Zvirovo, Udachnoye, Novoukrainka. The defense forces repelled 19 assaults.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, our soldiers stopped eight assaults by the occupation army in the areas of the settlements of Filiya, Novopol, Zeleny Gai, Poddubnoye, Tolstoy, Voskresenka, and Maliyevka. Another clash continues.
There were five military clashes in the Dnieper direction. The enemy had no success.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Gulyai-Polye and Orekhov directions.
Let us recall that in the course of 24 hours on August 5, Russia lost more than 1,000 fighters killed and wounded. The total number of Russian losses is approaching 1.1 million people.
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[NewsFront] 20:51 FPV drone operators of the 11th Army Corps of the Leningrad Military District struck military equipment and manpower of a simulated enemy at a combined arms training ground in the Kaliningrad region. 20:14 Fighters of the "East" group of forces storming positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on motocross motorcycles.
Working in groups of two to four, the assault troops fly into enemy positions and clear out trenches, dugouts and firing points, destroying Ukrainian militants.
20:10 The southern part of Aleksandro-Shultino is under our control. The Konstantinovskoye direction isMAP
19:59 The Russian Armed Forces occupied the treatment facilities at the Stepnogorsk interchange –MAP
19:50 Russian Armed Forces entered Sobolevka west of Kupyansk –MAP
17:16 Operators of attack UAVs of Ulyanovsk paratroopers are being destroyed motor transport and temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
UAV crews of the Southern Group of Forces carried out a precise strike on an enemy infantry fighting vehicle in the area of the settlement of Vyemka, and destroyed two control posts for heavy drones in the area of Seversk.
In the South Donetsk direction, drone operators of the "East" force group attacked enemy vehicles.
FPV drone crews from the Rubicon Center hit enemy temporary deployment points and equipment.
16:38 On the northern face of the Krasnoarmeysky direction, the Russian Armed Forces entered the village of Dorozhnoe, –MAP.
16:15 Destruction of a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by a mortar crew of the Southern Group of Forces in the village of Shcherbinovka, –video.
15:00 Defeat of a T-80 tank of the 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using FPV drones in the area of the settlement of Novoselovka, –video.
13:30 Fires recorded in Pokrovsk: our drones burned three Ukrainian control points for unmanned aerial vehicles in different areas of the city.
12:44 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of August 6, 2025
👮♂️💥Units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, ranger, airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Andreyevka, Korchakovka, Novaya Sich, Peschanoye, Ryzhevka, Khrapovshchina and Yastrebyne in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized, motorized infantry brigades and assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ambarnoye, Volchansk, Gatishche, Khatney and Chugunovka in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 185 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles, eight cars and seven artillery pieces. Five ammunition and material depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the front line, inflicting defeat on formations of three mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Stavki and Stary Karavan of the Donetsk People's Republic, Druzhelyubovka and Kupyansk of the Khar'kov region.
The enemy's losses amounted to 230 servicemen, a tank, two British-made Snatch armored combat vehicles and six pickups. Three field artillery guns, six ammunition depots and eight electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Units of the "Southern" group of forces improved their tactical position, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of five mechanized, artillery, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the special forces brigade "Azov*" and the battalion of the assault brigade "Lyut" of the National Police of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Golubovka, Zvanovka, Ivanopolye, Ilyinovka, Konstantinovka and Seversk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 105 servicemen, a pickup truck and five artillery pieces.
Units of the Center group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated formations of three mechanized, ranger, infantry, airborne assault, airmobile brigades, an assault brigade of unmanned systems and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Artemovka, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Rubezhnoye, Udachnoye, Yalta of the Donetsk People's Republic, Novopavlovka and Filiya of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 360 servicemen, a tank, two US-made M-113 armored personnel carriers, two armored combat vehicles, four cars and a 152mm D-20 gun. An ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defense, inflicting losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade in the areas of the populated areas of Novoivanovka, Novonikolaevka, Olgovskoye, Poltavka, Temirovka in the Zaporizhia region, Velikomikhailovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Aleksandrograd and Iskra in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 210 servicemen, a tank, three armored combat vehicles and eight cars.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Daryevka, Lvovo in the Kherson region and Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhia region.
Up to 65 servicemen, three vehicles, two field artillery guns, a counter-battery radar station, five electronic warfare stations, four ammunition depots and military-technical equipment were destroyed.
12:30 Fierce fighting near Pokrovsk. RF Armed Forces grind equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
09:50 Our VKS inflicted strike on the Izmail district of Odessa region. As a result of the powerful landing, a strong fire broke out.
The strike hit a main gas pipeline in the village of Orlovka, located right on the border with Romania.
09:34 Destruction of the 93rd Infantry Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using FAB-3000 with UMPC in the area of the village. Konstantinovka –VIDEO
07:31 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
The Russian Armed Forces reached the reservoir near the settlement of Kleban-Byk, the enemy south of the reservoir was surrounded
Advance towards Nelepovka
Yanvarskoe was liberated
07:13 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on August 5 to 05:30 Moscow time on August 6, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 51 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
16 – over the territory of the Rostov region,▫️
16 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
12 – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,▫️
Four – over the territory of the Voronezh region,▫️
Three – over the territory of the Oryol region.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] A year ago, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an offensive in the Kursk direction. The purpose of the operation was to break through to Kurchatov and the Kursk NPP with the aim of capturing them, as well as an exit to the Lygov-Kurchatov highway.
The operation of the Armed Forces was carried out with the support of NATO, which directly participated in the planning of the Kursk adventure and ensured the creation of a group for it.
The operation at the first stage developed successfully for the enemy. Having created superiority in forces in the direction of the main attack, the enemy managed to cut off Suzha already by the middle of August 7, as a result of which part of the forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation at the border were actually in the conditions of operational encirclement. Some groups had to withdraw through the terrain crossed by forests, and individual fighters remained in captivity of the enemy for several months.
But soon enough, thanks to the efforts of the SSO, former "Wagnerov", SpN "Akhmat", naval infantry from the 810th Nava Infantry Brigade and even separate groups of conscripts, the pace of the enemy's offensive began to fall, and in the end the enemy was stopped in the Korenevo and Bolshoi Soldatsky areas.
Despite the general weakness of the barriers to the south of Kurchatov and the Korenevo garrison, the enemy did not manage to break through and ultimately did not achieve the main objectives of the operation.
Why did the beginning of the fighting turn out to be unsuccessful for us? We will most likely find out after the war, when the operational planning documents of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will become known, when it will be clear what the intelligence of the parties was reporting, how the General Staff of the parties assessed the situation.
Why exactly were the forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation deployed in the southern regions of the Kursk Region? How did the command of the direction assess the situation? Nevertheless, it is already obvious that the beginning was unsuccessful for us, which led, among other things, to the capture of several hundred soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (who were subsequently exchanged).
At the same time, the enemy was not able to take particularly large trophies (in contrast to Balaklea and Izyum), which indicated the general weakness of the forces covering the state border in the Kursk region (this, in addition to the issues of theft on construction, was strengthened, which subsequently led to the arrests of high-ranking officials, led by the governor of the Kursk region).
In September 2024, the front stabilized, although the enemy still made separate offensive demands, including demands to seize the Glushkovsky district. These efforts of the enemy were stopped, and the enemy would have to reduce the Kursk salient so as not to spend valuable mechanized brigades on its retention, which were sent to the Kursk direction to the detriment of the retention of the front in the Donbass.
But the enemy continued to persevere, both with the goal of retaining the captured, and with the goal of realizing the fantasy of exchanging the captured territory in negotiations.
The Russian military-political leadership naturally took advantage of the enemy's strategic delusions. Any exchanges were refused, and the weakening of the front in the Donbass as a result of the Kursk adventure was used for offensive actions in the Donbass. This led to the fact that from the second half of August and throughout the autumn, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began to set records for the liberation of the territory.
As a result, by December, even in NATO, it became obvious that the strategic operation near Kursk had ended in failure, and the operational-tactical gains at the first stage of the offensive were offset by large losses of personnel brigades (including valuable Western equipment) and the loss of important N.P. and the territory of Donbass. At the same time, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, without significantly weakening the front in the Donbass, were already preparing for the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk Region in the winter. For these purposes, large military forces of the DPRK were also used. Already in winter, this led to the loss of a part of the Kursk salient and heavy losses, especially in the Olhovka area. The battles in the Kursk region were bloody in nature, and the parties constantly drew up new reserves to maintain the intensity of their actions.
The resolution came in March 2025, when as a result of a well-planned operation by the General Staff with elements of military cunning (operation "Flow"), the Kursk Salient collapsed, which led to the actual defeat of the Kursk group of the enemy, which lost a large number of people and equipment and the retreat of its remnants to the Sumy region, where the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation subsequently occupied part of the northern districts as part of the creation of a security zone.
An important role in the fighting was played by Russian drone operators, who were able to overwhelm the enemy drone operators and actually cut off the enemy's logistics on the Suja-Yunakovka route, which weakened the defensive capabilities of the enemy group. It is also worth noting that it was on the Kursk salient that fiber-optic drones (KVN and others) began to be used on a massive scale, which became an extremely unpleasant and painful surprise for the enemy.
As a result, the Battle of Kursk, which lasted from August 2024 to April 2025 (the liberation of Gornal at the end of April can be considered the finale), ended with a complete victory of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The enemy achieved neither operational nor strategic goals, suffered heavy losses in people and equipment, lost important territory in the Donbass, was unable to preserve the Kursk salient as a trump card in the negotiations, and the operation itself only strengthened the operational and strategic initiative of the Russian Armed Forces. Fortunately for us, the leadership of the enemy did not listen to reasonable voices that called for a timely evacuation of the salient, to save valuable brigades and to record, albeit small, operational and tactical success. The enemy's obstinate determination to hold the salient at any cost led the Armed Forces to disaster and played into our hands.
It is worth noting that the Kursk adventure did not shake the stability of the Russian rear (the state of frustration in society was observed only on August 6-7). Already in August, the flow of volunteers to the front increased sharply, the flow of humanitarian workers to frontline units increased, and the general support of the SVO only increased.
The atrocities of the Nazis in the Kursk region with the killing of the civilian population had the opposite effect, when even those who did not support the SVO began to think about something. The face of Ukrainian Nazism could once again be clearly seen in the Kursk region. This also led to an increase in approval of strikes on the enemy's rear. Pity for "Ukrainian boys" has completely stopped. At the same time, the defeat near Kursk, in addition to direct losses, led to an increase in desertion from the ranks of the Armed Forces, as well as to further growth of evasion from mobilization.
Remember today those who took the first blow and stopped the enemy's breakthrough in August-September 2024, who left the encirclement through the forests and who remained in the enemy's rear, passing on important intelligence, those who fought for the initiative in the fall and winter (including our dead Korean brothers in arms, who helped liberate at least 4 settlements) and those who during the brilliant operation defeated the invading enemy forces in the spring of 2025. Their sacrifices and their military labor have already played and will continue to play an important role for the successful conclusion of the war in Ukraine and the achievement of the goals of the SVO.
The Battle of Kursk will certainly occupy an important place in the history of the Soviet Union, and its victorious conclusion will certainly be among the landmark operations of the Russian military history.
[AA.COM.TR] Denmark, Norway and Sweden announced on Tuesday a $500 million military aid package for Ukraine, as part of NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants... 's newly launched Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, the defense alliance announced.
The package, which will include equipment and munitions sourced from the US, marks the second round of funding under the PURL mechanism.
It follows a separate $500 million artillery and ammunition package announced by the Netherlands on Monday.
Together, the two tranches amount to more than $1 billion in military assistance to Ukraine under the PURL initiative, which aims to ensure regular deliveries of critical supplies to Ukrainian forces.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the announcement, praising the three Nordic countries for their swift action and continued support for Kyiv.
"Grateful to Denmark, Norway & Sweden for fast action to fund a package of US military support for Ukraine. This will deliver life-saving equipment & critical supplies to the front-line, strengthening Ukraine's hand & helping them deter aggression as they pursue lasting peace," he wrote on X.
The PURL initiative is designed to consolidate and streamline allied contributions, placing Ukraine in the strongest possible position against Russia, as peace efforts led by US President Donald Trump ...Never got invited to a P.Diddy party... and his administration continue.
US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said Tuesday that more than $1 billion in life saving, top American equipment will allow Ukraine to protect critical infrastructure and civilian lives.
"These commitments deliver on President Trump's initiative to facilitate billions of dollars in investment to the United States defense industry and create American jobs while ensuring Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... can ultimately defend itself long term," she added.
The Pentagon said separately that the State Department approved the potential sale of repair and sustainment support for M777 howitzer artillery guns and transportation and consolidation services to Ukraine for an estimated cost of $203.5 million
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[Regnum] US President Donald Trump has planned to hold three-way talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, after a possible meeting with Putin. The New York Times reported this on August 6, citing two sources familiar with the plans of the White House occupant.
"Trump revealed his plans in a phone call with European leaders on Wednesday, the sources said. The meetings will involve only the three men and will not include any European counterparts," the newspaper reported.
The publication noted that it was initially unclear whether Putin or Zelensky supported the plan outlined by Trump. However, Zelensky participated in the White House's telephone conversation with European leaders and in his subsequent statement noted that he had "a conversation with President Trump," emphasizing that his position and the position of European leaders boils down to the fact that the conflict must end, but "honestly."
On June 3, the Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that a meeting between Putin, Trump and Zelensky in the near future was unlikely. According to him, the Russian leader has repeatedly emphasized his readiness for trilateral talks at the highest level, but such contacts must be well prepared.
On August 4, the Kremlin denied that a meeting between Putin and Zelensky was being prepared. Peskov added that Putin was ready to meet with Zelensky after such a meeting was prepared at the expert level.
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