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03:27

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian 122mm self-propelled howitzer 2S1 Gvozdika, a 152-mm self-propelled howitzer 2A65 “Msta-B”, 2 mortar complexes, and an enemy command post in the South of Ukraine on August 3. – Operational Command “South”

04:10

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Russian occupiers have killed 131 Ukrainian citizens, including 1 child, and injured 590 in the city of Mykolaiv. – Oleksandr Sienkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv

06:41

As of August 4, Russian troops have committed about 26,465 war crimes against Ukraine and its citizens. – Prosecutor General’s Office

06:53

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Russian aggressors have destroyed and damaged 113 cultural heritage objects in the Kharkiv region. – Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration

08:15

Russian aggressors fired missiles at the Donetsk region on August 3. 3 people were killed. 5 citizens were injured. – Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration

08:55

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February to 04 August (approximation): 41500 troops; 1789 tanks; 4026 armored vehicles; 946 artillery systems; 260 MLRS; 118 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 223 aircraft; 191 helicopters; 2960 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 15 military boats; 742 tactical UAVs; 83 special military equipment; 182 cruise missiles. Russian enemy suffered the greatest losses (of the past day) at the Bakhmut and Donetsk directions. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

12:53

Rocket attacks on the city of Toretsk in the Donetsk region on August 4. 8 people were killed. 4 citizens were injured, including 3 children. Local residential buildings, a church, and a public transport stop were damaged. – Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration

15:41

As of August 4, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated the villages Mazanivka and Dmytrivka in the Donetsk region from Russian occupiers. – Oleksii Hromov, Deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

15:51

The Japanese government has announced a new aid package for Ukraine. It will include consumer vehicles (vans) and small drones. – Press service of the Japanese Ministry of Defense

16:13

As of August 4, due to Russian military aggression in Ukraine, 211 Ukrainian children are reported missing. – Oleksii Serhieiev, Head of the Organizational and Analytical Support and Operational Response Department of the National Police of Ukraine

18:19

The European Union has approved the decision to provide Ukraine with a new financial aid package of €16 million worth. These funds will be used for supporting access to education and to help victims of sexual violence in Ukraine. – Official website of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine

19:34

Ukraine has received €1 million in grant funds from the Albanian government. – Press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine

20:08

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Kharkiv, the Dnipropetrovsk, the Mykolaiv, the Zaporizhzhia, the Donetsk, the Sumy, the Chernihiv, the Luhansk, and the Kherson regions. 12 people have been killed. 18 citizens have been injured, including 3 children. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

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Due to Russian military aggression, the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region became almost a ghost city with empty streets and destroyed buildings.

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A woman with her cat during the evacuation of civilians in Siversk, the Donetsk region.

By Diego Herrera Carcedo / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images

A woman cries near her high-rise building destroyed by Russian shelling in Kramatorsk, the Donetsk region.

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The funeral ceremony of Serhii Myronchykov, a Ukrainian serviceman from the “Da Vinci Wolves” battalion, who was killed near Bakhmut, the Donetsk region. March 2023. Hnidyn village, the Kyiv region.

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Sofiia Ponomarenko, a high school student, stands in the Mykhailo-Kotsiubynskyi Lyceum in the Chernihiv region. This educational establishment was destroyed by Russian missiles.

By Mariia Markovska

Sofiia Ponomarenko, a high school student, stands in the Mykhailo-Kotsiubynskyi Lyceum in the Chernihiv region. This educational establishment was destroyed by Russian missiles.

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