The Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed the Russian troops back in Southern Buh, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, and Bakhmut directions. The battles are ongoing in Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhia directions.
During online meetings with colleagues from Guatemala and Belize, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar renewed the invitation to participate in the 2nd Crimea Platform summit which will be held on August 23 in an online format.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky informed President of France Emmanuel Macron about the situation at the front and Russian nuclear terrorism at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
A serviceman from the 93rd Separate Kholodnyi Yar Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has eliminated a Russian colonel who used to operate a helicopter and lead the parade during Victory Day in Moscow last year.
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin has met with Council of Europe Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law Christos Giakoumopoulos to discuss an international mechanism of bringing the leadership of the Russian Federation to justice over the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
An FSB agent, who spotted missile strikes on Zaporizhia in exchange for a promised job in the occupation administration in case the city is captured by the Russians, was detained by SBU operatives.