Three civilians were killed in the Stepnohirsk community of Zaporizhzhia region following a Russian attack during the day.

The Russian and Chinese navies are carrying out joint artillery and anti-submarine exercises in the Sea of Japan as part of scheduled military maneuvers.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that civilians in Gaza should not continue to suffer due to the crimes committed by Hamas.

On the evening of August 2, a Russian missile strike hit the Vodoliy multifunctional sports complex in Mykolaiv, causing significant damage to the facility.

The number of victims from the July 31 Russian strike on Kramatorsk has increased to five.

In Kherson, 35 vehicles have been deployed to evacuate residents from the Korabelnyi district following Russian airstrikes.

Five people were injured in Russian attacks on the Kherson region on August 3.

The U.S. State Department has reaffirmed that President Donald Trump's administration is committed to supporting Ukraine in pursuit of a lasting peace in the region.

Russian troops carried out more than 20 attacks on two districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, causing infrastructure damage but no civilian casualties.

A two-year-old boy has died following a road accident in the city of Dubno, Rivne region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted a decision by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose personal sanctions on 94 individuals and five legal entities.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented state awards to servicemembers of the Ukrainian Air Force.

In the frontline town of Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops shelled Ukrainian emergency workers as they were putting out a burning civilian car. Fortunately, no one was injured.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced preparations for a new prisoner exchange.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Lieutenant General Anatolii Kryvonozhko as Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A man was killed in Kherson as a result of an air strike by the Russian army on the Korabelny district.

Special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (DIU) destroyed a group of Russian soldiers who took photos in the village of Zelenyi Hai in Donetsk region to report to their command about a new “captured” position.

Russian propaganda is spreading fake news that Ukraine is allegedly refusing to accept about 90 of its citizens deported from Russia who are “stuck” at the Verkhniy Lars checkpoint on the border with Georgia.

Rescuers extinguished a large-scale forest fire caused by Russian shelling on July 29 in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk region.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Rustem Umerov discussed preparations for a new meeting with the Russian side in Istanbul.

Russian forces launched a drone attack on a village in the Putivl community of the Sumy region, damaging at least 16 houses.

Russian troops have significantly increased the number of assault operations around the islands near Kherson.

Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), Semen Kryvonos, stated that the bureau will focus on increasing the number of high-profile disclosures, as enhancing the effectiveness of its work will help earn the trust of society.

Early this morning, Russian forces shelled the town of Bilozerka in the Kherson region, injuring two civilians.

Russian forces have not fully captured the town of Kamianske, but have destroyed Ukrainian positions in the central part of the settlement.

Russian troops carried out an airstrike on Kherson, with a reported impact near a bridge in the city.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky extended his congratulations to pilots, engineers, technical specialists, and air defense crews on the occasion of the Ukrainian Air Force Day.

Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said that the Air Force is a source of professional pride for the Ukrainian military and a cornerstone of the country's future security.

The Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration has released photos and video footage showing the aftermath of a Russian missile strike on the city on August 2.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has acquired confidential internal documents related to Russia's newest strategic nuclear submarine, the K-555 Knyaz Pozharsky, of Project 955A Borei-A class.

Three people were injured in a Russian shelling attack on Kherson on the morning of August 3.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed decrees dismissing Serhii Haidai as head of the Mukachevo District State Administration in the Zakarpattia region and Andrii Yurchenko as head of the Rubizhne City Military Administration in the Sievierodonetsk district of the Luhansk region.

Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 60 Russian drones and one Iskander-M ballistic missile during a massive aerial assault overnight.

Drones targeted an oil depot in Russia's Sochi overnight on Sunday, August 3.

On August 2, Ukraine's Defense Forces engaged in 138 combat clashes with Russian invading forces. The most intense fighting was reported in the Pokrovsk, Northern Slobozhanshchyna, Kursk, and Lyman sectors.

Today, Ukraine celebrates the Day of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to August 3, 2025, amount to approximately 1,056,130 people, including 920 people over the past day.

In the first half of this year, border guards destroyed more than 6,500 pieces of equipment and 270 ammunition depots with the help of drones, and also hit more than 9,000 Russian shelters.

On the night of August 3, explosions were heard in Chuhuiv and Balakliia in the Kharkiv region due to enemy strikes, resulting in casualties and destruction.

Against the backdrop of the Kremlin's use of Iranian technology in the production of drones, which Russia is using to attack peaceful cities in Ukraine, activists staged a protest outside the Iranian embassy in London, demanding the expulsion of representatives of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and related organizations from Britain.

The International Atomic Energy Agency team at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant recorded explosions and smoke coming from one of the auxiliary facilities near the plant site on Saturday.

More than 170 Ukrainian manufacturers from the Brave1 defense innovation cluster have begun cooperation with Axon, a global technology leader in public safety.

In Kharkiv, 179 buildings were damaged by Russian shelling in July, and nearly 4,700 windows were shattered.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has analyzed recent remarks by Russian leader Vladimir Putin and self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko regarding the Oreshnik system and peace negotiations.

Russia's 247th Air Assault Regiment is experiencing mass desertion in the Zaporizhzhia region.

In July, demining units of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense cleared 5,136 hectares of territory liberated from Russian occupation.

Ten more civilians were evacuated from the Kostiantynivka community in Donetsk region on August 1, 2025, in a two-stage operation.

Russian shelling has destroyed private homes and damaged apartment buildings in Mykolaiv.

Russian forces are ramping up their offensive to seize key urban areas in the Pokrovsk, Dobropillia, and Novopavlivka sectors, attempting to push into Pokrovsk by employing a "total infiltration" tactic and increasing sabotage activities behind Ukrainian lines.

Since the beginning of the day, 104 combat engagements have taken place between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian occupiers, with 28 of them occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.