The British defence ministry said Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian grain ports in the past few weeks are likely an attempt to stop international trading via the ports.We stopping the aggressor, we do not give the ability of Russia to attack freedom and democracy in the whole world,” Poroshenko said. “Every success of the Ukrainian army is a great effort, great sacrifice of Ukrainian soldiers, and we understand what it means for the whole world. Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko told Al Jazeera that Ukraine’s counteroffensive is not a Hollywood movie.Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visited a combat zone in Ukraine to inspect a command post and meet senior military officers, the army said.In a statement, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said its allegations were based on information from several sources, including a captured Russian serviceman.

Ukraine accused Russia of preparing to stage a “false flag” attack at the Mozyr oil refinery in Belarus in an effort to draw Belarus into the war.

There were no casualties or damages in either attack, the ministry said.

Russian air defences downed 10 Ukrainian drones over the Crimean Peninsula and suppressed three more with electronic countermeasures, the TASS news agency quoted the Russian defence ministry as saying.

Russia’s defence ministry said the drones were destroyed by Russian warships but port facilities were not damaged.

“As a result of the attack, the Olenegorsky Gornyak received a serious breach and currently cannot conduct its combat missions,” the source told the Reuters news agency. Ukraine damaged a Russian naval vessel during a sea drone attack at the Russian port of Novorossiysk that was conducted by the security service of Ukraine and the Ukrainian navy, a Ukrainian intelligence source said.Here is the situation on Saturday, August 5, 2023.

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