The map of the war in August: Russia bombards the Zaporizhia region and kyiv requests missiles to advance the counteroffensive

Russian forces have bombarded several Ukrainian cities this Friday, including Kiev, for which they have used four Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, while on the ground Ukrainian troops have continued their attacks against Russian Army positions on various fronts.

One of the hypersonic missiles has been shot down on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, while the other three have hit near the Kolomya airfield, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, in the west of the country, reported the Ukrainian Air Force ( FAU).

kyiv denounces attacks against young pilots

The FAU spokesman, Yuri Ignat, has indicated that the attack on Kolomya was directed against young Ukrainian pilots who “soon are going to travel abroad for training” to fly other types of aircraft, “first of all, F-16 “.

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“In this way, the enemy wanted to attack our youth, thus depriving us of the prospects for further rearmament with the latest models of Western aircraft,” he added.. According to the Ivano-Frankivsk authorities, an 8-year-old boy has been killed in that attack.

Nine Ukrainian regions bombed

On Thursday night, nine regions of Ukraine were attacked, the southern region of Zaporizhia being hardest hit, where there were shelling in 23 towns in which two people died and 21 were injured.

Although air threats also extend to Russia: for one hour, Moscow's Vnukovo airport has suspended flight departures and arrivals this Friday for “security reasons” and has resumed operations after the downing of a drone was reported. in eastern Moscow, which has caused no casualties or material damage.

This Thursday, a similar incident led to the temporary closure of Vnukovo and also of Domodedovo, another of Moscow's three main airports.

Heavy fighting at the front

In Ukraine, the fighting continues without reducing its intensity. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, on Thursday, Moscow troops improved their positions on the Kupiank front, in the northeast.

“The assault detachments of the 'West' troop group, with the support of aviation and artillery, continued offensive actions, improved their tactical situation near the towns of Olshan and Pershotravne,” defense spokesman Igor said. Konashénkov, when offering the daily war report.

The military indicated that on Thursday Russian troops repelled a total of fourteen Ukrainian attacks in five sectors of the front, where the attackers suffered, he said, about 600 casualties.

Ukraine calls for long-range missiles

Ukraine hopes that the German government will approve the supply of Taurus long-range missiles, weapons that Kiev considers essential to boost the counteroffensive that began on June 4 and which has slowed down due to the strength of the Russian defensive lines.

As published this Friday by the weekly Der Spiegel, Berlin is considering the delivery of Taurus missiles to Ukraine, which have a range of more than 500 kilometers, as long as they are modified so that they cannot be used against Russian territory. The kyiv government maintains that such restrictions allow Russia to attack all regions of Ukraine with impunity from its territory.

Zelensky points to the corrupt

In addition to the situation at the front, the President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, today focused attention on a problem that affects the morale of his troops: corruption in the recruitment offices, which allows them to evade the call-up.

“The system should be run by people who know exactly what war is.. Cynicism and bribery in wartime are treasonous,” the president said when announcing the dismissal of all the heads of the regional recruitment offices.

These offices must be in charge of “soldiers who have passed through the front or who cannot be in the trenches for health reasons; they have lost their limbs, but have preserved their dignity,” he stressed.