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EXPLORING ULTIMATE LOCATIONS IN STYLE

The extreme exploration superyachts by naval yachts.

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eXtreme eXploration Passage Maker

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Aluminum explorer & expedition yachts, exploring boundless horizons with aluminum explorer & expedition yachts.

At Naval Yachts , we specialize in crafting aluminum or steel vessels designed for long-range journeys, unmatched durability, and eco-friendly performance. Our commitment to reducing maintenance while maximizing adventures sets us apart. Our yachts are built with aluminum or steel for strength and corrosion resistance, ensuring resilience in any environment. They're engineered for fuel efficiency without compromising power and require minimal upkeep, allowing you to focus on exploring the world's most remote corners. Join us to redefine exploration, embark on unforgettable journeys, and create lasting memories with Aluminum Explorer & Expedition Yachts . Naval Yachts Passage Maker Yachts offer a unique "passage maker" experience in the explorer and expedition yacht categories.

Aluminum Strength

With the up front caveat that there is no one “best” material to use when building a boat as they all have their own lists of pros and cons, when you set about building a boat to take on the extremes that Mother Nature can throw at you when crossing the world’s oceans “short handed” with just 1 or 2 people and doing so with the highest safety and comfort, the choice becomes more clear. As with many other choices when designing and building such a boat, this is an extremely personal decision and what counts the most is that YOU have the highest possible confidence in your choice and can set to sea knowing that your boat will be able to endure much more than you.

The reasons of choosing aluminium as your hull material

Fuel Efficiency

Fuel efficiency has become one of the most important subject for boat owners and sailors not only because of high expenses but also they pay attention to the environment and nature. Naval Yachts sees these facts and concentrates in new Technologies and engineered studies together with the technical universities and institutions to find and offer solutions.

We use aluminum. A superior material. Light and 100% recyclable. ( Aluminium Yachts )

We have hybrid solutions in powertrain. We have serial hybrid boats launched already with the latest technology.

We use light materials in interior. We make our calculations to reach a light but stable boat in the end.

We design and use the most efficient hull forms in order to get best results with minimum water resistance under the waterline.

Earth is a great planet to discover and experience on a boat. As long as you can. As the sailors would like to discover and see more places, they need enough speed, consume less and bigger fuel tanks.

Our boats can give the chance the sailors to cruise faster and longer without refueling.

Long Range Yachts : Exploring the Naval Yachts XPM Series

Mission Safety / Safety First

At Naval Yachts, safety is our paramount mission. We prioritize safety first in every aspect of our aluminum yacht production. From design to construction, our unwavering commitment to ensuring the security and well-being of our passengers and crew is at the core of our values

Full Customisation

Naval Yachts is specialised in custom boat building. All our boats are unique and can not be repated because every owner has his own dream on board.

Thanks to our design and engineering team, we can make modifications easily and our experienced production and assemly team can produce and apply these modifications.

With the up front caveat that there is no one “best” material to use when building a boat as they all have their own lists of pros and cons, when you set about building a boat to take on the extremes that Mother Nature can throw at you when crossing the world’s oceans “short handed” with just 1 or 2 people and doing so with the highest safety and comfort, the choice becomes more clear.  As with many other choices when designing and building such a boat, this is an extremely personal decision and what counts the most is that YOU have the highest possible confidence in your choice and can set to sea knowing that your boat will be able to endure much more than you.

The reasons of choosing aluminium as your hull material;

• Extremely easy to work with using regularly available tools such as carbide tipped saws and router bits and to fabricate with readily available welding and bending equipment.  CNC cutting with plasma, waterjet or laser works particularly well with aluminium which allows custom designs to be as affordably built as production boats with the dramatic savings in labour time and costs.
• On a like to like boat comparison aluminum boat hulls weigh about 30% less than steel and less weight means a more easily powered hull which pays us back in reduced fuel costs for the life of the boat.
• Our previous all steel sailboat taught us the valuable lesson that robustly built metal boats do not flex or move under the stress and strain of the seas and everything and everyone onboard benefits from boat parts that stay water tight because they don’t move and from the quiet of cabinetry that isn’t being flexed.
• eXtremely low exterior maintenance time and costs when left unpainted down to the waterline as we will do.  Left unpainted, bare aluminium quickly forms a hard outer layer of aluminium oxide which prevents any corrosion which will be a major cost savings throughout the life of the boat.
• Highest strength to weight ratio of any boat building material other than composites.
• Future modifications or repairs of damaged parts of the hull can be easily done with either onboard equipment if you know how to weld or by pretty much any welders you will find in any country.
• While steel may have higher puncture resistance in some situations, aluminium is the most pliable and ductile of any other boat material meaning that when (never if) we hit something the aluminium will bend but not break or crack.  By using gradually thicker aluminium hull plating from the 6mm we have on our decks to ultimately 16mm below the waterline and 25mm thick at the keel our hull will most likely see us through pretty much any scenario.
• Relatively easy to control corrosion or rot compared to steel, wood, fiberglass or composites.
• Aluminium is very “transparent” in terms of letting  you see any damage that does exist as there is nothing which hides below the surface of unpainted aluminium.
• It varies somewhat between different world markets but aluminium boats tend to have a higher resale value than other materials because of all the advantages above.

We use aluminum. A superior material. Light and 100% recyclable.

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Designers of green maritime transport.

Green Catamarans

A clean and viable solution for forward-looking ship owners worldwide.

On-going developments in hydrogen technology and infrastructure are creating commercially attractive options for passenger and cargo transport industries worldwide.

By designing catamarans equipped with electro-hydrogen propulsion, our team of engineers is re-engineering the propulsion system and the vessel architecture to reduce mass, optimise energy efficiency and allow this new energy vector to be integrated on board in complete safety.

Green Navy will offer new, adaptable, efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for operators to buy or lease – fuelled by public awareness and demand.

Modular superstructure to suit your needs

What differentiates green navy is our flexibility..

The Green Navy electro-hydrogen solution is uniquely adaptable to every operator’s budget. Any PAX, CARGO or PAX/CARGO layout can be built with a carefully calculated number of batteries and hydrogen bottles depending on the needs of the end user optimising weight/autonomy and charge cycles.

Green Navy vessels will also offer an extremely advantageous ratio in terms of energy consumed, weight of vessel and distance travelled.

Specifications: Length overall: 25 m

Beam overall: 10,30 m

Construction: Aluminium 5083

Classification: Bureau Veritas ● HULL ● MACH

Power: 2x 130kW @ 3000rpm

Standard battery capacity: 2x 320 kWh

Optional battery capacity: 2x 480kWh

Maximum H2 storage: 2x 100 kg Fuel cell: 2x 70 – 100 kW

Tons of Freight

Our PAX catamaran will offer unparalleled performance in the world of new maritime energies in terms of navigational comfort, independence, and operational costs.

• Complete reduction of noise pollution and odour nuisance – an exceptional passenger experience compared to a diesel vessel.
• Simplified design – a very attractive solution for commuters and tourists.

CARGO 0 passengers / 30 tons of freight

Our CARGO catamaran will be your carbon free freight solution.

• Adaptability of hydrogen storage to the desired autonomy Useful area of 70m2 dedicated to goods.
• Accessibility to city centres in an environmentally friendly, safe and cost-effective way: a zero-emission goods transport solution, offering an alternative to congested road transport networks.

MIXED 100 passengers / 20 tons of freight

Our Mixed version is intended to transport both goods and passengers. A versatile concept,

this multi-purpose catamaran allows to adapt your activity to suit market opportunities and regional needs.

Expertise and innovation

The Merré shipyard has been a specialist in naval construction for over a century and produces Green Navy hulls in France. Merré works with the French national navy force, port authorities, shipowners and operators. The hull construction of our first catamaran in PAX configuration, named ‘Prometeo’, commenced in the third quarter of 2023.

Electro-hydrogen propulsion

Our ships will be powered by electric motors powered by NMC Lithium-ion batteries. They will carry hydrogen stored at 350 bars as a Range-Extender. The fuel cells will combine this carbon-free and renewable energy source with the oxygen present in the air to produce electricity and recharge the battery fleet. During their operation, PEM fuel cells will produce water vapor for their only emission.

Electro-hydrogen propulsion is therefore cleaner than any other motorised propulsion using fossil fuels because it does not produce greenhouse gas emissions or air pollutants. It is silent, odourless and vibration-free, and it offers superior efficiency. These major benefits make Green Navy’s electro-hydrogen propulsion better for the environment and closer to the global goal of clean and sustainable shipping.

The Green Navy solution goes much further.

Green Navy will be the first company in Europe to implement this technology on board in the context of passengers and goods which makes our catamaran unique in the marketplace.

The vessel will be supplied with green hydrogen to ensure a complete carbon-free chain. In addition, we are developing an innovative transmission system with an optimised reduction system that develops greater torque at reduced propeller rotation speed. This will improve efficiency and reduce the energy consumption of our vessels.

Our commitment to efficiency has seen us work closely with G-Sea Design on the ultimate precision of structural calculations. This has resulted in a lightweight catamaran prototype with exceptional strength and rigidity – tested in all weather conditions and in passenger/cargo/ and combined configurations.

We are designing and producing in France a clean technological vessel that is carbon-free with low energy consumption, offers full marine capacity, and is available at short notice.

Our team of engineers has optimised the propulsion system and the architecture of the vessel to reduce its mass and provide an adaptable, efficient and environmentally-friendly solution.

Our boats are powered with Green Hydrogen  derived from the electrolysis of water using renewable energy.

Impressive performance thanks to an intelligent propulsion management system:

• Range of 300km at 8.3 knots, approximately 36 sailing hours.
• Range of 244km at 9.3 knots, approximately 25 sailing hours.
• Maximum speed of 12 knots, or 14 knots on demand.

Define your project

Let our experienced team help you.

Regardless of your desired configuration, our boats will be available for medium & long-term lease, and outright sale.

Our growing team, which already comprises 12+ dedicated, experienced and enthusiastic individuals, is available to discuss your project and build a solution to meet your needs.

Guy Saillard

Co-founder of Green Navy, Guy is a naval architect and maritime expert with 50 years of experience. He has demonstrated his commitment to carbon-free mobility by working on the design and improvement of precursor boats in this sector – in particular, the Energy Observer and the Planet Solar . We owe to him the design of the Green Navy prototype boat.

Atila Perez

Founder of Green Navy (2019), Atila Perez is committed to reducing the environmental footprint in the maritime transport sector. Born in Mexico, he has lived in France since 1999. After an early career in the catering sector, Atila is now at the helm of three Carrefour retail shops.

Grégoire Lebigot

Partner of Green Navy, Grégoire is also the Chairman and Founder of VALLAIR, a Franco-Luxembourgish group specialising in the maintenance of airliners (MRO), as well as in the recycling activities of mature aircraft, engines and aeronautical components. With a cumulative experience of 30 years in aviation, notably at Airbus and Air France, Grégoire has developed a pioneering aircraft disassembly and cargo conversion business in Europe.

Charles Cardi

Our newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. Cardi is a maritime expert with cross-functional experience and a background in electro-technical studies, he joins the organisation from UNI Bateaux in Ajaccio, Corsica, where he was responsible for all sales and charter operations of motor yachts, catamarans, trawlers and NUC passenger boats.

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Our shipyard is located in Antalya Free Zone, the heart of Turkeys modern yacht building. We have over 4000 square meters with which to handle boat building and repairs.

Antalya Free Zone is where modern and advanced manufacturing processes are supported. It is an important area with a strong infrastructure. It offers transportation convenience and opportunity to enjoy the city's advantage with its close proximity to the city centre and airport.

GreeNaval is a design of Naval Yachts . Naval Yachts started operating as a centre of design and engineering in 2008. In 2010 they started building yachts and in 2012 launched their first yacht.

Naval Yachts with reliability being its main priority ensures customer satisfaction by offering sophisticated design with the latest technology. In each project, it focuses on the needs and requirements of the customer to reveal the dreamboat of their vision.

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Naval Yachts provide high-quality boat building services. The dynamic and professional team at Naval Yachts work to meet customer needs at the highest level. For best results, the naval engineers actively take part in both the project design and the project management process. Every detail is completed closely with the engineering team.

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Project Zero33: A Pioneering 33-Foot Hybrid Boat Revolutionizing Sustainable Yachting

In the ever-evolving world of sustainable yachting, Project Zero33 stands out as a groundbreaking innovation. Designed by our team of expert engineers and naval architects, this 33-foot vessel combines high-performance features with advanced hybrid propulsion technology, offering an unparalleled boating experience without the need for registration.

A Revolutionary Hull Design

One of the most distinctive features of Project Zero33 is its meticulously engineered hull. Inspired by the sleek and efficient designs of sailboats, the hull of Zero33 is crafted to deliver exceptional performance. This design not only ensures smooth and swift navigation but also enhances fuel efficiency, making it a leader in its class.

Hybrid Propulsion System

At the heart of Project Zero33 is its state-of-the-art hybrid propulsion system, which seamlessly integrates a diesel engine with an electric motor. This dual setup allows the vessel to operate in zero-emission mode, particularly useful when navigating protected marine areas where environmental regulations are stringent. Much like hybrid automobiles, Zero33 provides the flexibility to switch between power sources, ensuring both eco-friendliness and extended cruising capabilities.

Luxurious Onboard Living Spaces

Despite its compact size, Project Zero33 offers exceptional living spaces that defy the conventional limitations of similar vessels. The boat features two well-appointed cabins—a master cabin with a double bed and a twin cabin—ensuring comfortable accommodation for up to four guests. Additionally, it includes a bathroom with a separate shower, a spacious saloon with a sofa, and a fully equipped galley. The flybridge provides an additional helm station, allowing for outdoor navigation and panoramic views, further enhancing the yachting experience.

Pioneering Sustainable Yachting

Developed several years ago, Project Zero33 was ahead of its time in promoting sustainable yachting practices. Our team recognized the growing need for environmentally friendly boating solutions and responded with a vessel that not only meets but exceeds these demands. The hybrid propulsion system is a testament to our commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of marine vessels and protecting delicate marine ecosystems.

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Headquartered near the sailing mecca of Southampton, U.K., luxury yacht builder Green Marine manufactures custom performance sailing yachts and superyachts.

History of Green Marine

Luxury yacht builder Green Marine was founded in 1982 with the mission of manufacturing high-performance sailing yachts from carbon fibre and other advanced composites. The shipyard has delivered monohull and catamaran sailing yachts that have competed in a wide variety of races, including the America’s Cup and Volvo Ocean series. Over the years, luxury yacht builder Green Marine has used its expertise in advanced composite construction to produce custom luxury yacht and superyacht hulls in collaboration with noted yacht designers. These yacht hulls go on to be fitted out by other shipyards including luxury yacht builder Wally and luxury yacht builder Vitters .

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In 2012, luxury yacht builder Green Marine delivered the advanced composite hull, deck, internal structure and other components of the 42.6M sailing superyacht Sarissa to Dutch luxury yacht builder Vitters for fitting out. Sarissa was designed by naval architect Bill Tripp . Luxury yacht builder Green Marine launched the 35M sailing superyacht Sojana in 2003. Noted naval architecture firm Farr Yacht Design is credited with designing Sojana .

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Ukraine-Russia war: Latest updates

Follow this live page for the latest developments and analysis of the Ukraine-Russia war.

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• Big picture: What you need to know as war enters new week
• Deborah Haynes analysis : Western allies face risks green-lighting long-range missiles - but bowing to Russian threats would be more dangerous
• James Matthews analysis: Can US call Putin's bluff without triggering catastrophe?

Here's everything you need to know as Russia's war in Ukraine enters a new week.

Pressure grows on West over long-range missiles

Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued to pressure the West over the past few days to allow Ukraine to use the long-range missiles they have been provided with to strike targets deep inside Russia.

No decision has been made after talks between Sir Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden in Washington last week.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Sky News' Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that he could not discuss the details of why a decision was not made, but added: "There's a debate about further missiles.

"And we are discussing that as allies, as you would expect us to."

Prisoner exchange

On Saturday Russia and Ukraine each handed over 103 prisoners of war.

Moscow's defence ministry said the Russian soldiers had been taken captive in Russia's Kursk region - where Ukrainian forces captured territory last month in a major incursion into Russia.

Mr Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian troops were defending the Kyiv and Donetsk regions, Mariupol and Azovstal, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions.

Putin escalates rhetoric

Vladimir Putin issued an ominous warning on Friday in response to suggestions Ukraine may be given permission to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles.

The Russian president said such a development would put NATO "at war" with Russia.

He insisted it would "significantly change" the nature of the Ukraine conflict and amount to "nothing less than direct involvement of NATO countries".

Russia expels six British diplomats

Russia expelled six British diplomats in Moscow on Friday, with its FSB security service claiming their activity indicated they were involved in spying and sabotage.

The diplomats were named on Russian state TV, which also showed photos of them.

However, a Whitehall source speaking to Sky News strongly rejected the characterisation that the individuals had been involved in spying and sabotage.

They said the expulsions were part of a wave of tit-for-tat expulsions that began when the UK expelled almost two dozen Russian officials from the embassy in London in the wake of the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent, and his daughter Yulia with novichok nerve agent in Salisbury in 2018.

US says Russia has received Iranian missiles

On Wednesday the US said it believes the Russian military has received shipments of hundreds of Iranian Fath-360 missiles.

US secretary of state Antony Blinken said he feared the short-range missiles would be used by Moscow "within weeks".

Mr Lammy said the supply of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia was "definitely a significant escalation" and said the UK was "coordinating".

Both Iran and Russia have denied the claims.

UK cracks down on Russian 'shadow fleet'

On Wednesday the UK announced new sanctions against 10 ships in Russia's "shadow fleet" of vessels it says illegally avoid Western embargoes on Russian oil.

The sanctions aim to further impact Moscow's oil revenues, which the Foreign Office called "Putin's most critical source of funding for his illegal war in Ukraine".

It is the third time the UK has sanctioned individual vessels.

Russia begins 'significant counteroffensive'

Moscow's forces have begun a significant counteroffensive against Ukrainian troops who pushed their way into western Russia last month, pro-Moscow war bloggers said on Wednesday.

Ukrainian troops claim to control almost 500 square miles (around 1,300 square km) of the Kursk region after they launched a surprise incursion on 6 August.

But three milbloggers said Russian forces had begun a significant counteroffensive and have reclaimed territory in the region.

Mr Zelenskyy had told Sky News' US partner network NBC last week that Ukraine will "hold" the territory as a key part of his "victory plan" to end the war.

That's it for our live updates today. We'll be back soon with more updates on the Ukraine war.

The main story was a Russian aerial bomb hitting a residential high-rise in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

Ukraine's push to launch Western-supplied long-range missiles into Russia continued, as pressure mounts on the UK and US to make a decision.  

And a married couple were killed by Russian missiles launched into Ukraine's Odesa overnight, with one other person injured. 

Read our latest recap of the situation in Ukraine below:

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given an update on the situation in Kharkiv after the Russian strike there.

In a statement on Telegram, Ukraine's president said "rescue operations are still under way".

"There was a fire, ceilings collapsed. It is known that people are trapped under the rubble," the president said. 

He also revised the number of injured.

He said: "As of now, 35 people are reported injured, including three children. All emergency services, rescue teams, medics, and utility workers quickly arrived at the scene, and aid is being provided to all those affected."

The airstrike involved four aerial bombs - one on Kharkiv, and three in nearby villages, Mr Zelenskyy also said.

He added: "Today, Russian forces also hit our Sumy and Donetsk regions with such bombs. 

"In total, there are no fewer than a hundred airstrikes of this kind every day. 

"Just in the past 24 hours, 128 guided aerial bombs were used."

He used the strikes to renew his argument for the West to allow Ukraine to strike at Russian military aircraft at their bases inside Russia.

"This is an obvious, sensible decision. We have already explained to all our partners why Ukraine truly needs sufficient long-range capabilities," he said.

For context: President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Keir Starmer met in Washington this week to discuss whether or not to allow Ukraine to fire its long-range missiles on targets in Russia.

Vladimir Putin threatened that Russia would consider itself at war with NATO if such a measure was taken.

Ihor Terekhov, the mayor of Kharkiv, says at least 41 people have been injured after a Russian aerial bomb hit an apartment building in the city.

Earlier, we reported here how the number of wounded was thought to be at least 30 at first.

The mayor added the guided bomb hit the 10th floor of the building, with the fire spreading across four floors. 

Twelve other buildings were also damaged in the same airstrike, he said. 

Footage has emerged of a building on fire after being hit by a Russian aerial bomb.

The high-rise residential building in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine was hit this afternoon, injuring at least 30 people - including three children.

Kharkiv, one of Ukraine's largest cities and a key industrial centre, is located near the Russian border and is constantly under attack from Russian bombs, missiles and drones.

The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has outlined the struggles Ukraine is facing on multiple areas of the frontline.

In an update earlier today, it said Russian troops are continuing "high tempo" offensive operations.

"In Russia's Kursk oblast, where Ukraine has maintained control of approximately 800-900 sq km of territory since mid-August 2024, Russian forces have begun a counter-offensive," it said.

"Russian forces have attacked Ukrainian positions in the west of the salient and have highly likely retaken several villages," it added.

That update comes after Russian forces claimed over the weekend they had taken control of the villages of Zhelanne Pershe and Dolynivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.

"In eastern Ukraine, Russian forces have made gradual advances around Vuhledar and to the southeast of the logistics hub of Pokrovsk," the MoD continued.

"However Russia has not advanced significantly towards Pokrovsk itself within the past week."

Sir Ed Davey says Ukraine should be allowed to use the West's long-range missiles "to attack Russian military bases in Russia".

"They're being used to wreak havoc on Ukraine," the Lib Dem leader said at a party conference in Brighton today.

He said he had "no inside knowledge", but he "wouldn't be surprised if they've already taken a decision to use them collectively across NATO".

Asked specifically if the UK should wait for approval from the US president, Sir Ed said: "If we have to do it unilaterally, I think we should."

Sir Keir Starmer travelled to Washington DC to meet with President Joe Biden on Friday to discuss the matter, but no decision has been taken yet.

Both leaders are under pressure to allow Ukraine to fire into Russian territory, in particular after it was revealed that Iran supplied Russia with ballistic missiles.

At least 30 people, including three children, have been injured after a Russian guided bomb hit a high-rise building in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine.

The bomb caused a fire in the residential building, local officials said on Telegram.

"The rescue operation in Kharkiv continues. A Russian air strike," Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an update on social media.

"An ordinary residential building, a multi-storey building, was damaged. There is a fire and rubble between the 9th and 12th floors," he added.

"And the world must help defend Ukraine from Russian military aircraft, from dozens of guided bombs that take lives of Ukrainians every day. This terror can be stopped."

Long-range missiles have been prominent in the war of late, as Ukraine continues to urge Western allies to give them the green-light to launch them into Russia.

It can be difficult to cram everything you need to know about the weaponry into each post about them - but in this one we'll try to give you all the context you need moving forward.

What are long-range missiles?

They are, as the name suggests, missiles which travel further than other weapons at Ukraine's disposal.

Specifically, there are two types of long-range missiles the UK and US could let Ukraine launch into Russia.

There is the Storm Shadow - a long-range cruise missile developed by British Aerospace and a French company, which carries a 450kg conventional warhead to a range of up to 200 miles.

Then there is the US Army Tactical Missile System - or ATACMS - a guided long-range weapon with a range of about 180 miles.

The Storm Shadow missiles have to be launched from fighter jets in the air, while the ATACMS can be fired from the ground.

Ukraine already has these missiles

You may have noticed that Volodomyr Zelenskyy is asking for permission to use long-range missiles, rather than asking for a supply. 

That's because the UK and US have already sent Ukraine long-range missiles - they just haven't granted it permission to launch them into Russia. 

Ukraine is currently only allowed to target Russian-occupied territory within Ukraine itself.

What does Ukraine want to use the missiles for?

Ukraine sees the ability to use long-range missiles behind enemy lines as a game-changer, allowing it to target Russian air bases, supply depots, and communication centres hundreds of miles over the border.

It argues this would help reduce Russia’s air superiority and weaken supply lines needed to launch daily airstrikes against Ukraine - with drones, missiles, and powerful glide bombs - and to sustain its military ground offensive into Ukraine.

Why is the West so hesitant to let Ukraine launch into Russia?

Ukraine's Western allies are concerned about what Russia's response might be.

Vladimir Putin has warned that he would see NATO countries allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles as their "direct involvement".

As we reported on Friday, he claimed this would put NATO "at war" with Russia.

Joe Biden will speak to Volodomyr Zelenskyy directly about long-range missiles later this month, according to his national security adviser.

Speaking remotely at a conference in Kyiv, Jake Sullivan said the matter of whether Ukraine will be given permission by Western countries to use its weapons to launch attacks deep into Russia was the subject of "intense consultations" among allies.

He said Mr Biden would speak to the Ukrainian president about the weapons and about a "substantial" new aid package Washington has been working on.

Mr Zelenskyy has said he wants to present Mr Biden with a "victory plan" during their next talks, which he believes will force Russia to end its war.

"I do think we need a comprehensive strategy for success in this war and that is what president Zelenskyy says he is bringing," Mr Sullivan said, adding outgoing president Mr Biden was "eager for that conversation".

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 7, 2024

Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan

August 7, 2024, 7:15pm ET  

Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.

Click here to see ISW’s 3D control of terrain topographic map of Ukraine. Use of a computer (not a mobile device) is strongly recommended for using this data-heavy tool.

Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces daily by showing a dynamic frontline. ISW will update this time-lapse map archive monthly.

Note: The data cut-off for this product was 1:30pm ET on August 7. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the August 8 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment.

Ukrainian forces have made confirmed advances up to 10 kilometers into Russia's Kursk Oblast amid continued mechanized offensive operations on Russian territory on August 7.  Geolocated footage published on August 6 and 7 shows that Ukrainian armored vehicles have advanced to positions along the 38K-030 route about 10 kilometers from the international border.[1] The current confirmed extent and location of Ukrainian advances in Kursk Oblast indicate that Ukrainian forces have penetrated at least two Russian defensive lines and a stronghold.[2] A Russian insider source claimed that Ukrainian forces have seized 45 square kilometers of territory within Kursk Oblast since they launched the operation on August 6, and other Russian sources reported that Ukrainian forces have captured 11 total settlements, including Nikolaevo-Daryino (1.5 kilometers north of the Sumy Oblast border), Darino (three kilometers north of the Sumy Oblast border), and Sverdlikovo (east of the Nikolaevo-Darino-Darino area), and are operating within Lyubimovka (eight kilometers north of the Sumy Oblast border).[3] Russian sources indicated that Ukrainian forces are trying to advance along the 38K-030 Sudzha-Korenovo highway, and a prominent Kremlin-affiliated milblogger claimed that by 1800 local time on August 7 Ukrainian forces had advanced both northwest and southeast along the highway and are now fighting on the outskirts of Korenovo (in the northwest direction) and Sudzha (in the southeast direction).[4] The Russian insider source and several other Russian sources reported that Ukrainian forces fought for and seized the Sudzha checkpoint and the Sudzha gas distribution station (southwest of Sudzha along the 38K-004 highway, 500 meters from the Sumy-Kursk Oblast border).[5] Geolocated imagery posted on August 7 shows that Ukrainian forces captured over 40 Russian prisoners of war (POWs) at the Sudzha checkpoint, and  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 's Russia service posted satellite imagery that shows heavy damage to buildings at the Sudzha checkpoint.[6] Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported on August 7 that an unspecified unit of the Chechyna-based 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment (58th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Southern Military District [SMD]) has deployed directly to the Sudzhenskyi Raion—generally consistent with some reports from Ukrainian and Russian sources that social media footage shows Chechen "Akhmat" units in the Sudzha area since over a week ago.[7] Chechen units reportedly suffered very heavy losses in Ukrainian attacks in the Korenovo Raion on August 7.[8]

The Kremlin's response to Ukrainian offensive activities in Kursk Oblast has so far been contradictory, as Russian officials are attempting to balance presenting the effort as a notable Ukrainian escalation with avoiding overstating its potential implications and risking domestic discontent.  Russian President Vladimir Putin met with members of the Russian government on August 7, accusing Ukrainian forces of a "large-scale provocation" in Kursk Oblast and instructing First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and regional authorities to coordinate assistance in Kursk Oblast.[9] Putin also met with Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov, and Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov on August 7 about the Kursk Oblast attack.[10] Gerasimov portrayed the situation as largely under control, however, claiming that Ukrainian forces attacked with about 1,000 personnel and that Russian FSB and the Northern Grouping of Forces have stopped Ukraine's advance and inflicted significant casualties.[11] Gerasimov claimed that Russian forces will complete their operation when they have defeated Ukrainian forces and reached the Kursk Oblast-Ukraine border. Other Russian officials doubled down on these contradictory points, often seeking to strike a balance between the alarmism of a Ukrainian mechanized assault and penetration into Russian territory and the status quo reassurances that the Kremlin "has the situation under control." The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) notably edited a post on August 6 to remove claims that the attacking Ukrainian forces were just a sabotage and reconnaissance group and that the Ukrainian forces retreated, likely to avoid backlash from making demonstrably false claims about the scale and tactics of the ongoing Ukrainian penetration.[12] Kursk Oblast Acting Head Alexey Smirnov claimed that the situation is "under [Putin's] personal control" and stated that several thousand Kursk Oblast civilians have already evacuated the area.[13] Manturov instructed the Russian Ministry of Finance to allocate a first tranche of 1.8 billion rubles (about $20.9 million) to assist Kursk Oblast residents in resettling.[14] Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin announced that the Investigative Committee has opened an investigation into the Ukrainian "provocation."[15] The Kremlin likely seeks to balance its messaging against two contradictory objectives to both discredit Ukraine internationally for conducting this attack into Russian territory and avoid inciting domestic panic about the scale, impacts, and potential outcomes of the Ukrainian operation. The Kremlin risks, however, discrediting itself among certain communities by seemingly dismissing the significance of the attack by framing it only as a "provocation."

Select Russian milbloggers heavily criticized the Russian military command for not detecting preparations for or preventing Ukrainian offensive operations into Kursk Oblast.  Several Russian milbloggers complained that Russian forces should have prevented the Ukrainian offensive operations into Kursk Oblast as Russian forces knew that Ukrainian forces had been accumulating forces and means in the area for the past several months.[16] Some of the milbloggers complained that the Russian military command's inadequate reaction was due to a lack of concern about the Ukrainian accumulations, unrealistic confidence in Russian defenses in the border area, assumptions about Ukrainian forces' fatigue, or false reports about the situation.[17] A prominent Russian milblogger criticized Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov for not auditing the combat command system to remove ineffective commanders upon assuming his position as Minister of Defense and called for Russian authorities to punish incompetent commanders and liars.[18] The milblogger further claimed that Ukrainian offensive operations in Kursk Oblast prove that the Russian military command made "strategic miscalculations" and that nepotism in the Russian military is protecting ineffective military officials.[19] One Russian milblogger, who is often critical of the Russian military, notably applauded the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) for editing its Telegram post to correct statements that were "overly optimistic" and blamed unspecified sources in the information space for spreading "excessively bravura" information about the situation.[20]

Ukrainian forces reportedly used a first-person view (FPV) drone to down a Russian Mi-28 helicopter over Kursk Oblast, indicating that Ukrainian forces continue to successfully adapt their drone capabilities.  Sources within Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) told Ukrainian outlet  Suspilne  in an August 6 article that SBU special forces downed a Russian Mi-28 helicopter over Kursk Oblast "with the help of an FPV drone" for the first time.[21]  Suspilne  published footage from Ukrainian law enforcement agencies showing a Ukrainian FPV drone striking the rear propeller of the Mi-28 helicopter.[22] A prominent Kremlin-affiliated Russian milblogger acknowledged the Ukrainian FPV drone strike against the Russian Mi-28 but claimed that the helicopter managed to safely land without injuring its crew.[23] Ukrainian and Russian sources stated that Ukrainian forces also downed a Russian Ka-52 helicopter over the Kursk-Sumy Oblast border area on August 6, but did not specify the means that Ukrainian forces used to down it.[24] Russian sources recently debated if Ukraine used an FPV drone to down a Russian helicopter near Donetsk City in late July and published footage purportedly showing Ukrainian FPV drones unsuccessfully attempting to strike rotary wing aircraft mid-flight.[25] Ukrainian drone operators also appear to be improving their capabilities to interdict longer-range strike and reconnaissance Russian drones in mid-air using FPV drones.[26] A widespread Ukrainian capability to use relatively cheap and widely-available drones to interdict expensive Russian helicopters and reconnaissance and strike drones would likely allow Ukrainian forces to hinder the Russian military's short- and medium-range strike capabilities while conserving Ukraine's short- and medium-range air defense interceptors for more rare and significant Russian air targets. ISW has yet to observe Ukrainian forces using FPV drones to successfully strike Russian rotary wing aircraft or conventional reconnaissance drones regularly and throughout the theater, however. Russian and Ukrainian forces are engaged in a technological offense-defense race and Ukraine's ability to field technological innovations at scale ahead of Russian adaptations is crucial for Ukraine's ability to offset Russia's current materiel advantages.[27]

Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Head Kyrylo Budanov assessed on August 7 that Russian offensive potential will culminate within one and a half to two months, generally consistent with ISW's assessment of Russia's current offensive capabilities.[28]  Budanov noted that the main Russian offensive "should end" in about two months, because it "has already dragged on." Budanov emphasized that Ukrainian troops will be proactive in the meantime and not simply let the Russian offensive run out of steam without doing anything, suggesting that Ukrainian forces will continue local tactical counterattacks in areas of the front where they deem such attacks to be the most promising. Budanov's statements are consistent with ISW's assessment that Russian forces are currently committing the breadth of their present materiel and manpower capabilities to pursuing offensive operations throughout the theater, particularly in Donetsk Oblast, and that Russian forces are unlikely to launch a new distinct offensive operation this summer due to mounting constraints to their capabilities.[29] Even as Russian forces continue to make tactically significant advances towards Pokrovsk, the rate of their gain is not indefinite, and Russian forces will likely struggle to sustain their offensive efforts as they come up against more built-up urban areas along the line of settlements directly east of Pokrovsk.[30] Russian forces are executing their summer offensive operation with mechanized assaults that often lead to high armored vehicle losses, and the Russian command's apparent willingness to accept these materiel losses on relatively small sectors of the front will eventually burden the Russian military in the long-term, pushing them closer to culmination.[31]

Head of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), Danielle Bell, stated that Russia has tortured 95 percent of Ukrainian prisoners-of-war (POWs) in Russian detention.  Bell stated in an interview with Dutch TV channel  NOS  that Russian authorities torture Ukrainian POWs starting at their first interrogations and characterized the Russian practice of torturing Ukrainian POWs as "widespread and systematic."[32] Bell emphasized that the torture of Ukrainian POWs constitutes a war crime. The torture of a POW is a violation of Article 3 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.[33] The deputy commander of a Ukrainian brigade reported on August 7 that Russian authorities tortured and "brutally" killed a Ukrainian POW who served in his brigade in a pre-trial detention center in Rostov Oblast.[34] Bell's statements and previous HRMMU reports on Russian violations of Ukrainian POWs' rights are consistent with ISW's longstanding assessments about Russia's systematic violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in occupied Ukraine and toward Ukrainian POWs.[35]

The Moldovan Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced on August 7 that it would not register the pro-Kremlin Victory electoral bloc in the October 2024 Moldovan presidential election and referendum.  The Moldovan CEC stated on August 7 that it identified problems with the Victory bloc's registration documents on August 3 and requested that the bloc correct the errors by August 6, but that the bloc denied that there were any errors and ignored the CEC's request.[36] The Moldovan CEC announced on August 7 that it refused to register the Victory electoral bloc in the presidential election and referendum.[37] The Moldovan CEC stated that people on the "international restrictive lists" listed in a Moldovan 2016 law, including EU sanctions lists, cannot freely manage the bloc's funds, cannot ensure the rights and obligations of the bloc, and therefore cannot represent the bloc.[38] EU-sanctioned Moldovan opposition politician Ilan Shor heads the Victory bloc.[39] The CEC also cited its July 2023 decision regarding the registration of electoral blocs, which states that the name of an electoral bloc cannot be the same as a political party.[40] The Victory political party is a member of the Victory electoral bloc.[41] Moldovan outlet  NewsMaker  reported that six CEC members voted for the decision, one voted against, and two abstained.[42]

A Russian court sentenced Andrey Kurshin, administrator of the "Moscow Calling" Russian ultranationalist milblogger Telegram channel, to six and a half years in prison on August 7 for publishing "fake" information about the Russian military.[43]  Russian authorities arrested Kurshin on August 31, 2023 for allegedly spreading "fake" information about the Russian military.[44] Kurshin's arrest likely aimed to make an example of a hypercritical milblogger to encourage self-censorship among the wider ultranationalist milblogger community, and Kurshin's August 7 sentencing continues to make an example of him to discourage other information space voices from growing too critical of the Kremlin or Ministry of Defense (MoD).[45]

Key Takeaways:

• Ukrainian forces have made confirmed advances up to 10 kilometers into Russia's Kursk Oblast amid continued mechanized offensive operations on Russian territory on August 7.
• The Kremlin's response to Ukrainian offensive activities in Kursk Oblast has so far been contradictory, as Russian officials are attempting to balance presenting the effort as a notable Ukrainian escalation with avoiding overstating its potential implications and risking domestic discontent.
• Select Russian milbloggers heavily criticized the Russian military command for not detecting preparations for or preventing Ukrainian offensive operations into Kursk Oblast.
• Ukrainian forces reportedly used a first-person view (FPV) drone to down a Russian Mi-28 helicopter over Kursk Oblast, indicating that Ukrainian forces continue to successfully adapt their drone capabilities.
• Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Head Kyrylo Budanov assessed on August 7 that Russian offensive potential will culminate within one and a half to two months, generally consistent with ISW's assessment of Russia's current offensive capabilities.
• Head of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), Danielle Bell, stated that Russia has tortured 95 percent of Ukrainian prisoners-of-war (POWs) in Russian detention.
• The Moldovan Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced on August 7 that it would not register the pro-Kremlin Victory electoral bloc in the October 2024 Moldovan presidential election and referendum.
• A Russian court sentenced Andrey Kurshin, administrator of the "Moscow Calling" Russian ultranationalist milblogger Telegram channel, to six and a half years in prison on August 7 for publishing "fake" information about the Russian military.
• Ukrainian forces recently regained positions south of Chasiv Yar, and Russian forces advanced northeast of Siversk, southwest of Donetsk City, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area.
• Russian Army Combat Reserve (BARS) units continue recruitment efforts.

We do not report in detail on Russian war crimes because these activities are well-covered in Western media and do not directly affect the military operations we are assessing and forecasting. We will continue to evaluate and report on the effects of these criminal activities on the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian population and specifically on combat in Ukrainian urban areas. We utterly condemn Russian violations of the laws of armed conflict and the Geneva Conventions and crimes against humanity even though we do not describe them in these reports.

• Russian Main Effort – Eastern Ukraine (comprised of three subordinate main efforts)
• Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Push Ukrainian forces back from the international border with Belgorod Oblast and approach to within tube artillery range of Kharkiv City
• Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and encircle northern Donetsk Oblast
• Russian Subordinate Main Effort #3 – Capture the entirety of Donetsk Oblast
• Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis
• Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Campaign
• Russian Mobilization and Force Generation Efforts
• Russian Technological Adaptations
• Activities in Russian-occupied areas
• Ukrainian Defense Industrial Base Efforts

Russian Information Operations and Narratives

• Significant Activity in Belarus

Russian Main Effort – Eastern Ukraine

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Kharkiv Oblast   ( Russian objective: Push Ukrainian forces back from the international border with Belgorod Oblast and approach to within tube artillery range of Kharkiv City)

Limited positional engagements continued in northern Kharkiv Oblast on August 7, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline. Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces are deploying additional manpower and conducting counterattacks near Hlyboke (north of Kharkiv City) and within Vovochansk (northeast of Kharkiv City).[46] A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces are clearing buildings in the high-rise area of Vovchansk, and that Russian forces advanced 100 meters in the southern part of the settlement, although ISW has not observed visual confirmation of this reported advance.[47] Ukraine's Kharkiv Group of Forces reported that Russian forces are increasing the number of artillery rounds fired in the Vovchansk direction.[48] The Kharkiv Group of Forces also noted that Russian forces are using TOS-1A thermobaric artillery systems in this area.[49] The Ukrainian General Staff reported fighting near Lyptsi, Vovchansk, and Tykhe (just east of Vovchansk).[50] Elements of the Russian 4th Volunteer Assault Brigade and the "Storm" detachment of the 153rd Tank Regiment (both of the 47th Tank Division, 1st Guards Tank Army, Moscow Military District [MMD]) and the 138th Motorized Rifle Brigade (6th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Leningrad Military District [LMD]) are all reportedly operating within Vovchansk.[51] Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets noted that the main forces of Russia's Northern Group of Forces (GoF) are still currently deployed in Kharkiv Oblast, emphasizing that they have not yet deployed to respond to ongoing Ukrainian actions in Kursk Oblast.[52] Mashovets stated that these elements of the Northern GoF include both brigades of the 6th CAA (the 138th and 25th motorized rifle brigades), the majority of the 44th Army Corps (LMD), and the majority of the 11th Army Corps (LMD), as well as the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet), 83rd Airborne (VDV) Brigade, and 2nd Spetsnaz Brigade (Russian General Staff's Main Directorate [GRU]), totaling between 72,000 to 75,000 personnel.

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Luhansk Oblast  (Russian objective: Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and northern Donetsk Oblast)

Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on August 7, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kupyansk near Synkivka; east of Kupyansk near Petropavlivka; southeast of Kupyansk near Novoosynove, Kolisnykivka, and Hlushkivka; northwest of Kreminna near Nevske and Makiivka; west of Kreminna near Terny and Torske; and southwest of Kreminna in the Serebryanske forest area on August 6 and 7.[53]

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #3 – Donetsk Oblast  (Russian objective: Capture the entirety of Donetsk Oblast, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas)

Russian forces recently advanced in the Siversk direction amid continued Russian ground attacks in the area on August 7. Geolocated footage published on August 7 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced north of Bilohorivka (northeast of Siversk).[54] Additional geolocated footage published on August 7 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced northwest of Rozdolivka (south of Siversk).[55] Fighting continued northeast of Siversk near Bilohorivka; east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske; southeast of Siversk near Ivano-Darivka, Spirne, and Vyimka; and south of Siversk near Pereizne on August 6 and 7.[56]

Ukrainian forces recently retook limited positions near Chasiv Yar amid continued Russian offensive operations in the area on August 7. Geolocated footage taken on an unspecified date and published on August 7 indicates that Ukrainian forces marginally advanced across the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas Canal and regained some positions in the Stupky Holubovskyi 2 forest area south of Chasiv Yar, although likely not within the past day.[57] Fighting continued within Chasiv Yar's eastern Novyi and Zhovtnevyi Microraions; north of Chasiv Yar in the Orlovo forest area (just north of Zhovtnevyi Microraion); and east of Chasiv Yar near Ivanivske. [58]

Russian forces continued ground attacks in the Toretsk direction on August 7 but did not make any confirmed advances. Several Russian sources reiterated claims that Russian forces advanced within Niu York (south of Toretsk), have nearly seized the entire settlement, and may encircle Ukrainian forces there, although ISW did not observe evidence of Russian advances in Niu York on August 7.[59] Fighting continued near Toretsk; southeast of Toretsk near Pivnichne; and south of Toretsk near Niu York and Panteleymonivka on August 6 and 7.[60] Elements of the Russian 9th Motorized Rifle Brigade (1st Donetsk People's Republic Army Corps [DNR AC]) reportedly continue operating near Niu York.[61]

Russian sources claimed that Russian forces advanced in the Pokrovsk direction on August 7, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced up to one kilometer near Zhelanne (southeast of Pokrovsk).[62] Russian forces attacked east of Pokrovsk near Novooleksandrivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Ivanivka, Kalynove; and southeast of Pokrovsk near, Vesele, Yasnobrodivka, Kalynove, Zhelanne, Novozhelanne, Skuchne, Mezhove, and Karlivka on August 6 and 7.[63] The spokesperson of a Ukrainian brigade operating in the Pokrovsk direction stated on August 6 that Russian forces operating near Pokrovsk are using motorcycles to approach Ukrainian positions and then conduct infantry-led assaults in groups of five to 10 personnel - and sometimes up to 100 personnel - in order to avoid armored vehicle losses.[64] The spokesperson also stated that Russian forces are hiding among and under dead personnel on the battlefield to conceal their movements.

Russian forces recently advanced southwest of Donetsk City amid continued Russian offensive operations west and southwest of Donetsk City. Geolocated footage published on August 6 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced in eastern Kostyantynivka (southwest of Donetsk City).[65] Fighting continued west of Donetsk City near Krasnohorivka and southwest of Donetsk City near Paraskoviivka, Kostyantynivka, Vodyane, and Volodymyrivka on August 6 and 7.[66]

Geolocated footage published on August 7 shows that Russian forces recently marginally advanced in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area south of Velyka Novosilka.[67] Elements of the Russian 11th Air Force and Air Defense Army (Russian Aerospace Forces and Eastern Military District); 14th Spetsnaz Brigade (Russian General Staff's Main Directorate [GRU]); and 39th Motorized Rifle Brigade (68th AC, Eastern Military District [EMD]) reportedly continue to operate in this direction.[68]

Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis  (Russian objective: Maintain frontline positions and secure rear areas against Ukrainian strikes)

Positional fighting continued in western Zaporizhia Oblast near Robotyne and Verbove (east of Robotyne) on August 6 and 7, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline.[69]

Russian forces continued limited ground attacks in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast on August 7 but did not make any confirmed advances.[70] Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) confirmed that Ukrainian GUR units conducted a raid against the Tendrivska Spit (the thin sand bar extended into the Black Sea in westernmost Kherson Oblast) on August 6 and published footage of Ukrainian boats landing on the spit's shores.[71] The GUR reported that Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian armored vehicles, an electronic warfare (EW) system, and Russian fortifications during the raid.

A local Crimean Telegram channel posted footage on August 6 that of a fire near Oktyabyrske Airfield in occupied Crimea reportedly following explosions in the areas.[72] ISW has not observed additional reporting of Ukrainian strikes in the area on August 6.

Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Campaign  (Russian Objective: Target Ukrainian military and civilian infrastructure in the rear and on the frontline)

Russian forces conducted an unsuccessful large-scale Shahed drone strike against mainly Ukrainian rear areas on the night of August 6 to 7. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk stated that Russian forces launched 30 Shahed drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, and that Ukrainian forces shot all 30 drones down over Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kharkiv and Cherkasy oblasts.[73] The Kyiv Oblast Administration noted that this was the third night in a row that Russian forces targeted Kyiv Oblast with drones.[74]

The Sumy Oblast Administration also reported that Ukrainian forces destroyed an unspecified type of Russian ballistic missile over Sumy Oblast on the night of August 7.[75]

Russian Mobilization and Force Generation Efforts  (Russian objective: Expand combat power without conducting general mobilization)

Russian authorities continue to portray themselves as providing adequate and promised social support benefits to Russian soldiers who fought in Ukraine, as well as their relatives. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that it has paid 98 percent of promised lump sum payments to relatives of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine and that the remaining two percent of cases are either in progress or undergoing verification.[76] The MoD also claimed that it has issued veteran certificates to over 50 percent of Russian volunteers and that another 13 percent of Russian veterans are completing their registrations.[77] Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anna Tsivileva stated that the MoD is developing regulations that will allow Russian soldiers who fought in Ukraine to go to sanitoriums for rehabilitation with their family members.[78]

Russian Army Combat Reserve (BARS) units continue recruitment efforts. A Russian milblogger published a recruitment advertisement on August 7 and claimed that roughly 30 BARS units are fighting in Ukraine, promising monthly salaries of about 229,000-279,000 rubles (about $2,670-3,253) for unit commanders, and advertising high lump sum payouts for the destruction of Ukrainian military equipment, including Western-provided vehicles and weapons.[79]

Russian Technological Adaptations  (Russian objective: Introduce technological innovations to optimize systems for use in Ukraine)

The Russian MoD claimed on August 7 that it has delivered over 700 robotic systems, including wheeled and tracked remote-controlled vehicles, to Russian forces in Ukraine since the start of 2024.[80] The MoD plans to deliver an additional 2,500 robotic systems to Russian forces by the end of 2024.

Ukrainian Defense Industrial Efforts  (Ukrainian objective: Develop its defense industrial base to become more self-sufficient in cooperation with US, European, and international partners)

ISW is not publishing coverage of Ukrainian defense industrial efforts today.

Activities in Russian-occupied areas  (Russian objective: Consolidate administrative control of annexed areas; forcibly integrate Ukrainian citizens into Russian sociocultural, economic, military, and governance systems)

ISW is not publishing coverage of Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine today.

Russian government and military officials promoted narratives about Ukrainian offensive operations in Kursk Oblast on August 7 aimed discrediting Ukrainian leadership.[81]

Significant activity in Belarus  (Russian efforts to increase its military presence in Belarus and further integrate Belarus into Russian-favorable frameworks and Wagner Group activity in Belarus)

The Belarusian and Iranian military continue to strengthen their cooperation. Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Commander Major General Andrei Lukyanovich met with Iranian Army Commander Major General Abdul Rahim Mousavi and Iranian Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi in Tehran on August 7 to discuss deepening Belarusian-Iranian military relations.[82] Belarus and Iran have pursued increased economic, military, and technical cooperation recently, and Russia likely benefits from these relations.[83]

Note: ISW does not receive any classified material from any source, uses only publicly available information, and draws extensively on Russian, Ukrainian, and Western reporting and social media as well as commercially available satellite imagery and other geospatial data as the basis for these reports. References to all sources used are provided in the endnotes of each update.

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[2] https://x.com/emilkastehelmi/status/1821262611465564283

[3] https://t.me/vchkogpu/49690; https://t.me/vchkogpu/49675; https://t.me/dva_majors/49007; https://t.me/z_arhiv/27560; https://t.me/dva_majors/49002; https://t.me/dva_majors/48986

[4] https://t.me/rybar/62535

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[7] https://t.me/zvizdecmanhustu/2097 ;https://t.me/ButusovPlus/12447; https://t.me/ButusovPlus/12455

[8] https://t.me/vchkogpu/49666

[9] http://kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74717

[10] http://kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74718

[11] http://kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74718

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[59] https://t.me/z_arhiv/27558 ; https://t.me/wargonzo/21423 ; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/74191 ; https://t.me/rybar/62504 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/264800

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[61] https://t.me/wargonzo/21438

[62] https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/13471 ; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/74191 ; https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/13486

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[68] https://t.me/voin_dv/10157; https://t.me/voin_dv/10158; https://t.me/voin_dv/10148

[69] https://t.me/wargonzo/21423

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[78] https://tass dot ru/armiya-i-opk/21552331

[79] https://t.me/Sladkov_plus/11115

[80] https://t.me/tass_agency/264846; https://tass dot ru/armiya-i-opk/21548519

[81] https://t.me/tass_agency/264861; https://t.me/tass_agency/264871;

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