Russian border patrol vessels have outnumbered Russia's Black Sea Fleet naval vessels in the Black Sea for more than a month now. Source: Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during a broadcast for the Freedom.
A Belarusian volunteer soldier died in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on 5 August. Source: Belarusian Radio Liberty (Svoboda) Details: The soldier fought in the ranks of the Second International Legion of defence of Ukraine.
Two serving Russian colonels have been intercepted making blistering criticisms of Vladimir Putin and his defence minister Sergei Shoigu over the failing war with Ukraine.