A training plane has crashed at an airfield in Krasnodar Krai, Russia; one of the crew members was killed in the incident. Source: TASS, with reference to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Details: Russia's Defence Ministry said that an L-39 plane from the Training Aviation Regiment has crashed during a scheduled training flight.
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has stated that on the night of 13 August, a Ukrainian drone tried to attack Russian territory, but was allegedly shot down over Belgorod Oblast. Source: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation on Telegram Details: The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that around 04:00, a UAV attempted to attack objects on the Russian territory.
The Russian Defence Ministry's statement about the alleged inspection of the Sukru Okan vessel in the Black Sea has not been officially confirmed by anyone else. Source: Natalia Humeniuk, head of the joint press centre of the Southern Defence Forces of Ukraine on the air of the joint national 24/7 newscast Quote: "The message that was made today exclusively by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has not been confirmed by any other official sources.
Russia has successfully launched a military satellite onboard the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle on 7 August. Russia launches the first GLONASS-K2 satellite onboard the Soyuz-2.1b medium-class rocket from the Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome on 7 A.
Assault detachments of the group of troops "West" continued to conduct offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction during the day. In the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction, an attempt by Ukrainian troops to conduct reconnaissance in force near Priyutne was thwarted. The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, said that Russian troops had improved the tactical situation. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to: up to 180 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored combat vehicles, two Hyacinth-B guns, as well as an Acacia self-propelled artillery mount.