Russians shelled Nikopol from artillery and Grad MLRS

Russian forces have been relentlessly shelling Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast since the evening of August 6, using artillery and Grad MLRS. The attacks have caused significant damage to residential buildings, farm structures, facilities of an agricultural company, and a power transmission line.

Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, reported that since the evening, there have been 15 separate assaults involving kamikaze drones and heavy artillery, alongside Grad multiple-launch rocket systems. The attacks targeted the hromadas of Nikopol, Pokrov, Myrove, Marhanets, and Chervonohryhorivka.

Lysak detailed that the strikes ignited a house fire, damaged three residences and three outbuildings, destroyed premises of an agricultural company, and hit a power transmission line and a gas pipeline.

Ukraine's air defence downed 14 Shahed drones over Mykolaiv Oblast and missile over Sumy Oblast

Ukraine's air defense forces intercepted 14 Russian Shahed drones over Mykolaiv Oblast during the night of August 6-7, with the wreckage causing grass fires in the region. Additionally, a Russian missile was downed over Sumy Oblast.

Vitalii Kim, Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration, confirmed that 14 Shahed 131/136 UAVs were destroyed. He reported that the falling debris ignited two grass fires in Mykolaiv and Bashtanka districts, which were quickly extinguished. Kim noted that there were no casualties.

The Sumy Oblast Military Administration also reported the successful interception of a Russian ballistic missile over the region.

One person killed and twelve injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv

On August 6, a Russian strike on Kharkiv resulted in one death and twelve injuries.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported in his evening address that rescue efforts were ongoing in Kharkiv, with people trapped under the rubble being assisted. He confirmed that twelve individuals were injured, and one person had died.

Russia will teach children about "heroism" of their soldiers in Ukraine

Starting September 1, Russian schools will include lessons about the "heroic deeds" of Russian soldiers involved in the war against Ukraine, as well as other figures honored by the Russian state.

According to the Russian Ministry of Education, which has released a list of "war heroes" for the "special military operation"—the term Russia uses for its war in Ukraine—the new curriculum will feature individuals such as Arsen Pavlov, known as Motorola, who was killed in an explosion, and Daria Dugina, a propagandist also killed in a car bombing.

The curriculum, now available on the Unified Content of General Education website, is organized into three categories: the pre-revolutionary period, the Soviet era, and modern Russia. The modern Russia section includes Vladimir Zhoga and Olga Kachura, militants from Donetsk who fought for the Russian Federation and were killed in 2022.

The Ministry of Education has recommended that Russian teachers cover figures like propagandist Daria Dugina, pro-Putin explorer Fyodor Konyukhov, and pro-Putin ice hockey player Alexander Ovechkin. The curriculum also links to videos on "preserving and strengthening traditional Russian values."

The pre-revolutionary section features historical figures like Prince Volodymyr the Great of Kyiv, whom Russia claims as a "symbol of Christian Russia." The curriculum also includes notable Russian cultural figures such as writers Nikolai Gogol (referred to as Mykola Hohol in Ukrainian), Anton Chekhov, poets Alexander Pushkin and Fyodor Tyutchev, and composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

From the Soviet period, students will learn about heroes like Marshals Georgy Zhukov and Konstantin Rokossovsky, and "saboteur" Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, among other Red Army figures.

Notably, the curriculum also highlights Ukrainian designer and rocket pioneer Serhii Korolov, who led the development of space technology and was responsible for the first spacewalk. Despite his significant contributions, Korolov spent six years in Soviet labor camps before being released in 1944.

Forensic experts revealed the cause of death of Azov Regiment soldier in Russian captivity

Following an autopsy, a forensic expert determined that Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Ishchenko died in a pre-trial detention center in Rostov-on-Don from "closed blunt force trauma to the chest due to contact with a blunt object." Ishchenko, a driver with the Azov Regiment, was captured during the defense of Mariupol in 2022.

Sviatoslav Palamar, Deputy Commander of the Azov Brigade, confirmed the brutal murder of Ishchenko, attaching the document with the consent of Ishchenko's wife, Olena. He noted that this incident is not just another cynical breach of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War by the Russians, but an affront to human honor and dignity, international law, and the principles and values upheld at the front.

The autopsy report, released by Palamar, reveals that Ishchenko died in Russian captivity from multiple rib fractures, shock, and a closed blunt chest injury caused by contact with a blunt object.

FPV drone strikes Russian Mi-28 helicopter in Kursk Oblast

On 6 August, a kamikaze FPV drone damaged a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter in Kursk Oblast.

According to the Militarnyi web portal, which analyzed posts from various Russian military personnel on Telegram, blogger Aleksey Zemtsov, who runs the Voevoda Veshchaet (Voyevoda Broadcasts) channel, reported the incident. Zemtsov did not specify the helicopter model but noted that the crew managed to divert and land the aircraft after the attack.

He claimed that the crew survived and that the helicopter was sent for repairs. Closed Telegram channels have shared videos and still images of the FPV drone striking the helicopter's tail, suggesting that the tail section resembles that of a Mi-28.