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Update on Kozachi Laheri (Cossack Camp), left bank, occupied Kherson, Ukraine

AFU forces have established a sustainable bridgehead to the west of the town of Kozachi Laheri. Evidence of this is the level at which the AFU is sending reinforcements there from the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade. This appears to be a strategic change from the marine and SOF units previously used in the cross-river assaults. Russian sources have also describe seeing "boat after boat" being sent there to deliver reinforcements and remove any wounded for treatment and, unfortunately, any KIA's.

On their part, the Russian forces continue attempts to dislodged AFU forces but are under constant and intense artillery fire from the right bank and mortar fire from units at the bridgehead. The AFU has also been targeting nearby Russian assembly areas, logistics points and ammunition dumps in Radens'k, Oleshky and Nova Kakhovka that are used in support of their units in the local AO (Oleshky and Kozachi Laheri).

A fertilizer warehouse caught fire in the suburbs: what happened
In the Moscow region, in the area of the Ramensky urban district, a fire broke out near the Rosneft gas station on Doninskoye Highway. URA.RU has collected all the information that is known about this incident at the moment.

• A fire broke out near the Rosneft gas station on the Doninskoye Highway. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that the fire occurred in a non-residential building on the fourth kilometer of the highway.
• The fire was caused by a violation of fire safety requirements during welding, the prosecutor's office of the Moscow region reported. The preliminary investigation confirmed this reason.
• The fire area in the first phase of the fire was about 1.8 thousand square meters. This was reported in the prosecutor's office of the Moscow region. The Ministry of Emergency Situations warned of a possible fire in the second warehouse.
• Then the scale of the fire increased to 2700 square meters. Firefighters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia actively eliminate the fire and prevent its spread to neighboring buildings. The fire affected both the storage room and the wooden pallets in the open area.
• A fire at a warehouse in the Ramenskoye urban district was localized by special services . This was reported to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

“At 14:29 (Moscow time) the elimination of open burning,” the press service of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. The message is reported by RIA Novosti.

The Navy opened fire in the Black Sea: the main thing by the evening of August 13
The Palau-flagged cargo ship was stopped by the Russian military for inspection as it was en route to the Ukrainian port of Izmail. Since the captain of the ship did not respond to the first demand, the patrolmen were forced to open warning fire. URA.RU brings the main news by the evening of August 13th.

• The dry cargo ship en route to the port of Izmail was stopped by the Russian military for inspection. The captain of the ship did not respond to the first demand, so the patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet "Vasily Bykov" opened warning fire , according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The incident occurred on August 13 in the Black Sea, when a patrol ship spotted the cargo ship Sukra Okan. A Russian Ka-29 helicopter with a group of servicemen was raised to inspect the ship. After radio communications, the cargo ship was stopped. After the inspection, the ship continued its movement to the port.

NATO activity is observed near the Crimea , where an American unmanned strategic aircraft RQ-4 Global Hawk is located in the airspace southeast of the peninsula. It is reported that this aircraft was also seen over the Black Sea a day before the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to attack the Crimean Bridge.

• During tough battles, the Ukrainian military entered the northern part of the village of Urozhaynoye, which is located in the direction of the Vremevsky ledge. After two weeks of intense and bloody fighting, the enemy managed to capture and gain a foothold in the northern part of Urozhaynoye. To advance several hundred meters, the enemy made a series of attacks, losing two of the four elite assault groups of marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Drones are almost as good as troops on the ground in some cases...

DIY-HP-LED said:

Drones are almost as good as troops on the ground in some cases...

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Nice aim, taking out the loose brick. Having rubble laying around could become a health hazard.

The Central Bank took emergency measures due to the sharp fall of the ruble
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation unscheduledly raised the key rate due to the fall of the ruble. Now it is 12%.

“The key rate is 12%,” the press service of the Central Bank noted. The message was published in the telegram channel of the regulator.

For several days the dollar exceeds 110 rubles. The ruble fell for the first time since March 2022. Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Maxim Oreshkin accused the Central Bank of the depreciation of the ruble and inaction on the current situation. In response to the claim, the Central Bank noted that they did not see a threat to financial stability. The press service of the Bank of Russia clarified that they plan to hold a meeting on August 15 at the key rate . After that, the dollar fell below 100 rubles at the time of the start of trading, reports RT . Initially, it was assumed that the Central Bank would raise the rate unscheduled, reports MK.RU.