Yurii Butusov, commander of a UAV company in the 23rd Assault Regiment of the National Guard’s 2nd Khartiia Corps, analyses the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Oleksandrivka direction and the new challenges facing Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi during a livestream.

NATO has said it is processing a request from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine for demining assistance.

Ukraine has sent the Russian Federation, through an intermediary, a proposal for a mutual suspension of strikes on targets in the Black Sea.

The new episode of the programme with Iryna Romaliiska on the Butusov Plus channel covers two important topics:

Today, 13 August, Russian troops struck Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring civilians.

A new training course, "DOT-Chain Defence Weapons Marketplace," is now available in the Army+ app. It will help service members understand how to use the state-run IT system operated by the Defence Procurement Agency DOT.

The 425th Separate Assault Regiment Skelia is coming under the operational command of the Azov Corps.

On the morning of 12 August, during an enemy attack, soldiers of the 208th Kherson Air Defence Missile Brigade destroyed a number of Russian Shahed attack UAVs in Ukrainian airspace.

Existing Ukrainian interceptor drones are effective against Shaheds but cannot counter jet-powered UAVs. A reusable jet-powered interceptor needs to be developed.

The head of the Mykolaiv Regional TCR and SS was detained while receiving another instalment of an undue advantage. According to the investigation, the official demanded and received a total of USD 15,000.