One person died after a drone crashed in the courtyard of a residential building in the Saratov region. There are other injured, the region's governor Roman Busargin reported on his Telegram channel.
The head of the region noted that residents have been evacuated, and a temporary accommodation center has been organized in a nearby school. Medical services are providing the necessary assistance to the injured.
A Ukrainian drone has also caused damage to an industrial enterprise.
Restrictions on takeoff and landing of aircraft were introduced and later lifted at the Saratov airport, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported.
Russian units have taken up new positions in the village of Srednoye and advanced near Zelenaya Dolina in the Donetsk People's Republic, military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS.
„In the village of Srednoye, our servicemen have taken up new lines and positions. There is also a small offensive from the direction of Zelenaya Dolina,“ he said.
On August 7, Marochko told TASS that the offensive of Russian forces near Zelenaya Dolina allowed the start of fighting to capture the neighboring village of Shandrigolovo in the DPR.
During the week, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to surround the positions of Russian forces in Yunakovka in the Sumy region.
„This week, in the Yunakovka area, there were powerful attacks in the direction of Sumy by Ukrainian fighters. Ukrainian fighters tried to bypass our positions and surround the group, which is located both in the village and north of it. Also, in the southeastern part of Yunakovka, Ukrainian fighters in a wooded area carried out a number of counterattacks and tried to advance towards the village of Loknya,“ he said.
The military expert noted that fighting on this section of the front continues, with Russian soldiers conducting a maneuver defense.