Paris 2024 Olympics final, Lukashenko's claims about Ukrainian drones in Belarus - Weekend brief

Russia's war against Ukraine: Latest

News for August 10

• Russian strike hits Kramatorsk, leaving one dead and others wounded
• Ukrainian scouts destroy Russian Tuna boat in Crimea

News for August 11

• Russians claim another attempt to breach border in Kursk region
• Russia's losses in Ukraine as of August 11: +1,220 troops and a helicopter

Ending of 2024 Olympics

The Paris Olympics has come to an end. On the last day of the competition, more than a dozen sets of awards were handed out.

You can learn more about the results of the last day and the final position of the teams in the medal standings by following the link.

Ukrainian athletes won 12 medals at the Games.

Lukashenko claims Ukrainian drones entered Belarus, threatens retaliation

The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has accused Ukraine of violating Belarusian airspace. He claims that Ukrainian drones were allegedly shot down in Belarus.

However, the Belarusian Hajun project debunked Lukashenko's lies.

British intelligence reveals extensive destruction in Bakhmut

The city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region has been devastated by the Russian invasion. British intelligence has revealed the extent of the destruction.

Bakhmut has been the epicenter of fighting since August 2022. By the spring of 2023, the city fell under Russian control. It is known that the city is 80% destroyed due to intense battles.

Russian invaders strike Ukrainian defenders with poisonous munitions daily

Russian troops are actively using ammunition with poisonous substances against Ukrainian defenders daily, according to Dmytro Lykhovii, a spokesperson for the Tavria operational and strategic grouping of troops.

"Every day Russia uses ammunition with poisonous substances. Out of 536 munitions dropped from copters yesterday, 11 were with poisonous substances," says the spokesperson.

Russians set fire to ZNPP cooling towers, provocation possible

Residents of Nikopol noticed a fire in one of the cooling towers of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on the occupied bank of the former Kakhovka reservoir. This could be a Russian provocation, according to Yevhen Yevtushenko, head of the Nikopol district military administration.

"Perhaps this is a provocation or an attempt to create panic in the settlements on the right bank of the former reservoir," Yevtushenko says.

He stressed that ZNPP is operating as normally as possible under the Russian occupation.