Victory Chronicles-DAY 1261

The first shipments of U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine that are funded by NATO allies under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, are expected to arrive in the coming weeks, according to a NATO official speaking on condition of anonymity.

The deliveries follow recent announcements by the Nordic countries of Netherlands, Denmark, Finland and Sweden that they would jointly finance the procurement of American weapons and ammunition for Ukraine. The effort is designed to speed up military support and fill critical gaps in Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion.

“In response to Ukraine’s needs, new assistance packages are being prepared swiftly and on a regular basis,” the official told European Pravda. Additional contributors to the initiative are expected to be announced soon.

PURL is coordinated through NATO but relies on funding from individual member states. The weapons will help strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses and support its front-line forces.

Survey findings: Most Ukrainians reject Russia’s proposed peace plan.A new survey finds that 76 percent of Ukrainians categorically reject Russia’s proposed “peace plan,” which demands sweeping concessions from Ukraine in return for ending its full-scale invasion, according to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). 

Only 17 percent say they could accept the Kremlin’s terms. The survey by KIIS, found that the Russian plan — which includes forcing Ukraine to abandon NATO ambitions, recognize occupied territories as part of Russia, and demilitarize — has minimal support across all regions of the country.

Ukrainians were also asked about two hypothetical alternative plans. A U.S. proposal incorporates a plan whereby Ukraine receives European security guarantees but the U.S. recognizes the Crimean Peninsula as Russian territory, is considered acceptable by 39 percent of respondents — up from 29 percent in May — though 49 percent still reject it.

A joint European-Ukrainian plan, which includes Western security guarantees without recognizing Russian occupation, drew the most support: 54 percent of respondents said they could accept it, while 30 percent said they could not.

Russian drone and artillery attack sparks fires in central Ukraine, injures 4. A wave of Russian drone and artillery strikes struck Ukraine’s south-central Dnipropetrovsk region overnight on Aug. 7, injuring four civilians, causing widespread fires and destruction across multiple towns.

In the city of Dnipro, a 43-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman were hospitalized with moderate injuries, according to regional Governor Serhii Lysak. Fires broke out at several sites, destroying 12 vehicles and damaging 17 more. Eight homes were damaged, including one completely destroyed, and a transport facility was also hit.

Fires were also reported in Pavlohrad, where a summer house and car burned, and in Kryvyi Rih, where a modular home was damaged. In Synelnykove district, a fire broke out on the roof of a school, and a private house and car were damaged. The fire was later extinguished by emergency crews.

Russian artillery and drones also struck the Nikopol district, damaging eight homes, a five-story apartment building, vehicles, infrastructure, a business, and a library.

Ukrainian air defenses downed 33 Russian drones over the region during the attack.

Drone strikes spark fires at oil refinery and military site in Russia’s Krasnodar region. Explosions and fires broke out overnight in Russia’s Krasnodar region in the southwestern part of Russia following a reported drone attack on the Afipsky oil refinery and a military facility in Slavyansk-na-Kubani.

According to regional officials and Russian Telegram channels, debris from a drone ignited a gas processing unit at the Afipsky refinery. Emergency services assigned the fire a fourth-level hazard rating. The blaze covered 250 square meters and was extinguished by 8:21 a.m. Separately, residents of Slavyansk-na-Kubani reported a fire at military unit 61661 after another drone strike. One person was reportedly injured.

Key Takeaways:

• Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin met with U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff in Moscow on August 6, but concrete results from the meeting remain unclear.
• U.S. President Donald Trump may meet with Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming weeks.
• Certain Russian commentators are attempting to stoke schisms within the Trump administration, likely as part of a wider effort to avoid US sanctions ahead of Trump’s stated August 8 deadline for peace efforts in Ukraine.
• Russian officials and media continue to project an image of a strong and resilient Russian economy in anticipation of further US sanctions.
• US President Donald Trump formally imposed an additional 25 percent tariff on India’s exports to the United States due to India’s ongoing economic cooperation with Russia.
• Russian forces likely advanced to the western outskirts of Kupyansk and secured positions from which they can threaten Ukrainian ground lines of communication (GLOCs) into the town.
• The US State Department approved a $104 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Ukraine.
• A Russian servicemember recently executed a Ukrainian civilian in occupied Donetsk Oblast in clear violation of international law.
• Ukrainian forces advanced near Chasiv Yar. Russian forces advanced in northern Kharkiv and western Zaporizhia oblasts and near Kupyansk, Lyman, Siversk, Toretsk, and Pokrovsk.

In an interview with Radio NV, Yuriy Fedorenko, commander of the 429th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment Achilles, answers the question of how close Ukrainians are to creating a ‘wall’ on the front line that will prevent shahids from entering the country:

“Work is currently ongoing. There are sections of the front line that are completely closed. But if we talk about the entire line of contact, in particular the priority areas, the question remains about the main capital of war — people.

If we are talking about radio-electronic reconnaissance equipment that detects enemy drones; radio-electronic warfare equipment that jams their frequencies; interceptor drones (radar detected them, drones flew in and destroyed them) — all of this is piloted by living people. The more civilians are recruited into special forces (both conscripts and non-conscripts, including women), the more we will be able to effectively use the equipment that is already in the units and close the gap both on the front line of combat and in our country’s overall air defence system.

• Ukrainians’ approval of US leadership falls to a record low, while approval of Germany reaches an all-time high
• Ukraine confirms strike on Afipsky oil refinery in Russia
• Rubio: The key element in ending Russia’s war against Ukraine will be the issue of territory
• Trump hasn’t ruled out additional tariffs on China over purchases of Russian oil
• White House: Russian side proposes meeting between Trump and Putin
• Bloomberg: Tariffs on India are just the beginning of US economic pressure on Russian oil