On Sunday, 7 August, Russian troops made several unsuccessful offensive attempts, including near Blahodatnyi in Kherson Oblast. Fighting continues in several directions, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.
US accuses Cuba of supporting Russia—weeks after letting a sanctioned Russian tanker break its own blockade
A State Department report formally accuses Havana of enabling the recruitment of its citizens into Russia's armed forces. The report landed in Congress two weeks after the Trump administration waved a sanctioned Russian oil tanker through its own blockade of Cuba.
