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Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on national television on Aug. 6 that Russia's latest attempt to attack the airfield in Starokostiantyniv in Khmelnytskyi Oblast was ineffective because there are protocols in place to protect aircraft.

Multiple explosions occurred in the city of Khmelnytskyi and Khmelnytskyi Oblast on the night of 6 August, with air defence forces responding to the threat. Source: Suspilne, Ukraine's public broadcaster on Telegram; Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram; the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration on Telegram Details: Suspilne reported that the sounds of explosions occurred in Khmelnytskyi around 01:00.

Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat has noted, in the wake of the Russian shelling of the airfield in Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, that pilots move their aircraft to other Ukrainian airfields in the event of Russian strikes.

Ukraine's Air Force reported on Aug. 6 that 30 missiles and 27 kamikaze drones were shot down by air defense overnight during Russia's latest mass attack that came in several waves.

Since the evening of 5 August, the Russians have attacked Khmelnytskyi Oblast three times, damaging buildings and a bus station and causing a fire in a warehouse. Source: Serhii Tiurin, First Deputy Head of the Oblast Military Administration, quoted by the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration Quote from Tiurin: "Since yesterday evening, the enemy has attacked Khmelnytskyi Oblast three times.

Serhii Lysiuk, a resident of the Starokostiantyniv hromada of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, has died while dealing with the aftermath of a Russian attack. [Hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories - ed.

Ukraine targeted key bridges that connect occupied Crimea to mainland Ukraine. The strikes have been set to disrupt Russian forces' logistics and create further challenges for their operations on the southern fronts.

On Saturday evening, Russian troops launched Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from Tambov Oblast and Belarus. Source: Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote: "Attention - launch of Kinzhal missiles from Tambov Oblast of the Russian Federation!" Details: Subsequently, the Air Force reported that a repeated launch of Kinzhals occurred.

Russian forces unleashed a batch of Kinzhal ballistic missiles against Ukraine late on Aug. 5, targeting central and western regions, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

About ten explosions were heard in Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, during an air-raid warning on the evening of Saturday. Smoke is visible over the city, and windows in some districts have been smashed.