This blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Thursday, August 10.

  • Russia attacks a civilian building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring several, Ukrainian officials say.
  • Authorities in the northeastern Ukrainian town of Kupiansk call on vulnerable residents to evacuate as the Russian army says it has “improved” its positions nearby.
  • Russian officials say air defence systems down Ukrainian drones headed to Sevastopol and Moscow.