Russia attacking Ukraine with air and missile strikes – General Staff
Russian troops continue to launch air and missile strikes on military and civilian objects all over Ukraine.
24 August 2022
Russian troops continue to launch air and missile strikes on military and civilian objects all over Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has emphasized the importance of not losing support from different countries for Ukraine despite Russia’s information attacks.
An enemy air target has been destroyed in the Vinnytsia region.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov spoke about the ultimatum presented to him by his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron in a video message on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day said in Ukrainian that France would continue to support Ukraine.
On the 31st anniversary of Ukraine's Independence Day, August 24, U.S. President Joe Biden announced $2.98 billion as a new, biggest tranche of military assistance to Ukraine.
Lithuania's military aid to Ukraine exceeds EUR 120M
The service members of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 30 invaders and one tank in battles in Donetsk region over the past day.
A fire broke out at a military facility in Myrhorod, Poltava region, following a Russian missile strike.
Over the past day, the enemy launched 26 strikes on Donetsk region, killing and injuring civilians.
Since the morning of August 24, Russian troops have been shelling Kharkiv region. In particular, the town of Derhachi and the village of Mala Danylivka came under artillery fire. According to preliminary data, civilians were injured.
Russian troops launched a missile attack on the town of Myrhorod in Poltava region.
Russian forces shelled two communities in Sumy region on the morning of August 24.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 45,700 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24 to August 24, including 150 on August 23.
In the east of Ukraine, the anti-aircraft missile units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian Ka-52 helicopter.
Enemy troops shelled the territory of Dnipropetrovsk region on August 23, civilian injuries reported.
Russian forces killed one civilian and injured two others in Donetsk region on August 23.
Last night Russian troops launched a missile attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia, having caused damage to civil infrastructure.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have repulsed enemy offensive operations in such directions as Bakhmut and Avdiivka.
On the night of August 24, 2022, Ukrainian defenders destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in the temporarily occupied city of Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Region.
Over the past day, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has destroyed Russia’s Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ helicopter and five operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The Ukrainian military have destroyed an enemy ammunition depot and eliminated more than 10 Russian invaders in southern Ukraine over the past day.
23 August 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Kharkiv will never be a city of black burnt windows and destroyed residential areas and it will never submit to the Russians. He said that the Kharkiv region would be freed from the occupiers and Kharkiv city would be restored.
Russian troops shelled the Shevchenkivsky district of Kharkiv on the evening of Tuesday, August 23.
Ukraine has informed its international partners about Russia's intentions to commit a flagrant war crime — a sham trial of Ukrainian prisoners of war, defenders of Mariupol.
In order for the consequences of the war not to resonate across the world, Ukraine should be provided all the weapons required to end it.
The United States intends to announce the allocation of $3 billion in defense aid on Ukraine's Independence Day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine will return Russian-occupied Crimea in any way it decides on its own, without consulting with other countries.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has stated the high risk of provocations by the Russian Federation on Independence Day, adding he has received the relevant intelligence in this regard.
Explosions were once again reported from Sevastopol, the city hosting a Russian fleet in occupied Crimea.