Russia’s war casualties up by 1,140 in past day
Russia’s total combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to August 26, 2024 have amounted to an estimated 608,820 (killed or wounded), including 1,140 reported in the past day.
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26 August 2024
Reuters confirms team member’s death in Kramatorsk
Ryan Evans, a safety adviser, was part of a Reuters crew staying at Hotel Sapphire in the city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Saturday when it was hit by a missile, the news agency said.
Lviv region’s authorities hand over 10K drones to military
A batch of 323 unmanned aerial vehicles was handed over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces by Lviv region’s authorities as part of the Birds of Victory initiative, bringing the number of donated drones to 10,000.
SBU forces destroy over 180 Russian fortifications, firing positions in past week
Special combat units of Ukraine’s Security Service hit 181 Russian fortifications and three ammunition and fuel depots in the past week alone.
Black Sea update: Russia deploys four missile carriers
Four Russian warships are currently on combat duty in the Black Sea with a total salvo of up to 28 Kalibr cruise missiles.
Ukraine downs almost dozen drones on approach to Kyiv
In the early hours of Monday, Ukraine’s air defense forces intercepted up to a dozen Russian kamikaze drones on their approach to the country’s capital, Kyiv.
Ukraine on alert as eleven strategic bombers take off in Russia
Eleven Tu-95MS strategic bombers that are carriers of cruise missiles went airborne in Russia overnight Monday.
Border guards destroy enemy Strela-10 system, tank in Kramatorsk sector
Soldiers from the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine destroyed one Russian Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system and one T-62 tank in the Kramatorsk direction.
Redeployment of Russian air assets does not remove utility of using ATACMS against other military targets – ISW
Ukrainian long-range strikes against Russian military targets in the rear are crucial, and the redeployment of Russian air assets from Russian air bases in range of ATACMS does not remove the utility of using ATACMS against other Russian military targets.
25 August 2024
Russian air strike in Sumy region: city council clarifies consequences
On the evening of August 25, Sumy community, where there were no casualties, and Bezdrytska, where there were wounded, came under attack in Sumy region.
President: AFU take control of two more settlements in Kursk region
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have advanced again in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation and taken control of two more settlements, as well as replenished the exchange fund.
Russians deliberately destroyed hotel in Kramatorsk - Zelensky
The hotel in Kramatorsk, where foreign journalists were staying, was destroyed by the Russian military in a deliberate and deliberate manner.
Rescuers show consequences of missile attack on Sumy
In Sumy, emergency repair work has been completed at the site of a missile strike by Russian Federation troops.
Russian army shells Sloviansk, there are destructions
On August 25, the Russian army fired cluster munitions at the city of Sloviansk, Donetsk region, causing destruction and a fire.
Russian troops shell Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia, woman is wounded
Russian troops shelled the village of Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia region, injuring one person.
We stand for diplomacy, but not at the cost of 30 percent of territory - Zelensky
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he would like to see certain diplomatic steps, but that must not be at the cost of 30% of Ukraine's territory and the Ukrainian population.
Two killed, two wounded in Russian air strike on village in Sumy region
The Russian army dropped guided aerial bombs on Svesa village in the Shostka district, Sumy region, killing two people and injuring two others.
Body found under rubble of Kramatorsk hotel hit by Russian strike
In Kramatorsk, the body of a dead man was found under the rubble of a hotel destroyed by a missile strike.
Enemy drone strike on civilian car in Kherson leaves one dead
A Russian drone attack on a civilian car in Kherson killed a man.
Six injured, one of them seriously, in Russian attack on Kramatorsk hotel
Russian missile attack on a Kramatorsk hotel in the early hours of Sunday, August 25, has left six persons injured, one of them in serious condition, the municipal council has reported.
Int’l hacker group Anonymous group threatening Georgian authorities with massive hacker attacks
The international group of hackers and activists Anonymous has threatened the government of the ruling Georgian Dream party with large-scale cyber attacks unless they abandon their authoritarian policies.
No Russian warships in Black, Azov Seas: Navy’s spokesman
No Russian navy ships have been seen deployed in the Black Sea for the sevenths consecutive day so far, Ukrainian Navy’s spokesman has said.
Russians shell Ukrainsk in Donetsk region with artillery, one killed
A civilian was killed in the city of Ukrainsk, Selydiv community, Donetsk region, as a result of Russian shelling.
Enemy significantly reduced use of tactical aviation in Kharkiv region - OTG “Kharkiv”
After the start of the Kursk operation, there has been an easing of the Russian tactical aviation activity in the Kharkiv region.
Strike on Kramatorsk: four Reuters journalists wounded, one still under rubble
In Kramatorsk, the number of journalists injured in a nighttime rocket attack has risen to four, and a person may be under the rubble. All the victims are journalists of the Reuters agency.
Enemy uses assault groups as “bait” in Hlyboke-Lyptsi area - military
In the Kharkiv region, the tactics of Russian assaults depend on the terrain. For example, in the Hlyboke-Lyptsi area, the Russians use decoy tactics - they send assault groups and monitor how Ukrainians fire on them.
MFA calls on world to condemn Russian attack on hotel in Kramatorsk
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has called on the world to condemn the Russian attack on a hotel in Kramatorsk, where foreign journalists were staying.
Currently, there are some “positive moments” in ousting of Russians from Kharkiv region - military
Currently, the military has some positive moments in pushing the Russians out of the Kharkiv region, but Ukrainian defenders cannot comment online on tactical episodes that are taking place right now.
Missile attack on Sumy: One killed, injury toll rises to eight
The number of victims from a Russian missile attack on Sumy has increased: a 40-year-old man died from his injuries, and six other men and two women were injured.
Woman killed as enemy hit Kherson
Russian forces shelled the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, destroying a residential building and killing a woman.