Nighttime shelling of Chuhuiv injures five civilians, including two children
In Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, the injury toll in a nighttime attack has increased to five, including two children.
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25 August 2024
Meet ‘Palianytsia’: Zelensky releases details of new long-range weapon
Since the start of the full-scale war, Russia has launched about 10,000 missiles of various types and more than 33,000 glide bombs at Ukraine.
Russian invaders kill seven civilians, injure 15 more in Donetsk region on Aug 24
Seven civilians were killed and 15 more were injured as the Russian army shelled the Donetsk region on August 24.
Ukraine’s air defenses destroy 8 out of 9 Shahed drones overnight
On the night of August 25, Ukraine's air defense forces shot down eight of nine Russian Shahed kamikaze drones and intercepted most of the missiles launched by the invaders.
Injury toll in Russian attack on Kharkiv grows to eight
The number of people injured in Russia’s attack on the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv has increased to eight.
General Staff: 160 combat clashes on front lines in past day
On August 24, 160 combat engagements were recorded on the front lines in Ukraine. Fighting was raging in ten sectors, with the situation remaining most tense in the Pokrovsk direction.
Russia hit Kramatorsk hotel with a missile, three visiting journalists injured
In an overnight attack, Russian military struck a hotel in Kramatorsk, injuring at least two visitors, a journalist from Ukraine and another one from a foreign country, with one more, presumably injured, remaining under the rubble.
Russian army loses 1,190 more soldiers in Ukraine in past day
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to August 25, 2024 amount to nearly 607,680 invaders, including another 1,190 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
Overnight missile attack on Kharkiv injured six
The toll of injured casualties resulting from an overnight missile attack on Kharkiv’s Slobidsky District has reached six, according to city mayor.
Russia launched four missiles targeting Kharkiv, Chuhuiv: 4-year-old among the injured
The Russians attacked Kharkiv and Chuhuiv with missiles, injuring a 4-year-old child among others, Ukrinform reported, citing a Telegram post by the regional administration.
Heavy explosion rang in Kharkiv during air raid alert
A heavy explosion rocked Khariv city in the early morning hours of August 25, city mayor reported in a message posted on his official page in Telegram, seen by Ukrinform.
Sumy Oblast got pounded 74 times over Saturday
The adversary continues pounding Sumy city and the surrounding with artillery, mortar, drones, and glide bombs, with 74 attacks occurring over Saturday, August 24.
IAEA comments on damage caused to ZNPP backup power line
Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said it is too often that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) is forced to rely on only one external source of electricity to maintain its essential nuclear safety and security functions.
Russian forces destroy local history museum in Huliaipole
On the night of August 24, Russian troops shelled the town of Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region, hitting the building of a local history museum.
24 August 2024
Thirty attacks fended off at Pokrovsk Front, with eight firefights still ongoing
Staistics from the General Staff.
Russian forces hit Pokrovsk community in Donetsk region, killing one civilian
In the Donetsk region, the Russian army killed a man in the Pokrovsk community.
GUR’s hacker team disables multiple corporate networks in Russia in celebration of Ukraine’s Independence Day
On Independence Day, a hacker team affiliated with the Main Intelligence Directorate at Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (GUR MoU), assisted by members of the Ukrainian cyber community, launched a massive attack targeting Russian mobile communication and Internet service providers, as well as data banks and cloud storages of several major industries in the Russian Federation.
Firetruck blows up after riding on an enemy-planted explosive ordnance in Kharkiv Oblast
A fire truck blew up after riding on an explosive ordnance planted by the adversary in a location near the town of Balakliya, leaving two rescue workers injured, the State Service for Emergencies reported in a Telegram post seen by Ukrinform.
Six civilians injured in a MLRS attack on Kupyansk District, Kharkiv Oblast
On August 24, Russian troops pounded the Kupyansk district, Kharkiv oblast, with MLRS projectiles, injuring six civilians.
Russia will be pushed out of Ukraine militarily if diplomacy fails: Zelensky
Ukraine will do its utmost to force Vladimir Putin to end the war diplomatically, and if this fails, the Armed Forces will be ready to push the enemy out of the country by military force.
Ukraine to receive short-range air defense systems from Lithuania by early September - Šimonyte
Lithuania will provide Ukraine with a new military assistance package, including air defense systems and other equipment, which should arrive in Ukraine by early September.
Russians attacked civilian car with drone in Sumy region - couple was killed
Russian troops attacked a civilian car in Sumy region on the Kipti-Hlukhiv-Bachivsk highway, killing a couple.
Zelensky: Ukraine uses its Palianytsia drone missile for first time
The first successful combat use of the Ukrainian drone missile “Palianytsia” took place today.
Man wounded during shelling dies in Kherson
A 58-year-old man wounded during today's shelling of the city's Dniprovsky district died in a Kherson hospital.
Russian army strikes at Bilozerka in Kherson region, woman wounded
The Russian army shelled the village of Bilozerka in the Kherson region, wounding a 66-year-old woman.
Russian shelling of Kostiantynivka leaves five dead, five wounded
On the morning of August 24, Russian troops hit Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, killing five people and wounding five others.
Man killed in Russian shelling of Kherson
A man was killed as Russian troops shelled the Dniprovskyi district in Kherson.
Russian army loses 1,160 more soldiers in Ukraine in past day
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to August 24, 2024 amount to nearly 606,490 invaders, including another 1,160 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
Ammo depot outside Voronezh on fire after a drone attack
Ukrainian drones, in the early hours of August 24, hit an ammunition depot located in the Ostrogozhsk district of Russia's Voronezh region, setting it on fire and causing detonation, Ukrinform reports citing Radio Libery.
Zelensky: no sick old man from Red Square will dictate any of his red lines to Ukraine and the Ukrainians
Zelensky recorded a video address from the Sumy region, near the Psel River a few kilometers from the border with Russia.