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.
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25 August 2024
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.
Russians pounding Sumy oblast with drones, mortar fire
Last night and Saturday morning, the Russians launched 22 attacks on border areas in Sumy Oblast, with 11 communities got pounded, Sumy regional military administration said in a Telegram report seen by Ukrinform.
Russian army has already lost 606,490 soldiers in Ukraine
The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to August 24, 2024, amounted to about 606,490 people, including 1,160 people in the last day.
No enemy ships in Ukrainian seas
There are no enemy warships in the Black and Azov Seas.
Ten people wounded in Kherson region as result of yesterday's shelling
Ten people were wounded in the past day as a result of Russian shelling in the Kherson region.
Destroyed weapons warehouses and equipment: border guards demonstrate work of drones in Luhansk region
In the area of Kreminna and Serebryansky Forest, Luhansk region, soldiers of the Phoenix company of the State Border Guard Service destroyed six cars, an armored vehicle, three weapons depots and hit a truck, two cars and a Russian cannon.
Russian strikes target Ukraine’s grain infrastructure in Sumy region
In Ukraine’s Sumy region, Russian missiles hit a number of grain infrastructure facilities.
23 August 2024
Ukrainian, Latvian defense ministers discuss strengthening drone coalition
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and his Latvian counterpart Andris Spruds have discussed ways to enhance the partnership and strengthen a Drone Capability Coalition.
Moscow not going to give up its offensive in Donetsk region to stop Ukrainian forces in Kursk region - ISW
It is more important for Russian forces and Russia's leadership to continue the offensive on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region than to stop Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region.
Zelensky: We are gradually pushing out Russian army in Kharkiv region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has discussed fighting in the Kharkiv region with Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Oil depots in Russia’s Rostov region on mass sale in wake of drone attacks
Owners of oil depots located in Russia’s Rostov region bordering Ukraine seek to get rid of these assets against the background of the latest devastating drone strikes.