Ukrainian pilots destroy bridge crossings in Kursk sector
Ukrainian pilots destroyed enemy bridge crossings in the Kursk sector.
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22 August 2024
Guerrillas discover special equipment of Russian Black Sea Fleet radiation and chemical defense brigade
Guerrillas conducted reconnaissance of the 15th radiation, chemical and biological defense brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which plays an important role in ensuring the security and readiness of the Black Sea Fleet.
Two civilians killed as Russians drop two guided aerial bombs in Sumy region
The Russian army dropped two guided aerial bombs on the Esman community in the Sumy region, killing two men and wounding a woman.
Russia opens criminal case against CNN, Hromadske reporters over war coverage in Kursk region
Russia’s FSB domestic security agency initiated a criminal case targeting in absentia a CNN journalist and Ukrainian correspondents from the Hromadske outlet who filmed reports in the Sudzha district of Kursk region amid the raid by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian strike targets rescuers evacuating civilians in Donetsk region
On Wednesday, August 21, the Russians opened fire at the Phoenix evacuation group as rescuers were driving civilians out of an embattled settlement in Donetsk region.
Ukraine’s strike destroys ammo depots with glide bombs at Russia’s Marinovka airfield - source
The SBU security service, together with the Special Operations Forces, attacked warehouses with guided aerial bombs and fuel were stored at the Marinovka airfield in Russia.
IAEA chief plans to visit Kursk NPP, Ukraine
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, plans to visit the Kursk nuclear power plant in Russia, as well as Ukraine, in the coming days.
Ukraine seizes another settlement in Russia’s Kursk region - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine visited the areas of Sumy region near the border with Russia where he held a meeting with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and local administration head Volodymyr Artiukh.
Ukraine's air defense downs two Shahed drones
Ukraine's air defense forces shot down two Shahed-131/136 strike drones overnight into August 22, and most of the missiles that Russia launched from the airspace over the Black Sea and from the Belgorod region and Crimea did not reach their targets.
Cybersecurity experts attack servers of Russian TV channels to reveal truth about Ukraine war - source
Cybersecurity specialists of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) launched an attack on the servers of Russian TV channels and showed objective videos about the war in Ukraine on the air of a number of TV companies, a source in Ukrainian intelligence has told Ukrinform.
Umerov, U.S. Congress members discuss importance of using long-range weapons against targets in Russia
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and a delegation of members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Republican Robert Wittman and Democrat David Trone, have discussed the needs of the Ukrainian army and the need to obtain permission from allies as soon as possible for the full use of long-range weapons against targets on Russian territory.
Three people injured in enemy strikes on Kharkiv region on Aug 21
Russian forces attacked Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region with four Kh-35 missiles, an Iskander missile and seven FPV drones on August 21, injuring three people.
Young man injured as Russian drone attacks bus stop in Kherson
The Russians have attacked a bus stop in Kherson with a drone, injuring a 19-year-old resident.
One killed, 18 wounded in Russian strikes on Kherson region in past day
One person was killed and 18 others were injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Wednesday, August 21.
Kremlin launched information campaign to diminish losses in Kursk region - ISW
The Kremlin appears to have launched an intricate messaging campaign aimed at justifying to its domestic audience why Russia is prioritizing maintaining the initiative in eastern Ukraine over immediately expelling Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region.
Ukraine's General Staff: 134 combat clashes on front lines in past day
As many as 134 combat engagements took place on the front lines in Ukraine in the past 24 hours.
Russian army kills four civilians, injures three more in Donetsk region in past day
Four civilians were killed and three more were injured as the Russian army shelled the Donetsk region on August 21.
Russian army loses 1,130 more soldiers in Ukraine in past day
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to August 22, 2024 amount to nearly 604,140 invaders, including another 1,130 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
Russians hit Nikopol district three times overnight, damage reported
Russian troops shelled the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery three times overnight, damaging private houses, outbuildings and infrastructure.
No enemy warships in Black Sea
As of Thursday morning, there were no Russian warships on combat duty in the Black Sea or the Sea of Azov.
Russia increases number of ‘humanitarian convoys’ to occupied territories - National Resistance Center
Since the beginning of the year, the invaders have increased the number of the so-called “humanitarian convoys” to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, which they use to transport military equipment.
Budanov explains which targets Ukrainian drones attacked in Moscow region
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (GUR) conducted drone strikes on a radio intelligence center near Moscow.
Russia wants no peace talks - German Foreign Ministry
It is Russia, not Ukraine, that is sabotaging potential peace negotiations.
SBU neutralizes group of FSB agents 'hunting' for drone manufacturers
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has neutralized six agents of the Russian special services who were collecting information about the production of drones and a military equipment repair base in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
21 August 2024
Klymenko held meeting with commanders of National Guard units and brigades in Donetsk region
Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko visited the National Guard units that are serving in the most difficult areas of Donetsk region as part of the Defense Forces.
"Revenge" fighters show how they destroyed arms depot and Russian positions in Serebriansky forest
Soldiers of the “Revenge” brigade of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine destroyed Russian positions and weapons depots with multiple rocket launchers and stopped the infantry offensive in the Serebriansky forest of Luhansk region.
Russians shelled Donetsk region over 50 times in three days, 11 people killed - MIA
Since the beginning of the week, the Russian army has fired more than 50 times at settlements in Donetsk region, killing 11 people.
Enemy attacked Kherson several times today: one person killed and 11 wounded
One person died and 11 were injured in the Kherson community during the day.
Zelensky: Focus on Pokrovsk direction, operation in Kursk region continues
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that an inspection had been conducted to ensure that the Defense Forces were supplied with shells and emphasized the importance of partners actually fulfilling their obligations.
One person killed in Russian attack on Kostiantynivka
Russian forces attacked the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, with artillery on the evening of August 21, damaging residential houses, administrative buildings and industrial premises, and killing one person.