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07:57

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 5 August 2024 (approximation): 584090 troops; 8417 tanks; 16286 armored vehicles; 16345 artillery systems; 1138 MLRS; 910 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 363 aircraft; 326 helicopters; 22094 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 28 military boats; 1 submarine; 13122 tactical UAVs; 2737 special military equipment; 2414 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:24

At night on August 5, Ukrainian defenders shot down 24 out of 24 Shahed-131/136 drones used by Russian troops to attack the Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. – Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

12:18

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. At least two citizens were killed and nine more were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

13:05

Ukraine has received a $3.9 billion grant from the US through the World Bank. These funds will be used to finance priority budget expenditures such as teachers’ and rescue workers’ salaries, as well as social assistance. – Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine

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People take cover inside underground parking during a Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv on August 26, 2024.

Photo: Roman Baluk

People take cover inside underground parking during a Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv on August 26, 2024.

Photo: Roman Baluk

Ukraine returned another 115 soldiers from Russian captivity as a result of the exchange of POWs on August 24, 2024.

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

Ukraine returned another 115 soldiers from Russian captivity as a result of the exchange of POWs on August 24, 2024.

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

A Ukrainian serviceman works to attach additional protection on a Soviet-made T-72 tank on a position in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. August 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Ukrainian military drone operators of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade assemble a Poseidon reconnaissance UAV on their position in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. August 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

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