To News and Stories

AllNews

Timeline of war
August 8 Logo
00:55

The US government officially approved the first batch of Abrams tanks for shipment to Ukraine. The tanks are on track to arrive in Ukraine by early fall. – CNN

07:49

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 08 August 2023 (approximation): 250800 troops; 4254 tanks; 8278 armored vehicles; 4996 artillery systems; 709 MLRS; 468 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 315 aircraft; 312 helicopters; 7460 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 4158 tactical UAVs; 737 special military equipment; 1377 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10:41

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, and Kherson regions. 12 people were killed. 105 citizens were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

12:34

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 499 Ukrainian children have been killed, and 1,092 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. Moreover, 1,107 Ukrainian children were reported missing, and 19,546 were deported. At the same time, 15,900 Ukrainian children were found, and 386 returned home. – Press service of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights

14:00

The British government announced new sanctions on 22 individuals and businesses outside Russia supporting Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, as well as 3 Russian companies importing electronics vital to Russia’s military equipment used in the war against Ukraine. – Official website of the British government

War News

See the war

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

DISCOVER
how Ukraine lived before the war Explore peaceful Ukraine