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August 8
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
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Mykhailo Bakaliuk, 41, a Ukrainian amputee soldier injured during the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporizhzhia region, uses a machine to learn how to walk with a prosthetic leg. Lviv, September 2023.
By Roman Pilipey for AFP News Agency
Bohdan, a Ukrainian soldier from the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelveis,” keeps practicing playing his musical instrument, a trembita, when he has free time.
By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova
A road sign damaged by cluster munition due to a Russian shelling on the outskirts of Kharkiv.
By Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in position near the border with Belarus in the Zhytomyr region. September 2023.
By Gleb Garanich / Reuters
A Ukrainian soldier is preparing to release a drone that will fly over temporarily occupied territories in search of Russian heavy weapons and air defense installations. September 2023.
By Lynsey Addario
At night on September 25, 2023, Russian forces targeted the port infrastructure in Odesa with drones and missiles. Due to another enemy attack, a well-known city location — a seaport building with a nearby hotel, as well as a grain warehouse, suffered destruction.
By Andrii Stavnitser / Facebook
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