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07:43

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 9 August 2024 (approximation): 588540 troops; 8434 tanks; 16341 armored vehicles; 16536 artillery systems; 1142 MLRS; 916 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 366 aircraft; 327 helicopters; 22371 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 28 military boats; 1 submarine; 13325 tactical UAVs; 2769 special military equipment; 2424 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:45

At night on August 9, Ukrainian defenders shot down 27 out of 27 Shahed-131/136 drones used by Russian troops to attack the Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. – Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

11:54

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

17:05

After the Russian airstrike on Kostiantynivka, the death toll has increased to twelve people. 44 more victims were injured. – Ministry of Internal Affairs 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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