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07:18

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 15 August 2024 (approximation): 595620 troops; 8484 tanks; 16426 armored vehicles; 16868 artillery systems; 1154 MLRS; 922 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 367 aircraft; 328 helicopters; 22775 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 28 military boats; 1 submarine; 13598 tactical UAVs; 2813 special military equipment; 2428 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:21

At night on August 15, Ukrainian defenders shot down 29 out of 29 Shahed-131/136 drones used by Russian troops to attack the Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions. In addition, Russian forces launched three guided air missiles Kh-59. – Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

11:32

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

15:09

Since the beginning of the offensive operation in the Kursk region, Ukrainian forces have already taken under their control approximately 1,150 square kilometres of Russian territories and 82 settlements. – Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces 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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