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01:43

The Latvian government has transferred to Ukraine 6 M109 howitzers. – Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine

05:28

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian 152-mm gun-howitzer in the South of Ukraine on August 15. – Operational Command “South”

07:39

As part of the “grain initiative”, the cargo ship BRAVE COMMANDER left the Ukrainian “Southern” port on August 16 with 23,000 tons of wheat for Ethiopia. – Press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine

08:05

Russian aggressors fired missiles at the Donetsk region on August 15. 1 person was killed. 2 citizens were injured. – Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration

08:25

As of July 16, 1,352 dead bodies of Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian occupiers have been found in the Kyiv region. – Andrii Niebytov, Kyiv regional police chief

08:43

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February to 16 August (approximation): 43900 troops; 1880 tanks; 4152 armored vehicles; 989 artillery systems; 263 MLRS; 136 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 233 aircraft; 196 helicopters; 3049 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 15 military boats; 790 tactical UAVs; 92 special military equipment; 190 cruise missiles. Russian enemy suffered the greatest losses (of the past day) at the Donetsk direction. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

13:41

Ukraine has returned the bodies of another 19 dead Ukrainian servicemen. – Press service of the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporary Occupied Territories

14:53

The government of Ukraine has received €200 million from Italy under the agreement on a loan on preferential terms. These funds will be used for financing expenditures, in particular for paying salaries to teachers in general secondary educational institutions. – Press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine

15:34

In the last 24 hours, the Air Forces of Ukraine destroyed Russian field ammunition depots with fuel, lubricants, and ammunition in the South and the East of Ukraine. – Yurii Ihnat, Spokesman for the Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces

17:47

Rocket attacks on the city of Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region on August 16. 1 woman was killed. 6 citizens were injured. Local residential buildings and the civilian infrastructure were damaged. – Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration

21:31

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Kharkiv, the Dnipropetrovsk, the Donetsk, the Luhansk, the Mykolaiv, the Kherson, the Zaporizhzhia, and the Zhytomyr regions. 3 people were killed. 16 citizens were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

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destroyed house Dnipro
A dog named Crimea is moaning on the ruins of the house. The entire family, that lived here, was killed by the rocket attack.

By Olena Yemets

dnipro missile attack
Russian rockets hit a residential area in Dnipro. Two children and two adults were killed in the attack. September 29, 2022.

Photo from Valentyn Reznichenko, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Region Military Administration

“Electoral commission” along with armed soldier during the fake referendum in the Donetsk region. September 24, 2022.

By Stringer / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images

Defender of Mariupol is back from Russian captivity after 4 months. September 21, 2022.

Photo from the Press Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

Azovstal defenders released
215 Ukrainian defenders were released, including part of the soldiers from Azovstal. For the last four months they were in Russian captivity. September 21, 2022

By Volodymyr Zolkin

Mykhailo Dianov, senior sergeant of the 36th brigade, in Azovstal. Dianov was among those, released from Russian captivity on September 21, 2022.

By Dmytro “Orest” Kozatskyi

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