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07:31

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 16 August 2024 (approximation): 596950 troops; 8496 tanks; 16461 armored vehicles; 16927 artillery systems; 1159 MLRS; 922 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 367 aircraft; 328 helicopters; 22848 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 28 military boats; 1 submarine; 13659 tactical UAVs; 2829 special military equipment; 2429 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:52

At night on August 16, Ukrainian defenders shot down three out of three Shahed-131/136 drones used by Russian troops to attack the Poltava, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Odesa, and Mykolaiv regions. In addition, Russian forces launched three ballistic missiles Iskander-M. – Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

11:16

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

14:10

In one year of operation of the Ukrainian Sea Corridor, more than 2,300 vessels called at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. During this time, cargo turnover totalled more than 64 million tonnes. Almost 44 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain were exported abroad. – Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister 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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