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09:00

Over the past day, Ukrainian missile troops and gunners destroyed 2 Kh-35/Kh-59 cruise missiles and 16 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones. — General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:30

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 17 August 2023 (approximation): 256050 troops; 4329 tanks; 8398 armored vehicles; 5169 artillery systems; 714 MLRS; 486 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 315 aircraft; 314 helicopters; 7641 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 4272 tactical UAVs; 773 special military equipment; 1406 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10:00

The missile unit of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an enemy Ka-52 attack helicopter in the Bakhmut axis. — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10:20

Bulgaria joined the Joint Declaration of the G7 on security guarantees for Ukraine. So far, 16 countries have joined the Declaration. — Bulgaria’s Government Information Service

10:30

The soldiers of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade shot down an enemy Ka-52 attack helicopter in the Zaporizhzhia axis near Robotyn. — The 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade

12:00

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Chernihiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. At least 3 people were killed, and 15 civilians were injured by shelling. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

13:20

Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia joined the Joint Declaration of the G7 of support for Ukraine presented at the NATO summit. — The joint statement of the Prime Ministers of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.

13:30

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed laws on extending martial law and mobilisation in Ukraine until November 15, 2023. — Verkhovna Rada official website

13:50

In the morning, Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Novomoskovskiy district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. About 10,000 people in two settlements remained without electricity. – Mykola Lukashuk, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration

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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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