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August 18
10:00
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 18 August 2023 (approximation): 256510 troops; 4332 tanks; 8410 armored vehicles; 5193 artillery systems; 714 MLRS; 486 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 315 aircraft; 316 helicopters; 7658 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 4276 tactical UAVs; 783 special military equipment; 1406 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
10:30
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 502 Ukrainian children have been killed, and 1,099 children have been injured. – Prosecutor General’s Office
10:45
In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Chernihiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. At least 2 people were killed, and 3 civilians were injured by shelling. – Information from Regional Military Administrations
18:35
Ukraine and Romania agreed to cooperate in ensuring the transit of Ukrainian goods and to open a new border crossing point. — Official website of the Ukrainian Government
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Mykhailo Bakaliuk, 41, a Ukrainian amputee soldier injured during the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporizhzhia region, uses a machine to learn how to walk with a prosthetic leg. Lviv, September 2023.
By Roman Pilipey for AFP News Agency
Bohdan, a Ukrainian soldier from the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelveis,” keeps practicing playing his musical instrument, a trembita, when he has free time.
By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova
A road sign damaged by cluster munition due to a Russian shelling on the outskirts of Kharkiv.
By Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in position near the border with Belarus in the Zhytomyr region. September 2023.
By Gleb Garanich / Reuters
A Ukrainian soldier is preparing to release a drone that will fly over temporarily occupied territories in search of Russian heavy weapons and air defense installations. September 2023.
By Lynsey Addario
At night on September 25, 2023, Russian forces targeted the port infrastructure in Odesa with drones and missiles. Due to another enemy attack, a well-known city location — a seaport building with a nearby hotel, as well as a grain warehouse, suffered destruction.
By Andrii Stavnitser / Facebook
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