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07:44

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 20 August 2024 (approximation): 601800 troops; 8518 tanks; 16521 armored vehicles; 17156 artillery systems; 1166 MLRS; 926 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 367 aircraft; 328 helicopters; 23142 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 28 military boats; 1 submarine; 13864 tactical UAVs; 2885 special military equipment; 2438 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:16

At night on August 20, Ukrainian defenders shot down one cruise missile Iskander-K, two out of two guided air missiles Kh-59, and 25 out of 26 Shahed-131/136 drones used by Russian troops to attack the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytska, Kirovohrad, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions. In addition, Russian forces launched two ballistic missiles Iskander-M/KN-23. – Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

12:31

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

14:02

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, approximately 703 people have been injured and 303 more, including 15 children, have been killed by Russian explosive objects in Ukraine. – Serhii Reva, Head of the Department for Organising Humanitarian Demining at the State Emergency Service 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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