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07:28

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 21 August 2024 (approximation): 603010 troops; 8522 tanks; 16542 armored vehicles; 17216 artillery systems; 1166 MLRS; 928 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 367 aircraft; 328 helicopters; 23221 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 28 military boats; 1 submarine; 13902 tactical UAVs; 2887 special military equipment; 2442 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

11:15

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kherson regions. At least four citizens were killed and thirty more were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

11:36

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 570 Ukrainian children have been killed and 1,523 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. – Prosecutor General’s Office

12:35

At night on August 21, Ukrainian defenders shot down one guided air missile Kh-59/Kh-69 and 50 out of 69 Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack the Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kherson, Donetsk, 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

17:13

The Netherlands are purchasing 51 mobile radars for Ukraine to strengthen the Ukrainian air defense. The military equipment will be transferred to Ukraine until the end of 2024. – Ruben Brekelmans, Minister of Defense of the Netherlands

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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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