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07:36

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 23 August 2024 (approximation): 605330 troops; 8533 tanks; 16599 armored vehicles; 17307 artillery systems; 1167 MLRS; 932 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 367 aircraft; 328 helicopters; 23329 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 28 military boats; 1 submarine; 14025 tactical UAVs; 2910 special military equipment; 2442 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:12

At night on August 23, Ukrainian defenders shot down 14 out of 16 Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack the Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Poltava, and Sumy 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

11:20

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

12:29

Ukrainian forces have destroyed the Russian ferry “Konro Treider” in the Kavkaz port of the Krasnodar region. In particular, the enemy vessel was used to transport fuel and lubricants, as well as weaponry for the Russian military. – Dmytro Pletenchuk, Spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy

16:40

More than 1,528 children were injured in Ukraine due to Russian military aggression. – Yuliia Usenko, Head of the Department for Protection of Children’s Interests and Combating Domestic Violence of the Prosecutor General’s Office

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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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