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07:42

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 27 August 2024 (approximation): 610100 troops; 8563 tanks; 16667 armored vehicles; 17495 artillery systems; 1173 MLRS; 937 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 367 aircraft; 328 helicopters; 23613 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 28 military boats; 1 submarine; 14254 tactical UAVs; 2944 special military equipment; 2547 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:43

At night on August 27, Ukrainian defenders shot down 60 out of 81 Shahed-131/136 drones and five out of five cruise missiles used by Russian troops to attack the Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kirovohrad regions. In addition, Russian forces launched three aeroballistic missiles Kh-47M2 «Kyndzhal», one ballistic missile Iskander-M, and one cruise missile Iskander-K. – Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

12:30

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. At least 13 citizens were killed and 58 more were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

14:04

Ukrainian forces have already taken control of approximately 1,294 square kilometres and 100 Russian settlements in the course of operation in the Kursk region. So far, the Ukrainian military has captured 594 Russian servicemen in this direction. – Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

15:30

Ukraine has successfully tested the first domestically made ballistic missile. – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President 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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