Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 21 August 2024

  • One of the Shaheds flew to Belarus again, another returned to his "motherland" in the Russian Federation
  • Bloomberg: The Pentagon believes that Russia's war against Ukraine is reaching a dead end
  • The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit a Russian S-300 air defense system in the Rostov region at night
  • Blinken discussed support for Ukraine with the head of the British Foreign Ministry
  • 4 Shaheds were shot down over Vinnytsia, there is damage
  • The Russian authorities said that Moscow was attacked by 10 UAVs, and a total of 45 drones were shot down over the Russian Federation
  • 20 August 2024

  • Harris accepted the nomination from the Democratic Party for the post of President of the United States
  • The Armed Forces neutralized 60 artillery systems and 1,210 occupiers during the day
  • The US is discussing with Ukraine the long-term goals of operations in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation
  • The Armed Forces continue their offensive in the Kursk direction
  • The Pentagon confirms that Russia is transferring small forces to the Kursk region
  • New fragments of a drone near the Ukrainian border were found in Romania
  • Five people, including a child, were injured by Russian strikes in Kherson
  • The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the creation of new groups of troops - "Belhorod", "Bryansk" and "Kursk"
  • Bloomberg: Some allies are not fulfilling promises to supply air defense systems to Ukraine
  • The Armed Forces control 1,260 km² and 93 settlements of the Russian Federation
  • Bloomberg: Zelensky asked allies to return Ukrainian men, but was refused
  • The Russians started building a defensive structure along the Crimean Bridge
  • A church linked to the Russian Federation was banned in Ukraine
  • At least 7 political prisoners were pardoned and released in Belarus
  • FT: The Armed Forces began to experience a shortage of shells after the transfer of units to Kurshchyna
  • The Czech Republic will buy ammunition for Ukraine at the expense of the frozen assets of the Russian Federation
  • Germany promises Ukraine 4 more IRIS-Ts by the end of the year
  • In the Rostov region, for the third day they cannot extinguish the oil depot, 22 containers are currently burning
  • Hungary has still not explained to the EU the simplification of entry for Russians and Belarusians
  • White House: The US has not changed its policy regarding strikes deep into the Russian Federation despite the Kursk operation of the Armed Forces
  • At night, Russian troops launched a missile attack on energy facilities in the Sumy Oblast
  • The Russians hit an industrial facility in Ternopil
  • The Russians attacked Ukraine with 26 Shaheds and 5 missiles, almost all targets were shot down
  • The Russians attacked Kyiv with drones and missiles, but the anti-aircraft defense shot down everything
  • 19 August 2024

  • The Armed Forces neutralized another 1,330 invaders, destroyed 5 tanks and 52 artillery systems
  • The Russians are concentrating their attacks in the Pokrovsky direction, more than 60 combat clashes per day
  • Belarus is moving more troops and planes to the border with Ukraine
  • Russian attacks on Sumy region: more than 250 explosions per day, four injured
  • The Russians occupied three settlements in Donetsk region, heavy fighting for New York continues
  • In the Pokrovsky direction, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 60 assaults
  • The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia rejected the possibility of negotiations with Ukraine after the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region
  • The President of the Czech Republic allows Ukraine to join NATO while it is partially occupied
  • Occupants threw explosives on a car in Kherson, a woman was injured
  • Russian troops continue shelling Nikopolshchyna, destroying two houses and a car
  • The occupiers are storming Ukrainian positions, there were 78 skirmishes in half a day
  • Shares of German arms companies fell amid the debate over aid to Ukraine
  • Denmark plans to allocate more than $100 million for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine
  • Bloomberg: India agreed to relay messages between Zelensky and Putin
  • The Russians struck Toretsk and Zarichny, killing 4 civilians
  • Germany announced that it had transferred the short-range IRIS-T system to Ukraine
  • In the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, the oil depot attacked by drones is extinguished for the second day
  • All 11 Russian "Shaheeds" that attacked at night were shot down over Ukraine
  • 18 August 2024

  • Ukrainian business has sharply slowed down the pace of recovery
  • The Russian army is approaching Pokrovsk
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