Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 20 August 2024

  • 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
  • The Russians attacked the Pokrovsky direction 45 times, breaking through near Vozdvizhenka and Novogrodivka
  • ISW recorded the advance of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region
  • In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians lost more than 230 soldiers in one day
  • The Sunday Times: Starmer decided to openly admit the use of British weapons in Kurshchyna
  • The Russians dropped an aerial bomb on Bilopil, a man was killed and his daughter was seriously injured
  • Lukashenko announced the transfer of almost a third of his army to the border with Ukraine
  • Since the beginning of the day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine have destroyed 2 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles and 8 Shaheds
  • Due to the morning attack of the Russian Federation, 50 private houses were damaged in the Kyiv region
  • Russia attacked Kyiv for the second time in the morning, this time with cruise missiles
  • The morning strike by ballistic missiles and drones on Kyiv resulted in no damage or casualties
  • The Armed Forces hit the "Kavkaz" plant, where petroleum products for the Russian army were stored
  • Fuel tanks burst into flames in the Rostov region due to a drone attack
  • 17 August 2024

  • The Armed Forces destroyed another 1,170 invaders, 7 tanks and 71 artillery systems
  • Ukrainian aviation hit another bridge in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation
  • ISW: With a maneuver in the Kursk region, the Ukrainian military compensated for Russia's advantage
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