Ukraine – 8/28/2023 Sitrep
By: Robert Homans & Bohdan Chomiak
August 28, 2023
We’re back – I don’t have the excuse of having to keep my dacha irrigated. Bohdan’s portion covers the last 3 days, including today, Monday, August 28, 2023.
The Ukraine War Ebook, “The Ukrainian People vs. The Russian Horde”
The Ukraine War Ebook we sent to those who were kind enough to support us, that included all our emails that we sent during the first week of the war, has been very well received. Since early July, when the Ebook was released, we have added several new email recipients. For new recipients, plus existing recipients who would like to receive the Ebook, we would be happy to send you a copy in return for your support for our efforts. If you would like to support us in any amount in any currency, and receive an Ebook as our gesture of gratitude, please click on the link HERE. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Yesterday, Mahuchikh won the World Championship in the women’s high jump, at 2.01 meters. Don’t miss the interview that she gave to Louis Johnson of U.S. television, starting at 4:53 into the video. She thanked the Ukrainian Army and all the volunteers, “to bring us closer to winning.”
Vivek Ramaswamy – Beyond Cynicism
In last Wednesday’s Republican Presidential debate Ramaswamy suggested that we continue to support to Taiwan until 2028, the year that the United States becomes self-sufficient in the production of computer chips. He actually said that. Nothing about going to the defense of a democratic country, embracing the Rule of Law and Free Enterprise, or unilaterally breaching the First Island Chain and giving the Peoples Republic of China access to the open Pacific, rather surprising for someone who thinks China is our main threat and advocates throwing Ukraine under the bus to focus our attention on China. Instead, it’s all about chips.
Ramaswamy also described Trump as the “greatest President of the 21st Century.” If that is Ramaswamy really believes, then why is he running? The answer to that question may be that Ramaswamy is actually running to be Trump’s 2024 Vice Presidential candidate. If Trump wins in 2024, then Ramaswamy becomes the favorite to get the 2028 Republican nomination, he’ll pick up all of Trump’s supporters, get elected President, and serve 2 terms of his own. Or so he hopes. A variation of the stunt that Putin and Medvedev pulled.
As I was saying – beyond cynicism and, by the way, beneath contempt.
News From the Battlefield
Reporting From Ukraine – These are his last 2 episodes. The first covers Ukraine’s expanding control over the left, or eastern, bank of the Dnipro River. If Ukraine can further expand control over the East Bank they can reduce the Russian shelling of Kherson City and, if Ukraine is able to construct pontoon bridges across the Dnipro, open a new front in the south.
His second and most recent report covers the incursion toward Tokmak. Ukraine is getting very close to Russia’s 2nd defense line. Ukraine has also devised a means of detecting mines by launching drones with thermal cameras. After sunset, the mines retain their head and their location can be identified. I asked someone with much more knowledge about mines than I have, asking him about the fact that mines are now being made of plastic, partly to make them less detectable by thermal imaging. He said that the mines the Russians are using are the old metal versions.
A New Missile - According to the Kyiv Independent, Ukraine has developed a new long range missile that was reportedly used to destroy the Russian S-400 installation located near the western tip of Crimea, near where the Ukrainian commandos landed. Potentially, this provides Ukraine with another means to attack targets inside Russia, without using Western weapons.
“Defense in Depth”/The Telegraph – Dominic Nichols’ latest is about arrival of U.S. and possibly Swedish fighter aircraft in Ukraine.
8/28/2023 Sitrep
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon August 25 to 12:00 noon August 28, 2023
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Monday, August 28
12:31 am: Hungary wants the EU ban on the sale of Ukrainian grain on the domestic market to be extended in five EU member states after September 15.
● This was stated by the chief of staff of the Prime Minister of Hungary Gergely Gulyas at a briefing, Reuters reports.
● "Hungary will ask the EU to extend the ban from September 16," Gergely Gulyas said, adding that Hungary is ready to re-impose a national ban on imports if the EU does not extend this measure.
12:49 am: Yaroslava Maguchih became the world champion in high jump with a result of 2.01 meters.
● This is her first gold medal at the world championship level.
8:01 am: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has arrived in Beijing for a four-day visit, - Reuters.
8:01 am: US plans to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions for rocket artillery, - The Washington Post.
8:01 am: Taliban bans Afghan women from Band-e-Amir National Park over 'improper wearing of hijab' - The Guardian.
Sunday, August 27
1:19 am: Oleksandr Usyk defeated Daniel DuBois by TKO to defend the heavyweight championship belts.
● In the eighth round, Usyk sent his opponent to the first knockdown, in the ninth - to the second, after which the referee stopped the fight.
● Oleksandr Usyk dedicated his fight to Ukraine and the Armed Forces
3:53 am: Vitaliy Klitschko congratulated Oleksandr Usyk on his victory.
● "Alexander defended his championship belts and once again showed the will to win. And in the final, our Ukrainian national anthem played victoriously. This is very important and inspiring," Klitschko wrote on his Telegram channel.
8:00 am: European sanctions have already limited Moscow's capabilities and reduced Russia's industrial and technological potential. To stop the war, we need to stick to the course we have taken, - the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell.
8:00 am: Donald Trump raises $7.1 million in campaign cash thanks to his prison photo, Politico.
8:00 am: North Korea has allowed its citizens to return from abroad for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, - Yonhap.
3:34 pm: Commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi called to strengthen the defense of Kupyansk.
● The Pentagon, as The New York Times writes, believes that the Ukrainian command should not divert troops to strengthen the defense of the Kupyan district, but concentrate them on one section of the front to break through Russia's defenses.
Saturday, August 26
8:00 am: Ankara sees "no alternative" to the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the initial grain agreement brokered by Ukraine and Russia through the UN and Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.
8:00 am: The French Foreign Ministry refuses to comply with the demand of the Niger rebels to expel the French ambassador, the ministry said, according to Agence France-Presse.
8:00 am: Iran agreed with the US on the easing of sanctions, which will allow the country to compete with the Russian Federation in the Asian oil markets, - Bloomberg with reference to unnamed high-ranking US officials.
8:00 am: Japan, US, Australia and Philippines conduct joint naval exercises in South China Sea, - Kyodo News.
12:10 pm: Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is not going to resign amid the scandal related to her husband's business in Russia, ERR.
● "I do not plan to resign. As prime minister, I stood and will stand for the freedom of Ukraine and Estonia," the head of government said.
● However, in her opinion, working with clients on the territory of the Russian Federation, which is not prohibited, is a matter of "moral compass".
7:55 pm: The NATO command held a secret meeting with the head of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny on the Ukrainian-Polish border, — The Guardian.
● The publication writes that the meeting took place 11 days ago and was attended by the entire command staff of the Armed Forces, the Supreme Commander of the NATO Joint Forces in Europe, General Cavoli, and the Chief of the British Defense Staff, Tony Radakin.
● "The purpose of the five-hour meeting was to help review Ukraine's military strategy," the Guardian notes.
8:17 pm: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted to the initiative of five EU countries (Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia) regarding the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain:
● "We consider it categorically unacceptable to continue trade restrictions on the import of agricultural products of Ukraine after the ban of the European Commission expires on September 15.
● They cause complete misunderstanding and intentions to add other categories of Ukrainian products to the list of goods prohibited for import."
9:15 pm: Mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko met with the leaders of Warsaw and Olsztyn, and also took part in a discussion at the "Campus Polska 2023" event.
● The event discussed, in particular, the patriotism and motivation of young Ukrainians who defend Ukraine at the front, the restoration of Ukraine and the reforms it must implement for its success and accession to the EU.
● They talked with the mayor of Olsztyn about the help that the city of Kyiv can provide: generators, medical equipment to equip the rehabilitation center, humanitarian aid.
9:30 pm: Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk unfurled a flag with the image of Bakhmut before the battle of looks with Dubois, — Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
● "This flag bears the signatures of fighters of the 11th border detachment and other units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine of the fortress city of Bakhmut," the Ministry of Internal Affairs writes.
● The Ministry of Internal Affairs also notes that recently Bakhmut's defenders presented Usyk with a unique icon: the Mother of God was depicted as a talisman on the boards from under the ammunition box.
9:46 pm: New interception of GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine:
● A Russian serviceman from the Bakhmust region discusses the significant losses, the shortage of weapons and ammunition in some units of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as the opening of criminal proceedings against the commander of one of the Russian brigades.
9:59 pm: The G7 countries understand that the war in Ukraine may drag on, but are ready to support the country as long as it takes.
● Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this, Bloomberg reports.
● "[...] We cannot and must not allow Russia to win," Trudeau said.
Friday, August 25
1:50 pm: The US will accelerate the granting of permits to other countries for the transfer of F-16s to Ukraine.
● This was discussed in a telephone conversation between the presidents of the United States, Joe Biden, and Volodymyr Zelenskyi, of Ukraine.
2:53 pm: The President of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, at the request of the government, approved the decision to provide the 18th package of military aid to Ukraine.
● This is reported on the website of the Finnish government.
● As noted, the cost of the package, which includes, in particular, heavy weapons and ammunition, is 94 million euros.
4:11 pm: Greece stops servicing Soviet air defense systems, they may be transferred to Ukraine. This information got into the media thanks to the erroneous publication of a secret document by the Greek parliament.
● According to published data, Greece is canceling contracts for the purchase of new spare parts and services for the maintenance of the Tor and Osa anti-aircraft missile systems.
● Journalists assume that the complexes can be transferred to Ukraine through third countries, and the decision is "purely political". In total, Greece has 21 Tor-M1 installations and 19 complexes in the Osa-AK version.
4:32 pm: Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania will demand that Brussels extend the ban on grain imports from Ukraine until the end of the year.
● This was announced by Polish Minister of Agriculture Robert Telus.
● The current ban expires on September 15.
4:51 pm: Latvia handed over another Mi-17 helicopter to the Air Force of Ukraine, Defense Minister Inara Murniece said.
● "Ukraine is successfully fighting and regaining more and more occupied territories. Latvia will stand side by side with Ukraine until the complete victory of Ukraine," wrote Inara Murniece.
6:38 pm: The Netherlands has 42 F-16 fighter jets, which they will transfer to Ukraine, but will keep some of them for training Ukrainian pilots.
● This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kaisa Ollongren.
● "We don't need the F-16s anymore because we're transitioning to the newer F-35s," Ollongren added.
8:25 pm: A citizen of the Russian Federation, who is suspected of participating in a terrorist organization, was detained in Finland, the Prosecutor General's Office.
● According to the investigation, in 2014, the suspect, together with members of the LPR terrorist organization, took part in military clashes on the territory of Ukraine as part of the so-called "Rusych Sabotage and Assault Intelligence Group".
● Currently, the initiator of the search is preparing the materials necessary for the extradition of the person to Ukraine.
9:51 pm: The heads of the Ministry of Defense and Foreign Affairs of the EU countries plan to hold informal meetings regarding the war in Ukraine and the events in Niger.
● This was announced by the EU Speaker on Foreign and Security Policy, Peter Stano.
● "Next week, an informal meeting of EU ministers will be held in Toledo," the message reads.
11:47 pm: In Norway, 42 deer were killed, which passed through a dilapidated fence to the Russian reserve "Pasvik". This is reported by the Associated Press.
● In connection with the incident, Norway must pay Russia 4,700 dollars for each reindeer that crosses the state border. In addition, the country's authorities will have to pay about 4.4 million dollars for all the days the animals spend in the reserve.
● "The returned animals have since been killed due to fears that they may return to Russia," the agency said.
NATIONAL
Monday, August 28
12:10 am: The SBU, not only NABU, will investigate corruption cases worth more than 24 million hryvnias, after the Council supported the president's proposal to equate wartime corruption with treason.
● This is how Volodymyr Zelenskyi's statement in the OP was supplemented.
5:02 am: Countering the missile threat in the regions. Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions - the activity of enemy tactical aviation in the south-eastern direction - reported in the Air Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
5:59 am: Observed enemy tactical aircraft activity in the southeast direction. There is a threat of using aviation weapons - the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported.
7:07 am: In total, last day the enemy launched 11 missile and 48 air strikes, carried out 54 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas, — the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● Also, 34 combat clashes took place during the day.
● During the past 24 hours, the Air Force of the Defense Forces struck 10 strikes on personnel concentration areas and 1 strike on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● During the past day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 1 ammunition warehouse, 2 radio electronic warfare stations and 4 artillery means at the enemy's firing positions.
8:01 am: The Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced in the border zone between the western part of Donetsk and the eastern part of Zaporizhia region and in the western part of Zaporizhia region against the background of counteroffensive actions of Ukrainian troops in the south and east of Ukraine, - ISW.
8:37 am: Destroyed four air targets, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● Four Kalibr cruise missiles were fired from an enemy frigate from the Black Sea near Feodosia.
● Two Kh-59 guided air missiles from two Su-34 aircraft were also used, which the occupiers directed in the direction of Kryvyi Rih from the airspace of the occupied Kherson region.
10:10 am: As of 10:00 a.m., there are 6 enemy ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, including 1 Kalibr cruise missile carrier, a total salvo of up to 4 missiles, — the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:39 am: Missile danger in the Southern regions, — the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:22 am: The activity of enemy tactical aviation in the eastern and southeastern directions remains! — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● There is a threat of using aviation weapons for the frontline areas!
11:26 am: The SSO of Ukraine, together with other units of the Defense Forces, hit the facilities of the 126th Coast Guard Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, — the press service of the Special Operations Forces.
● "During the attack, several attack UAVs were used, causing damage to the location of the said enemy unit in Perevalny in the temporarily occupied Crimea. As a result of the strikes, the enemy suffered losses in the form of killed and wounded," the message says.
Sunday, August 27
3:43 am: Missile danger in Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Kyiv regions, where an air alert has been announced. Launches of cruise missiles from Tu-95MS, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
3:55 am: A group of cruise missiles enter the airspace of Ukraine through the Sumy region. The direction of movement is to the west, - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:07 am: Group of cruise missiles in Chernihiv region, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:11 am: Rockets are moving in the direction of Kyiv. The direction of movement may change - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:16 am: Group of cruise missiles in Cherkasy region, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:19 am: Cherkasy, in shelter, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:20 am: Kremenchug - missiles in your direction, - Air Force of the Armed Forces.
4:27 am: Missiles are moving in the direction of the Kirovohrad region, - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:28 am: Kropyvnytskyi, in shelter, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:40 am: Cherkasy, Kremenchuk, Kropyvnytskyi, Kryvyi Rih - stay in shelters. Mykolaiv region, missiles in your direction, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:41 am: Pervomaisk, Yuzhnoukrainian - in shelter, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:43 am: Kryvyi Rih - stay in shelters, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:52 am: Missiles change direction towards Vinnytsia region, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:06 am: Rockets changed course through Vinnytsia region in the direction of Kyiv region, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:07 am: Bila Tserkva, Kyiv - in shelter, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:08 am: Zhytomyr - do not ignore. Missiles can change direction, - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:12 am: Air Defense works on the outskirts of Kyiv - KMVA.
5:15 am: Zhytomyr, in shelter, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:18 am: Missiles in the direction of Khmelnytskyi region, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:20 am: Shepetivka, Starokostyantiniv - in shelter, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:24 am: Bila Tserkva, Zhytomyr Region - the threat remains, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:26 am: Kyiv region - the threat remains, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:29 am: Missiles in the direction of Ternopil region, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:30 am: Ternopil, in shelter, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:39 am: Missiles in the direction of Lviv region, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:42 am: Missiles from the south of the Lviv region, - the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
5:57 am: "Enemy missiles in the Lviv region! Everyone take cover!" - the head of Lviv OVA Maksym Kozytskyi.
6:16 am: Lviv region - stay in the shelters until the air alarm goes off, - the head of the Lviv OVA Maksym Kozytskyi.
6:25 am: Countering the threat of a missile threat - reported in the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7:06 am: Over the past day, the enemy launched 5 missile and 45 air strikes, fired 67 rocket salvo fire systems at the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● Also, more than 40 combat clashes took place during the day.
● During the past day, the aviation of the defense forces made 2 strikes on control points, 10 strikes on personnel concentration areas, and 2 strikes on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile complexes, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● During the past day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 2 anti-aircraft missile complexes, 1 personnel concentration area and 4 artillery means at the enemy's firing positions.
8:51 am: 4 Kh-101/Kh-55/Kh-555 cruise missiles were destroyed in the central and northern regions, — Air Force of the ZSU.
● The cruise missiles were fired from 5 strategic aircraft from the airspace of the Russian Federation in the Engels area. In total, up to eight aerial targets were observed. The rest of the air targets are probably false, there was no information about hitting.
9:24 am: Activity of enemy tactical aircraft is observed in the eastern and southeastern directions! — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● There is a threat of using aviation weapons!
● If an alarm is announced in your area, go to the shelter.
12:34 pm: Lately, during the attack, the Russians change the trajectory of the missiles in order to wear out the Air Defense, — the spokeswoman of OK "South" Nataliya Humenyuk.
● "They are doing a lot of maneuvering in order to exhaust and detect our Air Defense system. The tactics are clear. But now we have observed a very complex scheme of maneuvers, probably they were looking for options for laying safe routes for future attacks," she said.
2:29 pm: The investigation into the causes of the plane crash in Zhytomyr Oblast may take up to six months, - Air Force Speaker Yuriy Ignat.
● "Usually we have a dedicated laboratory where highly focused specialists from the chain take apart every detail of the plane to find out what happened. More information is usually available in the flight recorders, which have a recording of the radio exchange. There are different terms. Sometimes it even takes up to six months," said the spokesman of the Air Force.
2:45 pm: The Air Force revealed the names of the dead pilots:
● Captain Andriy Pylschikov (JUICE). He devoted 8 years of his life to aviation.
● Major Vyacheslav Minka returned to aviation in 2015, when the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine.
● Major Serhii Prokazin - devoted 24 years of his life to aviation, went from pilot to deputy brigade commander.
3:02 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent a list of the necessary weapons for the front to Western allies and promised a "powerful September" for the Armed Forces
● "New packages for Ukrainian soldiers. Artillery, armored vehicles, Air Defense and missiles, means for demining. Each of the partners has been informed about our needs. We are waiting for a decision," wrote the president of Ukraine.
5:18 pm: 1 Kalibr cruise missile carrier is on combat duty in the Black Sea - a total salvo of up to 8 missiles. - reported the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
5:52 pm: Kharkiv and Donetsk regions - air alert related to the activity of enemy tactical aviation in the eastern direction - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
6:59 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi will propose to lawmakers to equate corruption with treason during the period of martial law in Ukraine.
● The President of Ukraine said this in an interview with Natalia Moseichuk.
● "Parliament will receive the draft law within a week," Zelenskyi said.
7:44 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on August 27:
● "At night, the enemy struck again with air-launched cruise missiles.
● As a result of successful combat work by the forces and means of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 4 cruise missiles were destroyed.
● During the day, the enemy launched 11 missile and 32 air strikes, carried out 38 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas."
● The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 10 strikes on personnel concentration areas and 1 on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.
● Units of missile troops and artillery were struck during the day
● 1 ammunition depot, 2 electronic warfare stations and 3 artillery pieces at the enemy's firing positions."
9:10 pm: The amount of damage caused by Russians to the environment during the year, excluding the Kakhovskaya HPP, has increased 5 times, reaching 2 trillion hryvnias.
● This was announced by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Strelets.
● "The work on the calculation of damages in the case of the Kakhovskaya HPP is continuing," Strelets said.
11:06 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in an interview that a Military-Tech forum will be held in Ukraine in October.
● Leading companies in this field from different continents will come there. Ukraine will be able to get contracts and "big help".
11:30 pm: The bulk carrier PRIMUS of the Singaporean operator under the flag of Liberia, which left Odesa port on August 26, reached the territorial sea of Romania.
● This was announced by Andrii Klymenko, head of the Black Sea Strategic Research Institute project.
● This is the second ship that used the temporary corridor for civilian ships. It has been in Odessa port since February 20, 2022 with metal products for African countries.
Saturday, August 26
12:43 am: Threat of using ballistic weapons - Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy regions - Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
1:04 am: Countering the threat - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2:13 am: Threat of using ballistic weapons - Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk regions - Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7:05 am: During the past day, the enemy launched 2 missile and 62 air strikes, carried out 89 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas, — the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● As a result of successful combat operations, the forces and means of the Air Force destroyed 2 Kalibr cruise missiles and 4 shock Kamikadze Drones "Shahed-136/131".
● On August 23, the arrival of up to 1,500 servicemen of the Russian occupying forces of Buryat nationality, who are illegally quartered in civilian houses with local residents and on the territory of a local hospital, was noted in the settlement of Osypenko, Zaporizhzhia region, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 12 strikes on personnel concentration areas and 1 on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile complex, the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
● During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 1 anti-aircraft missile system and 3 artillery pieces at the enemy's firing positions.
12:26 pm: The second ship since the beginning of the war left Odesa outside the "grain corridor."
● The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Primus on Saturday morning left the port of Odesa, where it arrived on February 20 from the Greek port of Perama under the name Polarstar, and is heading towards the Bulgarian port of Varna, according to data from the MarineTraffic resource.
7:44 am: Activity of enemy tactical aircraft is observed in the eastern and southeastern directions! There is a threat of using aviation weapons! — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:47 am: Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk oblasts - the threat of using ballistic weapons! — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:55 a.m.: The SBU detained 4 more members of the Military Commissariat and heads of military medical commissions, who "made money" from evasions, the press service of the SBU.
● As a result of operational measures in Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv region, 4 military officials were detained.
● For money, the officials offered conscripts to evade mobilization on the basis of fictitious documents stating that they were unfit for military service due to their health. The cost of such "services" was up to USD 10,000 per person.
12:46 pm: An additional draft may take place, but in accordance with the norms approved on February 24, 2022, - Secretary of the NSDC Oleksiy Danilov.
● Despite the appeal of the military command to the President of Ukraine to allow the mobilization of more people for the war, there will be no changes to the mobilization.
1:07 pm: The SBU published a video where the "White Wolf" unit of the Special Operations Center "A" of the SBU destroys the third Russian tank regiment.
● It is noted that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the fighters of this unit alone as part of TsSO "A" have destroyed 216 tanks.
1:33 p.m.: Russians raise MiG-31K aircraft to conduct flight crew training, test Ukrainian air defense and influence the psychological state of Ukrainians, Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat.
● "First of all, flights are still connected with the training of the flight crew, with going to the launch areas, and thus, the training of pilots is a continuous process and it continues all the time, and even more so in combat conditions, they strain them. Plus air the anxieties that constantly annoy people in Ukraine, that affect our economy and our psychological state, the enemy understands this perfectly," says Yuriy Ignat.
1:40 pm: Attention! Eastern, central regions - the threat of using ballistic weapons! - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2:08 p.m.: Ukraine can return Crimea only by military means, — the head of the State Administration of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov.
● "I would now like to ask a question to all those who shouted for the liberation of Crimea only through diplomatic means - where are all these people now and why are they silent?" - said the head of GUR.
2:15 pm: Attention! Eastern regions – the threat of using ballistic weapons! - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
4:10 pm: The SBI is investigating the circumstances of the collision of two L-39 aircraft in Zhytomyr Oblast
On August 25, 2023, two L-39 combat training aircraft collided in the sky near Zhytomyr during a combat mission. All three pilots were killed. Among the dead is a well-known pilot of the 40th tactical aviation brigade with the call sign "JUICE".
4:40 pm: The counteroffensive is going according to plan and the Western allies do not criticize its pace and results, - Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov in an interview with Bild.
● "And everyone who is really involved in this process, everyone knows about it. They know what the enemy's defense is like, what are the security zones, where are the minefields, where are the tanks surrounded, where are the fortifications... Of course, we had serious discussions with the American colleagues, but this is not a criticism, we will not send our soldiers to die in battle without any result," the Minister of Defense commented.
7:30 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 6:00 p.m. on August 26:
● "During the day, the enemy launched 3 missile and 34 air strikes, launched 34 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population.
● Also, 38 combat clashes took place during the day."
● "During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 2 strikes on control points, 10 strikes on personnel concentration areas and 2 strikes on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.
● During the day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 2 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1 personnel concentration area, and 4 artillery pieces at the enemy's firing positions.
10:48 pm: Considerable activity of enemy tactical aircraft is observed in the eastern and south-eastern directions.
● There is a threat of using aviation weapons for front-line areas - the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported.
11:20 pm: According to the American tradition, a piano is burned in honor of the fallen pilots. Callsigns and ship numbers are written on it.
● And today they also said goodbye to Ukrainian pilots with the callsigns Juice, Minka and Prokazin who died in Zhytomyr Oblast.
Friday, August 25
12:21 pm: The Russian naval group has been deployed in the number of 12 units - 10 in the Black Sea and 2 in the Sea of Azov, - Operational Command South.
● According to the command, the surface missile carrier, equipped with up to 8 Kalibr missiles, is on combat duty in the Sea of Azov.
12:39 pm: The government decided to dismiss Serhiy Kruk from the post of head of the State Emergency Service. His deputy Demchuk, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko, became acting head of the department.
● "The internal review of the State Emergency Service has been completed. Additional personnel decisions will be made based on its results," he wrote.
3:52 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
● According to Zelenskyi, many important issues were discussed at the meeting: the Peace Formula, preparations for the Global Peace Summit, risks associated with the Russian blocking of the Black Sea Grain Corridor.
5:10 pm: The take-off of the MiG-31K PKS of the Russian Federation from the Savasleika airfield was recorded, — the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
6:00 pm: The government's decision on the introduction of electronic document management during and after the VLK was passed.
● This was reported by Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar.
● "Such an approach frees military personnel from the role of a "courier", and instead provides an opportunity to quickly obtain the documents necessary for the inspection and implementation of the decisions of the VLK", - writes Malyar.
6:02 pm: The takeoff of the MiG-31K from the Savasleika airfield, Russian Federation, was recorded — the Air Force of the ZSU.
6:59 pm: 30-40% of the subjects of the export grain market work "in the shadows", Oleg Kiper, the head of Odesa OVA, said.
● According to the report, the analysis of the origin of the grain from the first 32 processed exporters within the framework of the order confirmed that 21 companies work conscientiously with the payment of all taxes, and 11 enterprises had questions about the origin of the grain.
7:20 pm: Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
● "We discussed the intensification of our trade and economic cooperation, the future reconstruction of Ukraine, as well as other joint projects that are promising for our countries," Shmyhal wrote.
● The ministers also discussed the issue of global food security.
7:56 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on August 25:
● "During the day, the enemy launched 2 missile and 39 air strikes, launched 72 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● As a result of successful combat work by the forces and means of the Air Force, 2 Kalibr cruise missiles and 1 shock Kamikadze Drones "Shahed-136/131" were destroyed today.
● As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population."
● "During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 10 strikes on personnel concentration areas and 1 on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile complex.
● During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 1 anti-aircraft missile system and 3 artillery pieces at the enemy's firing positions.
8:23 pm: Another takeoff of the MiG-31K, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:41 pm: Another MiG-31K takeoff, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:54 pm: The MiG-31K threat has been countered, but there is still a threat of Kamikaze Drones being used in areas where an air alert has been declared.
10:27 pm: Another MiG-31K takeoff. Missile danger throughout the territory of Ukraine, - the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:01 pm: Ukraine was able to return 11 more children from Russia and the temporarily occupied territories. This was announced on August 25 by Mykola Kuleba, the founder and head of the Save Ukraine organization.
● To date, the Save Ukraine team has managed to return 161 children.
11:20 pm: The head of the Military Intelligence Command of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview with the publication "Krym.Realii" said that approximately 20% of the Russian military surrendered voluntarily.
● But, according to him, the "exchange fund" in Ukraine is much smaller than that of the occupiers.
● "Because in the first days of the Russian invasion, a terrible number of hostages were seized here, including civilians, pensioners from the security forces, just people whom they considered dangerous for themselves, and so on. Therefore, our numbers are unfortunately lower. It must be understood. And, unfortunately, I think we will not be able to catch up with these numbers," he said.
11:27 pm: Another MiG-31K takeoff. Missile danger throughout the territory of Ukraine - the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
MORDOR - ruZZia
Monday, August 28
3:52 am: The "Carpet" plan has been announced at Moscow's Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports, - ruZZian mass media.
● Departure and arrival flights are delayed.
4:09 am: The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the alleged destruction of 2 drones over the Bryansk region.
4:48 am: Moscow Mayor Serhii Sobyanin announced that the Air Defense forces allegedly destroyed a drone flying towards the capital of the Russian Federation in the Lyuberts area.
● Previously, there were no casualties or damage. Emergency services are working at the scene.
4:59 am: The moment of the downing of the BpLA over Lyubertsy of the Russian Federation was recorded by surveillance cameras.
● Video from local social networks.
5:40 am: In local social networks, a video with the sounds of explosions in the Moscow region is published.
5:51 am: A UAV was shot down in the suburbs of Moscow 5 kilometers from the Moscow helicopter plant in Lyubertsy, - ruZZian mass media.
● At this plant, as reported, they deal with the introduction of new models and modifications of the "Mi" helicopter equipment into serial production, and also support the operation of civil and military helicopters.
6:18 am: Local publics of the temporarily occupied Crimea report loud explosions in the Armyansk district.
● We are waiting for official information.
6:45 am: Another video of a drone explosion on the approach to Moscow appeared on the Internet.
10:42 am: In the temporarily occupied Crimea, local mass media report on the "work of anti-aircraft defense" in the Yevpatoria area.
Sunday, August 27
4:42 am Social Networks: Local media in the Kursk Russian Federation are reporting powerful explosions in the city.
● According to information from residents of the city, from 6 to 13 super-powerful "bangs" were heard.
12:06 pm: Zmiiny Island and Boyka's "towers" in the Black Sea are strategic objects. They are used as forward bases for troops, British intelligence.
● "As tensions in the Black Sea remain high, there have been clashes between naval and air forces around strategically important gas and oil platforms between Crimea and Odesa," the report said.
1:37 pm: The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation officially confirmed the death of Prigozhin and Utkin in a plane crash on August 23.
● According to the results of examinations, the identities of 10 people who died during the plane crash in the Tver region have been established, they correspond to the list stated in the flight certificate.
4:29 pm: Counter-intelligence of the SBU attacked the airfield in Kursk with drones, Ukrainian mass media citing sources in the SBU.
● Kamikaze drones worked on four Su-30 aircraft and one MiG-29. The S-300 complex's radars and two "Pantsyra" are also among the targets hit.
● Almost all SBU drones reached their targets, according to preliminary information, only 3 of them were shot down by the Air Defense of Russia. The exact consequences of the damage and the number of dead and wounded are being clarified.
9:50 pm: Dissatisfaction with the forced mobilization of Russian troops is growing in Crimea, — Center of National Resistance.
● "The occupation administration of Crimea conducted a closed sociological study, which testified to the extremely negative attitude of local residents to mobilization in the ranks of the Russian army," writes the Central Intelligence Agency.
● Based on the results of this study, the Russians decided to offer more benefits to the mobilized, for which funds are allocated from the local budget.
11:52 pm: New interception of GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
● A Russian military serviceman discusses significant losses in units, low morale and psychological state of personnel, and desertion among the Russian Armed Forces.
Saturday, August 26
3:50 a.m.: The Russian public informs that residents of Moscow, Odintsovo and Istrina districts of the Moscow region report explosions.
● Moscow Mayor Sobyanin announced the downing of a drone in the Istryna district.
3:53 am: At all Moscow airports, the "Carpet" plan has been announced again - Rosaviatsia.
● The attack by Kamikadze Drones continues.
3:58 am: The moment Kamikadze Drones were shot down over the Istryna district in the Moscow suburbs.
● Video from local social networks.
7:41 am: UAVs attacked Moscow again tonight, rossMI reports.
11:38 am: Russia is likely to increase its offensive in the direction of Kupyansk-Lyman in the next two months, British intelligence.
● Scouts note that the Ukrainian counteroffensive has put pressure on Russian forces in Bakhmut and southern Ukraine. Therefore, the likely goal of the enemy may be to advance west to the Oskil River and create a buffer zone around the Luhansk region.
1:36 pm: A large fire broke out in a warehouse with pyrotechnics in Kemerovo, Russian Federation, - rosZMI.
● Previously, the fire area reached 600 square meters.
2:25 pm: Consequences of a warehouse fire in Kemerovo, Russia, - Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.
2:48 pm: The air defense system was activated over Belgorod and the Belgorod district, - the governor of the Belgorod region.
2:51 pm: The Armed Forces destroyed the Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system launcher in Crimea with the help of a new modern Ukrainian missile.
● This was stated by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov.
● "Yes, this is our new product, which showed itself absolutely flawlessly," said Danilov.
8:41 pm: ruZZian mass media report that in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, in the area of Kozatsky Bukhta, a strong fire broke out in warehouses. Video from local social networks.
Friday, August 25
1:01 pm: "Cotton has arrived at the base of the Russians in the temporarily occupied Crimea," Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported.
● According to preliminary data, many "three hundred" soldiers of the Russian Federation were taken from the military base in Perevalny to the hospital in Simferopol.
2:11 pm: The alleged death of PMK leader Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin will have a destabilizing effect on his mercenaries, British intelligence.
● "There are no candidates who could lead the group," the intelligence report says.
3:31 pm: the Russian Federation is considering the option of conscripting 450,000 people into the occupation army, and the process of mobilization inside Russia has not stopped, - the head of the Military Intelligence Command of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov in an interview with the Radio Liberty project.
● "The corresponding intention of terrorist Russia indicates the real scale of losses among personnel in the war against Ukraine, which the aggressor state is trying to hide," Budanov said.
5:40 pm: GUR confirmed the strike on the Russian 126th OGBr coastal defense in temporarily occupied Crimea.
● "We confirm the information, there was an attack. This is not the first attack on the 126th brigade," said Andriy Yusov, a representative of the HUR, in a comment to the media.
● According to him, there is currently information about the dead and wounded Russians, but it needs to be clarified.
6:19 pm: Lukashenko stated that he did not provide any security guarantees for the head of the PMC "Wagner" Yevhen Prigozhin, — "Belta".
● "To answer this question directly: I don't have to ensure Prigozhin's safety. That's the first thing. Second, the conversation never went like that," Lukashenko said.
10:14 pm: The property of the collaborator Volodymyr Saldo and his family was transferred to Ukraine, the Ministry of Economy reports.
● It is known that the assets will be managed by the State Property Fund. The list includes land plots, cars, a hotel and house in Kherson, apartments in Yalta, parking spaces, and more.
10:41 pm: New interception of GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
● On the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea, the Russian aggressors alarmedly report the repeated landing of the Ukrainian landing force, which took place in the western part of the peninsula near Lake Donuzlav.
REGIONS
KYIV
Monday, August 28
4:41 am: The air alert in the capital is connected with the launching of cruise missiles from the waters of the Black Sea, - Serhiy Popko, head of the KMVA.
● Previously, the launches of "Kalibr" type missiles were carried out. Stay in shelters until the air raid alarm goes off.
Sunday, August 27
4:36 am: "The air alert in the capital is connected with the launch of cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic aviation aircraft. Previously, the launches of X-101/555 type missiles were carried out. Stay in shelters until the air alert goes off," - Serhii Popko, head of the KMVA .
5:38 am Social Networks: Explosions were heard in the Kyiv region. Previously, Air Defense works.
6:50 am: Enemy targets that were moving in the direction of Kyiv were destroyed by Air Defense forces and means, Serhiy Popko, head of the KMVA.
● Previously, there were no victims or destruction in Kyiv. Official information on the number and types of downed air targets will be released by the Air Force after the data has been compiled.
9:29 am: Air Defense was operating in the Kyiv region, 2 people were injured, reported the head of the Air Defense Forces, Ruslan Kravchenko.
● There were no hits to critical infrastructure facilities. 10 private houses were damaged due to falling fragments of downed cruise missiles in one of the districts of Kyiv region. One has significant damage, the others have broken windows, doors, roofs, and chopped facades. 2 cars and a hangar for storing agricultural machinery were damaged.
CHERNIHIV
Monday, August 28
4:37 am: A group of rockets in the direction of Myrhorod. Chernihiv region is a missile hazard. - the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported.
SUMY
Monday, August 28
11:11 am: During the night and in the morning, the Russians carried out 9 shellings of the border area, reported Sumy OVA.
● 52 explosions were recorded. Shalyginsk, Bilopolsk, Novoslobidsk, Znob-Novgorodsk, Velikopysarivsk, Khotinsky communities came under fire. As a result of the shelling, the household was damaged.
Sunday, August 27
11:19 am: At night and in the morning, the Russians carried out 5 attacks on populated areas of the Sumy region, RMA reported.
● 17 explosions were recorded. Krasnopilsk and Shalyginsk communities were shelled.
4:14 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Sumy district.
Saturday, August 26
11:05 am Sumy RMA: At night and in the morning, the Russians carried out 3 attacks on the border.
● 21 explosions were recorded. The Seredino-Budsk and Khotyn communities were shelled.
11:46 pm: In the Sumy region, during the day, the Russians carried out 28 shelling of border territories and settlements. 147 explosions were recorded.
● In the Esman community, an aerial bombardment was carried out from a helicopter of the National People's Army. As a result of the shelling, a grain storage warehouse was damaged.
Friday, August 25
12:12 pm: The Air Force reports the activity of enemy tactical aviation in the Sumy region.
● There is a threat of using aviation weapons.
KHARKIV
Monday, August 28
9:56 am Kharkiv RMA: During the past 24 hours, the enemy shelled the settlements of Kharkiv, Izyum, Chuguyiv and Kupyan districts.
● As a result of the shelling of the village A private residential building and a shopping kiosk were damaged in Odnorobivka, Bogoduhiv district. A 39-year-old woman died. A 16-year-old girl was injured.
Sunday, August 27
9:46 am Kharkiv RMA: Last day, the enemy fired artillery and mortars at populated areas of the Kupian district.
● In particular, Rublene, Ambarne, Bologhivka, Dvorichna, Synkivka, Ivanivka and other settlements were under enemy fire.
3:51 pm Kharkiv RMA: Russians struck the Bogodukhiv district. Previously - from the Multiple Launch Rocket System.
● Around 1 p.m. as a result of enemy shelling of the village. A woman born in 1984, who was on the territory of her home, was killed by a single worker in the Zolochiv community. A kiosk fire also broke out.
Saturday, August 26
9:45 am Kharkiv RMA: Last day Russian invaders came under fire from settlements of Bogodukhiv, Chuguiv, Kupyan and Izyum districts.
● A private house and farm buildings were damaged in Vovchansk. In the village Hits were recorded in Okhrimivka on the territory of the farm, there was a fire. In the village A high-pressure gas pipe and a private house were damaged in Kucherivka.
11:22 am Kharkiv RMA: Russians hit the Kupyan district. According to preliminary information, in the village of Podola, 2 people died as a result of shelling, and 1 more was injured.
● The enemy hit a civilian object - a cafe where local residents were during the day. Law enforcement officers and emergency services are on the scene.
10:21 pm: Kharkiv region - threat of use of aviation weapons by enemy tactical aircraft - Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Friday, August 25
2:32 pm Kharkiv RMA: This morning, at 6:30, the Russians shelled the village. Hemlocks of the Kupyan district. A 59-year-old civilian man was injured and hospitalized.
● During the past day, the Russians continued shelling the civilian population of Bogodukhiv, Kharkiv, Chuguiv, Izyum and Kupyan districts of the region.
5:15 pm: Mobilization measures are being intensified in the Kharkiv region.
● This was announced by the deputy chief of Kharkiv OVA Roman Semenukha.
● "In order to implement the plans set by the state, the Kharkiv OVA is strengthening its cooperation with the regional center of recruitment and social support in the direction of implementation of mobilization measures," Semenukha said.
10:44 pm: Kharkiv - stay in shelter. The attack of "Shakheds" from different directions - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
DONETSK
Monday, August 28
10:54 am Donetsk RMA: On the Donetsk direction, in the Kurakhiv community, a gymnasium was damaged under shelling in Gostre, Dalnye, Dachne and Kurakhivka.
● On the Horlivskyi direction, 2 houses in Kostyantynivka and a house in the Chasovoyarsk community were damaged. In the Toretsk community, 5 houses in New York and a mine building in Toretsk were damaged. A house in Siversk was damaged in the Lysychansk direction.
● There was no information about the victims.
Sunday, August 27
12:09 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kramatorsk
2:49 am: Donetsk region - the threat of using ballistic weapons - reported the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
10:30 am Donetsk RMA: On August 26, the Russians wounded 2 residents of Donetsk region: in Avdiivka and Shakhtarskyi.
11:37 am: Occupiers struck 19 civilians in Donetsk region, — National Police of Ukraine.
● Russians attacked residential areas with aircraft, missiles, S-300 air defense systems, Uragan, Grad, artillery, tanks, and mortars. 21 civilian objects were damaged - 5 residential buildings, a garage, a farm, power lines, and a gas pipeline.
4:14 pm Donetsk RMA: The day before, the Russians hit the Kramatorsk community with rockets, damaging the main gas pipeline.
● Vugledar, Bogoyavlenka, Prechistivka, Maksimivka, the village of Shevchenko, Shakhtarske, Avdiivka, Gostre, Halytsynivka, Bilokuzminivka, Chasovorsk community, Yampol and Siversk were also under fire.
● In just one day, the Russians injured 2 residents of Donetsk region.
5:32 pm Social Networks: Explosions were heard in temporarily occupied Horlivka, Donetsk region.
Saturday, August 26
12:25 am Donetsk RMA: There will be no centralized heating in eight cities of the Donetsk region in winter. These are Bakhmut, Siversk, Toretsk, Chasiv Yar, Vugledar, Avdiivka, Sviatohirsk and Lyman.
● Larisa Guseva, Deputy Director of the Department of Housing and Communal Services of the Donetsk OVA, informed about this at the briefing.
● "We will not be able to restore it, because there is no gas there, the gas pipelines are broken. All other cities will have central heating either thanks to gas boilers or modular coal boilers, but it will be there,” Guseva said.
12:36 am: Donetsk - the threat of using ballistic weapons - the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
5:18 am: Donetsk region - missile danger, - Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
9:16 am Donetsk RMA: On August 25, the Russians injured 1 resident of Donetsk region — in Kurakhovo.
10:34 am Donetsk RMA: On the Volnovasky direction, a building and farm equipment were damaged in Bagatyr.
● A power line was damaged in Ocheretynska hromada. Avdiyivka came under tank shelling in the morning - residential quarters were under fire. In the Chasovoyarsk community, 4 private houses and 1 high-rise building were damaged. 1 house in Siversk was also destroyed.
6:59 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kramatorsk.
11:02 pm: Gas networks were damaged in Kramatorsk as a result of enemy shelling, the press service of the Kramatorsk City Council reports.
● The city council asks consumers not to use gas devices to maintain pressure in the network.
● And the press service of Donetskoblgaz reported that they will inform about the completion of emergency restoration works.
Friday, August 25
3:12 p.m.: The SBU detained a traitor who "leaked" the geolocations of the units of the Armed Forces counterattacking near Bakhmut to the Russians.
● The perpetrator turned out to be a teacher from one of the lyceums in Kramatorsk, who worked for the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the USSR (known as Gru).
● The court chose a preventive measure for her in the form of detention. The investigation is ongoing. The perpetrator faces life imprisonment.
ZAPORIZHIA
Monday, August 28
8:41 am: Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar confirmed the liberation of the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region.
● She also reported that the Defense Forces are advancing towards Novoprokopivka and Ocheretuvaty Pologiv district.
9:26 am: Explosions were heard near the temporarily occupied Melitopol and Yakymivka of the Zaporizhzhia region, the mayor of the city, Ivan Fedorov, said.
10:27 am Zaporizhia RMA: Over the past day, the Russians struck 104 strikes in the Zaporizhia region. 27 settlements were affected.
● 13 reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings and objects of social infrastructure. Community residents were not injured.
Sunday, August 27
12:19 am: The Armed Forces broke through the most difficult line of Russian defense in the south and will now be able to advance faster - Reuters with reference to the words of one of the commanders fighting in Robotino
● "We drove the main roads that were mined. We are reaching the boundaries by which we can go forward. I am sure that we will leave here faster", - the officer with the call sign "Rock".
3:15 am: The threat of using ballistic weapons, including for the Zaporizhzhia region and the city of Zaporizhzhia, - the head of Zaporizhzhia OVA Yury Malashko.
10:15 am: Two enemy Shahed-136 drones were destroyed at night in the Zaporizhzhia region, Air Command "East".
11:07 am Zaporizhia RMA: During the day, the Russian military carried out 89 shellings on the territory of Pologiv and Vasyliv districts.
● A 42-year-old man was killed and a 46-year-old woman was injured in Kamianskyi. A 60-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man were injured in Gulyaipol. In addition, a 68-year-old resident of Novodanilivka was injured.
1:18 pm: Ukrainian fighters are advancing to the village of Novoprokopivka next to Robotyn in the Melitopol direction, - the spokesperson of the Defense Forces of the Tavria direction.
● "The losses of the Russians there are high, so they are forced to urgently transfer troops there from other areas of the front," Oleksandr Shtupun said.
2:06 pm: In the temporarily occupied Berdyansk, according to preliminary information, a fire broke out on the territory of one of the enterprises.
● "The locals didn't hear the sounds of the explosions, but they saw something the day before: how the Rashists were bringing their military equipment into the captured shops," Ivan Fedorov, the mayor of the temporarily occupied Melitopol.
5:55 pm: The Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing in the direction of Novoprokopivka, Malaya Tokmachka, and Ocheretuvaty, Zaporizhzhia region.
● Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman for the United Press Center of the Defense Forces of the Tavria Region, stated this.
● "Our troops advanced in the areas of Urozhany, Robotyny, and also had success in the Melitopol and Berdyansk areas near Staromayorsky," Shtupun said.
Saturday, August 26
12:04 am: Ukrainians shot down an enemy plane, probably a Su-25, near the village of Robotyne.
2:22 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Zaporozhye district.
8:37 am: Explosions were heard in the area of temporarily occupied Tokmak of the Zaporizhzhia region during the night, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported.
● "Local residents in the north of the city, again from the Tokmak side, heard explosions first in the distance at 4:30, then closer and louder after the 5th and again in the distance after the 6th," the mayor said.
3:55 pm: A video of how fighters of the 47th brigade shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft appeared on the Internet.
● It is reported that the attack aircraft was damaged near the village of Robotyne. Exactly when is unknown.
4:19 pm Social Networks: An explosion rang out in temporarily occupied Tokmak.
5:06 pm: The police have documented the consequences of 85 Russian strikes in the Zaporizhzhia region - there is a dead and wounded
● During the day, the Russians attacked 26 settlements in the Zaporizhzhya, Pologiv and Vasyliv districts.
● One local resident was killed and another man was injured as a result of the "Grad" anti-aircraft fire in the village of Mala Tokmachka.
9:45 p.m.: Zaporizhzhia region - the threat of using attack UAVs, — Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:06 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Friday, August 25
8:52 pm: Zaporizhzhia region - the threat of using shock Kamikadze Drones, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2:37 pm Social Networks: An explosion rang out in the area of temporarily occupied Melitopol, local residents reported.
3:01 pm: The mayor of temporarily occupied Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, confirmed the explosions in the area of the city.
DNIPRO
Monday, August 28
4:20 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kryvyi Rih.
5:20 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Kryvyi Rih.
7:55 am Dnipro RMA: Russia twice shelled the Nikopol district with heavy artillery. Damaged private house. People were not injured.
● In the morning, the Russian army, using tactical aviation from the south, hit the city of Kryvyi Rih with missiles. Two country houses were destroyed. Another 5 are damaged. An economic structure was occupied, without casualties or injuries. The consequences of the impact are being clarified.
Sunday, August 27
7:46 am Dnipro RMA: Russians shelled Manganets with heavy artillery.
● A fire broke out at one of the agricultural enterprises in the Synelniky district. The truck was destroyed by fire. Several outbuildings, a garage, a tractor and two private houses were damaged. No dead or injured.
8:50 pm Dnipro RMA: During the day, the Russians shelled Myrivsk community twice with heavy artillery.
● "A private house was affected. The most important thing is that people survived - without casualties or injuries," Lysak writes.
Saturday, August 26
10:01 am Dnipro RMA: According to updated information, 5 private houses were damaged due to evening artillery fire in Nikopol. And also - 2 power lines.
6:53 pm Dnipro RMA: Since the morning, the Russians have attacked the Marganets community three times.
● "First, the Russian army struck with two kamikaze drones. And in the evening, they fired with heavy artillery.
● There were no casualties. The consequences are being clarified," Lysak writes.
9:27 pm: Dnipropetrovsk region - the threat of the use of attack UAVs, — Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:11 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Friday, August 25
9:08 pm: Enemy Kamikadze Drones of the "Shahed" type are moving in the direction of the Dnipropetrovsk region, — the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:31 pm Dnipro RMA: A 59-year-old man was killed as a result of a Russian attack on Nikopol.
● "Two private houses and a car were damaged in the city. The power line and gas pipeline were mutilated," Lysak writes.
9:50 pm: Enemy "Shahed" approaching the Dnipro, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
KHERSON
Monday, August 28
9:42 am Kherson RMA: Over the past day, the enemy carried out 69 shellings of the Kherson region, firing 395 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grads, UAVs and aviation. The enemy fired 39 shells at the city of Kherson.
● the Russian military aimed at the residential quarters of the populated areas of the region; the territory of the park in Kherson. As a result of Russian aggression, 1 person died, 2 more were injured.
11:40 a.m.: The SBU detained a Russian agent who, for a month, directed the Russian "Hradi" and "Shahedy" to Kherson, — the press service of the SBU.
● According to the investigation, the suspect is a local resident who was remotely recruited by the invaders after the de-occupation of Kherson.
● The woman tracked the locations and movements of Ukrainian defenders, tried to determine their approximate number and the availability of military equipment.
11:54 am Kherson RMA: the Russians shelled the village of Sadove in the Kherson region.
● Around 10:40, the occupiers fired shells at the residential building. A 63-year-old woman who was in the yard died of her injuries on the spot. A 58-year-old man was hospitalized. His condition is serious.
Sunday, August 27
8:36 am Kherson RMA: Over the past day, the enemy carried out 61 shellings of the Kherson region, firing 272 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grads and UAVs. The enemy fired 36 shells at the city of Kherson.
● the Russian military aimed at the residential quarters of the populated areas of the region; the building of the critical infrastructure object, the territory and building of the medical institution, the building of the enterprise in Kherson; the territory of the national park and warehouses in Beryslav district. As a result of Russian aggression, 1 person died, 4 others were injured.
11:51 am Kherson RMA: the Russians dropped guided aerial bombs in the area of Kherson, Darivka, Kozatsky and Odradokamyanka.
● Information about the victims and destruction is being clarified.
3:17 pm Kherson RMA: Russians set fire to Virivka of the Tyagin community. People were hurt.
● A 35-year-old woman was killed by Russian shelling, another local resident was taken to the hospital with injuries.
4:48 pm Kherson RMA: The Russian army shelled the central part of Kherson.
● A woman died as a result of a Russian attack. A 51-year-old man was also injured. He was hospitalized in serious condition, doctors are fighting for the victim's life.
6:20 pm Kherson RMA: the Russian army fired artillery at Burgunka of the Tyagin community.
● "A 71-year-old woman who was in the yard of the house was hit by the enemy. The wounded woman was taken to the hospital," the report says.
8:05 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
Saturday, August 26
3:43 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
10:17 am: The armed forces continue to powerfully destroy the enemy in the Kherson direction, said Nataliya Gumenyuk, spokeswoman of the joint press center of the Southern Defense Forces.
● "Russian bloggers cry that the army is undersupplied, that their forces suffer from oppression by our units. They are very annoyed by the counter-battery fight, a powerful strike is taking place from those positions that they tried to capture after the water receded caused by the man-made disaster on Kakhovsky HPP," Humenyuk said.
10:51 am Kherson RMA: At night, the occupiers shelled Olhivka, Kherson region. Residents' houses were hit. An 83-year-old woman died.
3:36 pm Kherson RMA: During the day, the Russian army shelled the Kherson hospital. The hospital building was damaged.
● Doors and 17 windows were broken. According to preliminary information, there were no victims.
5:32 pm: On the right bank of the Kherson region, the police recorded 22 war crimes committed by the Russian army against the civilian population, the National Police of Ukraine.
● the Russians continuously bombarded populated areas of Berislavsky and Kherson districts with multiple rocket launchers, artillery, mortars, aviation and Kamikadze Drones.
● "During the shelling of Olhivka, an 83-year-old woman was fatally wounded," the message reads.
6:16 pm Kherson RMA: The Russian army shelled the center of Kherson, two people were wounded.
● "A 41-year-old woman was injured. She was hospitalized with a contusion and leg injuries. Another victim is a 70-year-old woman. She has minor injuries," the report says.
10:30 pm Kherson RMA: The Russian army struck Kherson. They kissed one of the enterprises.
● A 34-year-old man was injured. He was taken to the hospital in a moderate condition. Doctors provide the necessary assistance and conduct additional examinations.
Friday, August 25
1:32 pm Kherson RMA: Russian army attacked Khreshchenivka of Novovorontsov community.
● As a result of enemy strikes, the farm building was damaged. There are no casualties among civilians.
5:49 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
6:35 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
6:57 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Kakhovka of the Kherson region.
7:43 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Kherson.
8:51 am Kherson RMA: Over the past day, the enemy carried out 74 shellings of the Kherson region, firing 377 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grads, UAVs and aviation. The enemy fired 36 shells at the city of Kherson. 1 person was injured.
● the Russian military aimed at the residential quarters of the populated areas of the region; a critical infrastructure facility and an educational institution building, the territory of a poultry farm in the Kherson district; the building of the store and the territory of the farm in Beryslav district; the enterprise and the sports hall building in Kherson.
POLTAVA
Monday, August 28
7:35 am Poltava RMA: Today the enemy attacked Poltava Oblast. There is a hit at an industrial facility.
● Information about the victims is being clarified.
8:23 am Poltava RMA: As a result of an enemy attack in the Poltava region, two people were killed, two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and the whereabouts of two more people are currently unknown.
● Search operations and demolition of rubble are ongoing. The production workshop was also completely destroyed.
9:10 am: the Russians attacked the village of Gogolevo in the Poltava region. The number of injured has increased to five people, the OP reported.
Friday, August 25
9:55 pm: Enemy "Shahed" in Poltava Oblast, — PS ZSU.
CHERKASY
Sunday, August 27
4:32 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Cherkasy region. Previously, Air Defense works.
4:38 am: "Increased danger. Air Defense is operating in the region," - head of Cherkasy OVA Ihor Taburets.
9:12 am Cherkasy RMA: Air Defense was working in Cherkasy at night. According to preliminary data, two enemy targets were shot down.
● Information about casualties or destruction as a result of the Russian air attack has not yet been received.
KIROVOHRAD
Monday, August 28
5:36 am: Repulse of the threat of missile danger for the Kirovohrad region - reported in the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Sunday, August 27
4:32 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kropyvnytskyi. Previously, Air Defense works.
IVANO FRANKIVSK
Sunday, August 27
5:44 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Previously, Air Defense works.
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://espreso.tv/
https://cutt.ly/Blyskavka
https://t.me/uawarinfographics
https://t.me/svoboda_radio