The Kyiv Independent news desk

Key developments on Aug. 24: * Russian drone strikes residential building in central Chernihiv, injuring at least 20, including 3 children, on Ukraine's Independence Day * Ukraine hits Ozon logistics centers, rocket fuel plant, MiG-29 fighter jet in Russia, military says * Russia reacts to UK sharing Storm Shadow blueprints with Ukraine * 10 Ukrainian soldiers believed missing return home from Russian captivity in 'special exchange' * EU greenlights $7 billion in defense loans on Ukraine I

The figure includes 1,490 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on Aug. 22-23: * 'Hunting their launch sites' — Zelensky reveals new details about Ukraine's ballistic missile defense * Ukraine weighing 'radical' mobilization changes amid recruitment challenges, official says * Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Wildberries rival, Ozon, in Russia's Orenburg * Russia planning 'peripheral' mobilization of 300,000 men after elections, Zelensky says * Ukraine strikes 2 Russian fighters, air defense assets in Krasnodar Krai, drone commander

"So far, he has said that this constitutes an escalation," President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Aug. 22. "However, he may change his mind once he sees further arguments."

The figure includes 1,310 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

"The proposals being conveyed to us are sometimes, I would say, exotic in nature," Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview following the United Russia party congress on Aug. 22.

The Yeysk oil terminal supplies fuel to the Russian armed forces, according to the Ukrainian military.

French President Emmanuel Macron also agreed to help Kyiv in its communications with international partners that have supplies of Patriot air defense systems, which Zelensky has repeatedly said are critical for protecting Ukrainian civilians from Russian ballistic missiles.

The figure includes 1,240 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Ozon, Russia's second-largest online marketplace, said the attack caused a fire at its warehouse in Samara Oblast and prompted the evacuation of more than 500 employees within minutes.

Key developments on Aug. 21: * Zelensky confirms drone attack on oil refinery in Russia's Perm * Russian double-tap strike on shopping center in Kryvyi Rih kills at least 14, injures more than 100 * Ukrainian attack on Russian air base damages Su-34 bomber * Retired FSB general found dead in Moscow, Russian media report * More than 80 Ukrainian soldiers deserted during training in Germany, media reports President Zelensky confirmed a drone strike on Russia's Perm oil refinery overnight on

The figure includes 1,390 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on Aug. 20: * At least 15 dead after hours-long Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv, children's hospital damaged * Ukraine strikes Russia's Taneco oil refinery, Tamanneftegaz terminal, General Staff confirms * Ukraine hits Russian drone-launch airfields in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, occupied Donetsk, HUR says * Russia still has 50 Kinzhal missiles after pausing production, HUR claims * Defense ministry procurement chief announces early resignation after new minister takes offic

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that during the daytime attacks, a critical infrastructure facility in Kyiv was "deliberately targeted" for the first time in several months.

Oleh Klots, former director general of the state-owned Medical Procurement of Ukraine, will serve as interim head of the agency pending the appointment of a permanent successor by Ukraine's new defense minister, according to Arsen Zhumadilov.