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Chernihiv Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported that Russian forces had shelled settlements near Novhorod-Siverskyi. The official said the strikes had inflicted damage on civilian buildings, but no casualties had been reported thus far. Meanwhile, the State Emergency Service reported that 1,281 explosive devices were found in the region within a week. According to the regional military administration, a total of 39,572 explosive objects were found in Chernihiv Oblast since Feb. 24.
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Monday, August 17
Alongside the attacks on Odesa Oblast, Russian forces launched 128 drones across Ukraine overnight on Aug. 17, the Air Force said.
The figure includes 1,440 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 239,354 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.
Cooperation between Russia and North Korea would continue "in all the sectors," Putin said in his message, while Kim praised ties that had “carried forward the history of common struggle for justice and precious traditions of friendship,” according to Reuters.
Switzerland will provide 600,000 Swiss francs ($730,000) through UNESCO to help preserve and restore the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of Ukraine's most important historic and religious symbols, damaged in a Russian attack in June, Swiss Federal Council Delegate Jacques Gerber announced on Aug. 16.
"I believe Russia will not fall apart, but I am almost certain that we will arrive at a social crisis," Andrei Klepach, the chief economist of VEB.RF, was quoted as saying.
Sunday, August 16
"We need to defeat Russia in every technological cycle, and we have to make decisions 24/7," the former defense minister said in an interview published on Aug. 16.
Russia strikes postal facilities, other civilian sites in Odesa, Kramatorsk, killing 1, injuring 16.
Russia attacked Odesa with a drone on Aug. 16, targeting a postal facility and injuring four people, including a 42-year-old woman and three men aged between 32 and 43, local authorities reported.
The protest march takes place as the Ukrainian parliament is set to return from its summer recess on Aug. 18.
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Three people were injured after a Russian attack rocked Kyiv overnight on Aug. 16, sparking fires across Ukraine's capital, authorities reported.
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Most of the overnight Russian attacks targeted Kyiv, Kremenchuk in Poltava Oblast, and Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
In this episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines what we actually know about civilian deaths linked to Ukrainian strikes, how international humanitarian law distinguishes military targets from civilian targets, and why many of the most high-profile incidents remain difficult to verify.
Mahuchikh has won the European title at every championship she has entered since her debut in 2022.
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Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that 600 drones were headed toward the region.
