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Thursday, August 20
At least 15 dead after hours-long Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv, children's hospital damaged
The attack is still ongoing and an air raid alert is still in place in the capital.
Russia still has 50 Kinzhal missiles after pausing production, HUR claims
Russia still has about 50 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles in its arsenal, despite pausing production of the munition in order to improve its accuracy, Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) has claimed. The Kinzhal is a modified version of the Iskander ballistic missile, which is launched by specially modified MiG-31K interceptor jets. Over the course of the full-scale war they have regularly been used to attack Ukraine. "As of July 2026, the Russian Federation has about 50 Kinz
Ukrainian authorities seek to fire, suspend Sense Bank’s leadership amid corruption probe
The decisions follow searches conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) at Sense Bank on Aug. 19.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,472,640 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,480 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukraine's military reportedly strikes Russian oil refinery, terminal in latest drone attack
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil refinery in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan and an oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai overnight on Aug. 20, as Ukraine continues its campaign targeting Russian oil infrastructure.
Russian drone strike on police headquarters in Zhytomyr kills 2, injures at least 40
The strike comes just over a week after Russia attacked Zhytomyr and the surrounding region with jet-powered drones overnight on Aug. 9.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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