Key developments on Aug. 31: * Russia delivers nukes to Belarus, says Budanov * Russia reportedly tortured 75 deported Ukrainian children * Zelensky: Ukrainian-made weapon proves 700 kilometer range * Media: Defense minister likely to be replaced * Russian officials claim drones downed in Moscow Oblast, Bryansk Russia recently delivered nuclear weapons to Belarus, Ukraine’
Key developments on Aug. 30: * Russian media reports drone attacks in 6 Russian regions, occupied Crimea * Local authorities: 2 killed, 3 wounded in Russia’s largest attack on Kyiv in months * General Staff: Ukraine advances further south of liberated Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * Poland to expand production of F-16 components
Key developments on Aug. 29: * Ukraine’s military reports advance on southeastern front * Governor: Russian artillery strike damages hospital in Chernihiv Oblast * Putin to visit China in October, Bloomberg reports * Reintegration Ministry: Children to be evacuated from 5 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * US announces $250 million in military aid for
Key developments on Aug. 28: * Ukrainian forces liberate Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * Experts say 67% of foreign components in Russian drones originate in China * Russia claims to destroy 2 drones, cruise missile over Crimea * Russia likely cancels major military drills due to lack of troops, equipment, British defense ministry says
Key development on Aug. 26-27: * ISW: Ukrainian forces within striking distance of next layer of Russian defenses in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * Ukraine increases drone attacks on Russia * Official: New Ukrainian-made missile used to strike Crimea * UK Defense Ministry: Ukraine, Russia fight over strategically important Black Sea gas platforms * Media: Nearly 100
Key developments on Aug. 25: * Ukrainian troops have broken through Russian first lines of defense in some areas * Ukraine strikes Russian brigade in Crimea * Russia claims destroying 42 drones over Crimea * Russia launches two strikes against Odesa Oblast overnight * Border Guards: Number of Wagner fighters in Belarus decreases, Lukashenko denies
Key developments on Aug. 24: * Military intelligence reports successful raid inside Crimea * Norway pledges F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine * Ukrainian forces advance in two directions * Putin says Wagner Group boss likely killed in jet crash As Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day, Ukrainian forces landed in Russian-occupied Crimea and raised the
Key developments on Aug. 23: * Russian media: Private jet crashes in Russia, warlord Prigozhin listed among passengers * Intelligence chief: Russia has 27 operable Tu-22M3 bombers left following recent strikes * Media: Russian military pilot defects to Ukraine * Zelensky meets Hungarian president in Kyiv * Ukraine's partners pledge new aid at Crimean Platform
Key developments on Aug. 22: * 8 Ukrainian pilots and 65 personnel begin F-16 training in Denmark * Poll: 90% of Ukrainians oppose territorial concessions to Russia * Ukraine receives another 1.5 billion euros in budget support from EU * Putin reportedly fires air force chief * Russia claims drones downed near Moscow Just
Key developments on Aug. 21: * Ukraine advances southeast of Robotyne and south of Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * Three square kilometers near Bakhmut liberated over the past week * Greece to take part in F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots * Ukraine's Air Force says F16 jets can change course of the war
Editor's note: The original version of this article mistakenly wrote that Ukraine was set to receive 42 fighter jets, when the total is in fact 61 — 42 from the Netherlands and 19 from Denmark, wtih the first set to arrive this year from Danish stockpiles. Key developments on Aug. 20:
Key developments on Aug. 18: * Washington approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands * Southern Command: Russia disperses ships in fear of Ukrainian strikes * Washington Post: US intelligence thinks Ukraine will fail to reach counteroffensive’s key goal * General Staff: Russia fails another counterattack at Urozhaine, Ukraine advances in
Key developments on Aug. 17: * Ukraine extends martial law until Nov. 15 * Ukrainian forces reportedly use cluster munitions to reclaim Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast * Russia deports 450 more Ukrainian children, military says * Germany, Sweden send military aid to Ukraine * Azov Brigade deployed to Luhansk Oblast Ukrainian forces continue their counteroffensive
Key developments on Aug. 16: * Ukraine liberates the village of Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast * First vessel sails through temporary Black Sea corridor * Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu visits Belarus, claims ‘strategic partnership' * U.S. asks Iran to stop supplying drones to Russia, FT reports; U.K. Defense Ministry says Russia
Key developments on Aug. 15: * Russian mass missile attack kills 3, injures 27 * Russian missiles fired at Ukraine have 30 foreign-made components, says Yermak * Russian forces attempt cross-border raid in Chernihiv Oblast * Zelensky visits troops southeast * Military reports Russian forces decrease frequency of attacks in east Russia launched another mass
Key developments on Aug. 14: * Defense Ministry: Ukraine liberates 3 square kilometers near Bakhmut in last week * Air defense downs 15 Shahed drones, 8 Kalibr missiles overnight * UK Defense Ministry: Russia considers deploying more troops to Dnipro River's east bank * Military intelligence: Ukraine ready to face any Russian offensive in
Key developments on Aug. 13: * Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast kill 7, injure 15 * Official: Partisans set Russian base on fire in Mariupol * Attacks reported in Russia’s Kursk, Belgorod regions * Russian media: Massive fire breaks out at warehouse near Moscow Russian attacks on southern Kherson Oblast killed at least
Key developments on Aug. 11: * Russian forces hit Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast with Kinzhal missiles, killing 1 child * Missile debris fall on children's hospital in Kyiv * Zelensky pledges all enlistment office chiefs to be dismissed following corruption charges * Drone intercepted in Moscow, mayor says. Russian forces launched four Kh-47 Kinzhal missiles against
Key developments on Aug. 10: * Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia kill 4, injure 20 within 24 hours * Fire at oil refinery in Belarus, Ukraine warns of Russian 'provocation' * Poland to station 10,000 troops at border with Belarus * Ukraine announces 'temporary corridor' in Black Sea * Politico: U.S. to announce new
Key developments on Aug. 9: * Germany transfers 2 Patriot launchers in latest aid package * Minister: Ukraine will need at least $42 billion in foreign financial aid in 2024 * Russian media claims explosion at industrial plant outside Moscow * Poland to deploy additional 2,000 soldiers to Belarusian border * MP investigated for
Key developments on Aug. 8: * Russian Aug. 7 attack on Pokrovsk kills 9, injures 82 * Ukrainian forces hold initiative as counteroffensive underway, says Zelensky * Ukraine repels Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast * UK imposes biggest sanctions against companies helping Russia's military efforts * Initial 'unrealistic' Western expectations contributes to the growing pressure
Key developments on Aug. 7: * Russia bombards Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing 5, injuring 18 * Russia claims drones downed in Belgorod, Kaluga Oblast * Ukraine brings back 22 POWs from Russian captivity * Defense Ministry: Russia increases attacks on eastern front, uses 500,000 munitions over past week * Germany ready to approve long-range
Key developments on Aug. 6: * Ukraine hit two bridges in Crimea * Ukrainian forces hit Russian positions, ammo depots * Drone attack reported near Moscow * Ukraine's Air Force: 30 missiles, 27 drones shot down overnight Ukraine targeted key bridges that connect occupied Crimea to mainland Ukraine. The strikes have been set to
* Russian landing ship reported damaged in alleged Ukrainian attack on Novorossiysk * China to participate in Ukraine peace plan meeting * SBU says Russia preparing false flag operation to drag Belarus into war against Ukraine * Poland detains Belarusian suspected of spying for Russia * Donetsk Oblast enlistment office head charged with corruption, aiding
Key developments on Aug. 3: * PM says war cost Ukraine over $50 billion * Interior Ministry identifies over 230,000 alleged Russian war criminals, collaborators * Czech-made components found in Russian kamikaze drone * Russia launches 15 kamikaze drones, 47 airstrikes over 24 hours * Russian attack injures 8, including 4 emergency workers in
Key developments on Aug. 2: * Russian forces launch drone strikes against Kyiv, Odesa oblasts * General Staff: Russia attempts counterattacks near Klishchiivka, Staromaiorske * Politico: Pentagon expects Ukraine's counteroffensive to continue through fall * UK Defense Ministry: Russia likely builds 'major new formations' for deployment in Ukraine * Prosecutor: 98,000 Russian war crimes
Key developments on Aug. 1: * Explosion reported near Russian naval base in occupied Crimea * Russian attack on Kherson hospital kills 1, injures 5 * UN condemns strikes on Moscow * UK Defense Ministry: Russian units 'struggling with battle fatigue,' ammo shortages A drone attack was reported near the Russian ammunition depot
Key developments on July 31: * Russian missile strike hits apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, kills 6 and injures 75 * Governor: 4 killed, 17 wounded in Russian attack on Kherson * Russia claims it deported 700,000 Ukrainian children * Ukraine reports repairing almost all thermal power stations damaged by Russia * US provides
Key developments on July 29-30 * Drones attack Moscow, reportedly damaging Russian ministries' offices * Military reports hitting bridge between occupied Kherson Oblast and Crimea * Russia launches missile attack at educational institution in Sumy, kills 2, injures 20 * Peace formula talks to take place in Saudi Arabia; Russia will not attend * Zelensky
Key developments on July 28: * An apartment building and the SBU headquarters in Dnipro were hit in a missile attack * Prosecutor General reports on investigation into deaths and abuse at Olenivka prison * Reports of explosions in Russia's Rostov Oblast * Poland to double the size of its military At least five
Key developments on July 27: * Ukrainian forces advance south of Bakhmut, and reportedly ramp up counteroffensive southeast * In southeast, Staromaiorske village is liberated * Ukraine's parliament extends martial law, mobilization * Russia strikes Kharkiv Oblast, killing 1, injuring 4 Ukrainian forces have liberated Staromaiorske village in Donetsk Oblast, according to the footage
Key developments on July 26: * Ukraine downs 36 Russian missiles on July 26 * Ukrainian pilots to receive F-16 training in Denmark, Romania * Black Sea security discussed at the NATO-Ukraine Council meeting * Ukraine continues advancing in Donetsk Oblast * Ukraine receives additional air defense, allocates $1 billion for drone production Air defense
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