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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
22:34 Russia receives helicopters, sights and military spare parts from China, writes The Telegraph. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russian firms have received tens of thousands of Chinese cargo, including 1,000 drones, six helicopters, optical sights, titanium alloy products used in the manufacture of weapons, and aircraft parts, including those for military aircraft.
21:50 Ukrainian planes are under threat of attack immediately after takeoff from the airfield, said Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk. According to him, up to nine Russian aircraft attack one Ukrainian aircraft at the same time. Oleshchuk also noted that the strike range of the Russian Su-35 is 200 km, while the Ukrainian MiG-29 is 25-30 km.
21:29 The number of people injured as a result of a Russian ballistic missile attack on the drama theater in the center of Chernihiv has increased to 140 people, seven died, 41 were hospitalized, said the head of the OVA Vyacheslav Chaus. According to him, at the time of the impact, a meeting of representatives of business and the volunteer community was held in the building, the event was not intended to attract spectators. Similar events have already been held in Kyiv, Lvov, Kharkov and Dnipro. How exactly the Russians became aware of this event is now being investigated by law enforcement agencies.
According to the organizers, after the announcement of the air raid alert, all participants were asked to go to the shelter (there is a shelter in the drama theater that can accommodate several hundred people). As a result of the blow, people who were in the city center, were leaving the church or just passing by were also injured.
20:32 Ukraine is focused on obtaining four types of aircraft, Presidential Speaker Sergei Nikiforov said: "We are focused on the F-16 - the reason is that more of them were made, and purely mathematically it is easier to get them. But we are not only focused on them. We have a list of four aircraft types in order of preference: F-16, Gripen, French Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon."
20:06 Ukrainian pilots, engineers and technicians "in a certain amount" have begun training on the F-16. The program also includes training in specific terminology in English, Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov told Channel 24 . According to him, the minimum training period for pilots is six months.
19:10 In Kiev, there will be no mass events on Independence Day, the Kyiv City State Administration reported. At the state level, only an exhibition of samples of damaged enemy equipment is planned to be held on Khreshchatyk.
18:47 In Chernigov, a search and rescue operation has been completed after a Russian strike on the Drama Theater building in the city center, where an exhibition of drones was held. As a result of an enemy attack, 129 people were injured, seven were killed. Among the victims - 15 children and 15 police officers, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said.
18:14 The German concern Rheinmetall will start repairing tanks in Ukraine in the coming days, its head Armin Papperger said. He also expects to start production of tanks in Ukraine as soon as possible. According to Papperger, 12 Ukrainian specialists are currently studying in Germany, 12 more will arrive later. They are being trained to repair Western tanks such as the Leopard.
| A skill Germany will no doubt be in need of later, after the current excitement is over. |
17:01 Zelensky said that test trials of the Swedish Gripen aircraft with the participation of Ukrainian pilots have already begun: "This is the pride of Sweden, and I am sure that the Gripen can make our freedom much more secure."
The President also said that the transfer of the new, 13th Swedish military aid package is now being prepared, which will include "what is important: ammunition for air defense and combat vehicles, spare parts for armored vehicles, equipment for demining. Everything that will give Ukraine a fortress on the battlefield."
13:50 Zelensky said that during negotiations with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, he would discuss, in particular, defense cooperation. According to the president, the Ukrainian military is effectively using the Swedish CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles on the front line, and now it is planned to produce them in Ukraine.
13:36 A drone attacked the Russian airfield Soltsy in the Novgorod region, where Tu-22M3 strategic bombers are based, attacking Ukraine. One of the planes was damaged, journalist Andrei Tsaplienko said. According to him, after the strike, several Tu-22m3 aircraft are being relocated to the base in Olenye.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed that today at about 10:00 a.m. Ukraine attacked a military airfield in the Novgorod region with a copter-type drone, a fire broke out in the parking lot, one aircraft was damaged, and there were no casualties.
11:49 The Russians fired at the center of Chernihiv, probably with a ballistic missile, said the head of the UVA Vyacheslav Chaus.
11:22 Zelensky said that today he is on a visit to Sweden , he will hold meetings with the prime minister, the king and queen, the speaker and the heads of parliamentary parties. "Our top priority is to strengthen Ukrainian soldiers on the ground and in the sky, develop bilateral cooperation, in particular in the defense industry, Ukraine's European integration and common security in the Euro-Atlantic space," the president added.
11:17 The Russians fired at Tokarevka in the Kherson region in the morning, one person died, the OVA reported.
10:18 The head of the SBU, Vasily Malyuk, said in an interview with NV that 21 tons of hexogen were used to attack the Kerch bridge in October 2022. It was disguised with the help of packaging film so that scanners at Russian checkpoints would not notice the explosives. In addition, the SBU managed to bypass special jammers that knock down GPS coordinates.
09:29 At night, the enemy attacked one of the infrastructure facilities of the Zhytomyr region with kamikaze drones, said the head of the OVA Vitaliy Bunechko. As a result of the fall of the wreckage of the downed drone, a fire broke out, which was localized. There are no victims or injured.
09:14 Ukrainian defenders destroyed ten enemy boats in a day, which maneuvered between the islands on the Dnieper in the Kherson region. Almost all of the boats are civilian, but converted into sabotage and reconnaissance boats, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden.
09:08 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed, ten were injured, including one child. In the Donetsk region, five were injured, according to the IVA.
09:03 At night, the Russians fired on the village. Zagryzovo, Izyumsky district, Kharkiv region, two people were injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. Also, the enemy fired at the city of Volchansk and the village of Vilcha, Chuguevsky district, at night, without any casualties. During the past day, the enemy fired on the settlements of Bogodukhovsky, Kharkov, Chuguevsky, Izyumsky and Kupyansky districts, people were not injured.
08:55 At night, the Russians attacked the Khmelnitsky region, said the first deputy head of the OVA Sergey Tyurin. In several villages of the Khmelnytsky region, 30 houses were damaged by the explosion, two people were injured, and six more went to the hospital in a state of shock.
08:28 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 19:
- personnel - about 257,010 (+500) people liquidated,
- tanks - 4340 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 8424 (+14),
- artillery systems - 5212 (+19),
- MLRS - 714 (+0),
- air defense systems - 486 (+0),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4282 (+6),
- cruise missiles - 1406 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 7665 (+7),
- special equipment - 785 (+2).
07:43 At night, Russia attacked from the northern direction with Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs, the Air Force command reported. In total, 17 shock drones were fired from the Kursk region, of which 15 were shot down. In addition, over the past 24 hours on August 18, the air defense managed to destroy six operational-tactical drones of various types and one strike drone of the Lancet type.
07:26 Over the past day, 36 clashes took place at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary . In particular, in the Kupyansky direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the Sinkovka area of the Kharkov region, in the Bakhmutsky direction - in the areas east of Belaya Gora and Toretsk of the Donetsk region, in Avdeevsky - in the Novokalinovo and Avdeevka regions of the Donetsk region.
In the Maryinsky direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to restrain the offensive of Russian troops in the areas of Maryinka and Krasnogorovka in the Donetsk region. Meanwhile, the Defense Forces continue their offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions.
07:19 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that at night Ukraine attempted to attack the S-200 anti-aircraft missile converted into a strike version on the territory of Crimea. The missile was allegedly detected by means of air defense and shot down in the air, there are no casualties or damage on the ground.
04:31 The Kremlin reported that Putin allegedly held a meeting at the headquarters of the "SVO group" in Rostov-on-Don, heard reports from the Chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, commanders of directions, and other senior officers of the group.
03:18 Biden said that the Russian Federation has already lost the war, because it is not able to achieve its original goal. He also called Putin's argumentation of his invasion of Ukraine "ridiculous" and stressed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is not "only a European problem, there has not been such an invasion since the Second World War."
00:57 Lavrov said that the prospects for negotiations between Russia and the West on Ukraine are not visible now, and Moscow regards the West's calls for negotiations as "a tactical ploy to buy time and give Kiev's troops a break." The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry also claims that the possession of nuclear weapons is “the only answer to some threats against Russia,” but at the same time, a direct armed clash of nuclear powers “due to the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine by the United States and NATO” can and should be prevented.
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