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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.
[Korrespondent] 22:12 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced in the Kursk region from one to three kilometers and taken control of two more settlements, Zelensky said following a conversation with Syrsky. "Active actions continue in relation to another settlement. There is a replenishment of the exchange fund... We also discussed our Donbas separately - our defensive actions. The most attention is on Novogrodovka, Vodyanoye. The most assaults," the president noted in an evening video address.
20:45 The Foreign Ministry stated that Belarus, under the guise of exercises, is concentrating a significant number of personnel and military equipment in the Gomel region near the northern borders of Ukraine. The presence of mercenaries from the former Wagner PMC has also been recorded. "Conducting exercises in the border zone and in close proximity to a nuclear power facility, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, creates threats to the national security of Ukraine and global security in general. We call on officials of the Republic of Belarus not to make tragic mistakes for their own country under pressure from Moscow, and its armed forces to stop unfriendly actions and withdraw troops from the state border of Ukraine," the statement said.
The agency also emphasizes that Ukraine "has never taken and is not going to take any unfriendly actions against the Belarusian people," and in the event of a violation of the state border, "it will take all necessary measures in order to implement the right to self-defense guaranteed by the UN Charter." At the same time, all troop concentrations, military facilities and supply routes to the territory of Belarus will be legitimate targets for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
20:34 As a result of the Russian strike on Kramatorsk, one person was killed and six were injured, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin. The deceased was a British journalist born in 1984, among the injured were four journalists and two local residents. A hotel was destroyed, 17 private houses and six multi-story buildings, three enterprises, an administrative building and a cafe were damaged.
18:59 The number of people injured in the Russian strike on a hotel in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, has risen to six, and rescuers have found a body of a deceased person under the rubble, the head of the city's military administration, Oleksandr Goncharenko, reported. All the victims are Reuters journalists, citizens of Ukraine, the United States, Latvia, Germany and Great Britain.
18:13 Pope Francis is concerned about the decision to ban the Russian church in Ukraine: "Let no Christian church be abolished, directly or indirectly: churches should not be touched." The Pontiff called for allowing people to pray "in the church they consider their own."
17:45 Zelensky said in an interview with Indian media that he is in favor of holding the second Peace Summit in one of the countries of the Global South, possibly in India: "I really believe that the second Peace Summit should be in one of the countries, preferably in the Global South. And we are very open. There are countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, like Turkey... But I want to be frank. This applies not only to India, but to any state that would be positive about hosting the summit - we will not be able to hold the Peace Summit in a country that has not yet joined the summit's communiqué. No one is pressuring anyone, but this is logical."
14:12 Zelensky said in an interview with Indian media that the Kursk operation is part of a "large military-political, military-diplomatic operation. Everything we do is only to force Russia to be ready for a just peace."
10:19 The Russian army struck a residential building in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson, one person was killed, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin. Over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, two people were killed, nine more were injured, including one child.
10:08 The Prosecutor General's Office clarified that Russian troops struck Kramatorsk on the evening of August 24, probably with an Iskander-M ballistic missile. Two foreign media journalists were injured on the territory of the destroyed hotel, and another colleague is probably under the rubble.
09:37 At night, Russians attacked Chuguev in the Kharkiv region - five people were injured, including two children aged four and 14, said OVA head Oleg Sinegubov. Also at night, Russian troops attacked the Slobodsky district of Kharkiv - eight people were injured.
In the city of Balakleya, one person was injured as a result of the evening shelling. Another four people were injured as a result of yesterday's shelling of the village of Novoosinovo in the Kupyansk district and one in Kupyansk. Also in Balakleya, while extinguishing a fire, a rescue vehicle was blown up, two of them were injured.
09:26 Zelensky showed the Ukrainian drone missile Palyanitsa for the first time. According to the president, the missile's development lasted a year and a half, it is cheaper than its analogues. There are about 20 Russian airfields within the Palyanitsa's operational range. The Ukrainian missile is launched from a ground-based launcher.
09:11 Russians shelled Sumy the day before - one person was killed, six were wounded, OVA reported. Ten people were wounded in the Verkhnesyrovatskaya community, including three children.
08:35 At night, Russians attacked a hotel in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast - currently, two people are known to be injured, and another person is under the rubble. All three victims are journalists, citizens of Ukraine, the United States, and Great Britain, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin. In addition to the hotel, a nearby high-rise building was also damaged. On August 24, seven people were killed in Russian shelling in the region: five in Konstantinovka, one each in Toretsk and Kotlino. Another 15 people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours.
08:23 At night, Russia launched a missile strike on the frontline regions of Ukraine with various types, the Air Force reported. The Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions were attacked. The enemy used ground-based missiles: the Iskander-K cruise missile, the Iskander-M ballistic missile and six Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles. As a result of the counteraction, most of the missiles did not reach their targets. In addition, the Russians attacked with nine Shahed-type attack drones, eight of which were shot down in the Nikolaev region.
08:14 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 25:
- personnel - about 607,680 (+1,190) people,
- tanks - 8547 (+5),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,631 (+11),
- artillery systems - 17,396 (+47),
- MLRS - 1171 (+2),
- air defense systems - 936 (+1),
- aircraft - 367 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 14,095 (+31),
- cruise missiles - 2444 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 23,475 (+92),
- special equipment - 2928 (+17).
02:20 Ukraine is seeking permission from the West to use long-range Storm Shadow missiles for a "demonstration attack" on Russia, The Guardian reports, citing sources. This, according to Kiev, could force Moscow to negotiate a cessation of hostilities. According to one of the publication's sources, the idea is that Russia will only consider negotiations when it believes that Ukraine is capable of "threatening Moscow and St Petersburg." However, this strategy is associated with high risks and does not yet enjoy the support of the United States.
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