Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
20:55 The State Security Service of Latvia reported on attempts by Russian special services to recruit refugees from Ukraine. According to the department, this happens during the border crossing procedure on the territory of the Russian Federation. So, employees of the FSB of the Russian Federation, posing as border guards, conduct lengthy conversations with Ukrainians, but in fact interrogations. In most cases, the purpose of interrogation is information, but sometimes it is also followed by overt recruitment attempts.
19:21 Zelensky will propose equating corruption with treason for the period of martial law in Ukraine. According to him, the parliament will receive the draft law within a week.
The president also said in an interview with Natalya Moseychuk that Ukraine "is ready to fight for a long time if we do not lose people," like, for example, Israel. But, according to him, the war should not go to the territory of Russia, otherwise "it is a big risk that we will be left alone." Zelensky does not rule out that when the Armed Forces of Ukraine find themselves on the administrative border with Crimea, "it is possible to politically press the demilitarization of Russia on the territory of the peninsula."
Zelensky allowed the possibility of elections during martial law, but, according to him, for this, the US and EU, which are calling for elections, must finance the electoral process, as well as send their observers to the trenches to the front to monitor the voting of the military.
17:42 The Russians fired from the MLRS with. Odnorobovka of the Zolochiv community of the Bogodukhovsky district of the Kharkiv region - one person died, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
16:39 On the night of August 27, the military counterintelligence of the SBU attacked the Kursk airfield with 16 drones, the UP reports, citing sources in the department. In particular, the drones allegedly worked on four Su-30 and one MiG-29 aircraft, as well as on the S-300 and Pantsir complexes.
16:03 The Russians shelled the central part of Kherson - one person was killed, one was wounded, the OVA reported.
15:18 Zelensky said that preparations for a "powerful September for Ukraine" have already begun, during which international activity will be "no less than during these weeks." According to the president, first of all, we are talking about new defense packages: artillery, armored vehicles, air defense and missiles, mine-clearing equipment. In addition, the next rounds of negotiations on security guarantees and the accession of new countries are expected.
Also, preparations are underway for the first Defense Industries Forum, for Ukraine's participation in international events, in particular in the session of the UN General Assembly, for new communication with the countries of the Global South. Kyiv is also working on the sanctions steps of partners in response to the deportation of Ukrainian children.
14:51 Ukrainian troops are advancing towards Novoprokopovka, a village south of Rabotino, Zaporizhia region, Alexander Shtupun, spokesman for the defense forces of the Tauride direction, said. According to him, the enemy is transferring reinforcements to this direction from other sectors of the front, and also increasing the number of air strikes to stop the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, the movement of Ukrainian troops is constrained by the strong fortifications of the Russian army.
14:12 The Russians fired at the village of the Tyagin community of the Kherson region - one person died, another was injured, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
13:36 The Investigative Committee of Russia confirmed the death of Prigozhin following the results of molecular genetic examinations. The RF Investigative Committee stated that the identities of all ten people killed in the plane crash in the Tver region have been established, they correspond to the list stated in the flight sheet.
11:40 Russia has concentrated about 100,000 troops in the Liman-Kupyansk direction, Ilya Yevlash, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces, said. He specified that there are about 45,000 Russian troops in the Kupyansk direction, and 48,000 Russian troops in the Limansky direction. According to Yevlash, in the Liman-Kupyansk direction, the enemy is actively using Storm-Z attack aircraft.
"Their plans remain the same as they were. Just flood our positions with quantity, and also create so-called fire shafts, as Soviet textbooks still write. For example, in order to take a company or platoon stronghold, you need to use 40 thousand ammunition So they invest these 40,000 ammunition, but the aiming and accuracy leave much to be desired," Yevlash said. He assured that the Armed Forces of Ukraine control the situation in the area of ​​Kupyansk and Liman.
10:37 British intelligence reports that in the Black Sea there are battles for the so-called Boyko towers. Analysts note that the strategically important gas and oil platforms between Crimea and Odessa are not only valuable hydrocarbon resources. Like Snake Island, they can be used as forward deployment bases, helipads, and for long-range missile systems.
After a full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine launched strikes against several Russian-controlled platforms. At the same time, both Russia and Ukraine periodically seize these towers, the intelligence said.
10:26 On the evening of August 26, two Shahed strike UAVs were destroyed in the Zaporozhye region, the command of the Air Force reported.
09:48 In the Kiev region, during a night rocket attack, two people were injured as a result of falling debris from downed rockets, the IVA reported. Ten private houses were damaged.
09:35 Tonight, the Russians used a complex system of maneuvers during the attack, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden. According to her, the enemy maneuvers missiles or drones a lot during attacks in order to identify and deplete the air defense system. "The tactics are clear. But now we have observed a very complex pattern of maneuvers. They were probably looking for options for laying routes for future attacks," Gumenyuk added.
09:11 In Kursk, a drone crashed into an apartment building, Governor Roman Starovoit said. Glass was shattered on several floors, and the neighboring building of the university was also damaged by the blast. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the air defense allegedly shot down two drones over the Bryansk and Kursk regions.
09:04 In the Zaporozhye region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person died (in Kamenskoye), four more were injured. In the Kharkov region, two people were killed as a result of enemy shelling with. Hems of the Kupyansky district, one wounded. In the Kherson region, one person died, four were injured, and two were injured in the Donetsk region, according to the IVA.
08:53 At night, air defense forces destroyed four Russian Kh-101/Kh-55/Kh-555 cruise missiles. The missiles were fired from five strategic aircraft from Russian airspace in the Engels area. The Air Force Command reported that up to eight air targets were observed by location, but four of them were probably false, there were no reports of hits. All missiles were destroyed in the central and northern regions of Ukraine.
08:27 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 27:
- personnel - about 260 820 (+550) people,
- tanks - 4396 (+6),
- armored combat vehicles - 8554 (+15),
- artillery systems - 5403 (+24),
- MLRS - 728 (+2),
- air defense systems - 498 (+1),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4378 (+11),
- cruise missiles - 1411 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 7854 (+31),
- special equipment - 808 (+4).
07:42 During the day, more than 40 clashes took place at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary. In particular, the Russians tried to advance in the region of Novogorovka, Lugansk region, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Kleshcheevka, Stepnoy and Maryinka, Donetsk region, but were unsuccessful.
06:39 At night, the Russians attacked Ukraine with Kh-101/555/55 cruise missiles. All enemy targets that were moving in the direction of Kyiv were destroyed by air defense forces and means, there were no casualties or destruction, said Sergey Popko, head of the KGVA.