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[Korrespondent] 21:37 Another tanker exploded on the third day of the fire at the oil depot in Proletarsk, Rostov Region. Two fire trains, three Il-76 Emergencies Ministry aircraft, and 600 firefighters are trying to put out the fire, Russian media write.
20:45 In Malokaterinovka, Zaporizhia Oblast, a 14-year-old teenager has died after being wounded in today's attack on a children's cafe, said OVA chief Ivan Fedorov. In addition to him, the number of wounded children has grown to four.
19:59 If there are no force majeure events, it will probably be possible to avoid power outages as early as next week, said Ukrenergo head Vladimir Kudritsky.
19:20 Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova reported that Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets visited Russian prisoners from Kursk Oblast and sent her a video. "We agreed that we would visit simultaneously: I would visit Ukrainian prisoners, and he would visit our prisoners of war," she added.
19:14 Ukraine has urgently requested heavy construction, engineering and medical equipment from NATO, the Euro-Atlantic Coordination Centre reported. In particular, Ukraine is asking for 17 tracked and ten wheeled heavy excavators, 30 tractors with lowboys for transporting cargo weighing up to 100 tons, 25 armoured ambulances, and 27 fire trucks.
19:08 The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a resolution on the establishment of a military escort service in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense reported. The document defines the procedure for the work and activities of escort services in the interests of social support for defenders and their family members. "Escort services will operate in all military units and will only deal with this area. They will deal not only with active military personnel, but also with family members of the dead, missing, and captured," said Deputy Defense Minister Natalia Kalmykova.
18:56 Russians attacked a children's cafe in Malokaterinovka, Zaporizhia Oblast: three children were injured, one of them in serious condition, said OVA head Ivan Fedorov.
18:52 The Ukrainian Armed Forces already control 93 settlements in the Kursk region, have advanced into the enemy’s defense depth from 28 to 35 km, and have established control over 1,263 sq. km of territory, Syrsky reported.
18:07 Russians shelled Konstantinovka in Donetsk region: one person was killed, one was wounded, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
17:58 The next, 24th meeting in the Ramstein format will take place on September 6 at the Ramstein airbase in Germany, and will be chaired by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the US Air Forces in Europe reported.
17:16 On Wednesday, August 21, electricity consumption restriction schedules will be in effect, Ukrenergo reported. From 16:00 to 18:00 and from 22:00 to 24:00, one turn-off sequence will be applied, from 18:00 to 22:00 - two sequences simultaneously.
17:09 Zelensky announced in his evening video address the strengthening of air defense - the corresponding issue was discussed today with partners. He also said that today he is on a working visit to Kropyvnytskyi.
In addition, the president said that he had heard Syrsky's report: "Front. Defense in the Pokrovsky and Toretsky directions. A difficult situation, but the guys are doing everything to destroy the occupier. The commander-in-chief also reported on the updates in the Kursk direction. We are achieving our goals. And the priority, as before, is replenishing the exchange fund for Ukraine."
16:12 Russian troops attacked a suburb of Kherson using drones: one person was wounded in Kindeyka and Sadovoye, OVA reported.
15:37 Ukrainian state project I Want to Live told the story of a serviceman of the Russian Armed Forces with the call sign Silver, who signed a contract with the army with the aim of crossing the front line to the Ukrainian side and joining the ranks of the Freedom of Russia Legion. While collaborating with the Legion, he transmitted valuable information about the enemy in one of the sections of the front and about his plans, and was also able to eliminate the battalion commander and sabotage the unit, after which he was safely evacuated to the Ukrainian side.
15:29 The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the second reading the bill #9538, which should improve the procedure for obtaining, declaring and handling firearms. According to it, Ukrainians must take all captured weapons to the police and register them. At the same time, civilians will be able to use captured declared weapons to repel and deter Russian aggression until the end of martial law.
15:18 Parliament has decriminalized desertion and unauthorized absence from the unit (UAU), if it occurs for the first time. Law No. 11322 stipulates that military personnel will be exempted from criminal liability if they return to their place of service on their own.
15:15 In the Ternopil region, due to the burning of flammable and lubricating materials as a result of the Russian attack at night, the chlorine content in the air has exceeded 4-10 times, the OVA reported. Residents are urged to limit their time outdoors, close windows and ventilation openings in their homes. The State Emergency Service reported that the fire has already been extinguished.
15:01 Six more families with six children aged three to 12 years were evacuated from the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
14:52 The Parliament supported the government bill on granting Ukrainian citizenship to defenders from other countries and their family members. According to the document, the opportunity for foreigners and stateless persons defending Ukraine from Russian aggression to obtain a temporary residence permit, immigration permit or obtain Ukrainian citizenship is enshrined at the legislative level. Their family members will also receive the same right.
14:44 The Rada adopted a bill guaranteeing Ukrainian military personnel fighting on Russian territory, particularly in the Kursk region, the same payments and preferences as those on the front lines.
13:36 The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading a bill on depriving traitors of Ukraine of state awards, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported. For this purpose, a new additional punishment is envisaged in the Criminal Code - deprivation of state awards, and the crimes for which such punishment is provided are defined. A sanction in the form of deprivation of state awards by decision of the National Security and Defense Council is also introduced.
13:25 The Czech Republic will buy ammunition for Ukraine using revenues from frozen Russian assets, the country's Defense Minister Jana Černochová said. She specified that this is a decision of the European Union, thanks to which the Czech Republic will be able to purchase hundreds of thousands more large-caliber shells for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
13:14 The Cabinet of Ministers approved a bill that legally establishes the existence of the Unmanned Systems Forces in Ukraine, Shmyhal reported. The government also allocated UAH 24 billion today for the purchase of drones for the Defense Forces. According to the Prime Minister, the state has already contracted 1 million drones, and 500 Ukrainian companies are producing UAVs.
13:07 Since the beginning of 2024, the Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defense has purchased more than 350 thousand drones for 30 billion hryvnia, the agency reported. They specified that these are both the most popular FPV and "mavics" by the military, as well as expensive reconnaissance and attack drones of the aircraft type, which can operate deep behind enemy lines. At the same time, 95% of the purchased drones are of Ukrainian production.
12:43 The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a bill banning the activities of religious organizations associated with Russia in Ukraine. The law will come into force 30 days after its publication. According to the law, UOC MP communities will have nine months to sever ties with the ROC.
11:16 In Proletarsk, Rostov Region, a fire at an oil depot has been going on for three days. It broke out after a drone attack on the night of August 18. The fire currently covers an area of ​​10,000 square meters. More than 500 firefighters are trying to extinguish the fire, and four aircraft are being prepared to put it out, Russian media reports.
09:50 In Ternopil at night there was a hit on an industrial facility, the fire is still being extinguished, said the head of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service in Ternopil Oblast Viktor Masley. He specified that the hit was on one of the tanks where fuels and lubricants were stored. A fire broke out, there were no casualties.
Ternopil Mayor Serhiy Nadal added that more than 90 rescuers and more than 20 units of equipment, as well as two fire trains, were involved in extinguishing the fire. According to him, as of now, no excess of harmful substances in the air and water has been detected, but city residents are asked to limit their time outdoors and, if possible, close windows in their premises while the fire is being extinguished.
09:38 Late in the evening of August 19, Russians shelled Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, one person was wounded, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Two more people were injured as a result of enemy shelling in the village of Kazachya Lopan in the Kharkiv region and one in the village of Novoosinovo in the Kupyansk region.
09:21 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, four people were injured, including one child, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:04 Five people were killed in Donetsk Oblast as a result of Russian shelling on August 19: three in Zarechnoye, one each in Toretsk and Seversk. Another seven people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:49 At night, the enemy launched a missile attack on energy facilities in the Glukhiv community of the Sumy region, 72 settlements and more than 18.5 thousand subscribers were left without power supply, the OVA reported. Emergency recovery operations are currently underway, power supply to some critical infrastructure facilities and the residential sector has been restored. In the Shalygin community, one person was wounded as a result of enemy shelling by FPV drones. Two more people were injured the day before as a result of Russian attacks on the Esman community.
08:26 Air defense destroyed 25 out of 26 Shahed attack UAVs, one of two Iskander-K cruise missiles and two Kh-59 guided air missiles at night, the Air Force reported. In addition, the enemy attacked with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles at night. Air targets were shot down within the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
08:03 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 20:
- personnel - about 601,800 (+1,330) people,
- tanks - 8518 (+5),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,521 (+26),
- artillery systems - 17,156 (+52),
- MLRS - 1166 (+1),
- air defense systems - 926 (+1),
- aircraft - 367 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 13,864 (+55),
- cruise missiles - 2438 (+1),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 23,142 (+95),
- special equipment - 2885 (+22).
07:52 A major fire broke out in Ternopil Oblast as a result of a Russian attack overnight. OVA calls on local residents to close their windows and stay indoors. Air quality measurements are being taken in Ternopil Oblast.
07:40 In the evening and at night, Russians shelled Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as the Mirovskaya and Marganets communities, one person was injured, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
07:09 At night, the Russians attacked Kiev with attack UAVs, and in the morning - with cruise missiles, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko. All air targets were destroyed on the approaches to the city. According to information at this minute - in Kiev there are no damages and casualties.
06:34 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation footage, that Russian troops have advanced southwest of Novoselovskoye (southeast of Kupyansk) and southwest of Andreyevka (west of Svatovo). Also, according to analysts, the Russians have captured Zavetnoye to the southeast of Pokrovsk and another settlement slightly to the north - Novozhelannoye. In addition, Russian troops have advanced in the northwestern part of Pavlovka (southwest of Ugledar).
The Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState, in turn, reports that the Russian army has occupied Mezhevo in the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, Skuchnoye and Zhuravka, and has also advanced near Grodovka and Zavetnoye. Heavy fighting is underway for New York.