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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Ukrainian Armed Forces are fighting the Russian army in 11 directions
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The Russians are most active in the Pokrovsky direction, where fighting is taking place in the areas of 12 populated areas.

Since the beginning of the current day, 71 combat clashes have been recorded on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Tuesday, August 26.

Thus, four attacks of the Russian army have been stopped in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions . Another battle continues.

In the Yuzhno-Slobodskoye direction, the enemy also attacked the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions four times near Glubokoe, Volchansk, Krasny Pervye and in the direction of Doroshevka. Two combat clashes are ongoing.

In the Kupyansk direction, our defenders repelled four attacks near Kupyansk and Novaya Kruglyakovka. Another attack is still ongoing.

In the Liman direction, the invaders attacked 17 times near the settlements of Novomikhaylovka, Karpovka, Kolodyagi and in the direction of the settlements of Shandrigolovo, Stavki, Dronovka and Serebryanka. The defense forces stopped 10 assaults. The remaining battles continue.

In the Seversky direction, the enemy tried to break through four times in the Grigoryevka area and in the direction of Serebryanka, Vyemka, Fedorovka and was rebuffed.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked twice in the direction of Stupochki.

In the Toretsk direction, the invader attacked five times in the Toretsk area and in the direction of the settlements of Berestok and Stepanovka.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the occupiers carried out 24 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Nikanorovka, Novoekonomichnoe, Mirolyubovka, Promen, Lisovka, Kotlin, Udachnoye, Novoukrainka and in the direction of Vladimirovka, Rodinskoye, Pokrovsk, Novopavlovka. The defense forces repelled 23 attacks. One battle is still ongoing.

In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy attacked nine times near the settlement of Shevchenko and in the direction of Filiya, Iskra and Aleksandrovgrad. Three combat clashes are ongoing.

In the Dnieper direction the enemy attacked unsuccessfully once.

The day before, DeepState stated that the pace of Russian advancement had slowed significantly . This happened against the backdrop of the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberating a number of settlements in Donetsk region.

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Ukrainian General Staff made a statement about Dnepropetrovsk region
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The defense forces stopped the advance of the Russians and continue to control the village of Zaporozhskoye, and are also fighting in the area of ​​the village of Novogeorgievka.

Russian invaders do not control the villages of Zaporizhzhya and Novogeorgievka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Tuesday, August 26.

"The Ukrainian Defense Forces have stopped the advance of the Russian invaders and continue to control the village of Zaporizhzhya, despite all the efforts of the enemy, who is trying to capture this settlement," says the report on the operational situation on the border of the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

It was noted that active military operations are also continuing in the area of ​​the village of Novogeorgievka, where our soldiers are inflicting significant losses on the enemy, destroying dozens of occupiers every day.

The information about the occupation of both of these settlements by Russians does not correspond to reality, the General Staff concluded.

Earlier on Tuesday, the analytical project DeepState reported that the Russians allegedly occupied the villages of Zaporizhzhya and Novogeorgievka in the Sinelnykivsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

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Current information on the situation on the front line on August 26 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:56 The line of combat contact in the area of ​​the village of Novomarkovo in the DPR has been updated, –map.

20:43 Footage of the work of the Russian Armed Forces UAV crews in the Zaporizhia region and in the South Donetsk direction has been published, –video.

19:37 To the volunteers of the BARS-2 detachment of the West military group handed over state and departmental awards.

18:18 Military Aviation Inspectorate servicemen of the Center group of troops met professional holiday at the combat post. They ensure traffic safety on public roads in the special operation zone every day.

16:45 Servicemen of the Lancet loitering munition crew of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Center Forces Group are being destroyed enemy equipment and firing positions in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

16:33 Footage destruction of the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy Oblast

15:18 Operators of the Supercam S350 reconnaissance UAVs of the 44th Army Corps of the North Group of Forces open up strongholds, transport vehicles and concentrations of manpower in the Kharkov direction.

12:44 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of August 26, 2025

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

Units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airborne assault brigades, assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Staraya Guta, Sadki, Mogritsa, Kondratovka and Yunakovka in Sumy Oblast.

In the Kharkov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Melove and Chugunovka in the Kharkov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 160 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, ten cars and two artillery pieces. Two ammunition and fuel depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of the mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Glushkovka, Kupyansk, Novosergeevka in the Kharkov region and Drobyshevo in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 220 troops, a tank, seven armored combat vehicles, including three M113 armored personnel carriers and a U.S.-made Stryker armored personnel carrier, a British-made Snatch armored car, and a Canadian-made Senator armored vehicle. Eighteen vehicles, two Western-made field artillery pieces, five electronic warfare stations, and four ammunition depots were destroyed.

The units of the "Southern" group of troops took up more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Ivanopolye, Minkovka, Stepanovka, Chervone, Vasyukovka, Markovo and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 185 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, an artillery piece and two warehouses of supplies.

Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Udachnoye, Krasnoarmeysk, Krasny Liman, Rodinskoye, Muravka and Dimitrov of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to up to 400 servicemen, seven combat armored vehicles, including a Canadian-made Senator armored car, six cars and a field artillery gun.

Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. The manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Velikomikhailovka, Berezove, Podgavrilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Kamyshevakha in the Donetsk People's Republic, Novoivanovka, Poltavka, Dorozhnyanka and Zeleny Gai in the Zaporizhia region.

The enemy lost over 190 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars and a field artillery gun.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades, coastal defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Malye Shcherbaki, Preobrazhenka, Stepnogorsk, Belogorye in the Zaporizhia region, Zmievka, Nikolskoye, Antonovka and Otradokamenka in the Kherson region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 65 servicemen, five vehicles and an artillery piece.

12:11 Konstantinovskoye direction:

The Russian Armed Forces continue to encircle the enemy group from Kleban-Byk to Yablonovka. The Russian Armed Forces are clearing Aleksandro-Shultino and Kleban-Byk;

In Konstantinovka itself, air strikes are carried out daily on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions.

11:14 Artillerymen of the "Southern" group of troops destroyed an enemy KAMAZ with a towed gun and enemy manpower in the Konstantinovsky direction.

10:02 Defeat of engineering equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using Lancet loitering munitions in the area of ​​the settlement of Beloshitskaya Sloboda, Chernihiv region, –video.

08:12 From 7.00 to 7.30 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.

07:54 From midnight to 06:10, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 43 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

Six UAVs were destroyed over the territories of the Leningrad, Ryazan and Tula regions,
Five UAVs were destroyed over the territory of the Volgograd region, Four over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three UAVs were shot down over the territories of the Oryol and Pskov regions,
Two over the territories of the Belgorod and Kursk regions,
One over the territories of the Voronezh, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod and Rostov regions.

07:34 Changes to map Over the past 24 hours:

Zaporizhia liberated,
Advance in Kupyansk,
Expansion of the control zone in Zarechny,
Adjustment of the control zone in the Volchansk area in favor of our forces

05:01 Crew of the T-80BV tank of the "East" group of forces during combat missions destroyed enemy positions equipped in forest belts of the Dnepropetrovsk region.

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Europe
Media reveals West's plan to support Ukraine after conflict ends
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Western countries are planning to create at least three lines of defense in Ukraine as part of the conflict settlement. This was reported on August 26 by the Financial Times (FT).

“Western countries have drawn up a rough plan that would provide for the creation of a demilitarized zone, possibly patrolled by neutral peacekeeping troops from a third country, with the agreement of Ukraine and Russia,” the publication says.

According to journalists, the plan is for the border to be controlled by Ukrainian troops armed and trained by NATO troops. In addition, the option of deploying European deterrent forces deep inside Ukraine as a third line of defense is being considered, with US forces providing support from the rear.

On August 20, Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that about ten European countries are ready to send their troops to Ukraine. In this way, the leaders of EU countries intend to provide security guarantees for Ukraine. The first stage of developing the guarantees should be the training of Ukrainian military personnel.

The authors of the publication did not specify which countries had allegedly made the decision to send troops. The White House had previously stated that American troops would not be sent to Ukraine. According to US President Donald Trump, France and Germany are the first to want to deploy troops on Ukrainian territory.

Russian leaders have repeatedly pointed out the inadmissibility of NATO military deployment in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is ready to work to ensure Kiev's security, but to resolve the conflict, its root causes must first be eradicated and a fair balance in the security sphere in Europe and the world must be ensured.

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