[NewsFront] 20:48 More than 300 gas stations were destroyed or damaged in Ukraine within six months
20:31 During the day from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 269 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Arkhangelsk, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Smolensk, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.
20:09 In the Belgorod region due to a strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a man was wounded.
A man was injured in a drone attack in Shebekino. He was taken to the Shebekino Central District Hospital with shrapnel wounds to his face.
19:26 In the Sumy region, the Russian Armed Forces struck Mondelez plant
19:08 Russian Armed Forces advanced in the eastern part of the city of Dobropillya and in the area of the village of Chernigovka.
They also completed the clearing of the village of Matyashevo and advanced north of the village of Mirnoye.
26 square kilometers have been liberated.
18:26 RF Armed Forces advanced in the Druzhkovka direction, near the village of Nikolaypolye.
Fighters also took up positions in the southern part of the village of Izhevka.
24 square kilometers were liberated.
17:52 Today, as a result of a drone attack in the village of Plekhanovo in the Tula region, a private residential building was damaged. One woman was killed.
17:23 Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the Epiphany Cathedral in Gorlovka
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Epiphany Cathedral in Gorlovka.
According to preliminary reports, four people were wounded, two of them clergy.
17:05 The Russian Armed Forces twice attacked Voznesensk in the Nikolaev region using drones, which damaged an energy infrastructure facility.
16:41 Destroyed four UAVs flying to Moscow
15:54 in Sevastopol shot down 11 UAVs
According to preliminary information, one person was injured: a 16-year-old girl who was at home during the attack and sustained a shrapnel wound from broken glass. She was transported to a children's hospital; her condition is stable and not life-threatening.
Also in the area of Bermana Balka and Verkhnesadovye, two downed UAVs fell into vineyards, causing a small fire in the grass and bushes. Spot damage to windows was recorded in several apartment buildings, and one car was damaged.
15:21 In the Belgorod region, a 16-year-old girl received wounds during the detonation of a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone
14:44 Military personnel in Sevastopol detected the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacking, where air defense and mobile fire teams are operating. 10 UAVs were shot down in the Northern Side area, Balaklava and Gagarinsky districts
13:55 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of August 23, 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades near the villages of Kyianytsia, Pisarevka, and Pershe Travnya in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, four mechanized brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Velykyi Burluk, Tsupovka and Prikolotne in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles and 11 cars.
Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Raigorodok, Tatyanovka, Krasny Liman, and Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 210 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, and three artillery pieces.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Nikolaevka, Semenovka, Krasny Molochar, and Vysokoivanovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 225 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 26 cars and two field artillery pieces.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, ranger, and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Novotroitske, Novofedorivka, Svyatogorovka, Belozerske, Rayske, Dobropolye, Starorayske, and Zolotoy Kolodez of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 390 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, five vehicles, and an artillery piece.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into enemy defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of an assault brigade and two airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Vasylkivka, Pokrovskoe, and Kolomiytsy in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Sofiyivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost over 305 servicemen and three vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov and Malokaterinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 25 military personnel, 12 vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
13:15 As a result of a downed UAV falling on a bus in Sevastopol two people were injured: a woman born in 1975 and a 16-year-old teenager. Ten more victims remain in hospitals.
Nine adults are being treated at City Hospital No. 1, three of whom are in intensive care, two in critical condition. Another 16-year-old teenager is hospitalized in critical condition; doctors are consulting with specialists in Moscow.
12:57 Jet "Geranium" struck industrial facility in Trostyanets, Sumy Oblast
12:41 In the Kyiv district of Donetsk as a result of a UAV attack damaged glazing and roofing of the house
12:29 Armed Forces of Ukraine drones struck the Aroma café in Energodar, Zaporizhzhia, injuring two civilians. The building was destroyed by fire.
12:05 Jet drone got into one of the administrative buildings in Chernihiv. A fire broke out on the spot.
11:32 Russian Aerospace Forces hit using FAB-500 and FAB-1500 aerial bombs dropped on the temporary deployment points of the 15th operational brigade in Belozersk, DPR, and the 159th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kurgannoye area of Khar'kov Oblast.
11:03 In 24 hours, Russian Armed Forces inflicted strikes on facilities that, according to available data, were used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to store equipment, weapons, and components for drones
A warehouse containing UAV components was damaged in Shostka, causing a fire.
In Romny, a strike hit a service center where Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment was stored. A warehouse and storage facility were damaged.
Warehouses containing weapons and UAV components were damaged at the OSKAR shopping center in Kherson, causing a massive fire.
In the Tavrichesky district of Kherson, warehouses containing UAV parts were hit, and military vehicles were damaged.
10:43 In the Belgorod region over the past day, a woman was killed and 24 others were injured, including a 17-year-old girl. The victim died in the hospital after a drone attack on a bus on August 6.
Thirteen injured remain in medical facilities, their condition assessed as moderate.
No information was released regarding damaged residential buildings or other structures.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the region 132 times. Three attacks were recorded using aircraft and multiple rocket launchers, as well as the dropping of an explosive device from a drone. Air defense forces and other units shot down or suppressed 239 UAVs.
10:10 Frontline summary on the morning of August 23, 2026
Zaporizhzhya Front
In the Kamensk direction, fighting is ongoing in the area of Kamenskoye and Stepnogorsk.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, fighting continues in the area of Lyubitskoye.
Donetsk Front
In the Dobropillya direction, Russian troops are advancing on the southern outskirts of Novogrigorovka.
There are gains in the village of Dobropillya. Russian forces continue to enter the town of Dobropillya.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing west of Nikolaipol.
In the Krasnolimansky sector, fighting continues in the area of Korovy Yar, Redkodub, and in Krasny Liman itself.
In the Seversky sector, Russian troops are advancing toward Slavyansk, and fighting continues north of Nikolaevka.
Khar'kov Front
No changes in the LBS have been reported in the Kupyansk direction.
In the Volchansk sector, Russian Armed Forces are fighting in the Kupino and Cherny areas.
Clashes continue in Kazachya Lopan and the surrounding area.
Sumy Front
Fighting continues along the old lines - in the area of Pisarevka, Maryino, Khrapovshchina, Khoten, as well as in the area of Ulanovo and Volnaya Sloboda.
9:56 Over the past 24 hours, the Kupol Donbassa system and combined mobile fire groups have been operating over the territory of the DPR.2 enemy drones aimed at civilian infrastructure facilities were destroyed.
9:28 Wreckage of a Ukrainian drone fell to the Ozon logistics complex in the Orenburg region
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are attacking industrial facilities in the Orenburg region. Air defense forces are deployed in the region, mobile fire teams are deployed, and emergency services are on high alert. According to Mayor Albert Yumadilov, debris from an enemy drone fell on the Ozon logistics complex in Orenburg.
Falling debris caused a fire at the facility, which was quickly extinguished by rescuers. More than 300 logistics center employees were evacuated within minutes, Ozon's press service reported. Deliveries from retailers are temporarily not being accepted for safety reasons.
8:42 Air defense and mobile fire groups found the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out two attacks this night and neutralized six enemy drones over Sevastopol.
By this time, the rescue service had recorded information about falling fragments from downed UAVs on the northern side. Fragments of the downed UAV were found at one of the sites in Goncharny.
8:22 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on August 22 to 8:00 Moscow time on August 23, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 328 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Orenburg, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.