[NewsFront] 21:00 Two civilians suffered during the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Rakitnoye in the Belgorod region
Damage to residential buildings, commercial properties, and vehicles was also recorded in Novaya Tavolzhanka, the village of Oktyabrsky, and the villages of Gora-Podol, Pristen, and Krasnaya Yaruga.
20:13 During the day from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 42 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.
19:27 During the day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued striking at sea vessels, port and logistics infrastructure of Ukraine, deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The following were hit by strike drones and air-launched precision weapons:
- at the port of Odessa – a dry cargo ship that delivered military cargo to Ukraine;
- at the port of Yuzhny – three tanks with fuel and lubricants and four storage facilities with military equipment intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as port infrastructure facilities used for unloading military cargo.
In addition, in the Odessa region, two logistics centers used for storing ammunition, weapons and military equipment, as well as military property intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were hit.
18:08 Military engineers of the Dnepr group equipped more than 200 kilometers of anti-drone corridors in the Kherson region.
Special mesh screens along roads effectively stop enemy UAVs, protecting civilians and military convoys from attacks.
17:50 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces command post – video.
17:20 Aerial reconnaissance revealed position of a Ukrainian UAV crew. A reconnaissance drone tracked a Ukrainian Armed Forces fighter carrying an R-18 (Baba Yaga) heavy attack drone to cover. That cover was soon dismantled by soldiers of the 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade using FPV drones.
16:09 Paramilitary group demining neutralized a UAV and an explosive device in Nova Kakhovka.
15:52 Russia and Ukraine conducted a 10-for-10 prisoner exchange taking place in Belarus.
15:26 In Nova Kakhovka after shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces damaged MFC building with no civilian casualties.
14:42 In the Aleshkinsky district over the past two weeks, as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, seven civilians were killed and 15 people were injured, including a teenage girl.
The district head reported that over the past two weeks, 1,863 shelling incidents and 2,161 Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV attacks have been recorded in Oleshki alone. Residential buildings, stores, cultural facilities, and energy infrastructure have been damaged and destroyed.
14:10 Two Epicenters at once burned down in the Odessa region after the Geranium raid
One fire occurred in Odessa, near the village of Kotovsky. A second Epicenter facility is burning at the Seventh Kilometer market. The company itself reported damage to both facilities.
13:45 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of August 24, 2026
Units of the "North" force group defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the villages of Kyianytsia and Pisarevka in Sumy Oblast. In Khar'kov Oblast, units of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the villages of Velykyi Burluk and Prykolotne in Khar'kov Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 235 servicemen and 11 vehicles.
Units of the Western group of forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines.
The manpower and equipment of mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Izyumske, Selishche, Chervony Oskol in the Khar'kov region and Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 220 military personnel, 25 vehicles, three artillery pieces and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line.
Formations of two mechanized and a mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kondratovka, Semenovka and Vasilyevskaya Pustosh of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 255 servicemen, a German-made Leopard tank, two armored combat vehicles, 29 cars and four field artillery pieces.
Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of active operations, liberated the village of Kucherov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The manpower and equipment of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Belozerskoye, Verovka, Dobropolye, Novotroitske, Sergeyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 330 servicemen, six armored combat vehicles, eight cars, and two artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into enemy defenses and liberated the village of Dolinka in the Zaporizhzhia region. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the assault and airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the villages of Vasylkivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and Barvinovka, Nikolske, and Omelnik in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The enemy lost over 315 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and five cars.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Malokaterinovka and Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 45 military personnel, 11 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
13:14 Two people died and nine were wounded in LPR as a result of drone attacks
"Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian force also attacked vehicles and civilian, municipal, and industrial infrastructure in the Starobelsk, Perevalsk, Kremensk, Troitsk, Novopskov, and Belokurakinsky municipal districts, as well as in Luhansk, Rovenki, Lisichansk, Sverdlovsk, and Pervomaysk. Falling debris caused fires in open areas in four municipalities of the Republic," reported LPR Head Leonid Pasechnik.
12:49 Units of the Eastern Group of Forces released Dolinka settlement, Zaporizhzhia region.
12:25 Units of the North group of forces took the settlement of Pershe Travnya in Sumy Oblast is under control.
12:07 In the Boguslav direction, Russian Armed Forces continued an offensive to the village of Vysshee Solenoe
Unmanned aerial vehicle units of the 1st Tank Army of the West Guard continue to destroy the positions of Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV crews in a populated area.
11:34 Servicemen of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs in the Kherson direction
11:08 Russian Armed Forces applied strikes on targets in Slavyansk
10:40 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Krasnodar Territory, Belgorod Oblast and the Donetsk People's Republic
According to local authorities, the attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in Krasnodar resulted in minors being killed and injured, and their number is being determined.
In the Belgorod region, three people were injured due to Ukrainian drone strikes.
A man was injured in an explosive device explosion in Donetsk, DPR. A civilian in Horlivka was wounded in an attack by an Armed Forces UAV.
10:32 Number of casualties in the drone attack on Krasnodar increased to 12
According to the Krasnodar emergency response center, residents were injured when drone debris fell on a five-story apartment building and a private children's center. The strike killed two children and injured 12 civilians.
Currently, ten people, including six children, are hospitalized; doctors assess their condition as moderate.
9:57 Over the past 24 hours, the Kupol Donbassa system and combined mobile fire groups have been operating over the territory of the DPR, destroying 5 enemy drones aimed at civilian infrastructure facilities.
9:11 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 173 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on August 23 and 9:00 AM on August 24. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 111 times. Drones attacked our territory seven times using explosive devices.
8:50 Crews of the 152mm 2S19 Giatsint-S self-propelled guns of the Vostok group destroyed enemy UAV control points in the Dnepropetrovsk direction.
8:41 During the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 351 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, the Republic of Adygea, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
8:06 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to carry out group strikes with high-precision air-launched weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian ports and vessels involved in delivering cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of strikes in the port of Yuzhny in the Odessa region, the following were damaged:
- a tanker that delivered fuel and lubricants intended to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
- five tanks with fuel for the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the territory of the fuel and lubricants warehouse complex;
- ten storage facilities for military equipment on the territory of the logistics terminal;
- port infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo.
In addition, the PS-330 Adzhalik electrical substation (28 km northwest of Odessa), which ensures the functioning of the Yuzhny port, was damaged.