In Ukraine, the schedule of power outages was "moved" by 30 minutes. According to Ukrenergo, blackouts will start at 17:30 and last until 21:30 instead of the previous schedule of 17:00-21:00.
In the Desnianskyi district of Kyiv, a drone wreckage was found to have fallen, causing a grass floor to catch fire. According to Vitali Klitschko, the fire was quickly extinguished, and no one was injured.
An aid headquarters is set up in Sumy after a rocket attack on a residential area. Five high-rise buildings, 15 cars and a shopping center were damaged. The center provides advice on how to apply for financial aid.
The Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation into the dissemination of a video of the beheading of a suspected Ukrainian serviceman. Investigators of the SBU Main Investigation Department are taking urgent actions to verify the information and related circumstances.
The German government will not provide additional financial support to Ukraine due to the lack of funds in the budget. Previously planned payments and arms transfers will continue, but new applications will not be approved.
President Zelenskyy heard a report on the Armed Forces' operation in the Kursk region. Ukrainian forces are strengthening their positions, expanding the stabilized territory, and replenishing the prisoner exchange fund.
There were 5 explosions in Kramatorsk, one rocket hit a two-story building. One person is under the rubble, a gas pipeline was damaged. The rescue operation is ongoing, the consequences of the shelling are being established.
An explosion was heard in Sumy. The Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat and urged people to take shelter in areas where an alert was issued.
Ukraine's Air Defense Forces have destroyed an enemy drone in the skies over Dnipropetrovs'k region. The successful interception was announced by the head of the regional council, Mykola Lukashuk, who thanked the military of the Vostok military group.
An explosion was heard in Kryvyi Rih. The Air Force warned of the possibility of ballistic missile attacks from the east, and local authorities did not comment on the situation.
Consumers in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Sumy regions were left without electricity as a result of hostile attacks. Damage to gas pipelines left more than a thousand customers in four regions without gas.
Kyiv RMA handed over 4 mini-excavators to the 72nd Brigade to equip their defensive positions. The company also provided the military with 50 FPV drones, a vehicle, and allocated UAH 32 million for electronic warfare, communications, and drones.
The enemy maintains a military presence on the border with Chernihiv region. No signs of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions.
The body of a 52-year-old mechanic of thermal and mechanical equipment with no signs of life was found at a power facility in Kyiv region. Paramedics pronounced the worker dead.
At night and in the morning, Russian troops fired 18 times at the border areas of Sumy region. Forty-one explosions were recorded, one civilian was injured, and buildings and cars were damaged.
Heat is expected to reach 35-36° in Ukraine, especially in the south and Kirovohrad region. Short-term rains and thunderstorms are forecast in the western regions and Vinnytsia region, with fog possible in the Carpathians.
Two people were injured in a Russian strike on civilian infrastructure in Sumy. Rescue services are working at the scene and searching for possible victims.
The occupants carried out 401 attacks on 15 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region. They used 299 UAVs, 9 MLRS attacks and 93 artillery attacks, damaged infrastructure, and caused no civilian casualties.
At night, air alerts were raised three times in Kyiv region due to enemy drone attacks. The air defense forces shot down the targets, and the falling debris set fire to the forest floor and damaged the roof of a private house.
A 58-year-old man was injured by explosives dropped from a Russian drone in Beryslav. The victim was hospitalized with multiple injuries, including shrapnel wounds and a head injury.
At least 4 explosions were recorded in occupied Kerch. The occupation authorities have not yet commented on the situation.
Monobank co-founder Oleg Gorokhovsky reported a DDoS attack on the bank. The bank received about a billion requests in 3 hours, but the situation is under control.
In Zakarpattia, a group of offenders attacked a border guard and took his weapon. Two of them fled to Romania, but all three offenders were detained thanks to cooperation with Romanian border guards.
The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights reported the return of 891 Ukrainian children, 338 of whom were deported by Russia. Additionally, 6 children were returned from the occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
Two men attacked Ukrainian border guards, took away their weapons and fled to Romania. Both attackers were detained by the Romanian authorities and the weapons were found.
The President of Ukraine reported on the successful actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region of Russia. According to him, Ukrainian forces are destroying the enemy's logistics, striking at positions and replenishing the exchange fund.
In Mykolaiv region, a Russian FPV drone attacked a police car, injuring three officers. The police were documenting the aftermath of the previous attack when the enemy struck again.
The President of Ukraine discussed with religious leaders a bill to ban the UOC-MP. Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of Ukraine's spiritual independence and unity.
On August 19, the entrance to five villages in Russia's Belgorod region is closed, and residents are evacuated. Governor Gladkov announced compensation and assistance with the removal of property.
The EU is shocked by the sentencing of Russian/US citizen Ksenia Karelin for donating less than 50 euros to a Ukrainian organization. A Russian court sentenced the ballerina to 12 years for “high treason” for transferring funds to the Razom for Ukraine Foundation.
