Fires
On the morning of August 23, an explosion occurred at a pharmacy on Hlynianskyi Trakt in Lviv. According to preliminary data, the pharmacist was killed.
In Kharkiv, a drone struck the Osnovianskyi district, injuring seven people. Two houses and an outbuilding caught fire.
A warehouse complex covering 82,000 square meters caught fire in Kolpino. The fire was assigned the fourth level of complexity; the cause is being determined.
The EU sent four helicopters, 124 firefighters and 39 pieces of equipment to Serbia. The fire destroyed thousands of hectares of forest.
In Kharkiv’s Osnovianskyi district, two private houses caught fire after a strike by a jet-powered «Shahed». Preliminary reports indicate that four people were injured.
A fire broke out in the Myrhorod district after two Russian strikes. Rescuers extinguished it; there were no fatalities or injuries.
An apartment building caught fire in Playa de s'Arenal. At least five people were injured, and three suffered smoke inhalation.
A fire broke out at a warehouse containing aerosol cans on the premises of the Iskra plant in Lviv. Rescuers discovered a third person who had died.
Russia launched a daytime combined strike on Odesa region: a woman, a 16-year-old girl and another person were injured. Homes, silos and infrastructure were damaged.
Two people were killed and five employees injured at an aerosol can warehouse in Lviv. The fire has been contained, and rescuers are removing hazardous containers.
As a result of the attack, a railway facility, a warehouse, and a wooded area caught fire. Repeated strikes damaged the State Emergency Service’s equipment; no casualties were reported.
Russian ballistic missiles struck a truck parking lot in Boryspil district. A man and a woman were killed; a child is among the 9 injured.
Ukrainian units struck fuel tanks at the port of Yeisk, after which a fire broke out at the complex. The extent of the damage is being clarified.
Russian drones struck Zaporizhzhia, causing fires in a residential building and a warehouse. No casualties were reported.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine said that the Novokuybyshevsky Oil Refinery and Ozon's logistics hub in Russia's Samara region were hit. The facilities were attacked by FP-1 drones.
At night, Russian drones hit a commercial facility in central Kherson, causing a fire and significant damage. No one was injured.
As a result of the Russian attack, 16 people were killed and 9 are missing, including two children. 130 people were injured, including 25 children. Mourning was declared on August 23.
The Tabaki checkpoint on the border with Moldova was damaged by Russian drones. After repairs, the passage of people and vehicles was restored.
A fire broke out at an Ozon warehouse in the Samara region after a drone attack. Nearby are enterprises that manufacture explosives and ammunition.
A fire at the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in the Samara region occurred following a UAV attack. The extent of the damage is currently unknown.
Explosions were reported in Feodosia and Sevastopol, Crimea. In Yevpatoria, drone debris caused a fire on the second floor of a building.
As a result of the Russian drone attack on the "Sonyachna Halereia" shopping center, 15 people were killed and 130 injured, including 23 children. The debris removal operation is ongoing.
After Russian drones struck a shopping and entertainment center in Kryvyi Rih, 14 people were killed and more than 100 injured, including 11 children. The rescue operation is ongoing.
Following Russia's attack on the "Sunny Gallery" shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih, 121 people were injured, including 22 children. Two people were killed.
Fourteen people were killed as a result of Russia’s drone attack on the "Soniachna Halereia" shopping mall. A large-scale fire broke out after the strike, and dozens of people were injured.
As a result of Russia's attack on the "Sonyachna Halereia" shopping center, two people were killed and 103 were injured, including 11 children. The rescue operation is ongoing.
In Kryvyi Rih, a Russian strike drone hit the city’s largest shopping complex. A fire broke out, and a rescue operation began.
Ukraine appealed to the IMO over Russian attacks on 52 civilian vessels in the Black Sea in July and the first half of August 2026. Since the beginning of the invasion, 262 merchant vessels have been damaged.
The General Staff confirmed the strike on the Russian oil refinery in Perm and the Marinovka airfield. A fire was recorded at the plant; the damage is being assessed.
Sunao Takami was executed by hanging for setting fire to a pachinko parlor in Osaka in 2009. It is Japan’s first execution in more than a year.