Fires
Russian drones struck the residential area of Lebyazhe in Kharkiv region overnight. Two women were killed, and two other people were injured.
The infrastructure of the Tabaky crossing point in Odesa Oblast was damaged in a Shahed drone attack. The passage of people and vehicles has been suspended.
On the night of August 21, Russia launched 135 drones at Ukraine. Air defense destroyed or suppressed 107 of them; 27 strikes were recorded at 16 locations.
As a result of the overnight UAV attack on Sumy, two people were injured and fires broke out. The strike damaged a two-story building and civilian infrastructure.
Sumy came under a massive attack by Russian UAVs during the night of August 21. A two-story residential building caught fire in the Kovpakivskyi District.
The M&Ms operation was intended to isolate the Russian elite and force Putin to agree to a ceasefire. The plan envisaged autonomous strikes on Moscow's airports.
Patrol officers provided assistance to three injured women following the attack on Kyiv. As a result of the massive strike, 15 people were killed and another 39 were injured.
In Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district, UAV debris caused a fire in a non-residential building. One person was killed and another injured.
In Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district, fragments of an enemy drone caused a fire at a business center. Emergency services have headed to the scene.
Andrii Sybiha met with Tom Fletcher in Kyiv and spoke about Russian attacks on cities and critical infrastructure. Fletcher announced a trip to Kherson.
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported strikes on airfields in Donetsk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, as well as the destruction of two radar systems. The "Tamanneftegaz" terminal was damaged.
The Russians carried out nine strikes on Kramatorsk with FAB-250 aerial bombs. Twenty-two houses, commercial facilities, a library, and infrastructure were damaged.
On the morning of August 20, a Russian FPV drone hit a museum and an outbuilding in Kherson. The fire was extinguished; there were no fatalities.
A Russian drone attacked an operating store in Sloviansk, where shoppers and staff were present. A fire broke out, and three people were injured.
The Russians attacked the logistics infrastructure of the Kyiv region for the fourth time in 24 hours. Rescuers are extinguishing fires in the Brovary and Boryspil districts.
A Russian strike on the logistics infrastructure of Zhytomyr region caused a fire and injured two people. Rescuers extinguished the blaze.
A student, acting on an order from the Russian Federation, made explosives for an attempt on the life of a commander of one of the military units and agreed to set a truck on fire. The SBU detained him during the arson.
Fourteen people have been killed and more than 40 injured in Kyiv and the region as a result of Russia's massive attack. Rescuers are checking the rubble and battling the fire with aircraft.
The Russian attack on Kyiv region lasted nearly nine hours and claimed the lives of 13 people, while another 40 were injured. In Boryspil, warehouses and Red Cross facilities were damaged.
As a result of the Russian attack with jet-powered drones on Zhytomyr, three people were killed and another 53 were injured. Rescuers are carrying out restoration work.
Russia attacked civilian infrastructure in the south of Odesa region. Trailers carrying food products were damaged; there were no casualties.
The drone entered Romanian airspace near Galați and crashed in Tulcea County. No casualties or damage were reported.
An attack on an oil refinery was recorded in Nizhnekamsk, and other energy facilities were targeted in another region. In Crimea, monitoring resources report a blackout.
As a result of the massive attack in Kyiv, 11 people were killed and more than 30 were injured. Buildings, a school, a children's hospital and warehouses were damaged in three districts.
Four people were killed and another 23 injured in Kyiv in a massive attack. Residential buildings, warehouses, a medical facility, a school, and cars were damaged.
A man was killed and two others were injured as a result of the enemy attack, one of them seriously. An industrial facility was damaged.
As a result of the ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, three people were killed and 20 residents were injured. Part of the capital was left without electricity.
At least four people were injured in Kyiv as a result of the enemy attack. Fires, destruction, and damage to a hospital were reported in the city's districts.
Russian “Banderol” drones struck the Zhytomyr police building. Two police officers were killed, and at least 20 people were injured.
An artisanal gold mine collapsed in western CAR, killing at least 100 people. Search operations are ongoing; some miners are missing.