Steve Witkoff, special representative of the US President, after his visit to Moscow, misinformed Americans and Ukrainians regarding Putin's proposals. This caused confusion due to Witkoff's lack of diplomatic experience.
Due to the activity of Russian UAVs, traffic on the M-14 Kherson-Mykolaiv highway has been temporarily restricted. The enemy is deliberately attacking civilian transport.
The summer campaign of Russian troops in Ukraine did not bring the expected results, ending in failure. In three months, the Russians captured only 0.3% of Ukrainian territory, failing to achieve their goals.
The occupation authorities of Kherson region reported to Putin about their own revenues of 7 billion rubles, but the region's budget for 2025 consists of 76% of subsidies. Own revenues barely cover the basic expenses of the occupation apparatus.
50 veterans and their families underwent training in agro-drone operation.
The head of the Kherson RMA warned about high activity of Russian drones on the M-14 Kherson-Mykolaiv highway. The enemy deliberately attacks civilian transport, so movement along this route is not recommended.
A watermelon shortage has emerged in the occupied left-bank Kherson region. The occupiers artificially regulate the sown areas, exporting most of the harvest to Moscow and St. Petersburg.
In Donetsk region, a serviceman attempted to sell weapons for over 1. 7 million UAH. He exchanged 26 grenades and 9 grenade launchers for a drone, which he then resold for 40,000 UAH.
In the Kherson region, a Russian drone attacked a prosecutor's office service vehicle on the Mykolaiv-Kherson highway. A 58-year-old driver and a 38-year-old prosecutor were injured and taken to the hospital.
Prosecutors secured confirmation of a life sentence for a collaborator who transmitted data about the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The man cooperated with the enemy from February to April 2022.
The "Yellow Ribbon" movement presented the 24independence. day platform for congratulating residents of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine on Independence Day. The website allows sending personal greetings and words of support, uniting Ukrainians.
Russian military dropped explosives on a 15-year-old boy in Novoraisk, Kherson region. The victim sustained blast, craniocerebral injuries, and shrapnel wounds to the thigh.
The "Yellow Ribbon" movement adorned the occupied cities of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson regions, and Crimea with Ukrainian flags. The action took place on August 23, Ukraine's National Flag Day, covering Yevpatoria, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zhdanivka, Henichesk, Berdiansk, Mariupol, Simferopol, and Nova Kakhovka.
In Kherson, a man in a state of alcoholic intoxication threatened teenagers with a knife. An indifferent passerby prevented him before the police arrived.
83% of Ukrainians want to link their lives with Ukraine, although this figure has decreased. 73% of respondents believe in victory over Russia.
Russian servicemen in the Kherson direction are burning their equipment to avoid advancing to positions. This creates opportunities for the advancement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reports the partisan movement "ATESH".
Over the past day, 116 combat engagements took place. The enemy launched 2 missile and 49 air strikes, using 1850 kamikaze drones.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin demands that Ukraine withdraw troops from Donbas and refuse to join NATO. In return, Moscow is ready to stop the war along the current front line in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
On August 20, 2025, the DIU destroyed a Russian boat with an air-launched missile near Zaliznyi Port. All five crew members were eliminated, the strike was illuminated by a laser from a drone.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 71 combat engagements over the past day, with the most attacks recorded in the Lyman direction. The enemy intensified pressure in northern Donetsk region, and aviation struck Sumy region and Zaporizhzhia.
The Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine confirmed the destruction of a Russian echelon with fuel in the Zaporizhzhia region. The enemy was left without fuel and railway connection between Urozhaine and Tokmak.
Russian troops shelled Bilozerka around 12:00, hitting a residential building. As a result of the attack, a 39-year-old man was killed, and a local resident was injured.
The Kremlin's propaganda project "Conversations about important things" is being extended to kindergartens starting September 1. The lessons justify the "SMO" and glorify Russian military personnel.
The Kherson City Court sentenced a former colony inspector to 8 years for collaborating with the Russians. The woman worked for the occupation administration and went into hiding after the region's liberation.
121 combat engagements took place at the front, 40 of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy launched missile and air strikes, used kamikaze drones and shelling.
Russia has turned stolen Ukrainian grain into a profitable business. About 70 countries, including Egypt, Turkey, and Iran, are buying this wheat.
Alexander Milonov, brother of Russian MP Vitaly Milonov, died in the war against Ukraine. He fought as part of the intelligence unit of the "3rd Combined Arms Army of the LPR" since January 2025.
At the National Children's Hospital "Okhmatdyt", the restoration of the treatment and diagnostic building, damaged by aggression, is underway. Over 2000 m² of facade have already been dismantled, new windows installed, and internal premises renovated, while the hospital continues to admit patients.
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the Kremlin "never aimed to occupy the territories of Ukraine," but is trying to "protect Russians. "
As a result of Russian artillery shelling of Chornobaivka, an 11-year-old boy suffered a concussion, shrapnel wound to the shoulder, and other injuries. The child was hospitalized.
