Ukraine's four new sanctions packages target representatives of Russian occupation administrations, individuals involved in the illegal removal of Ukrainian grain, and entities supplying the Russian military and defense industry, covering several levels of the system supporting Russia's war.
Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has identified the removal of Ukraine's tactical nuclear weapons, the decision not to sign an EU Association Agreement in Vilnius, and the failure to prevent Russia's seizure of Crimea in 2014 as three fatal mistakes during Ukraine's years of independence.
The number of people injured in a Russian drone attack on the building of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Zhytomyr region on august 19 has risen 59.
Ukrainian forces and Russian troops engaged in 238 combat clashes over the past day, August 20, with the heaviest fighting reported in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors of the front.
During a Russian drone attack on the Odesa region overnight on August 21, the infrastructure of the international Tabaky border crossing with Moldova was hit.
Ukrainian air defense neutralized 107 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine since the evening of August 20. Hits by 27 enemy drones were recorded at several locations.
Russia’s total combat losses in personnel since February 24, 2022, have reached approximately 1,474,030, including 1,390 troops killed or incapacitated over the past 24 hours.
Russian forces carried out 1,069 attacks on 51 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region over the past day. Four people were injured in enemy attacks on the city of Zaporizhzhia and the Zaporizhzhia and Polohy districts.
A Croatian court has ordered the detention of a Ukrainian citizen suspected of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines pending a decision on his extradition to Germany.
Two-thirds of Ukrainians surveyed believe they will have a better life in the future, while their thoughts about it are accompanied by both hope (47%) and anxiety (43%).