The Armed Forces of Ukraine have forced the enemy to retreat in Kharkiv, Sloviansk, Avdiyivka directions, inflicting losses on Russian troops in the latter two.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine made the Russian troops retreat in Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Southern Buh directions. The Ukrainian defenders inflicted losses on the enemy in several areas.
Russian forces launched a missile strike on the Chaplyne railway station in Dnipropetrovsk region. At least 15 people were killed, about 50 were injured.
Rescuers have finished search operations in a three-story building destroyed by Russian shelling in the Saltiv district of Kharkiv on August 17, the total number of dead is 19 people.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky released a video from Khreshchatyk showing Russian military equipment destroyed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and emphasized that the "parade" of Russian equipment in Ukraine can only be like this.
Teachers of a secondary school in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhia region are being subjected to psychological pressure with elements of intimidation as Russian security operatives are trying to force them to undergo “retraining” in Crimea to be able to teach children in line with the Russian curriculum starting September 1.
Russian paratrooper officers are refusing to participate in hostilities in Ukraine, so the command of the airborne forces of the occupying country has decided to appoint contract service members without officer ranks and experience of participation in hostilities to officer positions.