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War in Ukraine today: latest news, 14 August, 2024 (photo)

It has been the 903rd day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.

What happened in Ukraine today:

Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 6 pm:

The Defense Forces continue to decisively counter the enemy’s attempts to advance deeper into Ukrainian territory, focusing on disrupting the occupiers’ offensive plans.russian invaders continue to assault the positions of Ukrainian defenders.

On 14 August, there were 106 combat engagements on the front line. The hottest spot is towards Pokrovsk.

The occupier continues to use aviation and artillery against border vicinities of Sumy oblast. Artillery strikes hit the vicinities of Bachivsk, Porozok, Boiaro-Lezhachi and Prohres. Hlukhiv suffered from an airstrike.

Towards Kharkiv, russian terrorists launched three assaults on Ukrainian units’ positions near Vovchansk, with one battle still ongoing. Kozacha Lopan and Lyptsi were targeted by enemy guided bombs.

Towards Kupiansk, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions four times near Lozova, Petropavlivka and Synkivka. The Defense Forces repelled two attacks, while two engagements continued.

Towards Lyman, the enemy attacked in the vicinities of Makiivka, Nevske and Terny. Since the beginning of the day, nine engagements have occurred in this direction, with one battle still ongoing near Nevske. The situation remains under control.

The enemy continues trying to breach Ukrainian defences towards Siversk but is met with fierce resistance from Ukrainian units. Near Bilohorivka, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, and Vyimka, the occupiers attempted to push Ukrainian units back 17 times, with four of these engagements still ongoing.

Towards Kramatorsk, the invaders conducted four assaults near Chasiv Yar and Andriivka, with two engagements still underway.

Towards Toretsk, the number of enemy attacks increased to 14. The enemy, supported by aviation, attacked near the settlements of Niu-York, where Ukrainian defenders repelled three attacks, Zalizne, Pivnichne and Toretsk, where nine assaults were already repelled, with two engagements ongoing.

The enemy is intensely attacking Ukrainian defenders towards Pokrovsk. Throughout the day, the aggressor carried out 37 attacks in the vicinities of Vozdvyzhenka, Hrodivka, Zhelanne, Zelene Pole, Vodiane, Skuchne, Karlivka and Ptyche. The Defense Forces are holding the line and have repelled 25 enemy attacks, with 12 battles still ongoing. Vozdvyzhenka and Hrodivka were hit by guided bombs, while Oleksandropil was struck with unguided rockets.

Towards Kurakhove, the enemy attacked Ukrainian units five times since the start of the day. They attempted to advance near Kostiantynivka and Krasnohorivka, with a battle still ongoing near Heorhiivka.

Towards Vremivka, Ukrainian forces are repelling two attacks towards Vodiane, while four attempts to advance towards Vuhledar and Vodiane were unsuccessful for the enemy.

In the vicinities of Mala Tokmachka and Novodanilivka, towards Orikhiv, the occupiers unsuccessfully attempted to advance three times but faced fierce resistance. The enemy also used aviation to strike Lobkove.

Towards Kherson, four enemy attacks were unsuccessful.

In the Armed Forces of Ukraine, by the order of the Commander-in-Chief, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the development and implementation of a comprehensive program titled “Preserving the Lives of Service Members” has begun. Special attention will be given to improving the training of Ukrainian defenders, enhancing the quality of their education, improving medical care at all stages, ensuring rest for personnel carrying out combat tasks, and other measures.

In every combat brigade of the border guards, a separate unit of reconnaissance-strike unmanned aerial systems (RUBAK) will be established. The first rapid response unit of RUBAK has begun forming in the Pomsta (Vengeance) brigade towards Bakhmut, led by Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Oleksiuk. The newly established RUBAK unit will receive all necessary assistance from higher management bodies, according to Lieutenant General Serhiy Deyneko, head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

Recent war events in the east of Ukraine

Yesterday the defence forces stopped more than 50 russian attacks towards Pokrovsk. According to the Regional Military Administration, the occupation army attacked Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts 106 times on 13 August.

Kharkiv oblast

Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the RMA, reported that russia has withdrawn from Sotnytsia Kozachok and was also forced to move some troops that were deployed to reinforce Vovchansk and Lyptsi to Kursk region.

The regional prosecutor’s office said a 45-year-old man was injured as a result of shelling of Kruhliakivka in Kupiansk region in the morning. Preliminary, russia used MRLs.

Police added that russia launched a drone strike on a humanitarian aid distribution site in Kupiansk. A 64-year-old man was injured in the strike and hospitalised.

Yesterday at 7pm, russians attacked Kupiansk. An FPV drone attack damaged a private house.

At 1:50pm, russians attacked Kozacha Lopan village ofv Kharkiv region. A pharmacy was damaged as a result of tank shelling.

At 8:17am, russians attacked Kupiansk. A drone attack damaged the premises of the operator’s warehouse building.

Towards Kharkiv, there were 13 combat engagements near Hlyboke, Lyptsi, Tykhe and Vovchansk.

Towards Kharkiv, there were four hostile attacks. Defence forces repelled enemy assaults near Synkivka, Berestove, Kruhliakivka and towards Novooosynove.

Donetsk oblast

Serviceman Kyrylo Sazonov reported that russians are not moving their troops from Pokrovsk, Toretsk, Kramatorsk and Lyman directions to the territory of Kursk region. The situation in the east is very difficult. As for the deployment of any units from the east, the russians are not deploying anyone to Kursk. Their goal was to reach the borders of Donetsk oblast and it remains the same. They are working very actively in the east, sending whoever they can.

Serviceman Kyrylo Sazonov added that the russian military ‘’bumped into” the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canal in Chasiv Yar. The russian army has actually destroyed the Canal neighbourhood in Chasiv Yar, which is located in the direction of Bakhmut from the Siversky Donets Canal itself. The russians understand that the assault on the canal in urban areas is a reminder of the losses they suffered in Avdiivka and Bakhmut. The soldier said that a few days ago, the russian army tried to conduct a mechanised assault on the canal, but lost its equipment. Therefore, russian troops are not using equipment here, but are trying to force the canal with infantry forces supported by artillery and mortars.

Towards Lyman, the russian army attacked 11 times and tried to advance near Nevske, Terny, Makiivka and in Serebrianka forest.

Towards Siversk, Ukrainian troops repelled five attacks near Verkhnokamianske and Spirne.

Towards Kramatorsk, there were 6 battles near Bila Hora, Ivanivske and, most actively, near Chasiv Yar.

Towards Toretsk, with the support of aviation, russian troops carried out 19 attacks near Zalizne, Niu-York and Toretsk.

Towards Pokrovsk, Ukrainian troops repelled 54 assaults and attacks towards the settlements of Sukha Balka, Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Yelizavetivka, Zelene Pole, Malynivka, Hrodivka, Zhelanne, Skuchne, Kalynove, Ptyche and Karlivka. The highest concentration of russian attacks was near Hrodivka, and the area around the town was bombed by three UAVs.

Towards Kurakhove, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 5 russian attacks near Krasnohorivka and Kostiantynivka.

Towards Vremivka, according to updated information, the russian army conducted 6 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Vodiane, Kostiantynivka and Vuhledar.

Donetsk police documented the consequences of hostile attacks yesterday saying that one person was killed and two injured. Also russian troops made 2,645 attacks along the frontline and in the residential sector. 8 settlements were under attack: Kurakhove, Myrnohrad, Novohrodivka, Shcherbynivka, Dibrova, Zhuravka, Lysivka and Myroliubivka.

9 civilian objects were damaged, including 6 residential buildings, a garage and a vehicle.

A civilian was killed as a result of hostile shelling in Zhuravka village.

The occupiers shelled Shcherbynivka by artillery, injuring two people and damaging two private houses.

The russians shelled Novohrodivka using Smerch multiple rocket launchers. The shells hit a house, no one was injured.

In Myrnohrad, a drone attack damaged a garage and buses.

A private house was destroyed as a result of an artillery strike on Kurakhove.

Serhii Honcharov, Head of the Civil Protection Department of Donetsk Regional Military Administration, said that more than 2,200 children still need to be evacuated from 28 settlements where forced evacuation of minors with their parents has been announced. Since the introduction of the forced evacuation measures, 3,666 children have been evacuated in Donetsk oblast and all children have been evacuated from 86 settlements.

Luhansk oblast

Artem Lysohor, Head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration, said that a 63-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man left Nevske and moved to Donetsk oblast.

It is extremely dangerous to stay in the de-occupied villages of this community. The enemy is targeting the settlements using cannon and rocket artillery. Yesterday they also used almost 100 unmanned aerial vehicles. The occupiers fired uncontrolled aerial missiles near Serhiivka.

Also russian assault operations are ongoing near Nevske and Makiivka. The enemy is also active in Serebrianka forest.

Residents of those neighbourhoods of Lysychansk where the invaders managed to restore electricity are being billed by the energy supplier for the electricity consumed, taking into account the debt that arose before the occupation. They are forcing people to pay by threatening them with disconnections.

Occupied Sievierodonetsk was not included in the programme to provide schools with russian textbooks. Local teachers asked their “colleagues” from Voronezh to organise a collection of textbooks in their educational institutions to be used by the residents if they had any extra.

What is happening now in the north of Ukraine

Kyiv oblast

Ruslan Kravchenko, Head of the RMA, reported that at night the enemy attacked Kyiv oblast with attack drones once again. The alert was raised twice. Air defence forces were working in the oblast – enemy targets were shot down. No hits to residential or critical infrastructure were recorded. As a result of the fall of debris outside the settlement, the forest floor caught fire, which was later extinguished.

Three doctors from Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt were awarded by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

The Order For Courage, III class, was awarded to paediatric maxillofacial surgeon Oleh Holubchenko, who operated on a 5-month-old child during the missile attack, helped to clear the rubble and rescue colleagues despite his own injuries;

The Order of Merit, III class, was awarded to Anastasiia Zakharova, a paediatrician at the Intensive and Efferent Therapy Unit for Chronic Intoxication, who was in the already destroyed building at the time of the attack and helped rescue children from the rubble. She received numerous injuries;

The Order For Courage of the III degree was posthumously awarded to Svitlana Lukianchyk, a paediatric nephrologist who died while evacuating children to a shelter.

According to the Ministry of Health, Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt children’s hospital has restored its operating theatres and ventilation system, allowing organ transplants to resume. On the day of the russian missile attack, 11 children were waiting for kidney transplants and two children were undergoing liver transplants in the hospital’s specialised department. The operating theatres were heavily damaged, and the patients had to be transferred to the paediatric unit.

Kyiv City Military Administration reported in Kyiv, the number of mobile boiler rooms has been doubled in case of power outages and heat cuts. There are currently 51 of them in the city. In the event of an emergency, the mobile boiler houses will provide heat to medical institutions, social facilities, and institutions with heating points.

A three-day training course on the protection of cultural property during full-scale russian aggression was held in Kyiv. It was organised by UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine. The event addressed the issues of introducing a mechanism for recording and investigating crimes against cultural heritage sites and cultural property during the armed conflict.

The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy reported that the exhibition called “The Ukrainian Sun of Crimea will not fade away, no…” was opened in the National Reserve St Sophia of Kyiv. The exhibition presents the most prominent projects implemented in Crimea during its time as part of Ukraine and highlights the Crimean accents of the formation of Ukrainian statehood.

Zhytomyr oblast

Vitalii Bunechko, Head of the Regional Military Administration, reported that at night, the enemy attacked Zhytomyr oblast with kamikaze drones. One of the infrastructure facilities came under attack. Thanks to the effective work of the regional air defence forces, three Shahed/Geranium kamikaze drones were destroyed.

Zviahel City Council informed that one of the infrastructure facilities in Zviahel community was affected as a result of the russian attack. Several private buildings were damaged by the debris, but there were no casualties. The consequences of the air attack were localised by special services. A commission is working on the spot to consider compensation for damaged and destroyed housing.

Consequences of the russian drone attack. Zhytomyr oblast, 14 August 2024. Photo from social media

As part of the pilot project to create a safe educational environment, 21 laptops were handed over to territorial communities of Zhytomyr oblast. The project is being implemented with the support of the Presidential Foundation for Education, Science and Sports, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, UNESCO, the National Police, the State Emergency Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Government of Japan. The project aims to create a safe environment for children to learn, especially in emergency situations.

Starosta Ivan Venhlivskyi announced that an Alley of Glory was opened in Luky village of Malyn community, in honour of six fallen countrymen who defended Ukraine. According to him, the opening was attended by about 200 villagers and guests of Luky starosta district, relatives and friends of the fallen heroes, government officials, priests of the OCU and military personnel.

Sumy oblast

At night and in the morning, russians fired 21 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy oblast. 47 explosions were recorded. Sumy, Khotin, Yunakivka, Bilopillia, Vorozhba, Esman, Shalyhyne, Seredyna Buda and Znob-Novhorodske communities were shelled.

During the day on 13 August, russians fired 45 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy oblast. 95 explosions were recorded. Sumy, Khotin, Mykolaivka, Yunakivka, Bilopillia, Vorozhba, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Nova Sloboda, Esman, and Svesa communities were shelled.

Sumy community: a UAV airstrike (1 explosion).

Khotin community: the enemy carried out airstrikes with a UAV (16 explosions).

Mykolaivka community: there were aerial strikes by the enemy (4 explosions).

Nova Sloboda community: a UAV air strike (1 explosion), an FPV drone strike (1 explosion), and mortar shelling (1 explosion) were recorded.

Bilopillia community: the enemy fired from artillery (23 explosions) and carried out air strikes by UAVs (2 explosions).

Yunakivka community: there were aerial strikes (9 explosions).

Krasnopillia community: an explosive ordnance was dropped from a UAV (1 explosion). The russians also attacked with artillery (11 explosions) and an FPV drone (1 explosion). In addition, a CAB airstrike was carried out (1 explosion). As a result of the shelling, a civilian was killed in his own yard, and two other civilians were injured.

Velyka Pysarivka community: The enemy dropped 5 mines on the territory of the community. FPV drone strikes were also recorded (6 explosions).

Vorozhba community: there were aerial strikes (4 explosions).

Svesa community: there was an FPV drone strike (1 explosion).

Esman community: 7 mines were dropped by the enemy on the territory of the community.

According to Sumy branch of Gas Distribution Networks of Ukraine LLC, 724 subscribers who were without gas due to a rocket attack in Sumy on 13 August have already had their gas supply restored.

Due to the increased intensity of hostilities, the intensified activities of sabotage and reconnaissance groups and enemy special operations forces, and in order to save the lives of civilians and soldiers, Military Command has imposed restrictions on the movement of all categories of citizens in the 20-kilometre border zone of Sumy oblast.

An all-Ukrainian campaign to increase immunisation against pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus is being launched in Sumy oblast and will last until the end of the year. Mykhailo Matsiuk, Head of the Immunoprophylaxis Department of Sumy Regional Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, and Olha Hapiienko, Chief Specialist of the Health Department of Sumy Regional Military Administration, spoke at a briefing about the epidemiological situation in Sumy oblast, vaccination in accordance with the National Vaccination Schedule, availability of free vaccines for children and adults in oblast, and joint measures to improve immunisation during martial law. According to Olha Hapiienko, in addition to routine immunisation, the third catch-up vaccination campaign is underway. The first one was about polio, the second about measles and rubella. The third campaign covers diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. The entire medical network is working on it. In June, a plan of measures was created, and the contingents to be vaccinated were selected.

Sumy oblast received energy saving systems to ensure power supply to social facilities. The assistance for Sumy oblast was secured thanks to the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Direct Relief and Yevhen Pivovarov Charitable Foundation with the support of Ukrainian MPs Anton Shvachko and Mykhailo Ananchenko. As part of the second tranche of the aid, Sumy oblast received 152 units of energy saving systems. Another 47 units of such equipment were delivered to Sumy oblast at the end of last year.

Chernihiv oblast

Viacheslav Chaus, Head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, announced that on 14 August, the russian army shelled Semenivka community in Chernihiv oblast with artillery. As a result of the shelling, a residential building is on fire.

Also, according to his report, on the night of 14 August, russians attacked an infrastructure facility in Nizhyn region with Shaheds.

During the day, russian troops attacked the border of Chernihiv oblast with drones and cannon artillery. Nine explosions were recorded.

Novhorod-Siverskyi community: 2 explosions (probably from cannon artillery) in the area of Hai settlement.

Semenivka community: 7 explosions (allegedly from cannon artillery and enemy UAVs) in the vicinity of Prohres, Halahanivka and Karpovychi.

No information about dead or injured people among the local population as a result of shelling was recorded.

Another 46 Heroes from Chernihiv oblast were posthumously awarded for personal courage and selfless actions in defence of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as loyalty to the oath of allegiance.

Sosnytsia community’s Facebook page reported that in Donetsk oblast, activist Yar Batoh was killed while performing a combat mission. It was noted that in peacetime, Yar Batoh worked for three organisations: the international human rights organisation Amnesty International, the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (Netherlands) and Ukrenerho in Kyiv. The death of a 27-year-old Ukrainian defender from Sosnytsia was confirmed by DNA testing.

In Chernihiv, with the assistance of civil-military cooperation from the North Operational Command, tactical training was held at the city’s Voice of Parents NGO and the Resilience Centre. Instructors of the tactical medicine platoon of the Unit Training Centre of the North Operational Command shared their skills and knowledge with the participants of the class – parents of children undergoing rehabilitation at the institution.

Chernihivoblenerho JSC reports that on 12 August, power engineers of Bobrovytsia region of Nizhyn regional power distribution company in Chernihiv oblast discovered a tripwire near an overhead power line. The power engineers immediately informed the rescuers and police about the dangerous discovery. Chernihivoblenerho notes that in 2022, the territory of the village where the tripwire was found was occupied by russians.

Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine

Dnipropetrovsk oblast

In the evening, the occupiers launched kamikaze drones at Nikopol and shelled Chervonohryhorivka with artillery once again. In the morning, they sent a drone to the region centre again and shelled Marhanets. According to the updated information, the man wounded yesterday in Chervonohryhorivka sustained severe chest injuries and died in hospital. The shelling damaged a private enterprise, 6 houses, a car, an outbuilding and a power line.

The occupiers shelled Nikopol more than a dozen times. Nikopol, Pokrovsk, Chervonohryhorivka, Myrove and Marhanets were shelled. Infrastructure, outbuildings and a greenhouse were damaged. According to the updated information, a social institution was damaged in the morning shelling of Marhanets.

Vinnytsia oblast

Seven defenders from Vinnytsia oblast were killed: Ivan Mareniuk, Roman Leskov, Serhii Yanchuk, Viacheslav Ifrim, Vasyl Savchuk, Myroslav Divizinskyi and Oleksandr Voitiuk.

In Vinnytsia, another veterans’ space has appeared on the basis of the Flame of Hope PO. This is the third centre but can be expanded. The space for war veterans and their families consists of two floors. On the first floor there is a lounge, a cinema room and a place where visitors can have a coffee. There is also an office where psychological support and legal advice will be provided. In addition, chaplains will provide spiritual support in the space. On the second floor, there is a children’s room and a gym, which is still being equipped. A rehabilitation therapist will also work there. Mayor Sergii Morhunov stated that the government has provided the Flame of Hope public organisation with appropriate premises and financially supports it at the expense of the city budget. He added that it is very important to join forces, share experiences and work together to help everyone in need.

Kirovohrad oblast

Andrii Raikovych, the Head of the RMA, reported that in Kirovohrad oblast, Air Defence Forces destroyed russian army attack drones at night. There were no casualties or damage.

Poltava oblast

Defenders from Poltava oblast, Oleksandr Kushnirov and Oleksandr Rosliakov, were killed in the war. The soldiers were members of the Shkval assault specialised company, which was formed from former prisoners who volunteered. The soldiers were from Lubny region. Both were killed while performing a combat mission in the Sumy oblast.

Filip Pronon, Head of RMA, announced that Poltava City Council decided to donate a pickup truck, four quadcopters, monoculars, a scope and other equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The decision was made during an executive committee meeting.

Cherkasy oblast

Ihor Taburets, Head of the RMA, announced that Cherkasy oblast provided for some units electronic warfare equipment, UAV charging stations, batteries, computer equipment for command and control of drones, communications equipment, medical stretchers, etc. In total, 171 items worth about UAH 13m. Everything was purchased at the expense of the regional budget under the territorial defence programme. A new tranche is already being prepared.

Ihor Taburets added that Air Defence Forces destroyed three attack UAVs in Cherkasy oblast. There were no casualties or damage.

Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia oblast

Yesterday the occupiers launched 510 attacks on eight settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast. russian forces carried out three airstrikes on Bilohiria. A total of 323 UAVs of various modifications targeted Huliaipole, Novoandriivka, Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, Malynivka, and Levadne. Nine MLRS strikes hit Robotyne and Mala Tokmachka, while 175 artillery strikes were conducted on the areas of Prymorske, Huliaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Robotyne, Malynivka and Levadne. Nine reports of damage to residential buildings and infrastructure have been received.

It is reported that the occupiers attempted two assaults towards Orikhiv, trying to dislodge the AFU’s units from positions in the areas of Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne.

Dmytro Lykhovyi, Spokesman for the Tavriia operational-strategic group, told Politico that russia redeployed some of its units from Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts to its own territory amid the Ukrainian operation in Kursk. He explained that russia withdrew these troops to defend against potential Ukrainian incursions into the Kursk and Belgorod regions. He added that the russian army moved a “relatively small” number of soldiers but did not specify the exact number.

Mykolaiv oblast

At night of 14 August, air defense forces in Mykolaiv oblast successfully destroyed a Shahed-136/131 UAV. Debris from a fallen drone damaged two private houses in Bashtanka region. No other attacks were recorded in the region.

Odesa oblast

As of 6am, there is one enemy ship in the Black Sea equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles, capable of launching up to four missiles. No enemy ships are present in the Sea of Azov, while in the Mediterranean Sea, there are two enemy ships, one of which is also equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles capable of launching up to four missiles.

Over the past day, eight vessels passed through the Kerch Strait into the Black Sea and twelve into the Azov Sea in the interests of the russian federation.

Kherson oblast

Since early morning, russian forces have been shelling Kherson and its suburbs. Around 6am, three people, including a child, were injured due to the shelling. Earlier, at 5am, russian troops attacked Kindiika, where three people were also injured. At approximately 5:30am, a russian drone attacked a 40-year-old woman in Kindiika, causing her to suffer a blast injury and shrapnel wounds to her back.

Later today, Kherson resident who was injured in a russian drone attack this morning sought medical help. The man suffered a blast injury and shrapnel wounds to his back.

Yesterday russian forces shelled settlements in Kherson and Beryslav regions, including Kherson, Sadove, Antonivka, Muzykivka, Stanislav, Dniprovske, Zymivnyk, Bilozerka, Veletenske, Beryslav, Zolota Balka, Tiahynka and Mykhailivka. The police reported damage to 11 private houses, two apartment buildings, a medical and educational facility, a factory, a grain storage facility, a critical infrastructure object, a gas pipeline, a car, and a bus. According to Kherson Regional Military Administration, six people were injured.

Aftermath of enemy shelling. Photo: Police of Kherson oblast

Yesterday Ukrainian defenders eliminated 70 enemy troops and 44 pieces of enemy weaponry and military equipment. Additionally, nine field supply buildups, six bunkers, five observation posts, and five firing positions were destroyed.

Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine

Volyn oblast

In Volyn oblast, the innovative rehabilitation centre of the national network Recovery, which was founded to support the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine, recently started work. Soldiers wounded during hostilities already receive high-quality and free medical rehabilitation services here.

Zakarpattia oblast

Zakarpattia oblast is developing a Regional Action Plan for the Implementation of the Concept of Development of Mental Health Care in Ukraine until 2030. It will become an integral part of the future development strategy of the region and will provide for the training of specialists in the field of psychosocial support, support for veterans, the creation of a network of mental health centres at cluster and supercluster hospitals, day care centres, supported living, development of social passports of communities, etc.

Ivano-Frankivsk oblast

A memorial plaque to Dzhokhar Dudayev, leader of the Chechen liberation movement and the president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, was unveiled in Ivano-Frankivsk on the street of the same name. When the 1st russian-Chechen War began, Dudayev became not only the commander-in-chief, but also the ideological leader of the nation. Currently, Chechen fighters in the defence forces of Ukraine are helping to fight for and defend independence.

Ivano-Frankivsk City Council reported that the community sent 50 FPV drones to the Chechen Peacekeeping Battalion named after Sheikh Mansur.

The RMA reported that Relatives of Yurii Demidenko received the II degree For Courage Order (posthumously) and the For the Defense of Ukraine President’s award.

Lviv oblast

The RMA held a meeting with representatives of the Brenthurst Foundation and the Royal Joint Institute for Defense Research. Key challenges related to the war, which are currently in Lviv oblast, were discussed.

Oleksandr Prystash, resident of the village of Shandrovets of Boryn community, was awarded the III degree Order of Courage. The mother of the deceased received the award. Oleksandr Prystash with the call sign Shaman was born in Dnipro. As a child, he moved with his family to Lviv oblast. On 11 October, 2022, he joined the 95th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Worked as a driver. He was killed on 25 February 2023, in the city of Druzhkivka, Donetsk oblast, as a result of a rocket attack on the premises where Ukrainian soldiers were stationed.

Rivne oblast

Over 50 children from Rivne oblast went on vacation to the International Children’s Center Artek. 46 children went to Kyiv from among the children of IDPs, low-income families, orphans, children deprived of parental care, families of combatants, missing persons and dead. In Zakarpattia oblast – 11 children from Rivne region from the families of combatants, missing and killed.

Ternopil oblast

Ternopil community over a Land Rover SUV to the 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Colonel-General Mark Bezruchka. This brigade has been performing combat tasks on the front line for over 2 years.

Khmelnytskyi oblast

The RMA held a meeting with Mateja Prevolsek, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia to Ukraine. They discussed support and cooperation.

Khmelnytskyi City Council allocated UAH 9m for the construction of shelters in 3 educational institutions.

Chernivtsi oblast

Military Dmytro Terlybovka was awarded the Golden Cross by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The father of 4 children, he went to the front as a volunteer in December 2023. Currently, a 37-year-old native of Bukovyna serves in the 93rd Battalion of the Territorial Defence, protecting Ukraine in Luhansk oblast.

International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)

Ukraine received €4.2bn from the EU within the Ukraine Facility program. The government will direct these funds to social programs, the humanitarian sphere, and other important budget programs. And the government will continue to finance military expenditures exclusively from its own resources. In total, since the beginning of the year, the EU has provided over €12bn = in budget support to Ukraine.

Andrii Yermak, Head of Office of the President of Ukraine, reported that Ukraine and Great Britain are working on a new bilateral agreement. It will operate for 100 years and is aimed at transitioning to a “stronger and deeper partnership”.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, met with Laurinas Kaschyunas, Minister of National Defense of Lithuania. They discussed development of the defence-industrial complex and the primary defence needs of Ukraine.

Dmytro Kuleba, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, had a phone conversation with Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU. They discussed expanding cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in the field of arms production and supply.

Andrii Yermak , Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, met with James O’Brien, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. They discussed the current situation on the battlefield and the status of defence agreements between Ukraine and the USA.

Materials compiled by Tetiana Kliuchnyk-Horobets, Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Аnna Efremova, Albahachiieva Helena

Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Litrovnyk Alla, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova

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