It has been the 1276 th 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:
Since the beginning of the day, 60 combat engagements have taken place at the front.
The enemy, from the territory of the Russian Federation, carried out artillery strikes on the areas of Novovasylivka, Zarichne, Seredyna-Buda, Muraveinya, and Studenok in Sumy region. The villages of Stara Huta and Znob-Novhorodske in Sumy region were also hit by airstrikes.
In the Northern-Slobozhanske and Kursk directions, Ukrainian soldiers repelled four enemy attacks, with one battle still ongoing. The enemy also carried out five airstrikes, using five guided aerial bombs, and conducted 135 shelling attacks, including one with a multiple launch rocket system.
Ukrainian units are actively working to disrupt the occupiers’ plans and have achieved successes in some locations.
In the Southern-Slobozhanske direction, no enemy attacks have been recorded so far.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy attempted five times during the day to advance toward our positions near Kindrashivka, Myrne, Stepova Novoselivka, and Zahryzove. Defense forces successfully repelled three attacks, while two battles are still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled six enemy assaults in the areas of Hrekivka, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodiazi, Torske, and toward Serebrianka, with three more battles still ongoing.
In the Siversk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled one enemy attack, with another battle ongoing. Occupation forces attempted to advance in the areas of Vyiimka and Pereizne.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled an enemy assault near Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, the invaders launched five assaults on our positions near Shcherbynivka, Toretsk, Poltavka, and toward Stepanivka. Kostiantynivka was hit by enemy guided aerial bombs.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy made 22 attempts during the day to advance toward our positions near the settlements of Nykonorivka, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Rodynske, Bilytske, Sukhyi Yar, Chunyshyne, Zvirove, Udachne, Molodetske, Muravka, and Dachne.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the aggressor launched eight attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Tovste, Shevchenko, Olhivske, Zaporizke, and Temyrivka. Three battles are still ongoing. Enemy aviation struck Vyshneve with aerial bombs.
In the Orikhiv and Hulyaipole directions, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions but carried out airstrikes on Stepnohirsk and Uspenivka.
In the Prydniprovske direction, four enemy attempts to advance on Ukrainian positions failed.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the situation at this time.
Ukrainian troops continue to exhaust the enemy along the entire line of engagement and in the rear.
On August 22, closer to noon, Russia launched another strike on the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, killing two people. This was reported by Serhiy Horbunov, head of the Kostiantynivka Municipal Military Administration.
Since the evening of August 21, Russia has attacked Ukrainian territory with 55 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various decoy drones, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A total of 46 drones were successfully destroyed.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Frontline
Over the past day, 157 combat engagements were recorded, according to the Regional Military Administration. In the Southern-Slobozhanske direction, the enemy made ten unsuccessful attempts to advance near the settlements of Synelnykove, Vovchansk, Khatnie, Ambarne, Zapadne, and toward Kolodiazne.
In the Kupiansk direction, five enemy attacks took place yesterday. Defense Forces repelled assault actions in the areas of Holubivka and Kupiansk.
Shelling
During the past day, nine settlements in Kharkiv region came under enemy fire.
▪️ As a result of the shelling, one person was killed and three were injured.
In the village of Kurhanne, Vilkhuvatka community, a 59-year-old man was killed, while a 60-year-old woman and a 53-year-old woman were injured. In the village of Mytrofanivka, Dvorichna community, a 45-year-old man was injured.
The enemy attacked the Chuhuiv district with, preliminarily, seven “Geran-2” type UAVs.
From 1:05 to 2:33 a.m., in the city of Chuhuiv and the village of Malynivka, the occupiers shelled two civilian enterprises that have not been operating for several years. As a result of the attack, the roof of a previously destroyed building, warehouse facilities, and a car caught fire.
The enemy actively used various types of weapons against Kharkiv region:
▪️ 7 “Geran-2” type UAVs;
▪️ 2 FPV drones;
▪️ 3 UAVs (type to be determined).
Civilian infrastructure was damaged and destroyed:
▪️ In Kharkiv district – 2 private houses damaged (Slatyne settlement);
▪️ In Kupiansk district – 2 private houses damaged (Lisna Stinka, Kurhanne villages);
▪️ In Chuhuiv district – 2 non-operational enterprises and a car damaged (Chuhuiv city, Malynivka village);
▪️ In Bohodukhiv district – an apartment building and power lines damaged (Ivashky village).
In Lozova, the construction of new protective shelters is ongoing simultaneously in four lyceums. This will allow the educational process to take place in offline and blended formats even under wartime conditions. By the end of the year, the Regional Military Administration plans to complete the construction of 38 underground schools. Starting September 1, 256 educational institutions in the region will operate offline or in a mixed format. This means that more than 50,000 children – a quarter of all schoolchildren in Kharkiv region – will have the opportunity to study at their desks.
Donetsk oblast
Shelling
In the early morning, Russia shelled Kostiantynivka, damaging an apartment building. Novoselivka in the Lyman community also came under fire, where a private house was damaged.
Two people were injured as a result of Russian shelling in Donetsk region.
On August 21, police recorded 2,450 enemy strikes on the frontline and residential areas.
Ten settlements came under fire: the cities of Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, Lyman, Mykolaivka; the settlements of Drobysheve, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, Yarova; and the villages of Bokove, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, and Mykhailivka.
A total of 65 civilian objects were damaged, including 15 residential houses.
In Kostiantynivka, Russians dropped 11 KAB-250 aerial bombs – one person was injured, 9 apartment buildings, 2 educational institutions, 2 administrative buildings, a cultural center, a shopping mall, 30 trade pavilions, and three utility structures were damaged.
In Zolotyi Kolodiaz, Pokrovsk district, an FPV drone strike injured a civilian and damaged a private house.
In Druzhkivka, a “Herbera” UAV strike damaged a private house. In Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, an FPV drone hit a private house.
Four drones attacked Lyman, damaging 2 private houses and 2 utility buildings. In Yarova, a Russian FPV drone damaged a private house, a utility structure, and a car.
In Mykolaivka, a drone hit a private yard, damaging a utility building and a car. In Mykhailivka, Oleksandrivka community, a civilian vehicle was damaged.
Luhansk oblast
The occupiers directed 65 UAVs and FPV drones toward Ukrainian defenders within our area of responsibility. They employed tube artillery 20 times and struck three times with multiple launch rocket systems. Their main focus was on assaults in the Lyman direction, where they attempted to advance 33 times, and in the Siversk direction with five attempts.
Starting gradually back in June, in the so-called “LNR,” the population has been prepared for yet another increase in utility tariffs. First, an increase in waste collection fees was announced. Later, a new tariff for centralized water supply was introduced. Prices for gas and electricity supply were also revised. Now it is the turn of heating tariffs, which are expected to rise by 24%. It should be noted that in the occupied Luhansk region, several tariffs are revised every six months.
In Khrustalnyi, a critical situation has developed with centralized water supply. It is worth noting that the city’s infrastructure and housing stock were not damaged during the occupation in 2014. However, for all eleven years, no attention has been paid to communal problems. Over the past year, water in Khrustalnyi has been supplied for only four hours a day. In August, in large parts of the city, water appears in taps just once every four days, and its quality resembles technical rather than drinking water.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who arrived in Kyiv on the eve of Ukraine’s Independence Day. They discussed joint steps that could provide Ukraine and all of Europe with greater security and bring closer the real end of the war.
President Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Rutte also took part in the 8th International Veterans Forum “Ukraine. Veterans. Security.”
In Kyiv region, State Emergency Service (SES) diver-sappers are using an underwater drone to survey water bodies and clear aquatic areas of mines, according to the SES Mobile Rapid Response Rescue Center. Due to its modularity and automated control systems, the drone can record video and photos, transmit live images to the control console, and inspect the seabed even in murky or dark waters.
Kyiv region has received an additional UAH 300 million from the Fund for the Elimination of the Consequences of Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation, the Regional Military Administration reported. These funds will help restore nearly 1,000 apartments and allow schools and kindergartens to reopen their doors to more than 1,200 children — with reliable, modern shelters where they will feel safe.
In Borodianka, a restored apartment building at 2 Veteraniv Street, damaged in 2022 during hostilities, has been reopened. The two-story building houses 16 families. Thanks to state funding under the comprehensive recovery program, a major overhaul was carried out.
In the settlement of Borodianka, 825 facilities were damaged as a result of Russian aggression, including 744 residential buildings. To date, about 600 facilities have already been restored.
Zhytomyr oblast
Schools in Zhytomyr region still need 125 additional buses, according to Natalia Osypovych, head of the Regional Department of Education and Science. However, transportation for students and teachers in the communities is fully ensured. Where there are no school buses, local authorities arrange schedules with regular bus carriers or organize transportation by other means. For participants in the educational process, such transport is free of charge.
A serviceman of the 95th Air Assault Brigade, Junior Sergeant Kostiantyn Kartavtsev, presented U.S. President Donald Trump with his golf club engraved with the words “Let’s putt peace together!”. According to the 95th Separate Air Assault Polissia Brigade, the paratrooper had earlier given the golf club to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the Office of the President several months ago. Zelenskyy then passed it on to Donald Trump during their most recent meeting at the White House.
Sumy oblast
The General Staff of Ukraine reported that in North Slobozhanske and Kursk front, Ukrainian troops repelled four attacks. Over the past day, russian forces carried out nine air strikes, using 17 guided aerial bombs. The enemy also launched 252 attacks, including six by multiple launch rocket systems.
Oksana Tarasiuk, Acting Head of Shostka Regional Military Administration, said that in the morning of 22 August, the russian army struck the settlement of Znob-Novhorodskyi in Shostka region by four guided aerial bombs. One hit the centre, while the others struck the outskirts.
According to the Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a man born in 1962 was injured in the enemy attack on Shostka community. He suffered a concussion, abrasions to his knees, and an acute stress reaction. Local residents also filed 18 reports of damaged houses and flats. Sumy branch of the State Emergency Service reported that a fire and rescue post was damaged by the blast wave.
The Prosecutor’s Office informed that in the morning of 22 August, a man who had been wounded during the russian shelling of Seredyna-Buda community died in hospital. The 54-year-old was injured on 19 August in the settlement of Prohres by an FPV-drone strike. As a result of the attack, the local resident lost an arm — doctors had to perform a traumatic amputation of his left forearm.
Sumy Regional Police reported that in Sumy, a russian UAV got stuck in trees near an apartment block. Police explosives experts neutralised it. Inside the body was a powerful fragmentation high-explosive warhead.
From the morning of 21 August to the morning of 22 August, russian forces carried out nearly 80 attacks on 33 settlements in 15 territorial communities of the oblast. The highest number of strikes was recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions. The enemy actively used guided aerial bombs (over 20 strikes), multiple launch rocket systems (up to 10 strikes), and also carried out VOG drops from UAVs, FPV-drone attacks, UAV strikes, and a missile strike.
The consequences of russian attacks in Sumy oblast as of the morning of 22 August:
- In Seredyna-Buda community, a civilian man born in 1964 was injured in mortar shelling. An apartment building, a private residential house, and an ambulance were damaged;
- In Bilopillia community, civilian infrastructure facilities, a private house, and a car were damaged;
- In Sumy community, a private residential house was damaged.
Over the past day, local authorities, together with units of the State Emergency Service, the National Police, and non-governmental organisations, evacuated 10 people from border communities.
Chernihiv oblast
Chernihiv Border Detachment reported that during 22 August, russian forces attacked three border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Semenivka, Snovsk, and Horodnia. A total of 33 strikes were recorded across seven settlements. The enemy carried out FPV-drone strikes (9 explosions), Molniya-type UAV strikes (3 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (22 explosions). In Pohoriltsi village, Semenivka community, an enemy UAV hit a mobile communication tower.
Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, Head of Chernihiv City Military Administration, informed that fourteen defenders of Ukraine will receive funds to purchase their own housing. The payments will be made as early as next week.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
From evening until late night, the enemy continued strikes on Nikopol district, reported Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council. The occupiers attacked with drones and shelled with Grad MLRS, targeting the district center as well as Pokrovska and Marhanets communities. Fires broke out, damaging 3 apartment buildings, a utility company, a garage, and 7 private houses. According to updated information, yesterday’s drone attack on the Myrivska community also damaged another private home, with a summer kitchen and an outbuilding destroyed by fire.
The Synelnykove district also remained under attack. The occupiers struck Malomykhailivska, Mezhivska, Ukrainska, and Pokrovska communities with drones and guided aerial bombs (KABs). Fires occurred, damaging a farm, a garage, and an educational institution.
Throughout the day, the enemy attacked Nikopol district more than ten times, mostly using drones and artillery. They targeted the district center as well as Myrivska, Pokrovska, and Marhanets communities. Updated reports confirm that the nighttime strike on Marhanets community damaged a children’s center, 13 private homes, 6 apartment buildings, and 5 outbuildings (one destroyed). Two vehicles were also hit.
Strikes continued on Synelnykove district, with Mezhivska and Shakhtarska communities under attack — a private home and 4 cars were damaged.
According to clarified data, the KAB strike on Pokrovska community also damaged a kindergarten, a cultural center, shops, 2 private houses, a garage, an unused building, a car, and a power line.
In Zelenodol community of Kryvyi Rih district, a private home was damaged.
Kirovohrad oblast
In the center of Myrhorod, a children’s playground was opened in honor of the fallen Hero of Ukraine, fighter pilot Denys Kyryliuk. The lieutenant colonel was killed on March 28, 2023, while carrying out a combat mission.
In Kremenchuk, a charity marathon “UltraUkraine” was held in support of the military. It was organized by servicemen of the 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade “Chornyi Lis”, Serhii Pankevych and Ivan Huliak. Both military personnel and local residents of Kremenchuk took part in the run.
Cherkasy oblast
In Chornobai, the Alley of Hope was opened, dedicated to servicemen who went missing in action while carrying out combat missions. Families of the soldiers attended the opening and tied blue-and-yellow ribbons to their portraits as a symbol of hope for their safe return home.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
Yesterday, 21 August, the occupiers carried out 584 attacks on 12 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast. russian forces conducted 12 airstrikes on Prymorske, Huliaipole, Novoandriivka, Uspenivka, and Malynivka. Six MLRS attacks hit Plavni, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, and Shcherbaky. 396 UAVs of various types, mostly FPV, attacked Bilenke, Plavni, Orikhiv, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, and Malynivka. 170 artillery strikes targeted Plavni, Hulyaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Malynivka, and Novoandriivka. There were fifty reports of destroyed apartments, houses, farm buildings, and infrastructure facilities. One woman was injured as a result of an enemy attack on Polohy region.
According to the “South” Defense Forces spokesperson, Vladyslav Voloshyn, russian troops are actively regrouping their forces, accumulating assault units, and moving their personnel to front-line positions. At the same time, the number of attacks in this sector decreased, but shelling intensified.
Mykolaiv oblast
Yesterday, 21 August, the enemy attacked the city of Ochakiv and the waters of Ochakiv community ten times with FPV drones. In addition, yesterday and tonight, the enemy twice attacked Kutsurub community with FPV drones. There are no casualties.
Odesa oblast
An exhibition on Primorskyi Boulevard in Odesa was opened in memory of Odesa residents who fought for Ukraine’s independence. Large cube-shaped banners display photographs and stories of local heroes whose names were given to renamed city streets. The cubes present four thematic periods: the Ukrainian national revolution of 1917–1921, Soviet occupation before and after World War II, the modern period from 1991 to 2014, and the heroes of the full-scale war from 2014 to the present. According to the exhibition’s organizer, Artem Kartashov, head of the public organization “History of Culture and Democracy,” the display is part of a major project, “Odesa Overcomes the russian imperial myth,” which the NGO is implementing until March 2026.
Kherson oblast
At around 15:30, russians attacked two women in Kherson with a drone. The victims sustained blast injuries and concussions.
Two people were taken to the hospital after being injured around 12:30 by a russian drone strike on the highway near the village of Klapaia. A 38-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were diagnosed with blast injuries, concussions, and acute stress reaction. At around 13:30, russian occupiers attacked another civilian car with a drone on the highway near Klapaia. As a result of the strike, a 62-year-old woman and a 72-year-old man suffered blast injuries and concussions.
At around 10:40, russian invaders shelled Kherson with artillery. Two women sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to their limbs.
A Kherson resident who had been injured in a previous russian shelling sought medical help. The 67-year-old woman was diagnosed with a blast injury and shrapnel wounds to her torso and arm.
Medical care was also needed for a 36-year-old Kherson woman who had been injured the previous day in the Tsentralnyi district of the city. She was diagnosed with a blast injury and concussion.
A resident of Bilozerka, who had been attacked by a russian drone the previous evening, also required medical assistance. He sustained a blast injury, contusion, and chest wounds.
Another resident of Bilozerka sought medical help after being injured by russian shelling on 20 August. He suffered a blast injury, concussion, and a brain concussion.
A family from Bilozerka, whose home was shelled by russians on the morning of 18 August, sought medical help. A 50-year-old man and two women, aged 81 and 52, suffered concussions, brain concussions, blast injuries, and closed head injuries.
A Kherson resident injured by a russian drone strike on 13 August was also hospitalized. The 64-year-old man sustained a blast injury and concussion.
Yesterday, 21 August, the enemy shelled Kherson, Antonivka, Sofiiivka, Prydniprovske, Bilozerka, Kizomys, Molodizhne, Mykilske, Doslidne, Sadove, Tomyna Balka, Beryslav, Zolota Balka, Novooleksandrivka, Tomaryne, Tiahynka, Odradokamianka, Lvove, Olhivka, and Burhunka. 26 facilities were damaged: 10 apartment buildings, two private houses, a medical facility, factory infrastructure, a bank building, a police service vehicle, eight civilian cars, and two shops. As a result of russian strikes, one person was killed and 21 were wounded, including police officers and a paramedic.
According to the General Staff, as of 16:00 on 22 August, four enemy attempts to advance on Ukrainian positions towards Kherson failed.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
A DJI Mavic 3T Enterprise (Thermal) quadcopter was transferred to the 2nd Self-Propelled Artillery Division of Unit A4576 from Lutsk community.
Zakarpattia oblast
As a result of the attack on 21 August in the oblast, 23 people were injured. 6 patients are hospitalized: among them, those with shrapnel wounds, injuries to the limbs, abdomen and head. All are in stable condition, one patient after surgery. The remaining victims received outpatient care, mainly due to acute stress reactions, high blood pressure and minor injuries.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk community sent 145 drones to the Separate Anti-Tank Battalion, the 78th Battalion of the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade, the 65th Mechanized Brigade, the 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade and the 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
Lviv oblast
For the needs of the Defense Forces, 508 units of equipment and technology will be manufactured using funds from the regional budget and volunteers: drones, BPAK kits, portable charging stations, anti-aircraft turrets, and electronic warfare systems. The Defense Ministry approved another 17 applications for a total of UAH 6,91m.
In total, joint applications for UAH 22,149m have already been approved in 2025. Over 1,200 UAVs and electronic warfare systems have been manufactured with these funds.
Rivne oblast
Another evacuation train has arrived in Rivne oblast, the 2nd this year. Among the arrivals are residents of Dobropillia, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynivka and other settlements in Donetsk oblast. A total of 31 people. 5 are people with limited mobility. Almost half are pensioners.
Ternopil oblast
Servicemen of the 3rd Battalion of the 105th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade received a Toyota SUV from Ternopil community.
The 2nd Separate Galician Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine received 2 modern televisions from Ternopil community, purchased at the request of the military within the framework of the Defense Capability program.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Khmelnytskyi community donated 17 MATRICE 4T helicopters worth almost UAH 3m to the Defense Forces.
Chernivtsi oblast
The RMA reported that the III degree For Courage Order (posthumously) was awarded to soldier Serhii Tymchuk.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
Lithuania handed russia a note of protest over the combined attack on Ukraine on the night of 21 August.
UNITED24 launches a mobile application to support the military. Thanks to the U24 App, donors from any country can donate to a specific unit in just a few clicks.
Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova
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