Listed below are the important thing occasions on day 1,274 of Russia’s battle on Ukraine.
Right here is how issues stand on Thursday, August 21:
Preventing
- Three individuals had been killed and 4 others injured in a Russian assault on town of Kostiantynivka, in Ukraine’s Donetsk, the regional prosecutor’s workplace mentioned in a put up on Fb.
- Russian shelling killed one particular person within the city of Bilozerka in Ukraine’s Kherson area, the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Workplace mentioned in a put up on Telegram.
- Russian forces are rising their strain close to Lyman within the north of Donetsk, Oleksandr Syrskii, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, wrote on Fb.
- A Russian drone assault on a automobile killed a 62-year-old man within the Synelnykove district of Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk area, Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Army Administration, mentioned in a put up on Telegram.
- Kharkiv area police mentioned {that a} Russian drone assault on a automobile killed two individuals of their 70s close to the village of Petrivka within the Zolochiv territorial group.
- Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, spokesperson for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, informed the media outlet Ukrinform that there have been 40,000 fires recorded in Ukraine’s ecosystems for the reason that starting of 2025.
- Russian shelling killed a lady within the Polohy district of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia area, mentioned Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhia Regional Army Administration.
- A Ukrainian drone assault on a truck killed one particular person within the village of Novy Varin, within the Klimovsky district of Russia’s Bryansk area, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz wrote on Telegram.
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Three civilians had been killed as Ukraine launched drones and carried out “intensive shelling” of Novaya Zburyevka village, the Russian-appointed governor of the Kherson area, Vladimir Saldo, mentioned in a put up on Telegram.
- One particular person was killed in a Ukrainian assault on Russian-occupied Luhansk, Russian-appointed native officers wrote on Telegram.
- Russian forces shot down 217 Ukrainian drones in someday, the Russian Defence Pressure mentioned, in accordance with a report by Russia’s state-run TASS information company.
Regional safety
- Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Nationwide Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz accused Russia of “provocation” after a Russian drone exploded within the village of Osiny in jap Poland, noting the incident got here “at a particular second, when there are ongoing discussions about peace”, Polskie Radio reported.
- Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans mentioned the Netherlands will ship 300 troops and air defence methods, together with Patriots and counter-drone methods, to Poland, to “defend NATO territory, defend provide to Ukraine, and deter Russian aggression”.
Peace talks
- Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned that “severely discussing safety points with out the Russian Federation is a utopia; it’s a street to nowhere”, amid ongoing discussions amongst Ukraine’s allies after United States President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin to debate peace in Ukraine.
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Lithuania “is able to contribute as many troops because the parliament permits for peacekeeping, and in addition navy tools” in Ukraine, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda informed industrial tv TV3.
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Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson informed Swedish public radio SR that his nation might present air surveillance and probably maritime assets, as a part of safety ensures for Ukraine within the occasion of a peace settlement with Russia.
- Turkiye helps efforts to determine a everlasting peace in Ukraine with the participation of all events, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed his Russian counterpart, President Putin, in a telephone name on Wednesday, the Turkish presidency mentioned.
Politics and diplomacy
- North Korean chief Kim Jong Un has praised “heroic” North Korean troops who fought for Russia within the battle towards Ukraine, in a gathering with officers of the military’s abroad operation, state media KCNA mentioned on Thursday.
Sanctions
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Russia mentioned on Wednesday it was barring entry to 21 people it accused of working with “the harmful British media” to advertise anti-Russian narratives. The checklist consists of journalists, specialists and members of civil society teams.
- The UK mentioned it was imposing new sanctions on cryptocurrency networks it mentioned had been exploited by Russia.
