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23:17 The Russians attacked Kherson: a shell hit one of the enterprises, one person was injured, the OVA reported.
22:55 Podolyak confirmed Zaluzhny’s recent meeting with the Western command on the topic of the counteroffensive: “This is a secret meeting for the media. Zaluzhny actively communicates with representatives of the ministries of defense or the general staffs of our partners. Almost every day ... These consultations are constantly taking place, especially with our partners from United States and Great Britain. But what exactly they are talking about, we will not discuss it."
21:29 Budapest and the Vatican have agreed on their goal for Ukraine, Hungarian President Katalina Novak said following a meeting with Pope Francis: "Our main topic was war. We agreed that we would work together to achieve sustainable peace as soon as possible. We also discussed that we can work together to ensure that the children who were taken away from Ukraine return home."
18:40 Serbian Foreign Minister Ivic Dacic said that his country did not sign the declaration of the Crimean Platform: "There are manipulations related to the so-called Crimean Platform, which Serbia allegedly joined ... The Prime Minister took part in this meeting through a video message, but we did not approve the text of the declaration, because it goes beyond the limits that are acceptable to us."
18:07 NATO command held a secret meeting with Zaluzhny on the Polish border, writes The Guardian, citing sources. The meeting was also attended by the entire command staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli and the Chief of the British Defense Staff, Tony Radakin.
The main issue on the agenda is the slow Ukrainian counter-offensive, as well as plans for military operations for the coming winter. The publication notes that after this meeting, the strategy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has changed: now the Ukrainian military has concentrated its efforts in the Zaporozhye direction and access to the Sea of ​​Azov.
16:15 In the Zhytomyr region on August 25, while performing a combat mission, the crews of two L-39 combat training aircraft collided in the sky. All three pilots were killed, among them a well-known pilot of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade with the call sign Dzhus, the Air Force Command said.
14:58 Danilov said that the S-400 Triumph system at Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea was destroyed by a new Ukrainian missile: "The missile was new, the missile was absolutely modern ... Yes, this is our new product, which proved to be absolutely flawless."
13:31 A separate brigade has been formed as part of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the use of marine drones. The creation of a new connection became known during the celebrations on the occasion of Independence Day. In particular, as the presidential press service reported, on August 24, Zelensky presented state awards to military units and battle flags with ribbons with honorary names. The 385th separate brigade of special-purpose marine unmanned systems of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also received the battle flag.
12:47 The second ship left the port of Odessa along the Ukrainian corridor. Bulk carrier Primus under the flag of Liberia has been in the Ukrainian port since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Andriy Klymenko, head of the Monitoring Group on Sanctions and Freedom of Navigation, said. According to him, the ship is going to the Bulgarian port of Varna, the expected date of arrival is August 27.
11:26 The Russians hit the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region: according to preliminary information, two people were killed in the village of Podily, another was wounded, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said. He clarified that the projectile hit the cafe, where there were local residents.
11:04 Late in the evening on August 25, the Russians fired artillery at the village of Olgovka, Beryslav district, Kherson region, one person died, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
10:25 British intelligence predicts that Russia will intensify its offensive in the Kupyansko-Limansky direction in the next two months in order to move west to the Oskol River and create a buffer zone around the Luhansk region.
09:41 On the evening of August 25, the enemy fired two Shahed-136/131 UAVs from the southeast direction, both were shot down within the Kharkiv region, the Air Force command reported.
09:12 In the Zaporozhye region over the past day, one person died and one was injured as a result of Russian shelling of Malaya Tokmachka. In Donetsk and Kherson regions - one wounded each, according to the IVA.
08:57 Residents of the Melitopol region have been hearing powerful explosions from Tokmak for the second day, Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov said.
08:31 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 26:
- personnel - about 260,270 (+640) people,
- tanks - 4390 (+12),
- armored combat vehicles - 8539 (+18),
- artillery systems - 5379 (+18),
- MLRS - 726 (+2),
- air defense systems - 497 (+2),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4367 (+11),
- cruise missiles - 1411 (+2),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 7823 (+33),
- special equipment - 804 (+2).
07:27 During the day, more than 40 clashes took place at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary . In particular, the Russians tried to attack in the areas of Novogorovka and Belogorovka in the Luhansk region; Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka, Pervomaisky, Maryinka and Ugledar Donetsk region.
Up to 1,500 Russian servicemen of Buryat nationality arrived in the village of Osipenko, Zaporozhye region, and were quartered in civilian houses with local residents and on the territory of a local hospital.
03:42 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that a drone was destroyed on approach to the capital in the Istra district of the Moscow region, there were no injuries or damage. Dozens of flights have been delayed and canceled at Moscow's Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports.
00:06 Turkey sees no alternative to the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said: "We know that alternative routes are being sought, but we do not see an alternative to the original initiative, as they carry risks."