You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Ukrainian Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Thursday, August 25
2022-08-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Vesti] August 25 is the 183rd day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .

5:00 . Kherson region . In Kherson, explosions are heard near the Antonovsky bridge.

6:00 a.m. Kiev region . Several explosions thundered in the Vyshgorod region . OVA head Aleksey Kuleba reported two "arrivals". There were no casualties.

Dnipropetrovsk region . Over the past day , 11 shells have arrived . 8 victims in the Sinelnikovsky district, among them - three children. Krivoy Rog was fired from the Tornado-S MLRS . They hit the Metallurgical District. Vehicles, residential building and administrative buildings were damaged. Lossless.

Donetsk region . Three explosions in Slavyansk . There were no casualties, high-rise buildings were damaged.

Khmelnitsky region . Missile strikes were recorded in the region, in the Shepetovsky district, the shock wave knocked out windows and doors.

8:00 a.m. The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff:

  • The Armed Forces of Ukraine repulsed the assault actions of the Russian Federation in the direction of Apiary - Dolina in the Slavic direction.

  • Unsuccessfully, the Russians tried to conduct an offensive in the direction of Maisky - Kodem in the Bakhmut direction.

  • Shelling of Ukrainian positions from tanks, combat vehicles, cannon and rocket artillery continues along the line of collision.

9:00 a.m. Nikolaev region . Mykolaiv was bombarded with S-300 rockets . It is known about getting into the private residential sector. Previously without victims and victims.

9:30 a.m. Dnepropetrovsk region . In the village of Chaplino, rescue and search operations were completed after the shelling of the railway station on August 24. 31 people were injured, 25 died , two of them were children.

On Independence Day, the Russian army shelled 58 settlements.

10:20 am . The FSB of the Russian Federation announced the arrest of a "supporter of the Azov organization" who was preparing a sabotage. According to the security services, the detainee was planning attacks on the objects of the Baltic Fleet and at the Khrabrovo airport.

11:00 am . Odessa region . Another 3 ships with grain left the Ukrainian ports. Two - from the port "Odessa", one - from the port "Yuzhny". On August 25, they will also inspect one ship coming from Ukraine and five ships going to Ukraine.

Zaporozhye region . It is reported about "arrivals" in the region.

12:20 pm . Kharkov region . Locals report a downed rocket over Kharkov.

13:30 . Kharkov region . A 62-year-old man died as a result of another “arrival”.

14:00 . Zaporozhye region . Energodar is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe . Because of the shelling, the city was completely left without electricity and water.

Kherson region . In Kherson, the electricity first disappeared, and then the water supply was turned off .

Kharkov region . They report about "arrivals" in the Chuguevsky district.

14:30 . Zaporozhye region . In Energodar, work has begun on the resumption of electricity supply , Mayor Dmitry Orlov said. After that, the connection of the sewage pumping station and the resumption of the operation of drinking water wells will begin.

16:15 . The Council of the State Duma of the Russian Federation called on the UN and the IAEA to demand that the Ukrainian authorities stop shelling the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. The same calls are heard from Ukraine. Mutual accusations of shelling and provocations do not stop.

Zaporozhye region . For the first time in history, ZNPP was switched off completely . Due to fires at the ash dumps of the Zaporizhzhya TPP, located next to the Zaporizhzhya NPP, the last (fourth) ZNPP communication line with the energy system of Ukraine was disconnected twice. Three other communication lines were damaged earlier during shelling. Now the situation is stable. The NPP's own needs for power supply are provided from the energy system of Ukraine through the ZNPP communication line - Zaporizhzhya TPP.

17:00 . The IAEA wants to visit the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant before September 5th. Both nuclear specialists and safety and security specialists are planning to come to the station.

17:33 In the Russian Federation, they hinted again that they do not refuse to talk about peace agreements with Ukraine.

17:58 The representative of the Russian delegation, which participated in the negotiations in the spring, Leonid Slutsky said that "if Kiev declares its readiness for negotiations at any level, we will discuss and respond."

18:16 The US State Department called on the parties to the conflict to abandon military operations around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and repeated the thesis about the need to create a demilitarized zone there.

18:33 Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Kiev.

" In recent months, relations have been built between our states that have helped Ukraine survive in the struggle for our independence. Italy has become one of the leading states that supported Ukraine, our community of internally displaced citizens ," the Ukrainian president said.

18:55 In the Slavyansk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled an attempted offensive by Russian units near the Valley and Dmitrovka. In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russians made an attempt to improve the tactical situation at the Old Caravan, but withdrew. In the Bakhmut direction, they tried to advance near Kodema and Bakhmutsky, suffered losses and also retreated. Eveningsummary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of August 25.

19:19 As part of the work of the "grain corridor", the export of any other goods, except for agricultural products, is not currently planned. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Yuriy Vaskov.

19:35 In Lviv, shelters located in residential buildings are equipped with potbelly stoves. This must be done by October 1st. This task has been set for management companies and condominiums. Mayor Andrei Sadovoy wrote about this in his Telegram channel.

19:53 In Kiev, Marshal Malinovsky Street became the street of Heroes of the Azov Regiment, Piterskaya Street was renamed Londonskaya Street, Karl Marx Street became Hutsulskaya Street, and Tulskaya Square is now UPA Heroes Square.

20:14 In the Yuzhnobugsky direction, an attempt by Russian troops to attack in the Taurida region was unsuccessful, the Russians retreated. Shelling from artillery, tanks and air strikes - along the entire front line. Eveningsummary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of August 25.

20:33 Cyprus may give the old air defense systems to Ukraine, - Forbes. The country is currently armed with Russian short-range 9K330 Tor and medium-range 9K37 Buk systems.

21:00 In total, 95 streets, lanes and squares, whose names are associated with Russia or the USSR, were renamed at a meeting of the City Council today. This was announced by the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, and added that this process will continue.

21:21 On the territory of the chemical plant "Stirol" in Gorlovka (territory of the "DPR") - a fire after shelling. According to the "mayor" Ivan Prikhodko, the transformer substation and the roof of one of the buildings are on fire. There is no information about the victims.

21:59 Adviser to the head of the President's Office Mikhail Podolyak believes that Russia has already used all its "trump cards" in the war against Ukraine. He wrote about this in the microblog Twitter.

22:19 Ukraine currently does not need missiles with a range of up to 300 km, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Colin Call said at a briefing. According to him, now the Armed Forces of Ukraine are more in need of GMLRS shells with a range of 70-80 km, because most of the targets for the Ukrainian military are in their access zone.

22:47 Zelensky, as announced, spoke with Biden. The head of Ukraine announced this on Twitter. He called the conversation great. He said that "we discussed the further steps of Ukraine on the way to victory over the aggressor."

23:14 The question of the entry of Ukrainian troops into Crimea is becoming more and more realistic, - military expert Oleg Zhdanov. He believes that very soon the peninsula may turn into a demilitarized zone.

23:33 All parties to the conflict in Ukraine must ensure the safety of the civilian population and infrastructure. This was stated at a briefing by the representative of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric.

23:54 Information about the cancellation of payments in the amount of UAH 15 million to the families of the dead soldiers is not true. This was announced by Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar. According to her, this payment will now simply be enshrined at the legislative level.

00:24 There is a need for such international pressure that will force the Russians to leave the ZNPP territory. The President called on the IAEA and other organizations to act faster than now. The main thing from the traditional evening address of Vladimir Zelensky.

The threat of strikes from Belarus remains - a summary of the General Staff

[Vesti] In the Yuzhnobugsky direction, the enemy concentrated his efforts on holding positions and engaging our subunits with fire. This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

The Russian army continued shelling from cannon, rocket artillery and tanks along the line of contact. Air strikes were carried out not far from Belaya Krinitsa. An attempt to attack the enemy in the Taurida region under the fire of our soldiers bogged down and the invaders retreated.

Besides:

in the Volyn and Polessky directions, the situation has not undergone significant changes. The threat of missile and air strikes by the enemy from the territory of the Republic of Belarus remains;

in the Seversk direction, the enemy continues to hold individual armed forces of the Russian Federation in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions in order to demonstrate the presence and constrain the actions of units of the Defense Forces. From cannon artillery, the enemy fired at civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Gay, Zhelezny Most and Gorsk in the Chernihiv region and Bachevsk, Svobodnaya Sloboda and Stukalovka in the Sumy region. Conducted aerial reconnaissance of the border areas of the UAV;

in the Kharkov direction, the enemy fired from tanks, cannon and rocket artillery into the areas of the settlements of Odnorobovka, Tsupovka, Prudyanka, Bazalievka, Tsirkuny, Petrovka, Bolshie Prohody, Pitomnik, Ivanovka, Korobochkino, Slobozhanskoe and Chepol. The areas of Pitomnik, Prishib and Zaliman fell under enemy air strikes;

The Russian military made an unsuccessful attempt at offensive operations near Petrovka, suffered losses and withdrew. A high intensity of UAV reconnaissance is supported;

in the Slavic direction, the enemy used tanks, cannon artillery and MLRS for shelling near Bolshaya Kamyshevakha, Krasnopolye, Novaya Dmitrovka, Dolina and Dibrivnoye. The Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled an attempt by enemy units to attack near Dolina and Dmitrovka;

in the Kramatorsk direction, areas of the settlements of Spirnoye, Zvanovka, Seversk and Prishib were subjected to shelling by the enemy. The enemy made an attempt to improve the tactical situation at the Old Caravan, had no success, retreated;

in the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continued shelling the territories near Bakhmut, Veselaia Dolina, Zaitsev and Kodema. Enemy aircraft hit the areas of settlements Soledar, Zaitsevo, Kodema and Yakovlovka. With offensive and assault actions, the invaders tried to advance near Kodema and Bakhmutsky, suffered losses and retreated;

in the Avdeevka direction, the enemy, with air strikes, tank fire, cannon artillery and multiple launch rocket systems, tried to push back units of our troops, hit important military and civilian infrastructure in the areas of Avdeevka, Marinka, Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Pervomaisky, Vodyany, Zhelezny and Alexandropol. The enemy tried to break through the defense of our troops in the area of the settlement of Pervomayskoye, received a tough rebuff and retreated;

in the Novopavlovsk direction, shelling was recorded near Pavlovka, Elizavetovka and Novomikhailovka. Also, the invaders launched airstrikes near Vladimirovka, Ugledar and Pavlovka;

in the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy fired at the positions of our troops near Gulyaipolsky, Orekhovo, Zheleznodorozhny, Shevchenko and Olgovsky. Air strikes were carried out in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Gulyaipolskoye, Shcherbaki and Malye Shcherbaki.

Posted by:badanov

00:00