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Operational summary of the Ukrainian General Staff for the evening of Friday, August 26
2022-08-27
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Vesti] The Russian military continues to focus on establishing full control over the territory of the Donetsk region, as well as holding the captured areas of Kherson, part of Kharkov, Zaporozhye and Mykolaiv regions . This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00 on Friday, August 26.

In the Volyn, Polessky and Seversk directions, the situation did not undergo significant changes during the day. The enemy used cannon artillery to shell civilian and military infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Seredina-Buda, Shevchenkovo, Yekaterinovka and Volnoe in the Sumy region.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russians continue to conduct military operations in order to hold the occupied lines. They fired from tanks, cannon and rocket artillery near Varvarovka, Udov, Slatiny, Petrovka, Borshcheva, Bolshiye Prokhod, Peschanoe, Russian Tishkov, Shestakov, Slobozhansky, Andreevka and Gusarovka. The enemy also launched air strikes near Mospanovoe, Pervomaisky and Bayrak. He conducted aerial reconnaissance in the areas of the settlements of Pitomnik, Cherkasskaya Lozovaya and Shestakovo.

In the Slavic direction , the enemy is trying to restore the offensive in the direction of the settlement of Barvenkovo. Shelling was recorded near Chepel, Brazhkovka, Bogorodichny and Konstantinovka. Launched airstrikes near Brazhevka and Zaliman. He led an offensive battle in the direction of Karnaukhovka, but to no avail , retreated. Conducted aerial reconnaissance in the Novaya Dmitrovka area.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy fired from cannon and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Tatyanovka, Ivano-Daryevka, Zvanovka and Grigorovka. Inflicted air strikes near Disputed and Seversk.
Conducted aerial reconnaissance near Tatyanovka.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy from tanks, cannon artillery and MLRS fired at the areas of the settlements of Tikhonovka, Vasyukovka, Soledar, Bakhmut and Shumy. Engaged aviation for strikes near Yakovlevka and Kodema. The Russians tried to conduct assault operations in the directions of the settlements of Soledar, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut and Kodema, but to no avail.

In the Avdeevka direction , the enemy carried out shelling in the areas of Alexandropol, New York, Novobakhmutovka, Netailovoe, Galitsinovka, Nevelskoye, Poprosnoy and Maryinka. Inflicted air strikes near Pervomaisky, Krasnogorovka and Maryinka. The invaders tried to improve their tactical situation in the direction of Nevelskoye, they were rebuffed and retreated.

In the Novopavlovsk direction , artillery shelling was recorded near Zolotaya Niva, Prechistovka, Pavlovka and Vladimirovka. The areas of Vladimirovka and Novomikhailovka received strikes from enemy aircraft.

In the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy shelled the areas of the settlements of Velikomikhailovka, Novoselka, Vremovka, Malinovka, Dorozhnyanka, Poltavka, Orekhove and Malaya Tokmachka. Inflicted air strikes near Olgovsky and Gulyaipol.

In the Yuzhnobuzh direction, the enemy continued shelling the areas of the settlements of Nikolaev, Krivoy Rog, Luparevo, Pribuzhskoye, Posad-Pokrovskoye, Novogrigorovka, Partizanskoye, Krasnaya Dolina, Bolshoye Artakovo, Kvitnevo, Ivanovka, Potemkino, Trudolyubovka, Blagodatnoye, Talagotnoye, Talanovka. By air strikes, he tried to destroy important infrastructure facilities in the areas of the settlements of Aleksandrovka, Lozovoye and Olgino.

" Our units continue to successfully carry out rocket and artillery fire missions in certain directions and inflict losses on the invaders in close combat ," the General Staff said.

August 26 is the 184th 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 .

Chronology of the war in Ukraine for Friday, August 26

[Vesti] August 26 is the 184th 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 .

8:00 a.m. Dnipropetrovsk region . The Nikopol, Sinelnikovy and Krivoy Rog regions were under shelling . In Nikopol, the power line was broken, as a result of which, up to a thousand Nikopol residents were left without electricity.

Nikolaev region . Explosions sounded in Nikolaev at night . In the Bashtansky, Voznesensky and Nikolaevsky districts there were also shellings. There were no casualties.

8:30 am . Donetsk region . On August 25, as a result of shelling, two people were killed - in Seversk and Zelenopolye. Another six people were injured.

9:00 a.m. Donetsk region . Mayor of Slavyansk Vadim Lyakh reports shelling of the city . The missile strike fell on the chemical technical school. There are no victims.

There were arrivals in Seversk at night - 4 houses were damaged. In the Soledar community, Soledar, Yakovlevka, Bakhmutskoye, Minkovka and Vasyukovka were under shelling. Also, the Svetlodar and Konstantinovskaya communities and the Kramatorsk region came under shelling.

Kharkov region . There were no shellings in Kharkov at night, but there were in the Kharkov and Chuguev regions. In Dergachi, an educational institution was destroyed as a result of shelling, a 50-year-old woman died, and a 59-year-old man was wounded. In the Chuguevsky district, one person died, two were injured.

9:30 a.m. Zaporozhye region . All ZNPP power units are disconnected from the network . The station's own needs for power supply are provided through the repaired line from the power system of Ukraine.

10:00 a.m. Donetsk region . The Institute for the Study of War claims that Peski has come under the control of the so-called. "DNR" . The August 25 summary said that geolocation footage published as early as August 24 shows the "DPR" military flying the Soviet flag near the center of Pisky and apparently ignoring Ukrainian artillery fire, which confirms that so-called troops the "republics" have completely taken control of the Sands and are likely to begin attacks in a westerly direction.

10:15 am . An IAEA mission is due to visit the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant next week, Lana Zerkal, adviser to the Ukrainian Energy Minister, said.

11:00 am . Kharkov region . The mayor of Kharkiv dismissed the director of the Department of Land Relations, Sergei Kolesnik, who during the war had a rest in Nice.

12:00 . Belarusian military aircraft have been converted to carry nuclear weapons, Alexander Lukashenko said.

12:50 pm . Kherson region . It is reported about the work of air defense in Kherson. Locals write that at least 20 rockets exploded over the cities.

13:00 . France and the IAEA have received security guarantees from Russia and Ukraine for the mission at the Zaporozhye NPP.

14:00 . Explosions in Zaporozhye and Nikolaev.

14:20 . The SBU filed a suspicion on Ramzan Kadyrov and two of his closest associates. According to the department, Kadyrov personally supervised the development and planning of individual military operations of units, gave orders, heard reports and reports from leaders.

14:40 . Zaporozhye region . ZNPP is again connected to the Ukrainian grid. There are no comments on the operation of equipment and security systems, Energoatom reports.

15:20 . Donetsk region . Mandatory evacuation continues. The State Emergency Service reports that 9,600 people have already left, including 1,700 children.

15:50 . Zaporozhye region . As a result of an explosion near a health center on the territory of uncontrolled Berdyansk, the "deputy head of the traffic police" died.

16:00 . The SBU detained the head of the Institute for the Training of Legal Personnel of the Security Service for treason.

18:30 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed an operational summary as of 18:00 on Friday, August 26. Key:

  • In the Slavic direction, the enemy is trying to resume the offensive in the direction of Barvenkovo. He led an offensive battle in the direction of Karnaukhovka, and, having not achieved success, withdrew;

  • In the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops tried to conduct assault operations in the directions of Soledar, Bakhmutsky, Bakhmut and Kodema. APU kept the defense;

  • In the Avdeevka direction, units of the RF Armed Forces tried to improve the tactical situation in the direction of Nevelskoye, but were repulsed and retreated.

18:50 In the temporarily occupied Crimea, there are signs of the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons. Alina Frolova, Director General of the Center for Defense Strategies , spoke about thisAccording to her, infrastructure has been restored on the peninsula to support the functioning of weapons.

19:20 In Zaporozhye, six police officers from Melitopol and three from Tokmak violated their oath and began to cooperate with the Russians. The Attorney General 's Office gave details.

20:10 Authorities want to announce mandatory evacuation in Ukraine in the territories of Kharkiv, Zaporozhye and Nikolaev regions . According to Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Irina Vereshchuk, such evacuation will not be announced throughout the entire region, but only from "hot" areas. One way or another, but the government is already working on this issue.

20:40 The head of the Donetsk region Pavel Kirilenko announced a change in the curfew : from 21:00 to 5:00.

20:50 An explosion occurred in the warehouses of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Novobogdanovsk OTO near Melitopol. As the Mayor of Melitopol has just reported, "the inhabitants of the community have heard several explosions, now there is smoke."

21:15 The explosions that were heard in Zaporozhye tonight sounded outside the city. As Anatoly Kurtev, the secretary of the Zaporizhia city council, said, "two blows were delivered from the side of the Vasilyevsky district, four more blows were recorded in the area of ​​the settlement of the Zaporizhzhya region." " At about 20.00, loud sounds of explosions were heard in the regional center - this is the result of the work of the anti-aircraft forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine . From the side of Vasilyevka, the enemy attacked settlements near Zaporozhye . According to preliminary information, no one was injured ," said Alexander Starukh, head of the Zaporozhye Regional Military District.

22:00 Explosions are reported in the village of Novoozerny in Evpatoria, Crimea. Air defense worked first.

22:30 And now there are reports of "explosions" and the work of air defense units in Sevastopol.

22:35 Volodymyr Zelensky traditionally addressed the country, summing up the results of 184 days of the war. The head of state again spoke about the situation at the Zaporozhye NPP and the work of the "grain corridor".

22:40 The second of the ZNPP power units stopped yesterday, the power increase continues. According to Energoatom, there are no comments on the operation of equipment and security systems.

23:10 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny held regular talks with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley.

23:50 The build-up of the Russian military presence in the northern, Arctic regions of the country is considered by NATO as a strategic challenge. The Secretary General of the organization, Jens Stoltenberg , called on the US allies in the North Atlantic Alliance, and in particular Canada, to proportionally increase their military presence in the Arctic.

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