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22:12 Pentagon Speaker Patrick Ryder confirmed that the United States will soon join the training program for Ukrainian pilots on the F-16. According to him, the exact number of Ukrainians who will be trained in the United States is still unknown, but it is expected that there will be several pilots and dozens of service personnel. Ryder noted that American training will complement similar efforts by European countries.
20:45 The Pentagon plans to start training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 in the United States in September, writes The New York Times, citing sources. According to the newspaper, Washington changed its approach and decided to join the training of Ukrainian pilots as soon as Kyiv selects them, although it was previously planned that training would take place only in Europe. Pilots will first take an English course in Texas and then begin flight training in Arizona.
19:44 Social networks report a strike on a Russian command post in the occupied Tokmak, Zaporozhye region.
19:09 Putin expressed condolences to the families of those who died in the crash of Prigozhin's plane and said that Prigozhin himself was "a talented man of difficult fate", and, in particular, his PMC Wagner "made a significant contribution to the fight against Nazism in Ukraine, we will never forget" . Putin promised that the investigation of the plane crash "will be brought to an end."
18:37 The US Treasury announced that the new sanctions lists included 11 individuals and two legal entities from Russia . In particular, the mother of the head of Chechnya Aimani Kadyrova and his public foundation, the children's center Artek in Crimea and its director Konstantin Fedorenko, children's rights ombudsmen in a number of regions of the Russian Federation, the head of the Chechen government and others were subject to restrictions.
18:13 Zelensky confirmed that Norway will hand over the F-16 to Ukraine: "We have three countries that agreed to hand over to Ukraine after training on the F-16: Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway. We are very grateful to these three states."
17:48 Germany announced that it will transfer 40 RQ-35 Heidrun reconnaissance drones, 16 Zetros trucks, 90 drone detection systems and 510,000 cartridges for firearms to Ukraine. In addition, Berlin will send missiles for the American Patriot air defense systems to Kyiv for the first time.
17:15 The war in Ukraine is moving into a "war of survival", said Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko. According to him, the situation with the financing of the budget for the next year is still uncertain, but defense spending will not be lower than this year - 1.6 trillion hryvnias.
"This is more than the collected taxes, so we are constantly in a rather difficult situation, we are looking for additional sources to finance these additional costs," the minister said. He added that the military is asking for a fivefold increase in spending, but there is no way to increase taxes by the same amount.
17:01 Biden announced new sanctions against Ukrainians involved in the deportation, including children. However, he did not name the names of those who fell under the restrictions.
16:46 The Wagner PMC camp in the village of Celje near Osipovichi in Belarus is being dismantled, Radio Liberty reports with reference to a satellite image . According to the publication's estimates, as of August 23, out of 273 tents, 101, or a third of the field camp, had already been dismantled. This means that the camp could have been reduced by almost 2,000 people. At the same time, the dismantling of tents began at the end of July.
At the same time, Belaruski Gayun reports that he does not record special export flights with Wagner PMC mercenaries from Belarus to Africa, and there is also no information about the transfer of Wagner soldiers with aircraft from Russia.
15:21 During a special operation in Crimea, scouts damaged four speedboats and killed at least 30 Russians, Babel reports, citing intelligence sources.
15:13 The Russians attacked the center of Kurakhovo in the Donetsk region from cannon artillery, the Office of the Prosecutor General said. The shells hit one of the local supermarkets, where people were at that time. Three local residents were injured. Another ammunition hit the administrative building, near which two cars caught fire. A critical infrastructure facility, windows and facade of an apartment building were also damaged.
15:07 Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki believes that after the death of Prigozhin, control over PMC Wagner will go directly to the Kremlin, which will potentially make it even more dangerous.
15:04 The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced the provision of another batch of military assistance to Ukraine for 41 million euros. The package will include, in particular, Carl Gustaf ammunition, rifles, maritime surveillance radar systems and anti-drone systems.
14:48 Zelensky said that Ukraine had nothing to do with the death of Prigozhin, and added that "we all understand who is involved."
14:42 The Russians fired at the Wide Beam of the Kherson region - a tractor driver who worked in the field died, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin.
14:31 Portugal will join the training of Ukrainian pilots and engineers on F-16 aircraft, Zelensky said.
14:26 The situation in the east remains difficult, Anna Malyar said. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy does not leave attempts to attack, battles are going on. In the Liman direction, the enemy is unsuccessfully storming in order to oust the Ukrainian troops in the areas of Serebryansky forestry, Kremennaya, Belogorovka, Lugansk region. In addition, now the Russian army plans to regroup and replace troops in this direction.
Active battles are also taking place in the Bakhmut direction, the enemy is constantly attacking in order to stop the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at any cost. At the same time, the Defense Forces are gradually advancing. In general, the situation in all eastern directions is tense and very dynamic, so the commanders are working directly on the spot, calculating all possible scenarios for the development of events and promptly planning further steps.
14:15 In the morning, Russian public began to declare that at 3:50 at night, at Cape Tarkhankut, unknown people on boats opened fire, previously from RPGs. The sounds of shots were heard by the guests of the campsite in the village of Olenevka. They went to the beach and saw two rubber boats not far from the shore, in which there were ten people. After that, the group boarded boats and disappeared in an unknown direction. Details of today's GUR operation are in the material Flag of Ukraine in Crimea .
13:49 Norway will transfer anti-aircraft missiles for IRIS-T systems to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and will also allocate about $140 million to provide Ukraine with gas and electricity, the country's government said. In addition, Norway will provide portable kits to create corridors through minefields and equipment to repair critical electrical infrastructure.
13:08 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense officially announced that special forces on watercraft landed on the Crimean coast near the settlements of Olenevka and Mayak, and showed a video of the events. Ukrainian defenders entered into a clash with the units of the occupier. As a result, the enemy suffered losses among the personnel, enemy equipment was destroyed. "Also, in the Ukrainian Crimea, the state flag again hoisted," the intelligence service said. All goals and objectives were fulfilled, after the completion of the special operation, the Ukrainian defenders left the scene without loss.
13:06 On the evening of August 23, the Russians fired from a mortar from the territory of the Russian Federation on the Krasnopol community of the Sumy region - two people were injured, the Prosecutor General's Office said.
13:01 Norway has decided to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Norwegian channel TV2 reports, citing sources. Thus, Norway may become the third NATO country after the Netherlands and Denmark, which has expressed its readiness to transfer modern aircraft to Ukraine.
12:55 The accident with Prigozhin's plane happened exactly two months after the attempted Wagner rebellion. About the versions of what happened - in the material Putin's order or the struggle for Africa .
12:19 The number of victims as a result of a nighttime missile strike on the Dnieper has increased to ten, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak.
12:14 On Independence Day, Baykar Makina presented Ukrainian intelligence officers with a Bayraktar TV2 strike UAV, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported.
12:11 The BRICS countries in the declaration following the summit mentioned the "conflict" in Ukraine and advocated its peaceful resolution through dialogue and diplomacy, including the "peace initiative" of African countries.
12:08 Russians shelled Kherson in the morning. One of the shells hit the roof of a private house in the city center, three victims are known, including a small child, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
12:03 Russia destroys about 60-70% of kamikaze sea drones that Ukraine uses to destroy objects in Crimea, but they still remain an effective weapon, Budanov said in an interview with Radio Liberty. According to him, there are cases when a drone is destroyed next to a Russian ship, and then the ship goes "for a long repair."
The head of the GUR clarified that sea drones are an effective weapon for deterrence, it is impossible to attack with them. "But to paralyze the activity of the fleet, which, in principle, happened - this has already been achieved. Ships do not go further than the raid of Sevastopol in the northern direction," he added. Budanov did not name the number of drones that Ukraine has, but assured that their "normal serial production" had been established.
11:45 Macron expressed the hope that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "will return everyone to the negotiating table." At the same time, the French president added that "good negotiations will be what the Ukrainians want." Macron also criticized Putin for "fueling global unrest by choosing to no longer respect international agreements."
11:17 The representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Andrei Yusov, specified that the Ukrainian military had landed at Cape Tarkhankut as part of a special operation carried out in cooperation with the Naval Forces. According to him, all tasks have been completed, there are no casualties among the personnel. The special operation continues, therefore the GUR does not disclose all the details. Yusov noted that the enemy has losses among personnel, forces and means, information on the number of losses is being specified.
10:56 In the morning, a battle took place in Crimea involving watercraft and aircraft, Radio Liberty reports, citing intelligence sources. Local residents reported that explosions were heard near the Mayak settlement on Cape Tarkhankut from about 5:00 am. The details of the battle are unknown, there is no official information yet. In the village of Mayak there is a base of the 3rd radio engineering regiment as part of the radio engineering troops of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation. Also on the Tarkhankut peninsula is the radar node of the Nebo-M radar and the Kasta-2E2 radar. Positions for air defense were prepared along the perimeter.
10:49 US Senator Lindsey Graham at a press conference in Kiev called aid to Ukraine "the best investment" for American security: "The United States spent billions during the Cold War to prevent Russian aggression. Now we have spent less than 3% of our defense budget on helping Ukrainian military, and they destroyed half the Russian army. This is the best investment for American security ever. Ukraine is an excellent partner. We have not seen such a partner since Churchill."
The senator also admitted that American intelligence was mistaken before the Russian invasion, greatly overestimating the power of the Russian army: “We were told, when the Russian invasion began, that Kiev would fall in four days, and the country in three weeks. army with our intelligence. I myself thought that the Russian army was better than they are."
10:40 Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky said that he visited the main areas of action of Ukrainian troops in the Liman and Soledar operational-tactical groups: "The main goal is to study the operational situation directly in the areas of hostilities, study problematic issues in order to take appropriate measures to We worked out urgent tasks with the commanders of brigades, operational-tactical groups, adjusted the timing and procedure for their implementation. "
09:58 On August 23, Ukrainian defenders not only destroyed the Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system in Crimea, but also destroyed or damaged three enemy S-300 launchers in the Kherson region, said Natalya Gumenyuk, spokeswoman for the Southern Defense Forces. At the same time, she added that the Russians still have a lot of weapons, "therefore, the bavovna season continues."
09:15 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Chasovoy Yar), four more were injured. In the Kherson region, seven were injured, according to the IVA.
09:04 At night, the Russians fired on the city of Volchansk, Chuguevsky district, Kharkiv region. A medical facility was damaged, a fire broke out. A civilian industry facility was also damaged, people were not injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
08:42 In the Nikolaev area three people are wounded as a result of the Russian attacks for the past days. The enemy shelled the city of Ochakov - the housing infrastructure was damaged, as well as the Kutsurub community, where residential houses and outbuildings were damaged, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim.
08:36 The Ukrainian military are advancing south of Bakhmut, securing themselves at the achieved lines, and also had success in the direction of Novoprokopovka in the Melitopol direction, said Andriy Kovalev, the speaker of the General Staff.
08:25 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 24:
- personnel - about 259,160 (+340) people,
- tanks - 4375 (+2),
- armored combat vehicles - 8511 (+23),
- artillery systems - 5333 (+15),
- MLRS - 723 (+1),
- air defense systems - 494 (+3),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4344 (+20),
- cruise missiles - 1406 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 7773 (+28),
- special equipment - 801 (+1).
07:52 During the day, 23 combat clashes occurred at the front, the General Staff reported in the morning report . In particular, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas of Novoegorovka, Luhansk region, Vesele, Donetsk region, Malaya Tokmakchka, Zaporozhye region. Also, the Defense Forces continue to repel attacks and hold back the advance of Russian troops near Avdiivka, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region.
07:39 At night, the Russians fired missiles at the Dnieper. One of them was shot down by air defense forces, but there was also a hit on a transport facility, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak. Seven people were injured, six were hospitalized in a state of moderate severity. About ten objects were also damaged, including a bank, a gas station, a hotel, an agricultural firm, furniture production, an administrative building, and two residential buildings.
06:34 Since the beginning of a large-scale war, Russia has lost more than 20% of its aircraft and helicopters due to system failures, pilot errors, friendly fire and other incidents not directly related to hostilities, writes Newsweek.
06:06 Ukraine can strike the enemy anywhere in the occupied Crimea, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Kirill Budanov said in an interview with Radio Liberty: "We have the ability to hit any part of the temporarily occupied ARC at the moment. Absolutely anywhere we can reach adversary."
Budanov also advised everyone "who has done stupid things" to leave: "And those who are waiting should prepare and do everything to help, first of all, the intelligence agencies, and then further, when the troops go into the open. For support, to create favorable conditions "To make it happen just faster. And as bloodlessly as possible."
05:58 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of two "Ukrainian drones" in the Bryansk region, one - in the Kaluga region.