Listed below are the important thing occasions on day 1,274 of Russia’s conflict on Ukraine.
Right here is how issues stand on Thursday, August 21:
Preventing
- Three folks have been killed and 4 others injured in a Russian assault on the town of Kostiantynivka, in Ukraine’s Donetsk, the regional prosecutor’s workplace stated in a publish on Fb.
- Russian shelling killed one particular person within the city of Bilozerka in Ukraine’s Kherson area, the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Workplace stated in a publish on Telegram.
- Russian forces are rising their stress 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 automotive 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, stated in a publish on Telegram.
- Kharkiv area police stated {that a} Russian drone assault on a automotive killed two folks of their 70s close to the village of Petrivka within the Zolochiv territorial neighborhood.
- Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, spokesperson for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, advised the media outlet Ukrinform that there have been 40,000 fires recorded in Ukraine’s ecosystems because the starting of 2025.
- Russian shelling killed a girl within the Polohy district of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia area, stated 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 have been killed as Ukraine launched drones and performed “intensive shelling” of Novaya Zburyevka village, the Russian-appointed governor of the Kherson area, Vladimir Saldo, stated in a publish 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 sooner or later, the Russian Defence Drive stated, in keeping 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 japanese 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 stated the Netherlands will ship 300 troops and air defence techniques, together with Patriots and counter-drone techniques, to Poland, to “defend NATO territory, defend provide to Ukraine, and deter Russian aggression”.
Peace talks
- Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov said that “significantly discussing safety points with out the Russian Federation is a utopia; it’s a highway 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 army gear” in Ukraine, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda advised industrial tv TV3.
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Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson advised Swedish public radio SR that his nation might present air surveillance and probably maritime sources, 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 advised his Russian counterpart, President Putin, in a cellphone name on Wednesday, the Turkish presidency stated.
Politics and diplomacy
- North Korean chief Kim Jong Un has praised “heroic” North Korean troops who fought for Russia within the conflict towards Ukraine, in a gathering with officers of the military’s abroad operation, state media KCNA stated on Thursday.
Sanctions
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Russia stated on Wednesday it was barring entry to 21 people it accused of working with “the damaging British media” to advertise anti-Russian narratives. The checklist contains journalists, specialists and members of civil society teams.
- The UK stated it was imposing new sanctions on cryptocurrency networks it stated have been exploited by Russia.
