Ukraine August 2024

Tuesday, 3 September 2024

Russian missiles blast Ukrainian military academy and hospital, killing more than 50, officials say — 3 September 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 374 media reports (LINK)

Saturday, 31 August 2024

Ukraine's Zelenskiy presses US to greenlight deeper strikes into Russia — 31 August 2024 (LINK)

Friday, 30 August 2024

Ukraine's Zelensky fires Air Force chief, days after fatal F-16 crash — 30 August 2024 (LINK)

— Zelensky said the command level of the Air Force needed to "strengthen," but did not say whether his decision to sack Oleshchuk was related to the F-16 crash.

Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Drones hit Russian oil facility 1500 km from border in first-ever Kirov region attack — 28 August 2024 (LINK)

Tuesday, 27 August 2024

Ukraine's F-16 jets intercept Russian missiles in apparent first — 27 August 2024 (LINK)

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky vows revenge after massive strikes by Putin's forces kill at least four: Two were killed in Kryvyi Rih and two died in drone attacks in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia — 27 August 2024 (LINK)

Monday, 26 August 2024

Russia's deadly overnight barrage of missiles and drones hits over half of Ukraine — 26 August 2024 (LINK)

Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Russia's Kursk region and has retaken some land in Kharkiv — 22 August 2024 (LINK)

Zelenskiy: Ukraine controls 92 settlements in Russia's Kursk region — 19 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 37 media reports (LINK)

Ukraine destroys 3rd key bridge, threatening to cut off Russian troops, amid incursion, Russian military bloggers say — 19 August 2024 (LINK)

Russia's prosecutor general said it had banned a foundation started by U.S. film star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal — 19 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 78media reports (LINK)

— In July, the Clooney Foundation, along with several other non-governmental organizations, filed a case with the U.N. Human Rights Committee, accusing Russia of violating the human rights of Ukrainians killed in a 2022 missile attack on Vinnytsia. In early August, Russia's prosecutor general banned as "undesirable" German pro-democracy foundation Konrad Adenauer and in July did the same with the Moscow Times news outlet. The "undesirable" status forces organizations to shut down in Russia and means Russians that work for, fund or collaborate with them can also be liable to prosecution

Kyiv blows up second bridge in Kursk as Putin hits back with missiles attack — 18 August 2024 (LINK)

— The International Atomic Energy Agency warned of "deteriorating safety" at Europe's largest nuclear power facility in Ukraine, which was seized by Moscow in the early days of its full-scale invasion. The warning by IAEA director general Rafael Grossi came after a drone strike hit the road surrounding the plant, landing close to the essential cooling water sprinkler ponds and the only remaining 750 kilovolt power line supplying the plant.

Nord Stream sabotage: How are the key players reacting? — 16 August 2024 (LINK)

Ukraine: Kyiv to create 'buffer zone' in Kursk — 14 August 2024 (LINK)

Russia evacuates second border region as Ukrainian invasion escalates — 12 August 2024 (LINK)

— The governor of Russia's Belgorod region announced on Monday that residents of Krasnaya Yaruga district, located on the frontier with Ukraine, would be evacuated due to Ukrainian military activity in the area.

VOA: Kremlin calls Ukraine's self-defense 'terrorism' — 12 August 2024 (LINK)

— Experts on international law and Western officials widely agree that Ukraine has the right to strike military targets in Russia to thwart Russian aggression. There is no indication Ukraine is using disproportionate force or intentionally targeting civilians.

Ukraine and Russia trade blame over fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — 11 August 2024 (LINK)

North Korean missiles fired on Kyiv in deadly Russian attack: Zelensky — 11 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 35 media reports (LINK)

North Korean missiles fired on Kyiv in deadly Russian attack: Zelensky — 11 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 35 media reports (LINK)

Russia evacuates over 76,000 in Kursk region amid Ukraine incursion — 10 August 2024 (LINK)

Iran to deliver hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia soon, intel sources say — 10 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 32 media reports (LINK)

Russian Su-34 jet destroyed in Ukraine's strike on Morozovsk airfield, Kyiv says — 6 August 2024 (LINK)

Ukraine confirms F-16s have arrived in country as Zelensky heralds 'new chapter' in fight against Russia — 4 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 35 media reports (LINK)