Week 234 – additional links
Nicholas Zharkikh
August 13, 2026
Russian military attacked Ukraine with 133 drones – Ukrainian Air Force
Shahed attacked a train in the Odessa region: the driver and assistant were killed
Traitor Robert Shageev, who defected to the occupiers, was (probably) blown up in Sevastopol
Ukrainian Su-27 destroys enemy command post along with personnel | ArmyInform
Russia launched 133 drones over Ukraine, 111 were neutralized, there were hits at 15 locations
Balaklava TPP attacked in occupied Sevastopol
The Russian Army began using S-71M "Monochrome" cruise missiles
Ukrzaliznytsia explained how the Shahed drone hit a locomotive on the Dnipro-Odesa route
Russia hits passenger train in Odessa region for second time in a day – explosions heard in the city
Bodies of 261 fallen defenders returned to Ukraine: identification procedure begins
Explosions heard in Gelendzhik, a large fire broke out
Wildberries began to delay payments to sellers after strikes on warehouses
Russia and Ukraine exchange civilians in Belarus
Drones hit a railway bridge near Kerch
The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit twenty vehicles of the invaders in their rear in Luhansk region
On the shield – August 13, 2026.
A few days before his 24th birthday, Azov fighter Bohdan Savchuk died in the Donetsk region
Vasyl Motrunchyk, a soldier from Manevychyna, died at the front.
Volodymyr Mostovyi, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Soldiers from Rivne region Ruslan Busel and Anatoliy Sazonov died
Defender of Ukraine Serhiy Nagnoyny from the Zavodska community died in the war
31-year-old border guard from Haisyn, Yevheniy Didusenko, died defending Ukraine
Attack UAV crew commander Denys Shchuka died in Kharkiv region
Senior sergeant from Zhytomyr region Anatoliy Serdyuk died in Dnipropetrovsk region
Sergiyevsk community in mourning: Sergeant Oleg Alekseenko died in the war
Defender from Lutsk Mykhailo Slutyak died in the war
Long way home: Volyn Warrior Vyacheslav Motyka died in Sumy region
The Ivano-Frankivsk community lost its defender Oleksandr Syniahovskyi
A soldier from Poltava region, Vyacheslav Bury, was killed in Donetsk region.
19-year-old scout from Mysaylivka Dmytro Kypychenko died in Luhansk region
Considered missing for over two years: Defender from Irpin Ruslan Mykhaylov died in the war
The Starovyzhivska community confirmed the death of defender Yuriy Dzhul
Ivan Kostevych, a 31-year-old defender from Tyachiv region, died in the war
Nizhyn lost its Warrior – Maxim Morgunov
Defender from Zhytomyr region Andriy Volodymyrovych Dvorak died in Donetsk region
DNA examination confirmed the death of senior soldier from Rivne region Mykola Tolochyk
Yuriy Hybalyuk, a fighter from Kryvyi Rih, was killed in the Donetsk region
Soldiers from Kirovohrad region Volodymyr Guk and Anatoliy Dovgopol died
Volodymyr bids farewell to 37-year-old defender Igor Pryharsky
Police Major from Dnipropetrovsk Region Yuriy Storts Died at the Front
Vasyl Dyachuk, a soldier from the village of Kurylivka, was killed in the Donetsk region
The heart of serviceman Marukha Yuriy Yaroslavovych from a village in the Rivne region stopped
World War III – August 13, 2026
US has resources for ’infinite’ naval blockade of Iran, says Hegset
August 14, 2026
Russia attacked by over 550 drones: Ust-Luga port and Wildberries warehouse hit
Ukrainian Armed Forces’ unmanned systems hit 29 energy facilities in southern Ukraine
A fifth of Wildberries warehouse in Bashkortostan burned down after drone attack – satellite data
The Wildberries warehouse suffered as a result of the attack in the Tver region
Defense forces hit a UAV control point and an occupier ammunition depot in Zaporizhia
Ukraine codifies TerMIT NRC combat complex with "Predator" module according to NATO standards
Ukrainian military cleared the village of Tovste in the Donetsk region and raised the national flag
Drones attacked Yenakiyeve: Galaktika shopping center burned
In Ust-Luga, the production complex of the gas company Novatek was probably attacked
Ust-Luga on fire: seventh drone attack on Russian oil hub
Sheskharis terminal in Novorossiysk halted operations after drone attack
The first Ukrainian jet interceptor drones are already undergoing testing, — Fedorov
240 power plants hit by SBS in two weeks in the occupied territories, — "Magyar"
Chongar railway bridge: what is known about the collapse of the span
Ukraine seizes Russia’s oil vein: ten refineries hit
On the shield – August 14, 2026.
Artem Kedrun, a 24-year-old officer from the Khmelnytskyi region, died at the front
Igor Sydorovych, a defender from the Khrystynivska community, died in the war
Volodymyr Lavruk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Freestyle wrestling coach from Donetsk region Konstantin Solomakin died in the war. Photo
Vitaliy Bobrovnyk, a resident of Kolomyia, died in the war
Hero of Volhynia Yaroslav Abramovich died in the Kharkiv region
Roman Oleksiyovych Danyliuk, a sailor from the Slavutsk community, died in battle.
Oleg Korchevny, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo
Died in Kurshchyna in March 2025: Kalynivka lost another Hero-Defender – Roman Kulibaba
23-year-old drone operator Vladyslav Ryabokon from Vinnytsia region died at the front
It became known about the death of defender from Kharkiv region Oleksandr Bobnev
Defender from Bukovina Oleh Bezhenar died in hospital due to serious injuries
Defender Mykola Didukh returns to Zhytomyr region on the shield
The Bar community confirmed the death of defender Vyacheslav Mazur
After two years of obscurity, the death of Volyn warrior Vasyl Perekhodko has been confirmed
Soldier Mykhailo Syrvatka from Ulichny died in Zaporizhia
Mortar gunner Vasyl Bachevskyi from Bodnariv’s heart stopped
Defender from Bukovina Maksym Ivasyuk died in Donetsk region
The Belgorod-Dniester region lost another Defender in the war – Dolotov Oleksandr Viktorovych
Anatoliy Lysenko, a resident of Malaya Supoivka, died at the front.
A young defender from the Rakhiv region, Yuriy Choliy, died in the war
Serhiy Vynychenko, a defender from the Hadyatsk community, died in the war.
Soldiers from the Kirovohrad region Anatoly Kuz, Dmytro Gromyk, and Serhiy Antonenko died
Ukrainian tennis player Slava Kurbanov died in the war with Russia
Taras Handziuk, a soldier from the Burshtyn community, died from wounds sustained in the war
The war took the life of 26-year-old soldier Yaroslav Artamonov from Kamyanske
Soldiers from Vinnytsia region Mykhailo Bratslavskyi, Mykola Bondar and Roman Negolyuk died
A soldier from the Dnipropetrovsk region, Andriy Glushko, was killed in the Donetsk region.
World War III – August 14, 2026.
NATO fighters shoot down unidentified drone in Latvian airspace
An explosion occurred in Italy at the KNDS factory, which produces ammunition for Ukraine
A drone crashed in Romania for the fourth time in a day: a fire broke out
Binance will block cryptocurrency services linked to Russia
August 15, 2026
The NOVATEK-Ust-Luga complex was hit
Two ground repeaters and five enemy UAV control points were hit.
GUR residents "put" Wildberries digital services
Ukraine struck the Progress Center, Savasleyka Airfield, and an oil facility in Ust-Luga
Russia announces withdrawal of troops from Dnipropetrovsk region
Drone attack on Ukraine on August 15: a child died, there are injuries
"Budanov’s squads" attacked fuel tanks on a railway in Russia
Stopping Rassvet: How the Progress Plant Destruction Affects the Russian Space Program
Ukraine destroyed the main workshop of the rocket and space plant in Samara
Drones finish off Balaklava TPP in Sevastopol
The Strela-10 air defense system, enemy warehouses and control points were hit, – General Staff
On the shield – August 15, 2026.
Yevhen Sorokun, a defender from the village of Rudnya, died in the war
49-year-old defender from Rivne Tyt (Serhiy) Shyshkovsky died in Zaporizhia
Konotop region lost defender Anatoly Yatsenko
A soldier from the Kyiv region, Oleksandr Kryvenko, died at the front. Photo
In the Chuguyiv district, a soldier from Lozova, Belov Yevgeny Andriyovych, died in battle
Policeman from Lviv region Andriy Melnyk died in the war
Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Stadnik, call sign "Prosecutor", died
Vasyl Lukaniuk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Soldier Mykola Kutasevich from the village of Pidzamche was killed in the fighting near Pokrovsk.
Poltava resident Artem Velychko from the 41st brigade died in battle
Soldier Andrusiak Bohdan Vasyliovych from Ivano-Frankivsk region died
Nizhyn will face Defender Ruslan Bulda "on the shield"
The death of 26-year-old Hero of Volhynia Ivan Stepanovych Shvorak has been confirmed
Defender of Ukraine Valentyn Sukhoruchko from Ivano-Frankivsk region has died
Maksym Hychko, a 19-year-old defender from Vynohradiv region, died in the war
Soldiers from Kirovohrad region Artem Skalozub, Serhiy Kleimahin and Yevhen Lisnichuk died
The Kharkiv region community reported the death of stormtrooper Bohdan Chernov
Died in Donetsk region: Junior Sergeant Roman Syvak from Luka-Meleshkivska gave his life for Ukraine
Defender from Nikopol Vadim Zelenov died while serving in the military
Strike drone electrician Yuriy Tkachuk from Stryzhavka died defending Ukraine
Viktor Marusiak, a soldier from Kolomyia, died
World War III – August 15, 2026.
Iran rejects Trump’s statements about plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory
August 16, 2026
Drones hit strategic chemical plant in Rostov region of Russia: large-scale fire recorded
Ukraine sharply increases Flamingo missile strikes on Russia
Drone attack on Moscow region: Wildberries’ largest warehouse in Podolsk is on fire
Russia: warehouses, including Wildberries, were attacked in the Moscow region
The largest Wildberries complex was destroyed: Fire Point confirmed the attack on Russia
Large warehouses and Wildberries facilities are on fire in Domodedovo near Moscow
Wildberries warehouse in Koledino and complex in Domodedovo set on fire as a result of drone attack
Ukraine has disabled 7 of the 10 largest logistics centers of Wildberries, – Ministry of Defense
British drones strike deep into Russia for the first time
On the night of August 16, 3 missiles and 85 enemy UAVs were shot down in the sky over Ukraine
Pochaina market burned down in Kyiv after shelling
A missile with a range of up to 3,000 km: Ukrainians were shown the Flamingo from the inside
A railway bridge used by Russians was hit in Zaporizhia
Drones hit oil loading port in Tamani
A video of burning vans appeared on the Belarusian-Russian border
Attempted assassination of traitor Shageev in Sevastopol: confirmation of his death has emerged
Amidst the drone attack, a fire broke out at the Sakskaya CHP
Two military bases hit in Crimea
On the shield – August 16, 2026.
Defender from Kovel Oleksandr Rezvanyuk died in the war with Russia
News of the death of the Defender from the Rivne district, Viktor Vorobei, has been confirmed
Teplytsk community in mourning: death of Defender Volodymyr Dorobal confirmed
Dmytro Voitenko, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Grigoriy Glukhov, a soldier from Kryvyi Rih, died in the war for Ukraine
The Safyaniv community lost the defender of Ukraine, Mykhailo Pintiyskyi
Denys Kuksa from Kyiv died at the front
Junior Sergeant Serhiy Pashkurny, a defender from the Snihuriv community, died in the war
Petro Lisovyi from Zhytomyr region died on the Pokrovsky direction
World War III – August 16, 2026
Ukraine officially joins EU sanctions against Iran: details
Iran demands access to Qatari detained military pilots
NATO fighter jet shoots down drone over Romania
August 17, 2026
Russians damaged ship in Odessa region: four injured
Russian drone attacks shopping mall in Odessa, 4 injured
Russia struck Naftogaz 13 times in a week: there is serious damage and production is stopped
S-400 missile defense system launchers hit in Feodosia
Fire breaks out at aircraft repair facility in Crimea after drone attack – social media
Drones attacked the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation, a fire broke out
Azov showed the results of Operation Hell-2 in the Donetsk region
Greek tanker carrying Russian oil hit in Black Sea, media reports
FSB agent gets 15 years in Khmelnytskyi region: used UAV to adjust Russian strikes
"Dovbush" will reach Siberia: Ministry of Defense codifies new drone
Only the ruins remain: what the Wildberries logistics center near Moscow looks like now
Gasoline has disappeared from gas stations in Moscow and its suburbs
On the shield – August 17, 2026.
Soldier Ruslan Korotkov, whose death was confirmed by DNA examination, will be buried in Volyn
Oleksandr Verkeenko, a 42-year-old soldier from Dubno region, died defending Ukraine.
On July 20, in the battle near Mykolaivka, a defender from Slavyansk, Vyacheslav Yurkov, was killed.
The anniversary of the death of defender Serhiy Yeromenko from Nastassievka has passed
A soldier from the Kyiv region, Oleksiy Tkachev, died at the front. Photo
The Zalishchytsia community reported the death of defender Mykola Mykhailovych Vasylyk
A soldier, employee of Kherson State University Vasyl Matrofaylo, died in the war
Soldiers Ruslan Hnatyuk and Oleh Postovy were killed in the Donetsk region.
Junior sergeant from Myrhorod Anatoliy Sheka died while serving in the Kharkiv region
Captain Yuriy Ivchenko, who devoted 24 years to military service, died in the Kharkiv region
Defender from the Pivdenny community Ivan Kolesnyk died from wounds received at the front
Drohobych community confirmed the death of defender Vasyl Ivanishyn
Zhytomyr region lost another of its defenders, Yuriy Pokalchuk
The death of Oleksiy Tarasenko from the Matusivska community has been confirmed.
Border guard from Tulchyn community Serhiy Horovyi died defending the country in Sumy region
Oleksandr Melnykovych, a 49-year-old shooter from Rivne region, died in Sumy region.
Injured defender from Okhtyrka Oleg Yegunov died in hospital
The death of defender Tetyana Sumar was reported in the community in the Kirovohrad region
Yaroslav Kapustyak from Sokal region died in Chasovye Yar
Soldier Oleksandr Vorobey from Chernihiv region died at the front
A soldier from Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv region, Mykyta Lyutenko, died at the front.
Junior sergeant from Rivne region Mykhailo Petrushyn died in Sumy region
Ivan Boychenyuk, a 26-year-old serviceman from Precarpathia, died in a road accident
Ivan Marcinovsky, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war from Hvizdets, died in a car accident
World War III – August 17, 2026.
August 18, 2026
Fire reported at military equipment warehouses and airfield in Sevastopol
Large-scale UAV attack and fires at civilian facilities recorded in Moscow region
Rocket strike on Pechenegy in Kharkiv region: 10 people killed and 8 injured
Electricity went out in two cities near Moscow
Wildberries warehouse caught fire due to drone attack on Moscow
627 drones over Moscow: fires and explosions reported in Moscow region
Drones attacked Moscow: airports closed, Ozon warehouse on fire, columns of black smoke visible
The number of victims in Pechenegs has increased to 20, Wednesday and Thursday are days of mourning
The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an ammunition depot in Karlivka and six Russian command posts
Russia has begun fining people for complaints about gasoline shortages – details
Ten servicemen of the Central Military District in Odessa were charged with torturing people
Russian opposition figure found dead in Warsaw: prosecutor’s office reveals first details
The Shahed jet was flying to Kyiv: explosions were heard in the capital
Massive drone attack on Ukraine: Air Defense destroys over 70 "shaheeds"
Occupiers attack Kyiv with drones, debris falls recorded at two locations
The authorities are trying to hide the information about the crash of the drone in Zhlobin
Drones hit Russian ammunition depot in occupied Donetsk region: detonation began after the strike
Second Greek ship hit near Novorossiysk in a day — media
Military warehouses burn in Crimea after drone attack
Ukraine showed off its first ballistic missile
On the shield – August 18, 2026.
The body of 27-year-old soldier from Rivne, Vladyslav Melnychenko, has been identified
Pavlo Zhmakin, a soldier from the Veliko Oleksandrivska community, died in the war
A graduate of the Chernihiv Military Lyceum, Vladyslav Hrytsenko, was killed in the Donetsk region.
It became known about the death of a soldier from the Kyiv region, Oleksiy Nazarenko. Photo
Defender from Kamianka Mykhailo Boyko died after being hit by a KAB
The heart of defender from the Horodenkiv community, Ivan Sokolyuk, stopped beating (PHOTO)
Defender from Kharkiv region Oleksiy Marenych died in Donetsk region
Nikita Mokry, a soldier from Zhytomyr region, died in the war with the enemy
Bogdan Denisyuk, a defender from Kivertsiv region, died in the war
Death of Vasyl Kryvula from Zhvyrka confirmed in Donetsk region
Defender from Kherson region Ihor Solonets died in the war
Famous Ukrainian musician Anatoliy Tkach died in the war
In Dnipro, a soldier from the Carpathian region, Andriy Hiltaychuk, died of wounds
The Kolkivska community confirmed the death of defender Yuriy Zasekin
In the South, the gunner of the assault brigade from the Kharkiv region, Serhiy Nasonov, died
World War III – August 18, 2026.
Russia threatened Britain over Nyan drones — London responded
Britain reports attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz
NATO officially switches to Zaluzhny doctrine – Alliance adopts Ukrainian war experience – Bild
August 19, 2026
Drones Attack Five Grain Ships Near Russian Ports on the Black Sea — Bloomberg
Moscow reports second night in a row of dozens of drone attacks and airport shutdowns
Drone attack on Russia: oil refinery catches fire in Ufa
Crimea attacked by drones: explosions in Simferopol and shooting in Saki
About 400 drones flying over Russia and occupied territories — monitors
Moscow reports attack by dozens of drones: airports suspend operations
Drones attacked power plants in Saki and Sevastopol
17 thousand bodies remain unidentified in Ukraine — National Police
114 thousand people are considered missing in Ukraine – National Police
A substation caught fire in Cheboksary: what is known
A prisoner exchange took place: 103 defenders returned home
Most of those released from captivity today have injuries and serious illnesses, – Budanov
The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at the bases of the occupiers in Luhansk and Lysychansk
Ukraine hits five grain tankers in the Black Sea near Russia
Drones attacked the missile arsenal of the Russian Defense Ministry in Dzerzhinsk
Defense forces hit a road bridge and three Russian UAV depots
Drones blew up an electrical substation near Yalta
New Defense Minister Khmara spoke about mobilization
On the shield – August 19, 2026.
The death of 50-year-old soldier from Rivne region, Oleksandr Lymansky, has been confirmed
Soldiers from Khmelnytskyi region Ruslan Dytko and Serhiy Shalaev died
Defender from Shyroka Hrebl Serhiy Koshel died in the Donetsk region
Soldier, Kyiv musician Vitaliy Kapranov, died at the front
Yuriy Bogdanovich Kuryl, a soldier from Ternopil, was declared dead in the Donetsk region
A serviceman from the Vyzyr community, Oleksandr Soroka, died in the Donetsk region.
Died in 2024: the death of Defender Mykola Byndak from Transcarpathia has been officially confirmed
Defender Andriy Getsko (Papay) died in the battles for Ukraine
Lviv region in mourning: soldier Yuriy Trypnyk died at the front (photo)
Defender from Pavlohrad Maksym Antipin died in Kharkiv region
The Turii community lost its defender Andriy Lyashchuk (died in the Donetsk region)
Soldiers from Kirovohrad region Dmytro Dymytrovych, Dmytro Lenchenko and Serhiy Bezlyudko died
Suspects in arson attack on defense plant in Estonia detained in Latvia
Lubinets on prisoner exchange: Russia returned seriously wounded for the first time at our proposal
Sergeant Serhiy Blagovirny from the city in the Rivne region died in the hospital
Lviv region lost defender from Mostyshchyna Partem Ihor Ivanovych
The Ripkyn community lost its defender Kostyantyn Vitaliyovych Yashchenko at the front
Oleksandr Korniychuk, a 35-year-old policeman from Vinnytsia, died in Donetsk region.
A soldier from the Petrivsko-Romenska community, Stanislav Oleksenko, died
Brave Dnieper resident Serhiy Gruzin died in the war
Died in Zaporizhia: defender from Orikhivska community Volodymyr Kudin returns to the plate
Volunteer Valentina Polyakova died in a Russian drone attack on a minibus in Kherson
War takes the best: servicewoman from Melitopol Olena Balim died at the front (photo)
Oleshko resident Artem Ostapenko died at the front
Bohdan Nyrkov, a defender from Rozhnyatov, died in the war for Ukraine
A soldier from Zhytomyr region, Oleksiy Khvostyk, was killed in Donetsk region.
DNA confirmed the death of 19-year-old soldier from Luzhany, Kyrylo Nikiforts
Ivan Myshak, a 56-year-old defender from the Holovna community, died in the Donetsk region
Bershad community learned about the death of soldier Yuriy Zadorozhnyuk
Defender from Ternopil Volodymyr Pashkovskyi died in the Kharkiv region
Actor of the Dakh Theater, Igor Postolov, died in the Donetsk direction
Senior soldier from Rivne region Oleksandr Borovets died in Sumy region
World War III – August 19, 2026.
US imposes sanctions against head of International Criminal Court