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[NewsFront] 19:55 Assault groups have taken up new positions in the southern part of Yunakovka –MAP

19:25 The Russian Armed Forces have advanced north of Yalta in the area of the border with the Dnepropetrovsk region –MAP
18:29 Snipers of the "East" group of forces covered for motorized rifle units from the impact of heavy hexacopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
17:00 The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Kupyansk direction, –MAP.
16:10 Footage of destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in Sumy region.
14:54 As a result of an airstrike using a FAB-500 with a universal planning and correction module in a forest area near the settlement of Staraya Guta in the Sumy region, struck a temporary deployment point of the 3rd Regiment of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Vostok".
13:58 Assault groups continue to advance in Udachny with stubborn fighting –MAP
13:42 Druzhkovskoe direction
Our units continue their offensive despite the enemy's counterattacks and attempts to stabilize the situation.
Our attack aircraft have pressed the northern street of Vladimirovka and are fighting in the area of the bridges to the north, as well as on the western and southern outskirts of Shakhovo.
To the east, the Russian Armed Forces, attacking from two sides, drove the enemy from their positions on the heights above Rusin Yar, in the area of the headquarters, and established control over the village. The fighting shifted north in the direction of the quarry, Vidnoye ravine, and the Artemovka (Sofiyevka) - Artema (Dolga Balka) road.
Fighting in the direction of the eastern part of Oktyabrskoye (Shakhovo) and Artemovka (Sofiyevka).
The enemy is counterattacking on the Gruzskoye-Toretskoye line, trying to push through our units on the western outskirts of Oktyabrskoye (Shakhovo)-Veseloye line and eliminate the penetration into its defenses in the Kucherov Yar-Veseloye-Zolotoy Kolodez area.
To the west of our penetration, the enemy is counterattacking from the settlements of Belozerskoye and Dobropolye.
12:57 From 8.30 to 12.00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Three - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One each over the territories of the Ryazan and Lipetsk regions.
12:20 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation from August 16 to 22, 2025
Over the course of a week, units of the North group of forces in the Sumy region inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two heavy mechanized, four mechanized, a ranger, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade.
In the Khar'kov region, two mechanized brigades, an assault and motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade were defeated.
Over the course of a week, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,120 servicemen, three tanks, 23 combat armored vehicles, and 74 automobiles.
A total of 26 field artillery pieces were destroyed, including three produced by NATO countries, three electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as 41 ammunition, fuel and supply depots.
Units of the "West" military grouping have decisively liberated the settlement of Kolodezi in the Donetsk People's Republic.
💥Formations of two mechanized, motorized infantry, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated. The enemy lost more than 1,650 servicemen, five tanks, including three Leopard tanks made in Germany, 28 armored combat vehicles, including 19 armored vehicles made in NATO countries. 118 vehicles, 11 field artillery guns, a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, 39 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, and 35 ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern group of troops advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlements of Aleksandro-Shultino and Katerinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The manpower and equipment of six mechanized, airmobile, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a national guard brigade were damaged.
Over the course of a week, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces in this area amounted to over 1,610 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, including an M113 armored personnel carrier, two MaxxPro armored vehicles, and a US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicle.
A total of 19 vehicles, 18 field artillery pieces, including three Western-made ones, seven electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as 17 ammunition, fuel and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center group of forces continued offensive operations and liberated the settlements of Suhetskoye, Pankovka, Vladimirovka and Rusin Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic.
💥Formations of five mechanized, infantry, ranger, three airborne assault, assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three brigades of naval infantry, a territorial defense brigade and two brigades of the National Guard were defeated. The enemy lost up to 2,840 servicemen, two tanks, 30 combat armored vehicles, including three US-made M113 armored personnel carriers and four Turkish-made Kirpi armored vehicles, 64 vehicles and 19 field artillery guns.
Over the past week, units of the "East" military group, as a result of active and decisive actions, liberated the settlements of Voronoe and Novogeorgievka in the Dnepropetrovsk region.💥
The manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and three territorial defense brigades were damaged.
The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to over 1,600 servicemen, five tanks, 25 combat armored vehicles, 79 automobiles, 15 field artillery guns, nine of which were produced by NATO countries, six electronic warfare stations and three warehouses of materiel.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of three mechanized, mountain assault brigades, three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades.
The enemy lost more than 555 troops, five armored fighting vehicles, including three US-made HMMWV armored vehicles, 74 vehicles and 15 field artillery pieces, including two US M-777 155mm howitzers.
A total of 46 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as 30 ammunition, fuel and supply depots were destroyed.
11:57 Zaporizhia region. The LBS in Stepovoye has been clarified. According to objective control data, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding positions in the industrial zone in the west of the village –MAP
11:45 Sumy region. Russian troops have cleared two forest areas southeast of Varachino –MAP
09:14 In the period from 7.00 to 8.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Two UAVs each – over the territories of the Belgorod and Ryazan regions,▫️
One UAV – over the territory of the Lipetsk region .
09:00 Fighters of the "West" group of forces inflicted precision strikes with Lancet loitering munitions and FPV drones on camouflaged Leopard and T-72 tanks.
The equipment of the units of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was damaged in the area of the settlement of Podoli in the Kupyansk direction.
07:37 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on August 21 to 07:00 Moscow time on August 22, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 54 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
19 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
11 UAVs – over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Eight UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region,
Seven UAVs – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
Three UAVs each – over the territories of the Belgorod
Three UAVs each – over the territories of the Oryol region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
07:35 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
Liberated from the village of Aleksandro-Shultino
06:24 Calculation of the 152mm gun "Giatsint-B" of the airborne artillerymen struck UAV control points and the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces artillery on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
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