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The Presidential Office is preparing the seventh meeting with representatives of foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Ukraine. Andriy Yermak, the head of the Presidential Office, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "We are preparing the seventh meeting with representatives of foreign diplomatic missions accredited in our country. We continue to work on the Peace Formula of President Volodymyr Zelensky," Yermak wrote. According to him, the seventh meeting will be devoted to the Food Security clause of the Formula. "We will consider the implementation of this item within the framework of the grain initiative, port infrastructure and other important components of…

The condition of two girls who were hospitalized in the Chernihiv Children's Regional Hospital due to a car explosion on a mine is assessed by doctors as moderate. This is reported by Suspilne, according to Ukrinform. The girls, who were in the car that exploded on a mine, were thrown out by a blast wave, according to the general director of the Chernihiv Children's Regional Hospital, Tetyana Lebedieva. They were brought to the hospital in consciousness. "There are minor injuries. The girls have soft tissue injuries. The younger girl has a leg injury. The older one has a forehead injury,…

Ukraine has returned the bodies of 84 fallen defenders from temporarily occupied territories. Oleh Kotenko, Ukraine's Commissioner for Persons Missing under Special Circumstances, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "The bodies of servicemen who gave their lives for Ukraine were handed over. Today, the bodies of 84 defenders were returned to their families," the report says. The repatriation of the bodies from the temporary occupied territories took place with the assistance of the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, the Commissioner for Persons Missing under Special Circumstances, in cooperation with the Joint Center of the…

Border guards in the Kharkiv direction destroyed the Murom-M long-range visual surveillance complex. This is stated in the message of the State Border Guard Service, according to Ukrinform. "Kharkiv direction. Border aerial reconnaissance revealed that the Steel Frontier fighters destroyed it with a kamikaze drone. And this is the fourth Murom-M long-range visual surveillance complex on the account of our soldiers this month," the statement said. Read also: Territorial defense soldiers destroy Russian stronghold with a drone As reported, soldiers of the National Guard's Rubizh rapid response brigade destroyed a Russian Murom-M observation complex in the Bakhmut direction.

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have achieved success in the Novodanylivka-Verbove sector and are gaining a foothold within the re-captured frontiers. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In the Novodanylivka-Verbove direction, the Defense Forces have achieved success, are gaining a foothold within the re-captured frontiers, attacking the detected enemy targets with artillery, and carrying out counterbattery measures,” the report states. A reminder that Ukrainian Defense Deputy Minister Hanna Maliar stated earlier that Ukraine’s offensive actions in the south continue, and Ukrainian forces had liberated the Zaporizhzhia…

Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, awarded the fighters of the Liut Assault Brigade. "Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, awarded the fighters of the Liut Assault Brigade," the press service of the National Police of Ukraine posted on Telegram. As Colonel-General Syrskyi emphasized, the Brigade soldiers are a powerful force that helps the defense forces to decimate the occupiers. As reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky presented 130 service members with state awards, including 71 – posthumously. Photo: National Police of Ukraine

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed Russia’s Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in the Luhansk region. The relevant statement was made by Luhansk Regional Military Administration Head Artem Lysohor on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.  “A company of the Achilles unmanned combat aerial vehicles of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Ivan Sirko hit Russia’s self-propelled unit of the Tor-M1 SAM system in the Luhansk region,” the report states. With a precise FPV kamikaze drone attack, the Achilles operators disabled the enemy SAM system worth about USD 25 million.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba offers the Czech Republic, the Baltic states, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova the launch of broad coordination of diplomatic efforts in Africa. "At a meeting of ambassadors in Prague, Dmytro Kuleba offered the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Baltic states, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova the launch of broad coordination of diplomatic efforts in Africa," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine posted on Telegram. Read also: Kuleba invites Czech government, companies to Ukraine’s Defense Industries Forum As reported, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba is visiting the Czech Republic on…

On Monday, August 28, the authorities will announce the mandatory evacuation of children from Vasylivka and Polohy districts of Zaporizhzhia region. Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk said this on the air of the United News telethon, Ukrinform reports.  “We will have an evacuation headquarters meeting today, the mandatory evacuation of children from two districts of Zaporizhzhia region - Vasylivka and Polohy districts - will be announced. Five settlements, we have to evacuate 54 children," said Vereshchuk. According to her, the mandatory evacuation of children is underway in Vovchansk community of Kupiansk…

On the night of August 28, 2023, unmanned aerial vehicles attacked a military airfield in Russia’s Bryansk region. The relevant statement was made by Baza Telegram channel, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to attack a military airfield in the Bryansk region,” the report states. According to the preliminary data, three loitering munitions were fired from Ukraine. Allegedly, all drones were shot down by the air defense units. The fragments landed on the territory of the airfield, and grass caught fire. No casualties were reported. Reportedly, the military equipment remained intact. A reminder that Russian authorities…