The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

↗️ The Sever Group of Forces improved its tactical situation. Russian troops engaged manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Kiyanitsa, Pisarevka, and Pershe Travnya of Sumy region.

💥 In Kharkov region, units of four mechanised brigades and an assault regiment of the AFU were hit near Velikiy Burluk, Tsupovka, and Prikolotnoye (Kharkov region).

▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and 11 motor vehicles.

↗️ The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian elements inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade near Raygorodok, Tatyanovka, Krasny Liman, and Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.

▪️The enemy losses amounted to more than 210 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 19 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS combat vehicle, and three artillery guns.

📍 The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. The Group's units hit formations of two mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, and a mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Nikolayevka, Semenovka, Krasny Molochar, and Vysokoivanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

▪️The enemy lost more than 225 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 26 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.

↗️The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian elements inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, and three national guard brigades close to Novotroitskoye, Novofedorovka, Svyatogorovka, Belozerskoye, Rayskoye, Dobropolye, Starorayskoye, and Zolotoy Kolodez of the Donetsk People's Republic.

▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 390 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and one artillery gun.

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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 23 August 2026

Part 2 (👉 see Part 1)

↗️ The units of the Vostok Group of Forces advanced to the depths of the enemy's defence. Russian troops inflicted damage on manpower and hardware of an assault brigade and two air assault brigades of the AFU near Vasilkovka, Pokrovskoye, Kolomiytsy (Dnepropetrovsk region), and Sofiyevka (Zaporozhye region).

▪️The enemy lost more than 305 troops and three motor vehicles.

💥 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of a mechanised brigade and a mountain assault brigade of the AFU close to Orekhov and Malokaterinovka of Zaporozhye region.

▪️Up to 25 troops, 12 motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station were neutralised.

✈️ Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted damage on the Ukrainian power and transport infrastructure, used in the interests of the AFU, an air defence radar station, storage areas of unmanned aerial vehicles and their components, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 159 areas.

▫️Air defence systems shot down eight guided aerial bombs, four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 1,120 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:

▫️ 674 aircraft,
▫️ 284 helicopters,
▫️ 217,821 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 669 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 30,698 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 1,775 MLRS combat vehicles,
▫️ 36,244 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️ 69,979 units of special military vehicles.

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💥 Left roofless: the Tsentr Group's attack drone teams defeated soundly the enemy's UAV command posts.

📍Dobropolye direction

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Heroes of the week: our engineers and... a tail-wagger fighter!
 
🤝 Servicemen of the Zapad Group of Forces received deserved awards. Military engineers regularly take risks. Real pros! Thanks to their work, both military personnel and civilians have been rescued.
 
🐾 But the main hit of the ceremony - even a service dog was presented with a medal! The four-legged friend serves on an equal footing with everyone and is not afraid of explosions. It detects explosive devices one after the other.
 
Push 🥰– a greeting button for Russian military engineers and their pets!

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Pull over here 👋

The Yuzhnaya Group's drones destroy motor vehicles and ATVs of the AFU in towns and villages around Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.

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🌙 Into the night we go, so the morning may come.

Rotorcraft are closing this day beautifully.

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💥 220 mm devastating blow

A Uragan MLRS crew smashed an AFU stronghold and an enemy UAV command post in Dobropolye direction.

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⚡️️ Aerospace Forces successfully launch Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrier from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

On 24 August, at 05:40, the Russian Defence Ministry's State Test Cosmodrome (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b medium-class carrier rocket with a space vehicle in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defence.

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❗️ Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to launch group strikes by air-based high-precision weapons and drones at the ports of Ukraine and vessels engaged in delivering cargo to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

📍 The following targets were eliminated in the port of Yuzhny, Odessa region:

▪️ a tanker delivering petrol, oil, and lubricants to the AFU;

▪️ five tanks with fuel for the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of a POL depot;

▪️ 10 depots with military equipment on the territory of a logistics terminal;

▪️ port infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo.

💥 In addition, the PS-330 Adzhalik electrical substation (28 km north-west of Odessa), which enabled the functioning of the port of Yuzhny, was hit.

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💥 Wiping the 'nests' off the map

The Vostok Group's Giatsint-S self-propelled artillery systems eliminated enemy UAV command posts.

📍 Dnepropetrovsk region

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✨ Northern Lights of Plesetsk

🚀 The carrier missile was launched and reached the calculated orbit as planned. The ground-based automated control systems of the Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre began monitoring the Soyuz-2.1b medium-class carrier missile after the launch.

⏱️ At the estimated time, the spacecraft was placed into the target orbit and taken into control by the ground facilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

🛰 A stable telemetry link has been established and endorsed with the spacecraft, its on-board systems are functioning properly.

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⚡️ As a result of resolute actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces took control of Pershe Travnya (Sumy region).

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⚡️ As a result of intensive actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Kucherov Yar, the Donetsk People's Republic.

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⚡️ The Vostok Group's units advanced to the depths of the enemy's defence and liberated Dolinka (Zaporozhye region).

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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

🚩 As a result of resolute actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces took control of Pershe Travnya (Sumy region).

🔥 They hit manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade near Kiyanitsa and Pisarevka (Sumy region).

💥 In Kharkov region, strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Velikiy Burluk and Prikolotnoye (Kharkov region).

▪️The AFU lost more than 235 troops and 11 motor vehicles.

📍The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Russian troops hit manpower and manpower of a mechanised brigade, an assault brigade, and a marine brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Izyumskoye, Selishche, Chervony Oskol (Kharkov region) and Svyatogorsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️The enemy losses amounted to more than 220 troops, 25 motor vehicles, three artillery guns, and three electronic warfare stations.

📍The Yuzhnaya Group's units improved the situation along the front line. Strikes were inflicted on units of two mechanised brigades and a mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kondratovka, Semenovka, and Vasilyevskaya Pustosh (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️The enemy has lost more than 255 troops, a German-made Leopard tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, 29 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns.

🚩 As a result of intensive actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Kucherov Yar, the Donetsk People's Republic.

💥They inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and two National Guard brigades near Belozerskoye, Verovka, Dobropolye, Novotroitskoye, Sergeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Ivanovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 330 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and two artillery guns.

👉 See Part 2

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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 24 August 2026

Part 2 (👉 see Part 1)

🚩 The Vostok Group's units advanced to the depths of the enemy's defence and liberated Dolinka (Zaporozhye region).

💥 Strikes were launched at manpower and hardware of an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a marine brigade close to Vasilkovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Barvinovka, Nikolskoye, and Omelnik (Zaporozhye region).

▪️The enemy has lost more than 315 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles.

📍 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of a mechanised brigade and a territorial defence brigade near Malokaterinovka and Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).

▪️Up to 45 troops, 11 motor vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations of the enemy were neutralised.

✈️ Operational-tactical aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian groups of forces inflicted damage on a defence industry enterprise, facilities of port, power, and transport infrastructure of Ukraine, and logistics centres used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a long-range unmanned aerial vehicle production workshop, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.

▫️Air defence systems shot down 17 guided aerial bombs, three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, 11 Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, and 988 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:

▫️674 aircraft,
▫️284 helicopters,
▫️218,809 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️669 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️30,710 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️1,775 MLRS combat vehicles,
▫️36,255 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️70,068 special military vehicles.

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Taking the enemy aback

▫️ An assaultman with the call sign 'Sanych' serves in the 36th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade which was tasked with liberating Zelenoye in Zaporozhye region. He told about the servicemen covertly crossing mine fields and rapidly outflanking the enemy taking him aback.

▫️ Thanks to resolute actions and precise coordination, the Russian servicemen mopped up the stronghold, with the enemy sustaining severe losses in manpower and vehicles.

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No-drone zone

🔹 Military engineers of the Dnepr Group of Forces equipped more than 200 kilometres of anti-drone corridors in Kherson region.

🔹 Special grid screens along the roads effectively stop enemy UAVs, protecting civilians and military convoys from strikes.

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⚓️ From distant seas to the home berth: the frigate Admiral of the Fleet Kasatonov returned to Severomorsk from a long-distance mission.

The ship was at sea for 130 days and travelled more than 27 thousand nautical miles. The crew performed tasks of strategic deterrence and protection of navigation in the Atlantic, Barents, Norwegian, and Mediterranean seas. The mission report was officially presented to Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov.

Tears of joy, warm embraces, and a long-awaited 'Welcome home!' from loved ones were waiting for the sailors right on the pier. ❤️

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🔥 Out of rations. Out of ammo.

Attack UAV operators of the Vostok Group of Forces thwarted supply of AFU materiel in Zaporozhye region.

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❗️ Today, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have continued to deliver strikes against vessels, port and logistics infrastructure of Ukraine used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

💥 The following targets were hit by attack unmanned aerial vehicles and air-launched precision-guided weapons:

📍 in the port of Odessa – a dry cargo vessel that had delivered military cargo to Ukraine;

📍 in the port of Yuzhny – three POL tanks and four storage facilities containing military materiel intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as port infrastructure facilities used for unloading military cargo.

🔥 In addition, strikes were delivered close to Odessa against two logistics centres used for storing ammunition, weapons and military equipment, as well as military materiel intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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