Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,274

Here is however things basal connected Thursday, August 21:

Fighting

• Three radical were killed and 4 others injured successful a Russian onslaught connected the metropolis of Kostiantynivka, successful Ukraine’s Donetsk, the determination prosecutor’s bureau said successful a station connected Facebook.
• Russian shelling killed 1 idiosyncratic successful the municipality of Bilozerka successful Ukraine’s Kherson region, the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office said successful a station connected Telegram.
• Russian forces are expanding their unit adjacent Lyman successful the northbound of Donetsk, Oleksandr Syrskii, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s equipped forces, wrote connected Facebook.
• A Russian drone onslaught connected a car killed a 62-year-old antheral successful the Synelnykove territory of Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, Serhiy Lysak, caput of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said successful a station connected Telegram.
• Kharkiv portion constabulary said that a Russian drone onslaught connected a car killed 2 radical successful their 70s adjacent the colony of Petrivka successful the Zolochiv territorial community.
• Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, spokesperson for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, told the media outlet Ukrinform that determination person been 40,000 fires recorded successful Ukraine’s ecosystems since the opening of 2025.
• Russian shelling killed a pistillate successful the Polohy territory of Ukraine’s  Zaporizhia region, said Ivan Fedorov, caput of the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration.
• A Ukrainian drone onslaught connected a motortruck killed 1 idiosyncratic successful the colony of Novy Varin, successful the Klimovsky territory of Russia’s Bryansk region, determination politician Alexander Bogomaz wrote connected Telegram.

• Three civilians were killed arsenic Ukraine launched drones and conducted “intensive shelling” of Novaya Zburyevka village, the Russian-appointed politician of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said successful a station connected Telegram.

• One idiosyncratic was killed successful a Ukrainian onslaught connected Russian-occupied Luhansk, Russian-appointed section officials wrote connected Telegram.
• Russian forces changeable down 217 Ukrainian drones successful 1 day, the Russian Defence Force said, according to a study by Russia’s state-run TASS quality agency.

Regional security

• Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz accused Russia of “provocation” aft a Russian drone exploded successful the colony of Osiny successful eastbound Poland, noting the incidental came “at a peculiar moment, erstwhile determination are ongoing discussions astir peace”, Polskie Radio reported.
• Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said the Netherlands volition nonstop 300 troops and aerial defence systems, including Patriots and counter-drone systems, to Poland, to “defend NATO territory, support proviso to Ukraine, and deter Russian aggression”.

Peace talks

• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that “seriously discussing information issues without the Russian Federation is simply a utopia; it’s a roadworthy to nowhere”, amid ongoing discussions among Ukraine’s allies aft United States President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin to sermon bid successful Ukraine.

• Lithuania “is acceptable to lend arsenic galore troops arsenic the parliament allows for peacekeeping, and besides subject equipment” successful Ukraine, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda told commercialized tv TV3.

• Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told Swedish nationalist vigor SR that his state could supply aerial surveillance and perchance maritime resources, arsenic portion of information guarantees for Ukraine successful the lawsuit of a bid statement with Russia.

• Turkiye supports efforts to found a imperishable bid successful Ukraine with the information of each parties, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart, President Putin, successful a telephone telephone connected Wednesday, the Turkish presidency said.

Politics and diplomacy

• North Korean person Kim Jong Un has praised “heroic” North Korean troops who fought for Russia successful the warfare against Ukraine, successful a gathering with officers of the army’s overseas operation, authorities media KCNA said connected Thursday.

Sanctions

• Russia said connected Wednesday it was barring introduction to 21 individuals it accused of moving with “the destructive British media” to beforehand anti-Russian narratives. The database includes journalists, experts and members of civilian nine groups.

• The United Kingdom said it was imposing caller sanctions connected cryptocurrency networks it said were exploited by Russia.

Source:

Al Jazeera and quality agencies