Russian Army manpower losses as of August 29: 612, 390
Children killed (according to the Prosecutor General Office of Ukraine): 570
F-16 destroyed in crash in Ukraine on 26 August
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet crashed while repelling a Russian missile strike. One of the most professional pilots Oleksiy Mes, known as ‘Moonfish’, was killed in the crash while ‘repelling the biggest ever aerial attack’ by Russia against Ukraine. He heroically fought his last battle in the sky. On 26 August, while repelling a massive Russian combined missile and drone attack, Oleksii destroyed three cruise missiles and one attack UAV. Communication with his aircraft was lost as it was approaching its next target. The General Staff said that a special commission to investigate the causes of the crash has been established and is currently working near the site of the crash.
4 nuclear power units disconnected after Russia's August 26 strike on Ukraine
Four nuclear power units at two different power plans were disconnected during Russia's mass aerial strike on Ukraine on Aug. 26, the Presidential Office head, Andriy Yermak, said. "We are talking about the power units 1, 3, and 4 of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant, as well as the power unit 3 at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (in Mykolaiv Oblast)," Yermak said on Telegram, publishing a letter by Ukraine's diplomatic mission in Vienna to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
“Shame on you”: desperate families of Ukrainian POWs protest at Red Cross office in Kyiv
Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) held by Russia staged a protest outside the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Kyiv, demanding more action to secure information about their loved ones in Russian captivity. While the ICRC has the authority to visit detention centers, it can only do so with permission from facility administrators. Russia has largely denied such access, reportedly in an attempt to conceal violations of international law. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine claims that more than 95% of Ukrainian POWs are tortured in Russia.
MFA Kuleba urges partners not to delay Patriot deliveries
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Aug. 29 urged foreign patners not to delay and provide Ukraine with the promised Patriot air defense systems. "Good progress has been made, and announcements were made, but again, some Patriot systems were announced and not delivered yet," Kuleba told journalists ahead of an EU ministerial meeting in Brussels.
Fighting near Pokrovsk 'exceptionally brutal,' Syrskyi says
Fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops in the Pokrovsk sector of Donetsk Oblast is "exceptionally brutal," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on August 29. The Pokrovsk sector has been the scene of heavy battles for several months and a focal point of Russia's offensive in Donetsk Oblast. The town is an important logistical hub for the Ukrainian forces that supports their operations in the region. Pokrovsk had a pre-war population of around 80,000.
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