Russia – Ukraine war updates as of August 21, 2024

Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of August 21, 2024.

910 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,828 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.

Operational information as of 10:00 p.m. August 21, 2024 regarding the Russian invasion.

A total of 110 combat clashes took place since the beginning of this day. Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel the enemy’s attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflicting effective fire damage on the occupiers. The hottest situation remains in the Pokrovsky direction.

Today, the Russian invaders launched a single missile strike with two missiles and 76 airstrikes on the territory of Ukraine, dropping 100 anti-aircraft missiles. They also fired more than three thousand shots at the positions of our troops and populated areas.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attacked the defensive lines of our soldiers five times near Liptsi and Vovchansk. Four attacks repulsed, one continues.

In the Kupyansk direction, 16 combat clashes took place near Petropavlivka, Synkivka, Stelmakhivka, Berestovo and in the Andriivka area. Twelve clashes have been completed, four are ongoing.

On the Lyman direction, during the day, Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions near Torskyi, Novosergiivka, Makiivka, Grekivka, and Sergiivka 17 times. Our defenders repelled 16 attacks, one more – continues.

In the Siverskyi direction, the defenders of the Ukrainian land repelled one enemy assault in the area of ​​Spirny.

In the Kramatorsk direction, six battles were fought near Hryhorivka, Chasovoy Yar and Predtechyny, one of which is still ongoing.

In the Toretsk direction, the Russians attacked Ukrainian troops five times near Toretsk and Severny. They had no success.

Since the beginning of this day, 46 battles have been fought in the Pokrovsky direction in the vicinity of Panteleimonovka, Vozdvizhenka, Zeleny Pol, Myrolyubivka, Grodivka, Mykolaivka, Novogrodivka, Mykhailivka, and Ptychigo. Defense forces repelled 44 attacks, two are still ongoing.

According to preliminary information, 238 occupiers killed and wounded were neutralized today in this direction. An armored combat vehicle, an ATGM and a car were also destroyed. In addition, a tank, five artillery systems and an armored combat vehicle were damaged.

In the Kurakhiv direction, the enemy attacked our positions 13 times, tried to advance near Georgiivka, Kostyantynivka, and Pobieda. Received a decent rebuff.

No active actions of the occupiers were noted in the Vremiv, Orikhov, and Dnipro directions. However, the invaders carry out airstrikes and permanently shell the territory of Ukrainian cities and villages and the positions of our units.

Today, it is worth noting the soldiers of 42 separate mechanized brigades, who effectively destroy the enemy, inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment.

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