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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 22.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 22 Aug 2023
• Ukraine Liberates Strategic Village As Deadly Russian Strikes On Civilians Continue RFE/RL 22 Aug 2023 -- The Ukrainian military on August 22 said its forces have liberated a strategic village in the south after two months of fierce fighting as Russia continued to rain missiles and drones on several regions of Ukraine, killing at least one person and wounding several others.
• Ukrainian Saboteurs Behind Attacks Inside Russia, Reports Say VOA 22 Aug 2023 -- Two Ukrainian news outlets reported Tuesday that Ukrainian saboteurs were responsible for attacks on Saturday and Monday that destroyed two Russian bombers and damaged two other aircraft at two airbases deep inside Russia.

Ukraine

• The overall summary of these days is that Ukraine has become stronger - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 22 Aug 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the President of Montenegro in Athens President of Ukraine 22 Aug 2023
• President of Ukraine meets with Prime Minister of North Macedonia President of Ukraine 22 Aug 2023
• President of Ukraine holds talks with President of Moldova President of Ukraine 22 Aug 2023
• Head of State meets with Prime Minister of Croatia in Athens President of Ukraine 22 Aug 2023
• Everything in our country should become an assistant to a veteran, just as it is an assistant to a warrior today - President's address to the participants of the VI International Veterans Forum President of Ukraine 22 Aug 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of the European Commission in Athens President of Ukraine 22 Aug 2023
• Head of State met with President of Serbia on the margins of the Ukraine-Balkans Summit President of Ukraine 22 Aug 2023
• Athens Summit Declaration President of Ukraine 22 Aug 2023
• President of Ukraine had a meeting with Prime Minister of Bulgaria in Athens President of Ukraine 22 Aug 2023

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Aug 2023 -- Last night, a crew of a Su-30sm aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet's Naval Aviation destroyed an AFU reconnaissance boat near Russian gas platform in the Black Sea.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Aug 2023 -- Last night, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Aug 2023 -- On 21 August at around 23:00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using fixed-wing drones was foiled.
• Russia jet crushes Ukraine spy boat, intercepts 4 more drones: Defense Ministry Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- A Russian warplane has destroyed a Ukrainian "reconnaissance boat" in the Black Sea as its air defense forces thwarted attempts by four more drones to attack Moscow, its defense ministry declared.
• Russian Aerospace Forces Strike Another Ukrainian Navy Ship in Black Sea in Less Than 24 Hrs Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- A Russian aircraft has destroyed a second Ukrainian military vessel in the Black Sea within 24 hours, this time near Zmeiny (Snake) Island, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 240 Troops in South Donetsk Direction in Past Day Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 240 soldiers both killed and injured in the South Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Ukrainian Sabotage Group Fails to Breach Border of Russia's Bryansk Region - Governor Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- A Ukrainian sabotage group unsuccessfully tried to breach the state border of Russia's Bryansk Region near the Klimovsky District, Governor Alexander Bogomaz stated on Tuesday.
• Russia's Su-30 Fighter Destroys Ukraine's Reconnaissance Boat in Black Sea - Ministry Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Su-30SM fighter jet of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed a reconnaissance boat of the Ukrainian armed forces, which was discovered near Russian gas production facilities in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russian Air Defense Downs 2 Ukrainian Drones Near Crimea, Moscow Region Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- Russian air defense suppressed two Ukrainian drones near Crimea by means of electronic warfare, as a result of which they fell into the water 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) northwest of the peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 22 Aug 2023

NATO

United Nations

• Update 180 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 22 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has started pumping water from a new groundwater well and plans to build more at the site in the coming month as part of efforts to ensure sufficient cooling for its six reactors after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam earlier this summer, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.

Foreign Reactions

• The Netherlands promises Zelenskyy F-16s and continued support Netherlands Ministry of Defence 22 Aug 2023 -- On 20 August 2023, Mark Rutte informed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the Netherlands will supply F-16s to Ukraine.
• Greece's Largest Opposition Party Slams Gov't for Offering Training to Ukrainian Pilots Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- Greece's largest opposition party, the Coalition of the Radical Left - Progressive Alliance (SYRIZA) said on Tuesday that it was strongly opposed to the Greek government's offer to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F16 fighter jets and other initiatives that constitute Greece's "direct military involvement" in the Ukraine conflict.

News Reports

• In The Kharkiv Region, Ukraine Struggles To Demine As Russia's Invasion Rages On RFE/RL 22 Aug 2023 -- As Russia masses troops near Kupyansk and shells it almost daily, Kateryna, 35, a survivor of Russia's six-month occupation of the strategic railway town in Ukraine's Kharkiv region last year, has imposed a stringent set of rules on her three children: Don't touch anything, don't step off the pavement, always ask soldiers about suspicious objects, and don't accept candy, toys, or packages from anyone -- even a neighbor.