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Russia & the Warfront
>>> Russia launched 55 Shahed drones and decoy UAVs overnight from Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Crimea. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that 46 were intercepted, but nine hit infrastructure in Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions.
>>> Russian strikes with FAB guided bombs cut off gas supply in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. More than 40,000 residents were left without gas.
>>> The Kremlin dismissed General Andrei Mordvichev, commander of Russian troops on the Kharkiv and Sumy fronts. The move followed repeated failures to advance.
>>> Occupation authorities canceled Miner’s Day celebrations in Donetsk and Luhansk. Officials cited security risks after Ukrainian strikes.
>>> North Korean state television showed the return of DPRK soldiers’ bodies killed in battles in Ukraine. Kim Jong Un awarded them posthumous honors, mimicking Russia’s propaganda campaigns.
>>> The General Staff of Ukraine reported Russian daily losses on August 22: 790 personnel, 4 tanks, 3 armored vehicles, 46 artillery systems, 1 MLRS, 1 air defense system, 318 drones, and 33 cruise missiles.