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Russia & the Warfront (2/2)
>>> Russian losses on August 19 included 890 personnel, 66 artillery systems, 1 MLRS, and 209 drones, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.
>>> Russia’s Ryazan region was rocked by a massive explosion at the Elastic gunpowder plant on August 15, destroying four buildings and killing at least 14 people, with 19 missing and 149 injured. Over 300 tons of artillery powder and 600 shells were lost.
>>> Russia’s fuel crisis deepened as gasoline and diesel reached record prices, driven by shortages and disrupted logistics.
>>> Russian occupation confirmed scrapped Il-76 aircraft left at Melitopol airfield, showing logistical and supply decay.
>>> Investigations confirmed that the Mariupol theatre and maternity hospital bombings in 2022 were ordered by Russian General Sergey Drobyshevsky, using ten aircraft, exposing deliberate war crimes.
>>> Mikhail Milonov, the brother of Russian State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov, was killed in action while fighting in Ukraine.