Sunday, August 23, 2026

197 C-Clashes in F-Line: 22 in Kostiantynivka Dir, 17 in S. Slobozhanshchyna Dir, 15 in Pokrovsk Dir; Zelensky Vows Revenge for RU Strikes That Killed 16 in Shopping Ctr: ‘Animals’; FR Agrees to Accelerate Air-Def Deliveries to UKR; UKR Still Waiting on BR DragonFire Laser; UKR HITS: Ozon Warehouse, Oil Ref in Samara Reg; Yeysk Oil Term Complex in Krasnodar Krai; RU Su-24M at Saki Airfield, LIVE UPDATES, DETAILS, and LOTS MORE

There were almost 200 battles at the front, the Konstantinov direction became the hottest - the General Staff:
At the front since the beginning of the day, 197 combat clashes took place, in particular, 22 enemy assaults were repulsed in the Konstantinovsky direction, and the Russians made 17 attacks in Yuzhno-Slobozhansky.
Source: summary of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as of 22:00
Details: In the Severo-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, the Defense Forces successfully repelled 10 enemy attacks.
In the Yuzhno-Slobozhansky direction, the enemy stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the area of ​​Izbytskyi, Okhrimovka, and Volokhovka 17 times; another battle continues.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy made two assaults on the positions of the Defense Forces in the direction of the settlement of Zagryzovo.
Seven attempts by the invaders to advance were repulsed in the Lyman direction in the districts of Shiykovka, Kopanok, Novoselevka, Drobyshevy, and Lyman.
In the Slavic direction, the Defense Forces successfully stopped five attempts by the invaders to advance near Kryva Luka, Zakytny, Nikolaevka, Rai-Aleksandrovka, and Ozerny.
Two enemy assaults were recorded in the Kramatorsk direction in the areas of Yurkovka and Tikhonovka.
In the Konstantinovka direction, the Defense Forces repelled 22 enemy assaults near Konstantinovka, Ilyinovka, Nikolaypol, Novoselovka, and Stepanovka.
15 attacks were repulsed in the Pokrovsk direction. The occupiers tried to advance in the areas of the settlements of Shakhovoe, Kucherov Yar, Novy Donbass, Shevchenko, Belytskoe, Mirnoe, Sergeevka, Udachnoe, and Molodetskoe. Two combat clashes continue. --->READ MORE HERE
War update: 197 clashes on front line, Russia launches most attacks in Kostiantynivka sector:
As many as 197 clashes were reported on the front line as Ukrainian forces repelled 22 Russian attacks in the Kostiantynivka sector.
According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in its operational update as of 22:00 on August 22.
“Since the beginning of the day, a total of 197 combat engagements have taken place. The enemy launched two missile strikes using six missiles, carried out 68 airstrikes, and dropped 241 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 7,444 kamikaze drones to strike targets and carried out 2,353 shelling attacks on settlements and our troops’ positions,” the military said.
According to the General Staff, in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled 10 enemy attacks. The enemy also carried out one airstrike using three guided aerial bombs and shelled Ukrainian positions and settlements 48 times, including three attacks with multiple-launch rocket systems.
Throughout the day, in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces launched 17 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Izbytske, Okhrimivka and Volokhivka. One engagement is still ongoing.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces launched two assaults toward the settlement of Zahryzove.
Seven attempts by Russian forces to advance were repelled in the Lyman sector near Shyikivka, Kopanky, Novoselivka, Drobysheve and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian forces successfully stopped five attempts by Russian troops to advance near Kryva Luka, Zakitne, Mykolaivka, Rai-Oleksandrivka and Ozerne.
Two Russian assaults were recorded in the Kramatorsk sector near Yurkivka and Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 22 Russian assaults near Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Mykolaipillia, Novoselivka and Stepanivka.
A total of 15 Russian attacks were repelled in the Pokrovsk sector. Russian forces attempted to advance near Shakhove, Kucheriv Yar, Novyi Donbas, Shevchenko, Bilytske, Myrne, Serhiivka, Udachne and Molodetske. Two engagements are still ongoing. --->READ MORE HERE
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