Timeline of war: day 201 of russia's war in Ukraine
Key events
Ukrainian army's successes
🇺🇦 The counteroffensive of the Ukrainian forces continues in the Kharkiv region! The Ukrainian troops entered Vovchansk and liberated the village of Borshchova in the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian paratroopers raised flags in the settlements of Kamianka, Bohorodichne, Izium, and Oskil.
🇺🇦 More than 40 settlements have been deoccupied in the Kharkiv region. Moreover, our defenders took control of the state border with russia in the north of Kharkiv Oblast.
📌 According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Armed Forces of Ukraine recaptured almost the entire Kharkiv region in a rapid counteroffensive.
📌 The General Staff reports that the Ukrainian army is recapturing the territory in the Kharkiv region and the Donetsk region. It publishes information that the russian military has left Svatov, Luhansk region, leaving only "Luhansk People's Republic" forces there.
🇺🇦 The Ukrainian flag flies over the village of Kuzemivka in the Luhansk region!
🇺🇦 It is Sviatohirsk City Council (Donetsk region). There is no official confirmation yet, but the photo speaks for itself.
🇺🇦 Finally, official information about the liberated settlements in the Kherson region: Visokopilya, Novovoznesneske, Bilohirka, Sukhyi Stavok and Myroliubivka. More than 500 square kilometers have been cleared in the last two weeks.
📌 The Security Service of Ukraine showed a photo from Izium, Kharkiv region. The russian occupiers fled under the pressure of the Ukrainian forces and left behind their ammunition arsenals. "We know what to do with them, and we use them for their intended purpose, against the enemy," law enforcement officers say.
📌 In the Kherson direction, the enemy suffered significant losses in the workforce—russia's 810th separate brigade of marines lost almost 85% of its personnel.
📌 During the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 52,950 occupiers, 2,168 tanks, 1,269 artillery systems, 162 air defense systems, and 243 aircraft were eliminated!
📌 In the south of Ukraine, the russians are trying to negotiate the surrender of weapons. According to Natalia Humeniuk, the negotiations are being held because a group of russian troops was trapped between the front and the Dnipro river.
russia's attacks
📌 Yesterday evening, russia carried out an attack on the infrastructure facilities of Ukraine. The russians fired 11 cruise missiles. As a result, some areas of the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, and Sumy regions were left without electricity.
📌 The russian missile hit the Kharkiv thermal power station, one of the largest in Ukraine. The blow was not accidental. Yesterday morning, russian propagandists called for strikes on energy facilities. Two people died.
📌 Another russian missile hit an energy infrastructure object near Pavlohrad (Dnipropetrovsk region). However, anti-aircraft missiles shot down seven cruise missiles. Five of them are Kh-101, and two are Kalibr.
📌 The thermal power plant in Kremenchuk (Poltava region) was also a target of the terrorist country. In the Kremenchuk district, two enemy missiles were shot down by anti-aircraft defense.
📌 At night in Kramatorsk (Donetsk region), there was an attack on the perinatal center. There are no casualties.
📌 Shelling of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant continues. International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said that the reactors and the spent fuel storage area are under threat.
📌 Out of 200 days of full-scale war, the occupying forces did not shell Mykolaiv for only 29 days.
📌 A resident of the liberated Vysokopillia in the Kherson region showed her house where the occupiers lived. They took out everything that could be taken out. They destroyed everything impossible to the stole.
📌 During the occupation, at least 1,000 civilians died in Izium, Kharkiv region. In addition, about 80% of the buildings were destroyed by shingles and cannot be restored.
Life considering war
📌 Ukraine has ambitious plans to fulfill all seven conditions of the European Commission for granting candidate status by the end of this year and to proceed to the negotiation process regarding EU membership to become a member of the EU in two years.
📌 Lviv International Airport is the first airport that can resume operations in Ukraine. Technically, the airfield is ready, but the nuance is that the security issue has not been resolved.
📌 Grain chronicles: another nine ships with 163.8 thousand tons of agricultural products left the ports of Odesa. They are heading to the countries of Asia and Europe.
📌 In light of the recent events, Ukrposhta decided to release the first marked wartime envelope with the cute name "Welcome to Hell."
📌 The situation with work and incomes of Ukrainians is improving, especially abroad. Among those who went abroad, the number of employed people increased by 11% in the second half of August and is 43%. Among those who stayed at home, 59% are employed, and 47% are actively working. The data on IDPs are almost the same (57%).
Solutions for victory
Support of foreign partners
💡 During the meeting with Putin in Uzbekistan, Turkish President Erdogan intends to offer him a meeting with Zelensky again. However, Ukraine is not going to talk to terrorists at the moment.
💡 Montenegro plans to introduce visas for russians. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "Montenegro is a loyal partner of the EU, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs believes that our country should fully join the EU in this decision, as it has been until now."
We will remind you that the decision of the EU to suspend the facilitated visa regime for russians entered into force today.
💡 Ukraine will receive 4 IRIS-T systems from Germany: two by the end of this year and two more by the beginning of next year. Ukrainian specialists are already completing training for working with the IRIS-T system.
"Official Berlin is delighted with the offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces," said the German ambassador to Ukraine
💡 The Pentagon is considering the transfer of Western-style battle tanks and armored vehicles to Ukraine and calls on allies to take such steps.
