"Ukrainian drones targeted Russia's Tula and Nizhny Novgorod oblasts overnight on Aug. 19, monitoring channels reported.
Eyewitnesses reported explosions in Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast, as drones were shot down near a residential building in the city of Dzerzhinsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, according to monitoring channel Exilenova Plus.
Tula Oblast Governor Dmitry Milyaev confirmed a Ukrainian drone attack took place, reporting that Russia's air defenses intercepted 27 drones." KI
"The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) is searching the premises of Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff, and Vadym Stolar, a member of parliament, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 19.
The NABU said on Aug. 19 that it was "conducting a special operation to expose a criminal organization allegedly led by a current and a former Ukrainian lawmaker and involving senior officials from the President's Office." The bureau said that further details would be published later.
Stolar represented the pro-Russian Opposition Platform-For Life faction in parliament until it was banned amid the full-scale invasion in 2022. Now he represents the Restoration of Ukraine group, an offshoot of the Opposition Platform-For Life." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit 273 km (170 mi) away from Dunhuang, Gansu, China, in the early morning at 5.36 am local time (Asia/Shanghai GMT +8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 6 km (3.7 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit 35 km (22 mi) away from Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, in the early morning at 12.21 am local time (GMT +4:30). The quake had a moderate depth of 196 km (122 mi) and was felt widely in the area." VD
"239 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front lines.
The enemy launched one missile strike using two missiles and carried out 87 airstrikes, during which it dropped 302 guided bombs. In addition, Russian invaders deployed 11,130 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,070 shelling attacks, 27 of which involved multiple launch rocket systems.
Artillery shelling targeted the settlements of Korenok, Sopych, Bachivsk, Neskuchne, Bezsalivka, Ulanove, Tovstodubove, Luzhky, Volfyne, Yastrubshchyna, and Seredyna Buda in Sumy region; Tymanovychi, Senkivka, Huta-Studenetska, Yanzhulivka, and Topolia in Chernihiv region. Tovstodubove and Rybtsi were hit by airstrikes.The Air Force, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck nine areas where Russian troops were concentrated, two artillery systems, and one drone launch site.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled three enemy assaults. The Russian Federation’s army carried out 54 shelling attacks, two of which involved the use of multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), and launched five airstrikes using 14 guided aerial bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, Defense Forces units repelled 10 Russian attacks. The invaders attempted to advance near Izbytske, Dovzhanka, Starytsia, Mytrofanivka, Lozova Druha, Radkivka, Bochkove, and Okhrymivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, the Russian Federation’s army launched two offensives toward Novoosynove and Kurylivka.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders attacked six times toward the settlements of Lyman and Drobysheve, as well as in the area of the settlements of Ridkodub and Novoselivka.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy carried out 16 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Riznykivka, Kryva Luka, and Zakytne, as well as toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Mykolaivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian invaders conducted one offensive operation toward Izhevka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 31 attacks were recorded. The Russian Armed Forces carried out assaults in the areas around the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Novoselivka, Dovha Balka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Sofiivka, and Rusyn Yar, as well as toward the settlements of Vilne, Stepanivka, Novopavlivka, and Kucheriiv Yar.
On the Pokrovsk sector, the enemy carried out 27 attacks. Russian invaders attempted to advance in the areas around the settlements of Udachne, Novooleksandrivka, Molodetske, and Kotlyne, as well as toward the settlements of Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Shevchenko, Serhiivka, Vasylivka, Myrne, and Hannivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian forces carried out three attacks toward the settlements of Nove Zaporizhzhia, Rybne, and Sosnivka.
In the Huliaypole sector, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 12 times. In particular, they attempted to advance toward the settlements of Rivne, Dobropillia, Zaliznychne, Novoselivka, Lisne, Charivne, and Hirke.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy attempt to advance in the Plavni area.
In the Dnipro River sector, the enemy did not conduct any assault operations.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of the Russian Federation forming offensive groups were detected." Ukrin
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