The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues with new attacks

• Russian forces are attacking populated areas in Ukraine, causing casualties.
• Zelensky is calling for international support to end the war.
• The Pentagon is supporting Ukraine from long-range missile strikes on Russia.

As of Sunday, August 24, the situation at the front remains tense. Russian troops continue active actions in Ukraine, including confirmed new attacks on populated areas in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson regions.

Military Actions

• In the Dnipropetrovsk region, as a result of a drone attack, a 59-year-old man was killed, and five other people were injured.
• In Kherson, Russian shelling claimed the life of a 69-year-old man and injured 17 people, including a school and administrative buildings.
• In the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian forces carried out 448 attacks on 17 populated areas in one day, reported the head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration.
• The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that its troops captured two new populated areas in Donetsk, while the Ukrainian army asserts that it regained control over one of the populated areas in the western Dnipropetrovsk region.

Politics and Diplomacy

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling on the global South to support diplomatic efforts to push Russia to end the war.
• Zelensky also announced new sanctions against 139 individuals and legal entities that support the Russian aggression.
• According to information from the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon is supporting Ukraine from the launch of long-range missile strikes on Russia, seeking to facilitate peace negotiations.

Meanwhile, in Russia, casualties have been confirmed as a result of explosions linked to Ukrainian drones. One person was killed in the village of Kyrylivka, and another in the Krasnoyarsk region due to a targeted drone attack.

Tags: Ukraine/Russia/Politics