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Ukraine-Russia War: 2026-08-21

Friday, August 21, 2026 5 updates Last updated 06:17 UTC
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Russian channel claims Zapad group destroyed AS-90 in Kharkiv Oblast

Intel Slava said fiber-optic drone operators from Russia Zapad Group of Forces destroyed a Ukrainian 155mm AS-90 self-propelled howitzer in Kharkiv Oblast. The post claimed this was the 43rd confirmed AS-90 loss out of 99 supplied by the United Kingdom. The claim is Russian-side and unverified by major Western wires in this pass.
Intel Slava
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Drones strike Perm; reports say refinery hit

Intel Slava reported that Perm came under drone attack, with strikes on a refinery. Details on damage, casualties, and attribution were limited in the initial channel post and were not verified by Reuters, AP, BBC, or Al Jazeera in this pass.
Intel Slava
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HUR says Russia received North Korean Hwasong-11C missiles

According to Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR), as relayed by Intel Slava, Russia has received more advanced North Korean ballistic missiles identified as Hwasong-11C (KN-30). North Korea claims the missile can carry a warhead of up to 2.5 tons with a range of 600-900 km. The report also said about 90 North Korean specialists were transferred to Voronezh region to service up to six launch platforms. This has not been confirmed by Western wire services in this pass.
Intel Slava / HUR
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Ukraine SBI opens wide military unit checks across nine regions

Intel Slava reported that Ukraine State Bureau of Investigation is checking military units nationwide, with more than 20 suspects possibly charged as early as today. Investigators planned over 70 searches in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Zhytomyr regions, focusing on so-called dead souls, corruption, illegal payments, and misuse of personnel as unpaid labor.
Intel Slava
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Russia MoD claims capture of Mykolaipillia and Matiasheve in DPR

The Russian Ministry of Defense said its forces took control of Mykolaipillia and Matiasheve in the Donetsk People Republic area. Military Summary linked the claims to continued advances south of Dobropillia after earlier reports about Vodianske. These remain Russian-side territorial claims and were not independently confirmed by Reuters, AP, BBC, or Al Jazeera in this pass.
Military Summary / Russian MoD