Third Assault Brigade's counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast, strike on Russian airfield: August 22 highlights

The FSB opened a criminal case against a hromadske journalist

The FSB of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against hromadske journalist Diana Butsko and other media persons who filmed reports from Kursk Oblast, where the offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is ongoing. All of them are accused of "illegal border crossing".

Diana Butsko said that she sees this as a pressure on independent journalism and a desire to hide the truth in the territories where hostilities continue.

The Third Assault Brigade starts conteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast

The Third Separate Assault Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that it had conducted a counterattack operation in Kharkiv Oblast and advanced deep into the front.

According to the military, the brigade took control of the Russian battalion defense area, enemy platoon, and company strongholds and moved deep into the front by almost 2 km².

DIU hackers hacked Russian television

Hackers of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine attacked the servers of Russian TV channels, after which a number of TV companies broadcast videos about the war in Ukraine.

Russian cyber specialists tried to correct the situation, but as a result of their actions, the broadcast of nine Russian TV channels was stopped at once.

Strikes on the Marinovka airfield and the port Kavkaz

The Ukrainian military attacked the Marinovka military airfield in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast. According to the hromadske source, the attack was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine and the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In addition, Russia reported an attack on the Kavkaz port, after which the ferry has sunk.

Ukraine took control of another point in Kursk Oblast

Oleksandr Syrskyi, head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the establishment of control over another settlement in Kursk Oblast and the next replenishment of the exchange fund.

Volodymyr Artyukh, the head of the Sumy regional military administration, noted that after the start of the operation in Kursk Oblast, there has been a decrease in gunfire and a decrease in civilian casualties.

Education for the children of Kursk Oblast

The deputy head of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Mykhailo Vynnytskyi, said that it is likely that a plan will have to be drawn up to ensure the education of children in the territories controlled by Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

However, the ministry later assured that no relevant official decisions were made, and Vinnytskyi only expressed his personal opinion.

Zelenskyy awarded outstanding figures

President Volodymyr Zelensky presented the state award National Legend of Ukraine to various figures, in particular, among them - one of the creators of the Neptune missile, the "ideologist" of the Sea Baby drone, the most decorated Ukrainian athlete Olha Kharlan, boxer Oleksandr Usyk and a number of artists.

In Russia, after the attack on Ukraine, a fire at an oil depot is being extinguished for the fifth day

For the fifth day, a large-scale fire at the Kavkaz oil depot, targeted by the Ukrainian military, has been extinguished in Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast of the Russian Federation. Rescuers managed to extinguish six fuel tanks. However, on the evening of August 21, explosions rang out at the oil plant.

AP: Poor training of the mobilized led to the loss of territories

Poor training of the mobilized is one of the reasons for the series of losses of Ukrainian territories in the east. Many recruits refuse to shoot or simply leave their positions, writes the Associated Press agency, whose journalists spoke with some Ukrainian commanders.

The Ministry of Defense has developed a new concept of military-patriotic education

The Ministry of Defense created a new concept of military-patriotic education in the department's system. The main purpose of this concept is to significantly influence the motivation of soldiers and potential recruits.

The General Staff will deal with the military and patriotic education of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Netherlands will hand over mobile radars to Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands will purchase 51 mobile radars for the detection of drones for Ukraine. What is unique about radars is that they work while moving.

Farion murder: Police find gun

During searches in the case of the murder of linguist Iryna Farion, the police found a gun, namely a Fort 12-Р with a shop.

Searches were conducted in the apartment on August 14, but neither the address nor the name of the owner of the apartment are indicated.

Other news

• The SBI investigates more than 400 cases of abuse by military commissariat officials during mobilization.
• President Zelenskyy instructed the government to approve the veteran policy strategy.
• Russia put the veteran of the Halychyna division Yaroslav Hunek on the international wanted list.
• Ukrzaliznytsia rail transport company plans to purchase 20 Hyundai trains. The Korean firm is ready to partially localize production in Ukraine.

• Survey: 59% of Ukrainians definitely want to stay in Ukraine, 88% are proud of their citizenship.