After the explosions at the warehouse near Dzhankoy and the air base near Simferopol in Crimea, Russian troops intensified their shelling of Ukrainian cities.

Already in the second half of August 16, air alarms sounded throughout the territory of Ukraine.

Not only Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions were hit by rockets, but also Zhytomyr region, which was also shelled by Russian aircraft from the territory of Belarus at the end of June.

Zhytomyr Region was shelled by Russian planes from the airspace of Belarus

The Center Air Command clarified that two Kh-59 guided air missiles were fired from Russian Su-34 bombers that were in the airspace of Belarus at that time.

Rockets hit a military airfield near Zhytomyr and damaged the runway and several cars.

There are no victims among the personnel of the Ukrainian army - everyone managed to hide in shelter.

The day before, the spokesman of the command of the Air Force of Ukraine,

Yury Ignat

, said that Russia has increased the number of its aircraft along the borders of Ukraine - at various airfields in Belarus, Russia and Crimea.

In particular, according to him, there are 360 ​​combat helicopters near the Ukrainian borders.

At the beginning of the war there were 250 of them.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valer Zaluzhny, in a telephone conversation with the Chief of Defense Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces,

Wayne Donald Eyre

, expressed concern over the deployment of Russian missile systems by Belarus, in particular, at the Zybravka airfield in the Gomel region.

Russian troops continue their offensive along the entire front line

According to Zaluzhny, Russian troops fire 700-800 times on Ukrainian positions every day, using 40,000 to 60,000 rounds of ammunition.

First of all, Russia is trying to push Ukrainian troops out of the Donetsk region.

The most tense situation is now in the direction of Avdeivka — Piaski — Maryinka.

At the same time, the Russians continue to terrorize Mykolaiv and Kharkiv, as well as Morganets and Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

A new attack on Zatoka in the Odesa region

On the night of August 17, Russia attacked the Gulf from the Black Sea with two Kh-22 missiles from Tu-22 aircraft.

As a result of shelling, four civilians were injured, 7 buildings of the recreation center and 15 summer houses were damaged.

At the same time, the intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain reported that the explosions in Crimea on August 16 will force Russia to review the situation in the south in connection with the explosions at two of its bases in Crimea, which is the rear of Russian troops.

Experts of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) are convinced that the explosions near Dzhankou and Gvardzeisky caused significant damage to Russian resources and seriously disrupted Russia's logistical support.

The ISW reported that there is no evidence of the use of American weapons for attacks on Crimea, but in the event that they were carried out by Ukraine, this does not contradict its obligations to foreign partners, since Crimea is Ukrainian territory.

Military tourism began to be developed in Ukraine

One of the public organizations has developed new tourist tours.

Tourists accompanied by a professional guide are offered to visit Bucha, Irpen, Boradyanka and Gastomel, which were liberated from Russian occupation and became the center of torture and mockery of civilians.

Now these cities are most often visited by representatives of foreign delegations who come to Ukraine on official visits.

Russia's war against Ukraine

  • At 5 o'clock in the morning on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military operation against Ukraine in the Donbass at the request of the "DPR" and "LPR" groups.

    On February 21, during a televised address to Russians, Putin called the so-called "DPR" and "LPR" independent states within the boundaries of the regions.

    On February 22, the Council of the Federation ratified this decision.

  • All days of the war, Ukrainian cities were bombarded with rockets, aircraft flew over them.

    Russian troops are attacking, including from the territory of Belarus, using airfields, bases and roads.

    Representatives of the Lukashenka regime justify the war, the opposition considers the territory of Belarus occupied and calls for resistance to the Russian invaders.

  • On February 27, the International Legion of Territorial Defense was created in Ukraine, and foreign volunteers were invited to join it.

    Belarusians also entered there.

    During the three and a half months of the war, several Belarusian volunteers and soldiers of the USU died at the front: Alyaksei "Tur" Skoblya, Ilya "Litvin" Hrenau, Zmytser "Terror" Apanasovich, Zmytser "Hans" Rubashevsky, Konstantin "Phoenix" Dubail, Pavel "Volat" , Ivan "Brest" Marchuk.

    In the battle where Marchuk was killed, another six Belarusian fighters disappeared without a trace.

  • It is generally known about 10 fallen Belarusian soldiers of various units, including the Kalinovsky Regiment.

  • On June 17, the fighters of the Kalinovsky regiment received the state Ukrainian awards "For combat merits" and "Ukraine above all".

  • On March 30, the UN approved the composition of an independent commission that will investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

    It included people who worked in the analysis of the genocide in Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Contrary to Putin's statements about attacks only on military facilities, the Russians are bombing schools, kindergartens and residential areas of Ukrainian cities.

    The Russians are using banned weapons, including cluster bombs, against civilians.

  • On April 1, Lithuania became the first country in the European Union to completely abandon Russian gas.

    Latvia and Estonia followed her example.

    Germany has promised to completely stop using Russian oil by the end of 2022.

  • On April 2, after the liberation of the town of Bucha near Kyiv, photojournalists published dozens of photographs showing hundreds of dead people, victims of mass murders committed by Russian troops.

    Many are buried in spontaneous mass graves.

    The Russian occupation also brought great destruction to the people of Barodyan.

    It is also known about a number of rapes, including babies.

  • In April, missile attacks on Ukraine and airstrikes from the territory of Belarus decreased, Russian troops began to leave Belarus.

  • On May 9, the US President signed the Land Leasing Law.

    This law restores the program from the Second World War, which will speed up the delivery of weapons to Ukraine and increase the amount of such assistance.

  • On the night of May 17, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar confirmed the beginning of the operation to rescue Ukrainian soldiers who were trapped in the territory of "Azovstal".

    According to her, 53 seriously wounded were evacuated from there to the medical facility of occupied Novoazovsk.

    Another 211 people were brought to Alenivka through the humanitarian corridor.

    The Ministry of Defense of Russia states that almost 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers at the plant "surrendered" as of May 18.

    The International Red Cross officially registered these fighters as prisoners of war.

  • Since its inception, thousands of volunteers from 55 countries have joined the Foreign Legion, including Canada, the Baltic States, Poland, Australia, the Netherlands, the USA, the Czech Republic, Finland and other countries.

    Several foreigners who fought for Ukraine were captured and died.

  • In June, two volunteers from Great Britain and one from Morocco were sentenced to death in the so-called "DNR".

  • Since the beginning of the war, 34 journalists have died.

    Some did not perform professional functions, but were mobilized into the Ukrainian army.

  • On June 25, Ukrainian troops retreated from the city of Severodanetsk to fortified positions.

    The city was captured by the Russian military.

  • On July 29, as a result of an attack on the colony in Alenivtsi, at least 53 Ukrainian prisoners who previously defended the Azovstal plant were killed.

    The Russians accused Ukraine of the attack, the Ukrainian side declared the deliberate killing of prisoners by the Russian side.

  • Independent verification of information about military actions provided by officials of various parties is still impossible.