Serbia respects the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Serbian President Vučić said following his meeting with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy in Greece today.
On 19 August, the Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in three sectors of the front, making limited gains, according to the US-based think tank Institute for the Study of War.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry neither confirmed nor denied the latest alleged numbers of the Ukrainian military casualties published in media, saying that these data are top-secret.
More than 20,000 residents of Russian occupied Horlivka mobilized to fight against Ukraine have been killed in actions since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, according to the Ukrainian Government's data.
On 12 August 2023, Ukrainian Air Force conducted a complex drone and missile strike on Crimea. Ukraine attacked western Crimea with a group of cheap drones, while Crimean bridge with two missile attacks. While there is little information about damage, Ukrainians collected valuable information about Russia's air defense.
Russia is preparing a false-flag provocation to draw Belarus into direct hostilities against Ukraine, according to Ukraine's Security Service's report.