Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 August 2024 – present)

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Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Prelude      (up to 23 February 2022) Initial invasion      (24 February – 7 April 2022) Southeastern front      (8 April – 28 August 2022) 2022 Ukrainian counteroffensives      (29 August – 11 November 2022) Second stalemate      (12 November 2022 – 7 June 2023) 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive      (8 June 2023 – 31 August 2023) 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, cont.      (1 September – 30 November 2023) 2023–2024 winter campaigns      (1 December 2023 – 31 March 2024) 2024 spring and summer campaigns      (1 April 2024 – 31 July 2024) 2024 summer–autumn offensives      (1 August 2024 – present)

This timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine covers the period from 1 August 2024 to the present day.

August 2024

1 August

Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Nikopol.

A Bulsae-4 anti-tank missile vehicle was reportedly spotted by a Ukrainian drone in Kharkiv Oblast, suggesting that Russia is using North Korean-made armoured vehicles.

Exiled Russian politician Ilya Ponomarev was injured in a drone attack on his residence near Kyiv.

Forbes claimed Ukraine launched more attack drones than Russia during the month of July.

The vessel Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky was launched in Istanbul as the second Turkish-built corvette commissioned for the Ukrainian Navy.

2 August

Russian-installed officials and residents in Crimea reported missile and drone attacks across the peninsula, particularly in Sevastopol, Simferopol, Yevpatoria and Balaklava. Ukrainian forces claimed the submarine Rostov-na-Donu "sank on the spot" in the attack on Sevastopol while an S-400 launcher was also damaged.

The bodies of 250 soldiers were repatriated to Ukraine in exchange for those of 38 Russian soldiers.

Russian forces captured the village of Vesele in Donetsk Oblast.

Forbes estimated that 20 Russian regiments and brigades, "potentially" 40,000 troops, were advancing against six Ukrainian brigades of around 12,000 troops near Pokrovsk, and that the Russians were just 11 miles from the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conceded that "this is where the fighting remains the most intense."

Romania and Ukraine announced a plan to manufacture and improve the Neptune missile.

3 August

In Russia, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in Gubkinsky, Belgorod Oblast. The regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that an explosion occurred at one of the storage tanks. Ukrainian drones struck a 16-story building in Zlyn, Oryol Oblast causing a fire, however no casualties were reported according to the regional governor Andrey Klychkov. Drones also hit Morozovsk, in Rostov Oblast, targeting an airfield where explosions were reported by locals. Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) later claimed that a "fuel and lubricants warehouse” was hit by 15 drones in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov Oblast. The regional governor also said that warehouses in the said areas were damaged.

Fire on an infrastructure object in Vinnytsia Oblast after the attack

The Ukrainian Air Force claimed that Russia fired 29 "Shahed-type drones", two S-300 missiles and two Kh-31 missiles. A Ukrainian official said that "critical infrastructure" in Vinnytsia was hit by Russian drones. In Kherson, according to the regional governor, "critical infrastructure", administrative and civilian buildings were damaged. Ukrainian forces claimed to have shot down 24 of the drones.

A photo was released that shows a Ukrainian POW with his head and limbs cut off. Dymtro Lubinets, Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner, accused Russia of having tortured and killed him.

4 August

Zelenskyy confirmed the arrival and deployment of the first batch of F-16 fighter jets pledged by Western countries in Ukraine and their usage by the Ukrainian Air Force.

Russian-installed officials in Luhansk claimed that a Ukrainian missile strike caused a fire in a machine repair and storage facility used by the Russian military.

Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation of 744 children and their families from four frontline settlements in Donetsk Oblast due to Russian attacks.

5 August

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced the discovery of a "large-scale" sabotage network organised by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) that was operating in six oblasts, adding that nine people, including two city councilors in Dnipro and Yuzhne, Odesa Oblast, had been arrested on suspicion of membership of the group.

6 August

In Russia, officials claimed that one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in Belgorod Oblast, while two others were killed in a separate attack in Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian forces reportedly attempted to make an incursion into the districts of Sudzha and Korenevo.

The SBU claimed to have damaged a Russian Mi-28 helicopter in Kursk Oblast with an FPV drone, calling it the first successful intercept of a helicopter mid-flight using a drone. Ukrainian military blog DeepState claimed that two Russian tanks were destroyed and a Ka-52 helicopter was also shot down in Kursk Oblast.

7 August

The HUR claimed that it had carried out a raid with Ukrainian Special Forces on the Tendra Spit in occupied Kherson Oblast that inflicted casualties on Russian forces and destroyed MT-LB amphibious personnel carriers, electronic warfare systems and fortifications.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) estimated that Ukrainian forces had advanced up to ten kilometers into Russia's Kursk Oblast from their common border since the start of the incursion on 6 August and had seized a total area of some 45 square kilometers. The Ukrainian incursion involved some 1,000 soldiers, armoured vehicles and was supported by artillery and drones according to a Russian official. A state of emergency was declared in Kursk Oblast due to the ongoing incursion.

Russian forces seized the village of Serhiivka, east of Pokrovsk.

Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation of 6,000 people from 23 border communities in Sumy Oblast due to Russian attacks.

8 August

NASA's FIRMS detected extensive fire at a Lipetsk air base depot on 9 August 2024 00:01:00 (UTC)

Two people were killed in separate Russian attacks in Nikopol and Sumy Oblast. Two people were also killed in a Russian airstrike in Selydove, Donetsk Oblast.

Wagner Group units were deployed to Kursk Oblast to repel the Ukrainian incursion.

Mexico turned down a request by Ukraine to arrest Russian president Vladimir Putin under the warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court for war crimes during his scheduled attendance at the inauguration of president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum in October.

9 August

A massive drone attack was reported across Russia's Lipetsk Oblast, which authorities attributed to Ukraine. At least six people were injured, while four villages were ordered evacuated. Ukraine subsequently claimed that it had struck the Lipetsk air base and destroyed warehouses storing ammunition. Russian authorities also claimed that one person was killed in a separate attack in Belgorod Oblast. A HIMARS strike hit a Russian convoy of some 13 trucks, near Oktyabrskoye, Kursk Oblast. Video on social media showed burnt out trucks and soldiers' bodies. Ukraine increased its total amount of occupied territory in Kursk Oblast to an estimated 350 square kilometers. As of 9 August there is believed to be elements from 4-5 Ukrainian brigades operating in Kursk, some 10–12,000 troops.

The SBU have claimed to have struck a Russian helicopter mid-flight with an FPV drone. The drone, carrying a "powerful fragmentation warhead", struck the helicopter near the tail rotor. According to one Ukrainian source it was a Mi-8 helicopter. The fate of the helicopter or the crew is unknown.

Russia reportedly recaptured the village of Nevelske in Donetsk Oblast.

The HUR claimed that Ukrainian special forces, with the help of the Ukrainian Navy, launched an airborne raid on the Russian-occupied Kinburn Spit at the mouth of the Dnipro River in Mykolaiv Oblast, killing around 30 soldiers and destroying six armored vehicles. It also claimed to have destroyed a Russian KS-701 Tunets patrol boat and damaged three other vessels in a separate attack near Chornomorske, Crimea using a naval drone.

Supermarket in Kostiantynivka after the strike

A supermarket in Kostiantynivka was struck by a Russian missile, killing at least 14 people and injuring at least 43 others.

The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, reported an attack near Belbek airfield. He said the attack involved unmanned aerial and maritime drones plus one Neptune missile, which was shot down. Falling debris was reported in Sevastopol and other parts of Crimea.

The UK Defence Ministry assessed that Russian forces were now 16 kilometers away from Pokrovsk.

The United States pledged a $125-million military aid package to Ukraine that included Stinger missiles, 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, HIMARS ammunition and vehicles.

10 August

Ruins of Chasiv Yar, 10 August 2024

A Ka-52 helicopter was reportedly shot down by Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast.

A video appeared to show Ukrainian soldiers in the village of Poroz, Belgorod Oblast.

11 August

Two people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Brovary Raion, Kyiv Oblast.

During the night of 10–11 August, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed to have shot down 30 Ukrainian UAVs and four Tochka-U missiles over Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh, Bryansk and Oryol oblasts. A downed missile struck a high rise apartment block in Kursk Oblast, causing a fire that also hit cars in the street. Some 13 people were reported wounded, two seriously. In Shebekino, Belgorod Oblast, houses and a high rise building were damaged. Part of the town lost power. In Voronezh Oblast, government and private buildings were damaged without casualties.

A fire broke out at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, with Russian-installed authorities blaming the incident on Ukrainian shelling and Zelenskyy accusing Russian forces of responsibility.

12 August

According to the Kursk governor, Alexei Smirnov, Ukraine controls 28 settlements along a front that is 12 km deep and 40 km wide. Some 2,000 Russians are living under Ukrainian control while another 121,000 have been evacuated and another 180,000 are awaiting evacuation.

Oleksandr Myhulia, the commander of an aviation unit of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force, was killed in action.

13 August

Russian forces seized the villages of Ivanivka and Svyrdonivka, both 15 kilometers east of Pokrovsk.

President Putin appointed Aleksey Dyumin, a former bodyguard and current head of the State Council, as the head of the Russian response to the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian forces claimed to be holding approximately 1,000 square kilometres of territory. In his evening address, President Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces were in control of 74 settlements inside Kursk Oblast.

A Ukrainian Su-27 launched a JDAM at a Russian command post in Tyotkino, Kursk Oblast, which was reportedly destroyed. Russian jets were reported to have redirected up to half of their normal glide bombing missions against Ukrainian targets in Sumy Oblast, where the Ukrainian forces are headquartered.

14 August

Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out a massive air and drone attack on Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Bryansk, Oryol, and Rostov Oblasts, adding that it had shot down 117 drones and four missiles. According to local media, at least 10 Ukrainian drones struck Savaskeyka airbase, causing explosions. Gleb Nikitin, the governor of Nizhny Novgorod, said that the raid had been repelled without any casualties. However, an HUR source told The Kyiv Independent that three Russian aircraft were destroyed and five others were damaged during the attack.

A state of emergency was declared in Belgorod Oblast by governor Vyacheslav Gladkov due to the Ukrainian incursion.

Russia captured the villages of Zhelanne and Orlivka, east of Pokrovsk.

The Ukrainian military claimed to have shot down an Su-34 over Kursk Oblast.

Two medics were killed in a Russian drone strike in Bilyi Kolodiaz, Kharkiv Oblast, while two others were injured in a Russian missile attack on the port of Odesa.

The SBU announced the discovery of a spy network working on behalf of Russia whose membership included two members of former President Viktor Yanukovych's security team and a serving member of the National Guard of Ukraine.

A court in Germany ordered the arrest of a Ukrainian diving instructor on suspicion of involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage.

15 August

Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, announced the establishment of a military administration in occupied parts of Kursk Oblast to be headed by General Eduard Moskaliov, adding that 82 settlements in the oblast were now under Kyiv's control. In his evening address, Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces had taken full control of Sudzha.

The acting governor of Kursk Oblast, Alexei Smirnov, announced the evacuation of some 20,000 people from the Glushkovsky District, some 20 kilometers behind the current front lines. In Belgorod Oblast, four people, including two paramedics, were reportedly injured in Ukrainian drone attacks in Shebekino.

One person was killed in a Russian airstrike in Sumy Oblast.

Ukrainian authorities in Donetsk Oblast reported that Russian forces were now 10 kilometers away from Pokrovsk, and urged all citizens to evacuate.

Ukrainian authorities charged in absentia the Russian-installed head of Kherson Oblast, Vladimir Saldo, with the illegal removal of over 2,800 tons of grain from the Kherson Bread Products Plant.

16 August

Ukraine launched attacks at the Kerch ferry crossing in Crimea and a boat in Chernomorsky in neighboring Krasnodar Krai. Russia claimed that 12 ATACMS missiles were shot down near the Crimean Bridge, which was temporarily closed. Local Telegraph channels also reported explosions in Simferopol and Sevastopol. The Russian Defense Ministry also claimed that its helicopters destroyed five naval drones.

Ukrainian authorities in Donetsk Oblast reported that Russian forces were now six kilometers away from Myrnohrad.

Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk Oblast accused Ukraine of shelling a shopping mall in Donetsk city, killing two people and injuring seven others.

Ukraine acknowledged the loss of a MiG-29 fighter jet following a claim by Russia that it had attacked an airbase in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Information Policy posted photos of a monument of Vladimir Lenin in Sudzha being demolished by Ukrainian forces.

17 August

Building in Myrnohrad after the attack

One person was killed in a Russian attack on Myrnohrad.

A Ukrainian source said that Russia had deployed around 5,000 troops from eastern Ukraine to Kursk Oblast since the start of Ukraine's Kursk offensive.

A drone strike occurred on a road near the perimeter of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which Russia blamed on Ukraine.

18 August

House in Kyiv Oblast, destroyed by fragments of a downed drone or missile

Russia captured the villages of Novozhelanne and Zavitne, east of Pokrovsk.

Five people were killed in Russian attacks in Donetsk and Sumy Oblasts.

In Russia, an oil depot was struck by a drone in Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast, causing a fire that took until 2 September to put out.

Russian forces reportedly began deploying units drawn from the VKS in Kursk Oblast, consisting of soldiers who guarded airbases, nuclear installations, staff from a cosmodrome, Voronezh radar station plus “engineers, mechanics…and a few flight crew officers” organised into motorised rifle units.

19 August

Russia captured the villages of Skuchne and Mezhove, east of Pokrovsk, and claimed to have taken the city of Zalizne, southeast of Toretsk.

Four people were killed in Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast.

Ukrainian forces destroyed the third, and last, bridge over the Seym river in Kursk Oblast, disrupting Russian logistics in the Glushkovsky district while potentially encircling 700-800 Russian paratroopers. In his evening address, Zelenskyy claimed that Ukrainian forces were now in control over 92 settlements in Kursk Oblast and 1,250 square kilometers of Russian territory.

Ukrainian officials ordered the forced evacuation of women and children from Pokrovsk due to rapid Russian advances.

The SBU announced the discovery of a Russian espionage network composed of serving and former Ukrainian law enforcement officials operating in Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts, adding that two suspects were arrested.

Denmark pledged a new $115 million military aid package to Ukraine.

20 August

Industrial facility in Ternopil after the attack

Russia claimed to have taken New York, south of Toretsk.

A 15-year old was killed in a Russian missile attack on a children's cafe in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. A separate missile attack on an industrial facility in Ternopil forced officials to issue health warnings due to increased chlorine levels in the air.

The Czech Defense Ministry announced that it would use revenue from Russian assets frozen by the EU to purchase “several hundred thousand pieces of large-caliber ammunition” for Ukraine.

Germany announced that it would send four more IRIS-T launchers to Ukraine by the end of 2024.

The Ukrainian Air Force claimed that AASM Hammer bombs struck an “underground control point” in Kursk Oblast. One of two pontoon bridges over the Seym River was also reported to have “disappeared” from satellite imagery, with explosions reported nearby.

21 August

Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on western Russia, with Russian authorities claiming that 45 drones were shot down over Bryansk, Belgorod, Kaluga, Kursk and Moscow Oblasts. No damage or casualties were reported, however two major airports in Moscow were forced to suspend flights. The Ukrainian military claimed to have struck a Russian S-300 air defense system in Rostov Oblast possibly by using a Neptune missile.

Russian forces took the settlement of Komyshivka, east of Pokrovsk.

The governor of Bryansk Oblast claimed that Russian forces had repelled an infiltration attempt by a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group in Klimovsky District.

The Netherlands announced that it would provide 51 drone detecting radars to Ukraine by the end of the year.

The Freedom of Russia Legion announced the defection of a Russian drone pilot who threw a grenade at his commander and other officers at a Storm Zet unit headquarters before fleeing to Ukraine and joining the legion.

22 August

The August 22 fire in Port Kavkaz detected by NASA's FIRMS

Three people were killed in Russian attacks in Kharkiv and Sumy Oblasts.

Russia seized the settlement of Ptyche, east of Pokrovsk. The ISW reported that Ukrainian forces had retreated from certain positions southeast of Pokrovsk to avoid encirclement by Russian forces.

The Ukrainian military claimed to have launched a counterattack in Kharkiv Oblast, retaking up to two kilometers of territory and preventing a Russian attack from Makiivka, Luhansk Oblast.

Ukrainian drones attacked Marinovka air base in Volgograd Oblast, setting fire to storage facilities for fuel and bombs. Residents of nearby Kalach-na-Donu reported multiple explosions.

Traffic over the Crimean Bridge was closed due to a “missile threat”, while sea and land traffic near Sevastopol was also suspended. A ferry carrying railroad cars containing fuel was struck by a Ukrainian Neptune missile in Port Kavkaz, Krasnodar Krai. The ferry was reported as being "half submerged", with one crew member reported missing.

The Ukrainian Air Force bombed an electronic warfare unit, a UAV command post and a "platoon strong point" in Kursk Oblast.

President Zelenskyy visited frontline areas of Sumy Oblast and held a meeting with Ukrainian military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi.

23 August

School in Selydove, bombed on 23 August

Russian forces made their first visually confirmed advance into Toretsk, entering it from the south.

Russia was visually confirmed to have seized the village of Mykolaivka, east of Pokrovsk.

Norway announced that it would fund the production of 155 mm Nammo artillery shells in Ukraine.

24 August

Building of Huliaipole Local Museum after Russian shelling on 24 August

Five people were killed by Russian shelling in Kostiantynivka. Four people were killed in separate attacks in Sumy Oblast.

The local museum of Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, devoted mainly to Ukrainian 20th-century anarchist figure Nestor Makhno, was destroyed in a Russian attack.

Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates that led to the parties releasing 115 POWs each.

Alexander Gusev, the governor of Voronezh Oblast, claimed that Russian forces intercepted five Ukrainian drones. Falling debris from one set fire to a warehouse that contained “explosive materials” leading to an explosion. Two hundred people were evacuated and a state of emergency declared.

Zelenskyy signed into law a bill banning religious organisations connected with Russia.

Ukraine announced the first operational use of a “Palianytsia” missile-drone. The weapon is classified as both a missile and a drone. It struck an “enemy military facility” somewhere in occupied Ukraine.

25 August

Hotel in Kramatorsk after the attack

A Russian missile attack struck the Hotel Sapphire hosting foreign journalists in Kramatorsk. Six people, including three Reuters journalists were injured while a safety adviser from the UK was killed.

Three people were killed in Russian attacks in Sumy Oblast.

Five people were killed and 13 others were injured by Ukrainian shelling in Rakitnoye, Belgorod Oblast.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Belarus to withdraw its forces from the Belarus-Ukrainian international border.

26 August

Hotel in Kryvyi Rih after the strike

Russia launched a massive air attack on 15 regions across Ukraine. At least seven people were killed in Lutsk and in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava and Zhytomyr Oblasts, The Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant was also struck, damaging an energy facility. In the evening, four people were killed and five others were injured in a missile strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih. Ukrainian F-16s were used for the first time to intercept cruise missiles. However, the Ukrainian Air Force subsequently announced the loss of an F-16 and its pilot during the attacks.

In Russia, authorities in Saratov Oblast claimed that four people were injured in Ukrainian drone attacks on Saratov city and Engels. Saratov Gagarin Airport suspended flights while Russian officials claimed to have shot down nine drones over the region.

27 August

Russia launched another wave of air attacks across Ukraine. Three people were killed in Russian drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia Oblast. One person was killed in a missile strike in Bohodukhiv.

Russia captured the village of Kalynove, southeast of Pokrovsk, and likely captured the village of Kostiantynivka, southwest of Donetsk. It also took full control over the city of Novohrodivka, nine kilometers southeast of Pokrovsk.

The SBU arrested a man in Kharkiv on suspicion of spying on Patriot air defence systems for Russia.

Ukraine claimed to have successfully tested its first domestically developed ballistic missile.

Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi said that Ukraine controlled nearly 1,300 square kilometres of Kursk Oblast and captured 594 Russian prisoners since its incursion began. Syrskyi also claimed Russia had redeployed 30,000 soldiers “from other sectors” to Kursk Oblast.

28 August

Evacuation from Pokrovsk (Donetsk Oblast) as a result of the advance of the Russian army

Four members of the same family were killed in a Russian airstrike in Izmailivka, Donetsk Oblast. Two people were killed in a separate attack in Chasiv Yar.

Ukraine announced that it will cease the transit of Russian gas and oil to Europe via the Druzhba pipeline once the current contract expires on 1 January 2025.

Vasily Golubev, governor of Rostov Oblast, claimed that four Ukrainian drones were destroyed. A local Russian Telegram channel reported that three storage tanks at an oil depot in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky had been set on fire. The governor of Voronezh Oblast, Alexander Gusev, said that falling debris from a downed drone started a fire "near explosive objects." Russian military officials claimed that eight drones were downed. Two settlements were evacuated. The governor of Kirov Oblast, Alexander Sokolov, claimed that drones attacked the town of Kotelnich in the first attack of its kind in the region.

The Ukrainian military claimed to have shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft over the Kramatorsk sector.

29 August

House in Chernihiv Oblast after shelling on 29 August

Ukraine claimed to have shot down two of five Russian missiles and 60 of 74 drones. Ukraine lost track of 14 drones. One is believed to have entered Belarusian airspace. The Belarusian Air Force, for the first time, claimed to have shot down a Russian drone. Falling debris damaged homes in Kyiv Oblast and started a large fire in Cherkasy.

The Ukrainian military said that Russian forces were in partial control over Chasiv Yar, adding that the city was now destroyed.

The governor of Belgorod Oblast claimed that one person was killed and two others were injured by Ukrainian airstrikes in Shebekino.

30 August

Residential building in Kharkiv after the bombing

Six people were killed and 97 others were injured in Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv. A separate attack on a factory in Sumy killed two and injured eleven.

The governor of Belgorod Oblast claimed that five people were killed and 37 others were injured by Ukrainian shelling in and around Belgorod city.

The Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk, was dismissed by President Zelenskyy and replaced by Lieutenant General Anatolii Kryvonozhko, which was partially attributed to “indications” that the F-16 that crashed on 26 August shot down by “a friendly fire incident.” Ukrainian parliamentarian Maryana Bezuhla and Oleshchuk had previously argued over the cause of the loss of the F-16.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces Center for Strategic Communications announced that Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi officially appointed Roman Hladkyi as the chief of staff of the Unmanned Systems Forces.

Russian forces retook the village of Korenevo in Kursk Oblast, and captured the villages of Stelmakhivka in Luhansk Oblast and Karlivka in Donetsk Oblast.

Russia claimed to have shot down 18 drones over Crimea and in Bryansk, Kaluga, and Belgorod Oblasts, adding that Kaluga Airport was also targeted.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that Ukraine did not have permission to strike Russian territory with Italian weapons. He also announced that Italy was sending a new Samp-T to Ukraine.

Russia began withdrawing 100 members of the Bear Brigade, a Russian private military company, from Burkina Faso to Kursk Oblast to fight Ukrainian forces.

The FSB announced the arrest by Venezuela of two Colombian nationals who had been fighting with the international legion of Ukraine during a lay-over in Caracas in mid-July and were then extradited to Russia.

31 August

Five people were killed by Russian shelling in Chasiv Yar. One person was killed in a separate attack in Sumy Oblast.

Ukrainian shelling killed five and injured 46 in Belgorod.

September 2024

1 September

Destructions in Kharkiv after the attack

Russia claimed to have shot down 158 drones over Moscow, Tver, Voronezh, Tula, Kaluga, Bryansk, Belgorod, Lipetsk, and Kursk Oblasts following a massive drone attack by Ukraine. Fires were started at the Moscow Refinery, which is owned by Gazprom Neft, and Konakovo Power Station in Tver Oblast, one of central Russia's biggest power plants. Flights from Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports were suspended.

Russia likely captured the villages of Mykhailivka and Dolynivka, southeast of Pokrovsk. Russia later confirmed that it had taken Mykhailivka on 13 October.

Three people were killed in Russian attacks in Sumy, Donetsk, and Kherson Oblasts, while another 13 people were injured at an orphanage and rehabilitation centre in Sumy city. Another three people were killed in a separate attack in Kurakhove. Forty-seven people were injured in Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv.

Ukraine imposed sanctions on 150 individuals and entities associated with the Russian aviation industry.

2 September

Three people were killed in Russian attacks on Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.

3 September

One of buildings of Sumy State University after bombing on 3 September

At least 58 people were killed and 328 others were injured in a Russian missile attack on Poltava.

Russia likely seized the village of Halytsynivka, southeast of Pokrovsk.

A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a Ukrainian soldier who had been captured while taking part in an amphibious operation in Crimea in 2023 to 20 years' imprisonment.

4 September

Destructions in Lviv after the attack

At least seven people were killed and 64 others were injured in a Russian air attack on Lviv.

Russian-installed officials in Donetsk Oblast claimed that three people were killed and five others were injured by Ukrainian shelling on a market in Donetsk city, adding that one person was injured in a separate drone attack.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that his country had ordered some 17 IRIS-T missile systems for Ukraine.

5 September

President Zelenskyy claimed that 60,000 Russian troops had been redeployed from Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts to Kursk Oblast and that the number of Russian shells fired in the former areas had been reduced. In a separate interview, General Syrskyi claimed that Russian forces were unable to advance in the Pokrovsk sector in the past six days.

Russia was visually confirmed to have captured Prechystivka, west of Vuhledar.

Ukrainian authorities cancelled evacuations by train from the Pokrovsk railway station, citing security concerns.

6 September

Destructions in Pavlohrad after the attack

The Azov Brigade claimed to have retaken parts of Niu York and relieved trapped Ukrainian units in the area.

Russia advanced into the southern areas of the village of Synkivka in eastern Kharkiv Oblast, potentially taking control of the settlement.

One person was killed and 64 others were injured in a Russian attack on Pavlohrad. One person was killed in a separate attack in Krasnopillia, Sumy Oblast.

The United Kingdom promised to deliver some 650 Lightweight Multirole Missiles to Ukraine. Canada pledged some 80,840 CRV-7 motors, 1,300 CRV-7 warheads, 970 surplus machine guns, 10,500 9mm pistols, 29 M113 APC, 64 Coyote LAVs and funds to train Ukrainian pilots. Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced that Ukraine would receive 77 Leopard 1A5 "as quickly as possible" from Germany and other European allies along with 12 Panzerhaubitze 2000. Denmark pledged 80 million euros for maintenance and weapons for Ukrainian F-16s. Spain also announced that it would immediately ship a "complete HAWK battery" to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Air Force released footage of an Su-24M carrying what appears to be an analog to the Russian UMPK (bomb kit).

7 September

Hotel in Mykolaivka (Donetsk Oblast) after an airstrike on 7 September

Russia launched a massive air attack on 11 regions of Ukraine, with drone debris found beside the Verkhovna Rada building in Kyiv. The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have shot down 58 of 67 drones launched.

Three people were killed by Russian shelling in Kostiantynivka.

Drones attacked a building in the Ostrogozhsky district of Voronezh Oblast in Russia. According to the Oblast Governor, Aleksandr Gusev, falling debris set fire to "explosive objects" leading to detonations that forced the evacuation of nearby settlements. The SBU later confirmed that a “large ammunition and equipment depot” had been “lost”.

In Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian forces claimed to have destroyed two pontoon bridges over the Seym River and an Osa air defence system using SDB bombs and HIMARS rockets.

8 September

Two people were killed in a Russian airstrike on Sumy. One person was killed in a separate attack in Derhachi.

Russian forces captured the village of Vodiane, five kilometers from Vuhledar.

A Ukrainian drone struck a fuel tank near Volokonovka, Belgorod Oblast. The oblast governor Vyacheslav Gladkov also later claimed drones damaged residential houses and cars in three other settlements.

Ukrainian military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi claimed that Russian forces fired two to two and half shells to every Ukrainian shell fired, a decrease from the 6-10:1 ratio in 2023.

Russian drones entered both Romanian and Latvian airspace. Romania scrambled two F-16s to monitor a drone which landed "in an uninhabited area" near Periprava, according to the Romanian Ministry of Defence. The drone that entered Latvian airspace from Belarus crashed near Rēzekne.

9 September

Russia captured the city of Krasnohorivka, 20 kilometres from Donetsk. It formally claimed to have seized the settlement the next day, along with Hryhorivka and Halytsynivka. Russia also captured the town of Memryk, 20 kilometers from Pokrovsk.

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Nikopol.

Sweden announced its 17th aid package for Ukraine amounting to 4.6 billion Swedish crowns or $443 million. Funds were for various kinds of ammunition, patrol boats, missiles and funds to "facilitate a transfer of Gripen fighter jets in the future".

Ukraine announced the domestic production of analogs of Soviet-era hand grenades such as the F-1 and RGD-5.

Ukraine's military claimed that Russian forces used chemical weapons 447 times, against Ukrainian soldiers, during August 2024, in violation of Convention on the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

10 September

Russia claimed to have shot down 144 drones over nine regions, with some 20 over Moscow Oblast and 72 over Bryansk Oblast. A woman died after being struck by falling debris which hit an apartment block, another three were injured and three flats were set on fire in Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast. The Governor of Moscow Oblast claimed at least two high rise apartment buildings were damaged by drones. Around 30 flights to Moscow were suspended.

The Russian military launched a counteroffensive in Kursk Oblast, reportedly retaking the settlements of Gordeyevka and Vnezapnoye.

A Russian Su-30SM was lost off Crimea, with the HUR claiming that it was shot down by Ukrainian forces. The crew was believed to have died.

The HUR and Ukrainian special forces claimed to have placed explosives on a Russian railway in Belgorod Oblast, derailing a freight train consisting of eleven cars and a locomotive engine.

11 September

Three people were killed in Russian attacks in Kostiantynivka.

Russia claimed to have repelled an attempt by Ukrainian forces to retake the Krym-2 drilling rig in the Black Sea.

In Russia, drone attacks were reported in Murmansk Oblast, prompting flight restrictions in Murmansk city and Apatity. The Regional Governor Andrey Chibis claimed that three drones were shot down, having travelled over some 1,600 kilometres from Ukraine.

12 September

Attacked truck of the Red Cross in Viroliubivka (Donetsk Oblast)

Three employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross were killed by Russian shelling in Viroliubivka, outside Kostiantynivka, while two people were killed in a separate attack in Borova. Fourteen people were injured in a Russian drone attack on electrical infrastructure in Konotop.

Around 120 miners were reported trapped beneath the Dobropillia mine in Donetsk Oblast due to a power outage caused by Russian attacks.

A cargo ship carrying Ukrainian wheat bound for Egypt was struck by a Russian missile inside Romania's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea without causing casualties.

Russian forces captured the town of Lisivka in Donetsk Oblast.

Ukrainian authorities arrested five people on suspicion of burning Ukrainian military vehicles on behalf of Russia.

Infrastructure facility in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast after Russian drone attack on 13 September

13 September

Forty-nine Ukrainian civilians and soldiers were swapped for the same number of Russians, the 56th prisoner swap between the two countries.

Russian glide bombs killed two and wounded six in Yampil, Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces claimed to have recovered 10 settlements from Ukrainian control in Kursk Oblast. Zelenskyy acknowledged the counter-attack but claimed Russia thus far has "seen no serious success".

14 September

Ukrainian soldiers, released during the exchange

Russia and Ukraine each both exchanged 103 prisoners, a total of 206 Ukrainian and Russian POWs, in a swap organised by the UAE.

Three people were killed in a Russian attack on Huliaipole.

15 September

Residential building in Kharkiv after the bombing

Two people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Odesa, while one person was killed by shelling in Pokrovsk. One person was killed while 42 others were injured in a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv.

Russia claimed to have shot down 29 drones over Bryansk, Kursk, Smolensk, Oryol, Belgorod, Kaluga, and Rostov oblasts.

Ukraine claimed Air Force bombing and HIMARS strikes destroyed six Russian positions in Kursk Oblast, including a command post and pontoon bridge.

Ukraine announced that it had begun producing 155 mm artillery shells.

Qatar exchanged 12 PzH 2000s for RCH 155s with Germany; Germany said that these PzH 2000s will be donated to Ukraine.

Ukraine will extend the basic training of its conscripts from three months to a longer, but unspecified period of time, after repeated complaints about the effectiveness of newly recruited Ukrainian soldiers. The new basic training program will start in October–November, according to the Ukrainian military commander Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi.

HUR indicated that it killed Aleksandr Korobov, a journalist for Russia-1, in Belgorod. Russian sources denied his death, saying that he was badly injured and in hospital.

16 September

In Russia, the governor of Belgorod Oblast claimed that eight people were injured in a Ukrainian missile strike in Belgorod city.

Russia claimed to have recaptured the villages of Uspenovka and Borki in Kursk Oblast.

17 September

Two people were killed in a Russian attack on Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Ukrainian Navy claimed to have destroyed Russian ammunition depots near Mariupol following missile strikes.

Russian forces captured the city of Ukrainsk, southeast of Pokrovsk.

The FSB claimed to have killed a Russian citizen suspected of plotting the assassination of a defense industry executive in Sverdlovsk Oblast on behalf of the HUR.

A photo was released reportedly showing a Ukrainian prisoner of war being killed with a sword marked “For Kursk” in Novohrodivka, Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets called upon international authorities to respond to the incident.

Explosions were reported at the Engels-2 air base of an "unknown origin". However the air defences around Kursk and Bryansk Oblasts were active at the time, indicating the possible presence of Ukrainian drones.

Footage was released from an unknown date showing the aftermath of a HIMARS strike on a Russian training ground near the Donetsk ring road. The video claimed that there were “Dozens of dead” or 50 casualties.

18 September

NASA's FIRMS imagery from 18 September 2024 of the multiple fires East of Toropets

Ukrainian drones struck a major GRAU ammunition depot in Toropets, Tver Oblast, causing a fire and evacuations. Seven drones were reported destroyed in Smolensk Oblast, fourteen in Bryansk Oblast, and others in Oryol and Tula Oblasts. The explosion in Toropets resulted in a small earthquake and NASA satellites detected the fire from space. According to Reuters, the blast was equivalent to 200-240 tons of high explosives detonating. The SBU claimed that “Iskander, Tochka and KAB missiles” were stored at the facility. Ukraine is believed to have used the Palianytsia missile/drone.

Apti Alaudinov stated that Russia had regained control over the settlements of Nikolaeva-Darino and Darino in the Sudzhansky District.

One person was killed in a Russian drone strike in Nikopol.

Italy announced that it would deliver a second SAMP/T missile system to Ukraine by the end of September.

19 September

Sumy geriatric boarding house after the bombing

One person was killed in a Russian attack in Sumy.

The EU provided Ukraine with 160 million euros taken from Russian assets frozen by the bloc. The money was allocated for the repair of Ukrainian electrical infrastructure damaged by Russia.

The Verkhovna Rada voted to rename 327 settlements that bear Soviet or Russian names.

20 September

An Antigua and Barbuda-flagged vessel was damaged in a Russian missile attack on Odesa that also injured four people.

Ukraine imposed sanctions on 46 foreign individuals and entities for their role in supporting the Russian war effort in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian government banned civil servants, military personnel and workers in critical industries from installing Telegram on government-issued devices, citing cybersecurity risks coming from Russia.

The Australian government was seeking permission from the United States government to send 59 of its "mothballed" M1A1 tanks to Ukraine, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, announced a €35bn loan to Ukraine from the EU during a visit to Kyiv. It is part of a $50bn loan that G7 countries previously agreed to, funded by proceeds from frozen Russian assets. The remaining amount of the loan will be paid to Ukraine by non-EU countries. Von der Leyen said it was up to the Ukrainian government how to "best use the funds".

A Russian milblogger revealed that Russia formed a mechanised battalion using crew from the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. It was initially deployed in Kharkiv but later sent to Pokrovsk.

21 September

House in Kryvyi Rih after the attack

Three people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih. Two people were killed in a drone strike in Nikopol.

21 September 2024 FIRMS imagery shows fires from the rail yard west of Tikhoretsk to the depot to the northwest and at the airbase north of the town

In Russia, a drone strike caused an explosion at an ammunition warehouse in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Krai with subsequent fires also affecting the nearby Tikhoretsk air base. An ammunition depot in the village of Oktyabrskoye, Tver Oblast was attacked by Ukrainian drones. A section of the M-9 highway was closed and nearby settlements were evacuated. Overall, Russia claimed to have shot down 101 drones over the west of the country. Ukraine is believed to have used the Palianytsia missile/drone.

22 September

Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast.

23 September

Cemetery in Tsyrkuny (Kharkiv region) after bombing

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kramatorsk. One person was killed in a separate attack in Zaporizhzhia.

A Russian S-300 missile system was destroyed by drones near Dzhankoy, Crimea.

The SBU claimed to have arrested two members of a "combat group" who were plotting to seize government buildings in Odesa on behalf of Russia.

The Russian military started using Chinese made ZFB-05 armoured vehicles in Ukraine.

24 September

Vovchansk Aggregate Plant after the battles

Four people were killed by Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv.

Ukrainian forces retook the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant, containing 30 buildings. Ukrainian forces claimed to have captured 20 Russian soldiers and killed at least four others.

25 September

Two people were killed by Russian airstrikes in Kramatorsk.

Russia claimed to have taken the village of Hostre, 30 kilometers west of Donetsk.

European intelligence services claimed that Russia established a secret drone program, in China, for the use in Ukraine. Chinese companies are involved; however, the Chinese government may not be aware of the program.

26 September

The US government announced a $375 million military aid package for Ukraine that included guided missiles, artillery shells, HIMARS rockets, armoured vehicles, patrol boats, spare parts and JSOW glide bombs. Later in the day, US government announced another $7.9 billion in military assistance. Much of the funds came from the Presidential Drawdown Authority that was due to expire.

27 September

NASA's FIRMS detected extensive fire east of Tambov from 27 September 09:54:00 (UTC) until 1 October

Four people were killed in a Russian missile attack on a police station in Kryvyi Rih.

The HUR confirmed the death of Colonel Alexei Kolomeitsev in Kolomna, Moscow Oblast, and accused him of involvement in “war crimes” and training drone operators including in the use of “Shahed UAVs”.

A fire broke out on the training grounds of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) east of Tambov, which was detected by NASA's FIRMS. Citing its status as a restricted facility, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations declined to comment.

28 September

Hospital in Sumy after the attack

A Russian double tap strike on a hospital in Sumy killed ten people and injured 22 others.

Leonid Loboyko, a judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, was killed by a Russian FPV drone strike in Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv Oblast. Loboyko was reportedly delivering humanitarian aid at the time. Three other locals were injured.

Three people were killed by Russian airstrikes in Slatyne, Kharkiv Oblast.

29 September

The September 29 fires near Kotluban detected by NASA's FIRMS with the first detection at 2024-09-28 23:29:00 (UTC)

Russian forces claimed to have shot down 125 drones out of some 200 in Krasnodar Krai and in Volgograd, Belgorod, Voronezh, Rostov, Bryansk, and Kursk Oblast as well as and over the Sea of Azov. Local governors reported damage but no casualties. Fires broke out in two residential buildings in Voronezh city, according to the local governor, and falling debris "sparked grass fires" in Volgograd. One attack was against an ammunition depot near Kotluban, Volgograd Oblast as reported by social media and confirmed by NASA FIRMS imagery.

Russian forces were confirmed to have captured the village of Krutyi Yar, southeast of Pokrovsk. Russia also claimed control over Makiivka in Luhansk Oblast.

It was announced that Colonel Ivan Vinnik, the commander of the Ukrainian 72nd Mechanized Brigade tasked with defending the Vuhledar sector, had been transferred from his position. He was replaced by Colonel Oleksandr Okhrimenko on 7 October following the fall of Vuhledar.

30 September

Russia claimed to have taken the village of Nelipivka, north of Niu York.

A 72-year-old US citizen, Stephen James Hubbard, pleaded guilty in a Moscow court for being a mercenary fighting for Ukraine in the Izium front after having been arrested on 2 April 2022 by Russian forces. He was sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison on 7 October.

The Biden administration classified its Ukraine strategy despite a congressional requirement that such a strategy be made public to account for US aid to Ukraine.

A Russian court sentenced Alexander Permyakov to life in prison for a car bomb that wounded Zakhar Prilepin, a Russian nationalist writer, and killed a bodyguard in May 2023 in Nizhny Novgorod. Investigators claimed Permyakov entered Russia on a Ukrainian passport and was acting on orders from “Ukrainian special services”.

The US State Department said that Ukraine “does not need permission“ from the US government to launch deep strikes against targets in Russia, provided the weapons used are of Ukrainian manufacture.

October 2024

1 October

Pharmacy in Kherson after the attack

At least six people were killed by Russian shelling on a market in Kherson. One person was killed in an airstrike in Zaporizhzhia.

Russian forces captured the city of Vuhledar.

Ukrainian prosecutors accused Russian forces of summarily executing 16 POWs near Pokrovsk.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov fired three of his deputies, namely Stanislav Haider, Oleksandr Serhiy and Yuriy Dzhygyr.

2 October

The HUR claimed to have assassinated Vitalii Lomeiko, a judge accused of collaborating with Russian forces, in a car bombing in Berdiansk.

Putin signed into law a bill allowing defendants in non-serious criminal cases to have their cases suspended or dismissed altogether on condition that they serve in Ukraine.

3 October

Destroyed truck, which delivered liquefied gas, in Hirsk

Three people were killed in a Russian attack on the village of Hirsk in Koriukivka Raion, Chernihiv Oblast.

Ukrainian forces claimed to have destroyed a Russian Nebo-M radar system in an unspecified location using an ATACMS missile.

The SBU reportedly launched a drone strike on the Borisoglebsk air base in Voronezh Oblast, targeting Su-34s, Su-35s, fuel tanks and a warehouse for Russian glide bombs.

A Patriot missile system donated by Romania arrived in Ukraine.

4 October

An oil depot of Annanafteprodukt LLC in Anna, Voronezh Oblast, was struck by a Ukrainian drone. According to Russian officials the drone set fire to an empty storage facility. No injuries were reported. In total, Russian forces claimed to have intercepted 14 drones over Voronezh, Belgorod, and Rostov Oblasts as well as over the Sea of Azov.

Ukrainian officials said the Russian forces were now less than seven kilometers away from Pokrovsk.

Andrii Korotkyi, the head of security at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant and concurrent member of the Russian-installed municipal council of Enerhodar, was killed in a car bombing claimed by the HUR, which accused him of collaborating with Russian forces.

The Ukrainian Defence Ministry said that 177 Ukrainian POWs had died in Russian custody since the start of the full-scale invasion, with "thousands more" at risk.

The Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigation arrested two officials of the Pension Fund of Ukraine from Khmelnytskyi Oblast on suspicion of illegally registering men with "non-existent diagnoses" to help them avoid conscription. The SBI also found some US$5.2 million, Hr 5 million, 300,000 euros, jewellery, nine cars and ownership of some 30 properties in Ukraine, Turkey, Spain and Austria.

The ISW reported that an open-source analyst had confirmed that Russian forces lost 539 tanks (a division and a half's worth) and 1,020 IFVs (four to five divisions worth) in Pokrovsk Raion between 9 October 2023 and 4 October 2024. Between 6 September and 4 October alone, Russia lost 25 and 59 armored vehicles confirmed to be lost, or two battalions worth.

The HUR claimed to have killed at least 20 North Korean personnel, including at least six officers, and wounded three others in a missile strike in Donetsk Oblast.

5 October

The Russian-installed mayor of Horlivka said that nine people were injured in a drone strike on a passenger bus.

An out of control Russian S-70 Okhotnik-B was deliberately shot down by a Russian Su-57 near Kostiantynivka.

The Ukrainian General Staff claimed to have struck three Russian command posts using Storm Shadow missiles and GMLRS. These command posts belonged to units operating in the “Pokrovsk direction” according to the ISW.

Ildar Dadin, a Russian opposition activist, was killed in action while serving with the Freedom of Russia Legion in Kharkiv Oblast.

6 October

Four people including a child were injured during a Russian airstrike in Sumy.

Russian forces captured Tsukuryne, southeast of Pokrovsk. and claimed to have taken Zhelannoye Vtoroye, near Pokrovsk.

The Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged cargo vessel Paresa, carrying 6,000 tons of corn, was damaged in a Russian air attack on Pivdennyi Port in Yuzhne, Odesa Oblast.

The Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School was set on fire by a drone attack, with nearby residents reporting gunfire and explosions.

Lithuania seized military equipment aboard a Russian train that was heading from Kaliningrad to Moscow and gave them to Ukraine.

7 October

The October 7 fire in Feodosia detected by NASA's FIRMS

School in Kherson after bombing on 7 October

A Palau-flagged civilian vessel was damaged in a Russian air attack on Odesa, killing a Ukrainian port employee and injuring five foreign nationals.

An oil depot in Feodosia was set on fire by a Ukrainian missile attack, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents. Initially, fires covered 800 m² (0.080 ha) but had extended to 10 fuel tanks and 2,500 m² (0.25 ha) by 9 October, and the fire was still burning on 10 October.

Russian forces captured the village of Verkhnokamianske, east of Siversk, and were confirmed to have taken Miasozharivka in Luhansk Oblast.

The Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade said it had rescued four soldiers held prisoner by a Russian sabotage group in Kharkiv Oblast.

The Vovchansk Aggregate Plant was again seized by Russian forces.

Ukraine accused Russian forces of executing four POWs near Selydove.

The Ukrainian Navy announced that its Angels special intelligence unit had extracted four members of the family of a Ukrainian naval officer who were being persecuted by the FSB in Crimea.

Russia accused the Ukrainian-linked hacker group sudo rm -RF of launching a cyberattack on its state broadcaster VGTRK and its subsidiary channels, including Russia-1 and Russia-24. A Ukrainian official said the incident was meant to congratulate Putin on his birthday.

An unspecified number of F-16s previously used by the Netherlands arrived in Ukraine.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of Belgorod Oblast, announced a one-off bonus payment of 3 million rubles (€28,400) for people who join the Russian military. This bonus payment is only available until the end of the year and is 2.2 million rubles (€20,800, or 73%) higher than signing bonuses previously offered.

8 October

Two people were killed by Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv. Two people were killed in a separate airstrike in Esman, Sumy Oblast.

In Russia, the governor of Belgorod Oblast claimed that two people were injured in a drone attack.

The United Kingdom imposed sanctions on several entities affiliated with the Russian defence ministry and military for their role in the usage of chemical weapons in Ukraine. Among those sanctioned were the Russian NBC Protection Troops, its commander Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov and two scientific centers of the ministry.

Roskomnadzor, the Russian internet and media regulator, blocked the use of Discord servers, which are used by both Ukrainian and Russian militaries to communicate with their forces.

9 October

The Panama-flagged civilian container vessel Shui Spirit was damaged in a Russian ballistic missile strike on the port of Odesa, killing eight people and injuring nine others.

Ukrainian drones struck a Russian ammunition dump in Bryansk Oblast. Ukraine claimed that artillery ammunition from North Korea, glide bombs and missiles were destroyed. A state of emergency was declared, while governor Alexander Bogomaz claimed 24 drones had been shot down.

Over 500 million euros of frozen Russian assets were released in the Netherlands with the approval from its Foreign Ministry.

Russia claimed to have captured the villages of Zolota Nyva and Zoryane Pershe, near Kurakhove. It also claimed to have retaken the villages of Novaya Sorochina and Pokrovsky in Kursk Oblast.

10 October

NASA's FIRMS detected a fire at Khanskaya air base on 9 October 23:24:00 (UTC)

In Russia, a Neptune missile struck an ammunition depot in Oktyabrsky, Krasnodar Krai, while a drone attack targeted the Khanskaya airbase outside Maykop in the constituent republic of Adygea. The HUR claimed to have destroyed over 400 Shahed UAVs, while Russia claimed to have shot down 92 drones overnight.

DeepStateMap.Live reported that nine Ukrainian "drone operators and contractors" were shot after surrendering to Russian forces in Kursk Oblast.

Ukrainian authorities announced the death of journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who had been held by Russia since August 2023 while reporting in occupied areas of Ukraine.

Russian forces were stated to have seized the village of Zhelanne Pershe, and were confirmed to have captured Mykolaivka, the last settlement before the city of Myrnohrad, and Krasnyi Yar, all southeast of Pokrovsk. Mykolaivka was later formally claimed captured by Russia on 23 October.

11 October

Four people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Odesa.

Ukrainian officials stated that Russian forces had seized between 50 and 60% of Toretsk.

Russia claimed to have captured the village of Ostrivske, near Kurakhove. DeepStateMap.Live confirmed that the village had been captured on 15 October.

The Ukrainian military claimed to have destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Kharkiv Oblast.

The German government announced a new military aid package for Ukraine of 1.4 billion euros ($1.53 billion).

Oleksandr Syrskyi said that an estimated 50,000 Russian soldiers were redeployed to Kursk from other sectors.

12 October

Russian and Ukrainian sources claimed that a Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian Su-34 at an unspecified location and date. Subsequent reports suggested that the Su-34 was on a glide bombing mission 50 km behind the frontlines while both crew were killed.

An oil depot in Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast was set on fire by Ukrainian drones.

The HUR claimed to have destroyed a Russian Tu-134 transport aircraft used to transport officials of the Russian defence ministry at an airbase in Orenburg Oblast.

13 October

A Ukrainian partisan group reported the presence of North Korean soldiers at three artillery training grounds in the vicinity of Mariupol, including one near Sartana.

14 October

One person was killed in a Russian missile attack on the port of Odesa which damaged the Palau-flagged ship Optima, which was previously damaged in a missile attack on 7 October, and the Belize-flagged vessel NS Moon. Two people were killed in a drone attack near Beryslav.

Russia claimed to have captured the village of Levadne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

15 October

One person was killed in a Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv.

Authorities in Kharkiv Oblast ordered the mandatory evacuation of residents of Kupiansk, Borova and surrounding communities due to increased Russian attacks.

According to Suspilne, Ukrainian military officials claimed that 18 North Korean soldiers deserted their positions some seven kilometers from the international border with Ukraine. A Western diplomat told The Kyiv Independent that 10,000 North Korean soldiers had been sent to Russia to "boost its war efforts against Ukraine". The soldiers are believed to form the Buryat Battalion, part of the Russian 11th Guards Air Assault Brigade.

Ukraine claimed to have killed 20 Russian soldiers at a training facility somewhere in southern Ukraine, likely using cluster munitions.

16 October

Zelenskyy released his "victory plan" to the Verkhovna Rada, which included an invitation towards NATO membership for Ukraine and permission to use Western weaponry for long-range attacks against Russia.

Russia was visually confirmed to have recaptured Nevske in Luhansk Oblast.

Ukrainian forces claimed to have retaken 400 hectares of territory north of Lyptsi in Kharkiv Oblast.

The SBU arrested a senior security official of the Ukrainian state electricity firm Ukrenergo on suspicion of making pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian statements as well as leaking information about damage to critical infrastructure from Russian attacks.

The Australian government announced a AUD$245 million aid package for Ukraine that included M1A1 Abrams tanks.

Nikita Klenkov, a high-ranking officer in the GRU, was killed in a suspected targeted killing in Moscow Oblast after recently returning from fighting in Ukraine.

The US government announced a new US$425 million military aid package for Ukraine. Including from NASAMS, RIM-7 missiles, HIMARS rockets, 105/155 mm artillery shells, TOW missiles, bullets and grenades.

17 October

Russia claimed to have captured the village of Maksymilianivka, east of Kurakhove. This was later confirmed on 20 October.

President Zelenskyy presented his "victory plan" to EU leaders and NATO defence chiefs in Brussels.

18 October

Ukrainian forces claimed to have pushed Russian forces out of Kruhliakivka in the Kupiansk sector. Russian forces then advanced in southwestern Kruhliakivka on 19 October during a mechanized assault.

The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have shot down 80 out of 135 Russian drones. Forty-four drones were lost, potentially due to Ukrainian electronic warfare. Belarus and Romania were forced to scramble fighter jets although no drones were reported being shot down and no damage was reported in these countries. Likewise Ukraine reported no casualties and damage.

Russian forces were confirmed to have captured Nelipivka, southwest of Toretsk.

Ukraine accused Russian forces of executing two POWs near Selydove.

HUR chief General Kyrylo Budanov claimed that 12,000 North Korean soldiers would be ready to fight in Ukraine by 1 November.

The bodies of 501 soldiers, most of whom were killed in the Avdiivka sector, were repatriated to Ukraine in exchange for the bodies of 89 Russian soldiers.

Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates that led to the parties releasing 95 POWs each.

Russian major Dmitriy Pervukha, who was allegedly involved in war crimes in Ukraine, was killed in a car explosion in Luhansk.

19 October

Russian media reported explosions during a drone attack on the districts of Vyborgsky and Primorsky in Saint Petersburg, where electricity was cut off. Russian media claimed that a drone had been shot down and there was "no threats to the population". A microelectronics plant was also set on fire in a separate drone attack in Bryansk.

One person was killed in a Russian airstrike in Shostka, Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces were confirmed to have seized Zhelanne Druhe in Donetsk Oblast.

20 October

Over 100 Ukrainian drones attacked several regions in Russia, including Moscow. Russian officials claimed to have shot down 110 drones. Four firefighters were reported injured in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where the Sverdlovsk explosives factory was hit. The Lipetsk airfield was also struck.

In Russia, Dmitry Golenkov, a bomber pilot and chief of staff of Shaykovka air base who was accused of conducting attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine such as the Kremenchuk shopping mall attack in 2022 and the 2023 Dnipro residential building airstrike, was found dead in an apple orchard in Bryansk Oblast in an apparent assassination. Photographs of Golenkov's body were released by the HUR, but no claim of responsibility was made. He was killed with a hammer, with the HUR calling it the “hammer of justice”.

21 October

Three people were killed in a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia. Three others were killed in separate attacks in Myrnohrad and Kurakhove.

The Ukrainian military claimed to have destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 air defense system at an unspecified location 60 kilometers from existing frontlines.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv and announced a $400 million military aid package for Ukraine.

Russian forces were confirmed to have captured the town of Hrodivka, southeast of Pokrovsk.

South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to formally protest the deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia. The ambassador responded that cooperation between Russia and North Korea was lawful and not aimed at South Korea.

22 October

Three people were killed in Russian drone strikes in Sumy Oblast.

Russian authorities claimed that four industrial facilities, including three alcohol distilleries, were struck by drone attacks in Tula, Tambov and Voronezh Oblasts. Russian forces claimed to have shot down 18 drones during the overnight attack.

The Ukrainian government received £2.26 billion ($2.93 billion) from the British government taken from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets.

The South Korean government warned Russia that it could send “both defensive and offensive weapons” to Ukraine if North Korean soldiers were sent to fight there.

Putin extended the deadline for Russian forces to retake parts of Kursk under Ukrainian control from 15 October 2024, to 1 February 2025.

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin resigned after a number of scandals involving medical exemptions for men of military age to avoid being conscripted into the Ukrainian military. The issue prompted Zelenskyy to sign a decree ordering the dissolution of medical examination commissions for determining the severity of disabilities that qualified for military exemptions.

23 October

The SBU arrested a couple from Zaporizhzhia on suspicion of plotting a bomb attack in Kyiv and burning military vehicles on behalf of Russia.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed the presence of North Korean troops in Russia.

The U.S. government finalised its $20 billion contribution to a G7 loan of $50 billion to Ukraine, which is to be paid for using proceeds from seized Russian funds.

Sébastien Lecornu, French Armed Forces Minister, announced that France would send the first of three Mirage 2000s to Ukraine by March 2025. These aircraft would be capable of carrying SCALP EG and MICA missiles and have updated electronic warfare systems. Ukrainian pilots were to be trained in their usage.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence claimed that the ratio between Russian and Ukrainian artillery has fallen to "about one-to-two in favor of Russian forces".

Roman Hladkyi was dismissed as chief of staff of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces after an SBU investigation found that his position was "untenable".

Russian forces captured the village of Izmailivka, southeast of Pokrovsk, while Russia claimed that Serebrianka in Donetsk Oblast had been seized.

24 October

One person was killed in a Russian airstrike in Kupiansk.

The Romanian Air Force scrambled F-16s to intercept two targets, described as "most likely separate drones", that had entered Romanian airspace near Constanța and Tulcea, near the border with Ukraine. Romanian radar lost contact with the objects before they could be intercepted.

Russian forces seized the town of Novosadove.

25 October

Five people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Dnipro. One person was killed in a drone strike in Kyiv.

A Ukrainian drone destroyed a Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system and a Buk-M2 radar in Luhansk Oblast.

Zelenskyy signed into law a bill allowing foreign nationals to become officers in the International Legion.

26 October

Russian sources claimed that the settlements of Oleksandropil and Hirnyk in Donetsk Oblast had been captured by Russia.

27 October

Ukraine accused Russian forces of killing two civilians in Selydove. Five people were killed in separate attacks in Kherson Oblast.

In Russia, a drone strike set fire to an oil facility in Tambov Oblast. Russian forces claimed to have shot down 51 drones overnight.

28 October

One person was killed in a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih. In Kharkiv, a guided Russian bomb struck the Derzhprom building, a structure placed under provisional enhanced UNESCO protection since 2022, injuring nine people.

The HUR claimed that partisans blew up a railway bridge in Berdiansk.

Russian sources said that Ukrainian drones attacked two ethanol plants in Voronezh Oblast. According to the local governor, two workers were wounded after a fire broke out at a distillery. Two people were killed in a separate drone attack in Kursk Oblast.

The FSB claimed to have killed four "saboteurs" who entered Bryansk Oblast from Ukraine.

NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte confirmed that North Korean troops were stationed in Kursk Oblast and called for international pressure on Russia and North Korea to adhere to UN mandates.

Swiss President Viola Amherd said she was in favour of removing limits on the reexporting of weapons made in Switzerland to third countries, specifically Ukraine, which she claimed was hurting the Swiss armament industry.

Croatia, in a deal with Germany, announced that it would purchase 50 Leopard 2A8 tanks in exchange for sending 30 tanks and IFVs to Ukraine.

The South Korean government sent a delegation to Ukraine to discuss cooperation and share information on North Korean soldiers.

29 October

Four people were killed in Russian airstrikes on Kharkiv.

Explosions were reported in Luhansk following a suspected missile attack.

Russian forces have taken Bohoiavlenka and claimed to have taken Selydove., Russian military bloggers claimed that Russian forces captured the towns of Yasna Polyana and Shakhtarske.

In Russia, a drone attack was reported for the first time in Chechnya, causing a fire at the Russian Special Forces University in Gudermes.

See also

• 2024 in Russia
• 2024 in Ukraine
• Bibliography of Ukrainian history
• List of wars involving Russia
• Outline of the Russo-Ukrainian War
• War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine