This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here.
Kursk-Sumy Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Kharkiv Area
Near the international border north of Kharkiv, Russians took village Kudiivka.
In the northeast of the Kharkiv area, Russians likely completed the capture of villages Ustynivka and Ivashchyne, and advanced westward entering village Kupyne.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
Ukrainians pushed Russians back in Lyman.
Kramatorsk-Slovyansk Area
Russians pushed forward in village Markove southeast of Kramatorsk.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Southwest of Druzhkivka, Russians likely entered villages Torske, Toretske, and Krasnyi Kut.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka area by the morning, 21 August 2026. All information on the maps is approximate.
Pokrovsk-Dobropillya Area
Russians pushed forward in village Shevchenko north of Hryshyne, and likely completed the capture of village Vasylivka.
Zaporizhzhia Area – East
Ukrainians advanced towards Komyshuvakha approaching the village from the north.
Next to Pryvilne, Ukrainians reached village Pavlivka.
Russians advanced in the area of Vozdvyzhivka.
Zaporizhzhia Area – South
Russians advanced towards Mala Tokmachka from the northeast.
Russians also advanced between Mala Tokmachka and Novodanylivka, reaching the southeastern outskirts of Orikhiv and entering the eastern outskirts of Novodanylivka. Separately, Russians also re-entered the southern outskirts of Novodanylivka.
In the west, Russians pushed Ukrainians back north and northwest of Stepove, and in the area of Stepnohirsk.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.