August 19. Results of the day

It has been 542 days of large-scale armed aggression by the Russian Federation against our state. Let's briefly summarize the main events of the day that has passed:

During the day, the enemy launched 5 missile and 44 aviation strikes, as well as carried out 17 shelling attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and civilian settlements. Unfortunately, there are casualties among the civilian population due to Russian terrorist attacks. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure have been damaged, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The night from Friday to Saturday, August 19, in Dnipropetrovsk region passed without enemy shelling. However, in the morning, the enemy directed heavy artillery fire towards Nikopol.

The Security Service of Ukraine blocked 7 more corruption schemes for evasion of mobilization in various regions of Ukraine, including a military commissariat official in Odesa region.

During the night of August 19, two enemy attack drones were shot down over Cherkasy region during an air alert.

An action was organized in Kropyvnytskyi on the eve of International Homeless Animals' Day, celebrated on August 19. People collected food and hygiene products for cats and dogs.

Poltava region removed the last monument to the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin; it was dismantled in the city of Lubny on August 19.

In Dnipro, an electronic burial reservation system has been launched. The city mayor, Boris Filatov, instructed the relevant department to implement this service to eliminate corruption.

During the first seven months of this year, 1943 cases were registered under articles related to pornography (Articles 301 and 301-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Over 64% of all cases were related to child pornography.

A farming family from Dnipropetrovsk region sent over 100 tons of wheat and barley seeds to Kherson region.

On August 19, within the "City Workshop" initiative, Poltava residents "had coffee" on the parklet near the Central Department Store (ЦУМ) with the secretary of the city council, Katerina Yamchykova, and discussed the issues that concern them.

Today, during the day, the Russian army shelled the cities of Nikopol and Marganets community.

The monument to the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin does not need to be removed from the square near the Odesa City Council, according to the mayor of the city, Gennadiy Trukhanov. He stated that Pushkin is a well-known poet who is "loved and respected" in Ukraine and around the world.