August 26. Results of the day

The five hundred and forty-ninth day of Russia's large-scale armed aggression against our state is ongoing. Here's a brief summary of the day that has passed:

During the day, the enemy conducted 3 missile strikes and 34 aerial attacks. They also carried out 34 artillery shelling attacks with rocket artillery systems on our troops' positions and populated areas. Unfortunately, these Russian terrorist attacks have resulted in casualties and injuries among the civilian population. Residential buildings, schools, and other civilian infrastructure have been damaged, as reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In Piryatin community in Poltava region, a mini-factory for processing vegetable and berry products has started operating, thanks to the efforts of local resident Svitlana Petrovska.

Prosecutors of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office have sent an indictment to court against three patrol police officers in the Odesa region, accusing them of assaulting a man.

In Kyiv, Odesa, and the Kharkiv region, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has detained four military officials who were allegedly helping draft dodgers evade conscription and escape abroad.

Nearly 4 tons of low-quality watermelons and melons have been withdrawn from sale in the Odesa region due to elevated nitrate levels.

Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) is launching a new electric train service to Donbas. Starting from September 2, 2023, the new train route will connect Kramatorsk, Verkhivtseve, Pavlohrad, Novomoskovsk, Dnipro, and Kamianske.

Employees of the Cherkasy "Emergency" center have donated their bonuses to purchase a car for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The total amount of the donation was 4,304,343 hryvnias.

An entrepreneur from Dnipro has invented agricultural lighting systems that will help Ukrainian farms cope with the energy crisis.

In the village of Brateshky in the Reshetylivska community of Poltava region, a tragic incident occurred as a man was fatally bitten by wasps.

In Smila, after a rocket strike by Russia on August 15, 2023, a new water pipeline has been installed, and it is currently undergoing testing.

On this day, August 26, Russian forces shelled Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk region three times.

In Smila, Cherkasy region, all local churches that were formerly under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate have now joined the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, and the priest sent by the Moscow Patriarchate was driven out by the community.