On the night of August 19, Russian occupiers attempted to attack Ukraine with drones. Air raid sirens were heard in a number of cities.
In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to advance in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
Read more about the main events of the night and morning of August 19 in the ICTV Facts collection.
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- Drone attack on Ukraine on August 19
- Drone attack on Kyiv region on August 19
- Harris ahead of Trump in Michigan
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation
- The British Prime Minister called for expanded support for Ukraine
Drone attack on Ukraine on August 19
On the night of August 19, Russian occupiers launched attack drones at Ukraine.
At 00:19, the Air Force reported a threat of enemy drones for the Kirovograd region. Subsequently, the threat of drone attacks was for the Cherkasy region.
At 00:53, the Armed Forces reported that Russian UAVs were moving from Poltava to Kyiv region.
Later, the threat of using enemy drones appeared for Odessa, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv and Donetsk regions.
At 3:43, the Air Force reported the movement of enemy UAVs from Poltava to Dnipropetrovsk region.
Already in the morning at 4:49, the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the end of the threat of strike UAVs.
Drone attack on Kyiv region on August 19
On the night of August 19, Russians tried to attack Kyiv and the Kyiv region with drones.
At 2:41, an air raid alarm was declared in Kiev.
Subsequently, the KGVA reported a threat of attack UAVs for Kyiv and called on residents of the capital to take shelter.
At 2:48, the KGVA reported that air defense forces and assets were already operating in the Kyiv region, not far from the capital.
At 2:56, the air raid alarm was lifted in Kyiv.
Harris leads Trump in Michigan
According to a poll, US Vice President Kamala Harris is ahead of former President Donald Trump in one of the key states in the election race — Michigan.
This is evidenced by the data of a poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports.
So, according to the poll, which was conducted from August 13 to 17, Harris is ahead of Trump by 1 point in a head-to-head confrontation.
The vice president is supported by 48% of Michigan residents, compared to 47% who support Trump.
It should be noted that Michigan is now one of the key “shaky” states, and the votes of the residents of this state can decide the results of the US presidential election as a whole.
Let us recall that Harris was previously ahead of Trump in five of the seven key states — Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Advance in Kursk Oblast of Russia
According to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian troops have advanced southeast from Sudzha in the Kursk Oblast.
It is noted that geolocated videos published on August 17 show Russians striking a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier north of Martynovka (northeast of Sudzha), indicating that Ukrainian troops have advanced there.
At the same time, on August 18, a Russian military blogger claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had captured Troitskoye (south of Korenevoye and approximately two kilometers from the border) and advanced to Semenovka (north of Sudzha and approximately 24 kilometers from the border).
Geolocated footage published on August 17 and 18 shows that Ukrainian troops continue to operate along the entire declared maximum border of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' advance in the Kursk region.
British Prime Minister calls for expanded support for Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that it is necessary to expand support for Ukraine, given Russia's aggression, and not limit itself to military aid alone.
In his opinion, it is necessary to develop systemic assistance to Ukraine in the industrial, economic and diplomatic spheres.
He addressed this initiative to the National Security Council and called for the development of a project.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 908 days.
The situation in the cities can be monitored on the interactive map of military operations in Ukraine and the map of air raids in Ukraine.
