Today Ukraine is celebrating Flag Day.
The flag of the brave, the flag of the steadfast, the flag of the free.
The flag of hope for liberation, the flag of faith in victory, the flag of a peaceful life in our native land.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Ukraine Flag Day Celebration
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Two golden rules from a military expert
Oleksandr Pohrebyskyi: There are two golden rules. The first: 'Stay calm – survive.' You cannot give in to emotions during combat missions. The second rule: 'If you didn’t place it, don’t take it.' This applies to soldiers who want to grab a trophy that could be booby-trapped.
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Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence celebrates State Flag Day, referencing struggle
#ГУРвітає 23 серпня ― День Державного прапора України!
Дві рівновеликі смуги неба й землі України, втілені у прапор держави, завжди з нами ― і в моменти тріумфів, і у періоди найважчих випробувань та боротьби. https://
gur.gov.ua/content/23-ser
pnia-den-derzhavnoho-prapora-ukrainy.html
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Russian airstrike on Kherson injures six, damages kindergarten
Russian forces launched an airstrike on Kherson on the night of August 23. The attack caused fire in a kindergarten in Korabelny district and injured six people, reported Roman Mrochko, Head of Kherson City Military Administration Photo: Telegram / Roman Mrochko
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11 Shahed-136/131 strike drones destroyed
On the night of August 23, 2023, the enemy launched strike drones of the Shahed-136/131 type from a south-eastern direction. A total of up to 20 strike drones were launched from the area near Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia) and Chaudha (Crimea).
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Air Force Shoots Down 11 Enemy Drones Over Odesa and Zaporizhzhia Regions
The Air Force, in cooperation with air defense units of other components of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, destroyed 11 enemy drones: nine in Odesa and two in the Zaporizhzhia region. Public Relations Service
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Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Graduate Killed in Battle Near Bakhmut
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy graduate and soldier Ostap Brynsky died in battle against Russian invaders near Bakhmut.
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Russia attacks Odesa region with drones



Overnight, Russian troops attacked the Odesa region with kamikaze drones, striking production and transshipment facilities and damaging grain warehouses, the Regional Military Administration reported. Air defense forces destroyed nine Shahed-136/131 drones. : Odesa RMA
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Train Station in Kramatorsk: A Thousand Words
Instead of a thousand words. At the train station in Kramatorsk. : Yan Dobronosov/Telegraf

