❗Highlights from the Russian Defense Ministry Press Briefing, August 19:

▪Russian troops liberated the settlement of Vodyanskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day

▪Russian troops struck Ukraine’s defense enterprises, logistics centers, energy and transport sites used by the Ukrainian army over the past 24 hours

▪Russian air defense forces intercepted 965 Ukrainian UAVs and five HIMARS rockets over the past day

▪Ukraine lost about 1,420 troops along the engagement line in 24 hours