Ukraine War Update 23 Aug 2025

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Ukrainian MIG-29 pilot was killed while landing his fighter; the cause of the crash is under investigation.

A hacker attack on Aeroflot triggered widespread disruptions, flight cancellations, and up to US$50m in losses. Aeroflot share values fell in this significant blow to the company's reputation.

The Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines were blown up with timed explosive charges and delivered into the Baltic Sea aboard the sailing yacht Andromeda. A 49-year-old old Ukrainian suspect fluent in Russian was recently detained at an Italian resort.

Russian casualties over the past 24 hours: 840 KIA or WIA; five tanks destroyed.

Special Envoy Keith Kellogg is in Kiev today to take part in Ukraine's 34th Independence Day celebrations.

The EU disbursed over $4.7bn in financial aid to Ukraine.

Ukraine will begin mass production of its domestically developed long-range Flamingo cruise missile this winter.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 04:16 AM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink

Special Envoy Keith Kellogg is in Ukraine today, but Dummkopf Trumpf is only interested in buying more time for Vladimir Putin and his much larger army to continue its relentless war of attrition on his smaller neighbor. The EU and NATO are determined to support Ukraine which is flabbergasting both Trumpf and Putin. An international arrest warrant issued by the ICC for war crimes remains active for Vladimir Putin. An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Vlad has what, a dozen times zones worth of land? This claim that he only wants the rest of Donbass is ludicrous. He wants ALL the former SU states.

And he's running out of time and resources.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-08-23 01:01 PM