Multiple strikes and clashes reported across Belgorod, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia on August 19, 2026.

The entities involved

• Belgorod →

  city in the south of Russia

  • Russia targeted Kyiv while Kyiv struck the Belgorod region in retaliation for government actions.Sat 23:43
  • Attacks damaged infrastructure in the Voronezh and Belgorod regions on September 25, 2026.Fri 07:49
• Kherson →

  capital city of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine

  • Moscow blames Ukrainian forces for a convoy attack near Kherson and Oleshky.Mon 03:54
  • Russian agencies are moving Ukrainian children from occupied Kherson and Donetsk territories to Krasnodar Krai via Crimea, leading to international sanctions.Sun 11:45
• Luhansk →

  city and administrative centre of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine

  • Russia is holding elections in occupied Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Luhansk, while Tsahkna assesses these elections as non-democratic.Tue 16:05
  • Russia organized elections in occupied Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Crimea, and Transnistria.Tue 16:05
• Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant →

  nuclear-power plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Multiple simultaneous drone and artillery strikes occurred across Kherson, Kharkiv, and Belgorod, while Kyiv targeted Tatarstan's energy infrastructure, prompting a UN report on civilian deaths.Aug 10
• Ongoing attacks and strikes in various locations across Ukraine, including Novorossiysk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Kramatorsk, involving both military targets and civilian casualties.Sep 12
• Russia launched multiple strikes against Ukraine on August 1, 2026, targeting Kharkiv, Kherson, and Kyiv, while drones crossed into Moldova's airspace.Aug 28
• Drone attacks injured people in Klimovo town, as Ukrainian attacks continue to affect Russian regions.Aug 19
• Russian attacks intensify on Kherson on August 27, 2026.Aug 28