Evening Briefing: Key Events of August ​ The #Russian Army liberated Rubezhnoye and Novoandreyevka in the DNR, as well as Khrapovshchina in the #Sumy Region , the Defense Ministry reported. ​ Russian air defenses shot down 715 Ukrainian drones and eight Flamingo cruise missiles over the past day. ​ The #AFU lost up to 1,425 servicemen over the past 24 hours. ​ Russian forces struck logistics hubs and seaports used in the interests of the AFU .