Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported on August 26 that Russian forces have infiltrated north of Stinky and to the Central Market in northeastern Kostyantynivka.

Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported on August 26 that Russian forces have infiltrated north of Stinky (northeast of Kostyantynivka)... and to the Central Market along Bakhmutska Street in northeastern Kostyantynivka.

28 Russian attacks were recorded on the Kostiantynivka front on 26 August.

A Ukrainian missile strike on Donetsk on August 26 killed 20 Russian military officers, Mediazona reported.

Denis Pushilin, the head of the annexed Donetsk People’s Republic, said on August 26 that Ukrainian forces had struck the area around the Donetsk City shopping mall with Storm Shadow missiles.

Ukrainian troops repelled seven attempts by Russian forces to advance in the Lyman sector, near Lyman and toward the settlements of Hrekivka and Novoselivka.

Lt. Gen. Sergei Milchakov, commander of Russia’s 51st Combined Arms Army, was reportedly killed in a Ukrainian strike on a Russian military command post last month.

The reported death has been linked to a Ukrainian strike on Aug. 26 targeting Russian command posts in occupied Donetsk Oblast.

On that day, Ukrainian Defense Forces reportedly struck the main and reserve command posts of Russian forces in Donetsk.

Russian occupiers are attempting to bypass Ukrainian positions and create conditions for a semi-encirclement of the brigade's area of responsibility.

Ukrainian forces attacked the city of Donetsk with missiles, hitting a building at 97 Illicha Avenue and an underground parking garage used as Russian army command posts.