Two people died in the Galaktika shopping center, TASS reports , citing the DPR emergency services. It is claimed that the fire was caused by shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A video of an artillery strike on the city's Petrovsky district appeared on social networks. Shells also hit a residential building in the same area, collapsing the floors of two floors.

Former prisoners recruited from prison colonies are taking part in the Ukrainian army's offensive in the Kursk region. This was stated in an interview with The Economist by the commander of one of these units, Senior Lieutenant Nazariy Kishak. In total, 200 soldiers are fighting in Kishak's unit, 50 of whom are former prisoners. According to the commander, this is their first combat mission. Kishak's unit entered Russia on August 10, the commander claims. They are advancing north of Sudzha.

The search and rescue team "Liza Alert" announced the closure of data on missing civilians in the Kursk region. The publication "7x7" drew attention to the publication. The organization explained this decision by "security considerations, to protect relatives of missing persons from fraudsters." This data was "very important for obtaining certificates," Liza Alert noted. Applications will now be processed in a closed format.

This is the most important logistics artery of the Russian Armed Forces in one of the battlefields in the Kursk region. Updated (18:48 Moscow time): in the hour and a half since the bridge was destroyed, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were able to advance 1.5 km in the Glushkovsky district, writes “war correspondent” Vladimir Romanov.

Some of them were already released in July and August as part of the amnesty. Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 Belarusian political prisoners, including 14 women and 16 men, including pensioners and prisoners with serious illnesses. This was reported by Lukashenko's press service. "They all admitted their guilt, sincerely repented of their actions and pledged to lead a law-abiding life.