Ukrainian forces struck a Russian column in the Kursk region overnight, leaving Russian General Abachev severely injured, reports the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. "On the night of August 16-17,

Russian ship "Port Olya 4" loaded with drone parts and ammunition from Iran could have been hit, Ukraine's military said.

The year began with a new U.S. president and hope for a ceasefire in the grinding war but instead the fighting continues and the children keep dying.