**Special Military Operation. Situation and main events as of August ****:**

Russia is ready for peace talks with Ukraine only on the basis of realities on the ground, Putin said;

The Kiev regime and its backers have gained no advantage over Russia and never will, the president noted;

There will be more and more territories reclaimed, and Russia’s valiant army is confirming this, Medvedev said; 

Russian forces carried out a group strike on transport facilities and a logistics center in Kiev and the surrounding region;

Ukrainian forces lost 1,370 servicemen over the past 24 hours;

Ukraine’s Air Force again admitted that it had failed to shoot down a single ballistic missile overnight;

There is no one to negotiate with in present-day Europe, Lavrov said.

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