The most important events of the last hours in Ukraine

> The Ukrainian military has launched an attack on Russian positions in occupied Crimea. Fragments of at least four aircraft shot down by Russian air defenses fell in the area of ​​the port of Sevastopol, where a ship repair yard is located, and on a residential area, the city's Russian-appointed governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said.

> Russia has lost at least four S-400 Triumf missile systems as a result of an attack by Ukrainian forces in Crimea – the Russian-language Telegram channel “Crimean Wind” reported.

> Another ship for the Ukrainian Navy was launched in Istanbul. Defense Minister Ukraine Rustem Umerov, who visited Ankara, said that the new units would strengthen Ukraine's fleet and allow for better defense of its maritime borders in the future.

> Ukraine has recovered the bodies of 250 fallen soldiers. They were brought from morgues on Russian territory, the Coordination Staff for Prisoners of War Affairs, operating under the auspices of Ukrainian military intelligence, HUR, reported.

> The National Bank of Ukraine has presented more pessimistic forecasts regarding the emigration of Ukrainians and expects that 700 thousand people will leave abroad this year and next. This is connected with the destruction of the energy system and the situation in the economy.

> It has been going on for almost 10 months offensive of Russian forceswhich intensified in late spring and summer, is reaching its climax. The enemy army has almost approached strategically important positions of the Ukrainian armed forces in eastern Ukraine. However, the question remains whether it will have enough forces for a final attack – assessed in an analysis by the BBC's Ukrainian section.