[UPDATE – Aug 31st, 2026] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – August 2026, 2/2

💥D1637-Aug 20th 00:00Z: Russian Armed Forces are close to encircling a Ukrainian group in the northeastern part of the Kharkiv region Two army corps of the Russian Armed Forces are in the final stages of closing the encirclement ring around Ukrainian troops in the northeastern part of the Volchansk district of the Kharkiv region. The likely point where they will connect is the village of Nefedovka. Ukrainian infantry are unable to overcome the “bottleneck” that has formed, as they cannot use the dirt roads due to Russian control from the air and ground. Meanwhile, the story of the military recruitment…