Here is how things stand on Saturday, August 16:

Fighting

The Ukrainian military said that it struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region overnight, reporting a fire and explosions at the refinery, which it said produces a range of fuels and is one of the biggest in Russian energy company Rosneft’s system.

The Ukrainian military also said it struck the port of Olya in Russia’s Astrakhan region, hitting a ship transporting drone parts and ammunition from Iran.

Russia is preparing to test its new nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered cruise missile and, if successful, plans to use the results to bolster its negotiating position with the West, Ukrainian military intelligence said.

Ukrainian regional officials said Russia fired a ballistic missile into the Dnipropetrovsk region in

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