The governor of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, says that a Ukrainian attack killed three civilians in the region.
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August 23, 2023 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Four people are killed and four others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a school in Romny, Sumy Oblast.
A Russian drone strike on agricultural facilities in Izmail, Odesa Oblast, destroys 13,000 tons of grain and damages infrastructure.
At least 42 women, residents of an IDP camp, are abducted by Islamic extremist group Boko Haram in Jere, Borno State, Nigeria.
Disasters and accidents
The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that around 1,110 people have been missing since the wildfires that affected Maui, Hawaii, United States.
Tropical Storm Franklin makes landfall on the island of Hispaniola, with heavy rain reported in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
An Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft crashes in Tver Region, Russia, killing all ten people on board. The leader of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin and mercenary Dmitry Utkin were listed as passengers.
Twenty-six people are killed when a railway bridge being built across a ravine collapses in Mizoram, India.
Eight people are killed and several others are injured when a bus drives off the Prithvi Highway and crashes into the Trishuli River in Gajuri, Nepal.
At least two people are killed and 37 more are rescued during a building collapse in Abuja, Nigeria.
Two people are killed and another is injured when an aircraft operated by the Lebanese Air Force crashes near Hammana, Lebanon.
Law and crime
Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, rules that two teenagers were part of the hacking group Lapsus$ and participated in a blackmail campaign against technology companies, including Rockstar Games, the maker of the Grand Theft Auto video game series.
The U.S. Justice Department announces that they have brought 718 law enforcement actions costing $836 million in COVID-19 fraud during the pandemic.
Three people are killed and six others are injured in a mass shooting at a biker bar in Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California, United States. The perpetrator is killed in a shootout.
Politics and elections
Amhara regional president Yilkal Kefale resigns after the Ethiopian government placed the region under a state of emergency.
A presidential decree extends voting by one day in 40 wards across the country due to delayed distribution of ballot papers, which the electoral commission attributes to late printing caused by court challenges.
Science and technology
Chandrayaan-3 makes a soft landing near the Moon's south pole, marking India's first landing on the Moon and the first soft landing of a spacecraft near the lunar south pole.
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