U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that American nuclear submarines are now "closer to Russia" following the deployment of two submarines in response to threats made by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

A Russian drone attacked an Ukrposhta postal service vehicle in a village of the Mykolaivka community in the Sumy region, leaving two people injured.

Defense industry plants in Penza, Russia, have once again come under attack.

A number of Russian regions were attacked by drones on the night of August 2, with industrial facilities targeted.

Ukraine must be prepared for a prolonged confrontation with Russia, which is not going to disappear as a neighbor. This readiness must begin with a focused and effective enhancement of its defense capabilities.

On August 1, Russian troops killed two residents of the Donetsk region and wounded ten others.

Since the evening of August 1, Ukrainian Air Defense Forces have destroyed 45 out of 53 drones launched by Russian forces against Ukraine.

On August 1, 172 combat engagements were recorded between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders along the frontline, with the majority occurring in the Pokrovsk sector, where defenders successfully repelled 66 enemy assaults.

Russian forces launched drone and artillery attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region on August 1, injuring three civilians and causing widespread damage to infrastructure and residential areas.

On August 1, one person was killed and nine others wounded in the Kherson region as a result of Russian aggression.

The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to August 2, 2025 amount to nearly 1,055,210 invaders, including another 1,010 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.

U.S. President Donald Trump explained his decision to deploy nuclear submarines in response to threatening remarks made by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, citing the need to protect American citizens.  

On August 1, Russian troops carried out 579 attacks across 11 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.

As part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Bring Kids Back UA initiative, four more Ukrainian children have been successfully returned from the temporarily occupied territories.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited the site of the Russian missile strike in Kyiv that occurred during the night of July 31.

On August 1, in the Donetsk region, Ihor Samofalov, a district officer with the Pokrovsk District Police Department, was killed in the line of duty during a Russian drone strike.

As of August 1, 2025, Ukrainian farmers gathered grain and leguminous crops from 39% of crop fields.

Ukrainian products in the global defense industry demonstrate cost-effectiveness—delivering sufficiently high-quality weapons at a highly competitive price.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Russian agent who was preparing to facilitate the infiltration of Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the direction of Sumy.

In temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian forces are massively shutting down mobile phone networks and internet access.

One more person has sought medical attention following the strike of a Russian UAV in Kharkiv.

Since the beginning of the day, 130 combat engagements have taken place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders, 48 of them in the Pokrovsk sector.

Two women were injured as a result of a Russian shelling of the village of Antonivka in the Kherson Region.

On the evening of August 1, ten people were injured in the Kyivskyi District of Kharkiv as a result of a Russian drone strike, three of them were children.

Enemy drones have been detected in the airspace over the Kyiv Region, and Ukrainian air defense forces are actively hitting the targets.

A draft law will be prepared to define the procedure for the rehabilitation of Ukrainian citizens after their release from Russian captivity.

Russian invaders launched an attack on Kharkiv using a Molniya drone, resulting in one person being injured.

Ukraine is prepared to act with maximum urgency in the name of peace and therefore insists on holding a meeting at the level of heads of state.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that approximately 112,500 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the year, while Ukrainian losses during the same period amount to around 8,000.

The National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity (NCCC) under the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine will establish a regional cyber alliance with the participation of Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova.

Russian forces carried out eight drone strikes on Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, throughout the day. Injuries have been reported.

A Ukrainian citizen was found dead in a hotel room in the center of Chisinau, the capital of Moldova.

The Russian army struck the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region, damaging 15 houses and an agricultural company.

Russian forces launched a drone attack on the Sumy railway station on August 1, damaging a passenger train and targeting civilian infrastructure.

European countries have untapped potential for imposing sanctions against Russia's "shadow fleet" operating in the Baltic Sea, which accounts for approximately 70% of the total flow.

Since the start of the day, Ukrainian Defense Forces have been involved in 70 combat engagements with Russian troops, with hostilities still ongoing in six frontline sectors. The enemy remains most active in the Pokrovsk direction.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski held talks on strengthening intergovernmental cooperation and enhancing defense capabilities.

The newly adopted law restoring the independence of Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) eliminates the possibility of interference by the prosecutor general.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's ultimatum on ending hostilities in Ukraine by stating that "all disappointments come from overblown expectations."

A Russian drone strike hit the city of Sumy, damaging a garage and a vehicle. Local police are documenting the aftermath of the attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss increasing drone production, including interceptor drones.

Ukraine is ready for a meeting at the level of heads of state if Russia is genuinely committed to ending the war with dignity and establishing lasting peace.

Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, and nearby settlements are located along the axis of Russia's primary offensive.

According to preliminary data, July continues to show a troubling increase in civilian casualties resulting from Russia's large-scale attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Since the eOselia [eHousing] government programme was launched, Ukrainians have been provided 18,671 preferential housing loans worth more than UAH 31.1 billion.

Since the beginning of 2025, the Ministry of Defense has supplied the Ukrainian Armed Forces with over one million FPV drones.

In July 2025, Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces destroyed 6,262 enemy aerial targets over Ukrainian territory.

Raytheon Technologies Corp. has been awarded a $3.5 billion contract by the U.S. Department of Defense for the production of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). Ukraine is among the foreign recipients listed in the agreement.

Russian forces once again carried out airstrikes with FAB-250 guided bombs on Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, wounding one civilian. The attack damaged a bridge and several residential buildings.

In July 2025, a total of 5,523 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops were recorded along the frontline, accompanied by a surge in Russian attacks using guided aerial bombs.