In the Kherson community, Russians fired artillery at the village of Molodizhne, injuring a local resident.

Russia is stalling for time in negotiations with the US in order to avoid new sanctions and achieve at least minimal success on the battlefield. US President Donald Trump, on the other hand, wants diplomatic success to boost his ego and bring him closer to winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Fighters from the Pentagon 225th Separate Assault Regiment's strike unmanned aerial vehicle battalion destroyed a 140-millimeter mortar supplied to Russia by North Korea in the Sumy region.

The future of Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukrainians, who have been fighting for their freedom and security for over three years.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, during which the parties agreed on a common European stance.

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 79 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops. Fighting continues on four fronts, with the heaviest fighting taking place in Novopavlivka.

Relations between Kyiv and Warsaw will not change radically under President Karol Nawrocki; only the emphasis will be different.

In Kharkiv, an enemy drone hit a furniture store, and six people are currently known to have been injured.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, a 61-year-old woman was killed in her yard as a result of a Russian army strike on the Stepnohirsk community.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of France Emmanuel Macron exchanged views on the diplomatic situation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the diplomatic situation and communication with partners with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen.

On the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the international community to condemn Russia's repressive and discriminatory policy toward the Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine.

Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal agrees that decisions regarding Ukraine's security are important for everyone in Europe.

President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer the need for lasting peace in Ukraine and the danger of Russia's plan to reduce everything to a discussion of the impossible outcome.

On the fifth anniversary of the elections in Belarus, Germany reminds the Lukashenko regime of over 1,000 political prisoners and demands their release.

Russian troops struck a private household in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region, with a drone. A 68-year-old woman was wounded.

Drones belonging to the Security Service of Ukraine have struck a storage terminal for Shahed drones in Tatarstan.

Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Oleksandr Pivnenko inspected units performing tasks related to the protection and defense of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the exclusion zone.

U.S. President Donald Trump has invited the new Polish President, Karol Nawrocki, to Washington for a meeting on September 3.

Three police officers were injured in a repeated strike by a Russian drone on a bus in the suburbs of Kherson.

U.S. President Donald Trump, holding a bilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, risks falling into the political trap of the Russian leader again, who, however, may find himself in an awkward position due to the choice of the summit venue.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha emphasized Ukraine's readiness to cooperate with the United States and other international partners to achieve a just and lasting peace.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense showed how Nexus Unit destroys Russian drones.

On Saturday, Alaska Governor Mike Dunlap said that the state is ready to host a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

In Kherson, the number of people injured in a Russian drone strike on a bus has risen to 16, with two in severe condition.

On the morning of August 9, Russian troops attacked a minibus in the suburbs of Kherson with a drone.

Russian military attacked a car in the Zaporizhzhia region with a drone, killing two people.

Ukraine is ready for real decisions that can bring peace, but Ukrainians will not give their land to invaders, says President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Three people were injured in Dnipro this morning as a result of a rocket attack, and there is damage to the territory of the enterprise.

The total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to August 9, 2025, amount to approximately 1,062,290 people, including 940 people over the past day.

Journalists have identified the names of 122,883 Russian soldiers who died during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which is more than 2,500 more than two weeks ago.

On the night of August 9, Russian occupation forces attacked Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, with drones. As a result of the strike, two civilians were injured and an apartment building was damaged.

President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet on August 15 in Alaska.

More than 5 million patients have benefited from the Affordable Medicines Program since its inception.

The Russian army attacked communities in the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region about 40 times during the day, injuring four people.

In cooperation with the Ukrainian State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, the United States considers the possibility of implementing the second tier of protection at one of substations.

In January-June 2025, Naftogaz Group transferred UAH 44.4 billion in tax payments to Ukraine’s state and local budgets.

In July, Ukrainian drones struck more than 23,000 Russian targets, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, General Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Agents of the ATESH guerrilla movement conducted reconnaissance of the Moscow Radio Technical Plant, which specializes in the production of anti-aircraft missile systems and related equipment for air defense systems.

The Kremlin is engaged in a delicate balancing act between feigning interest in negotiations to Trump and conditioning Russian society to accept nothing short of Putin's desired full victory in Ukraine, no matter how long it takes.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he is considering returning some territories to Ukraine as well as exchanging parts of the occupied lands.

A freeze in hostilities in Ukraine is more likely a near-term rather than a distant prospect.

Continuing the European integration of Ukraine and other countries makes Europe united. Ukraine should advance toward the European Union together with Moldova.

Poland's new president, Karol Nawrocki, will not be a pro-Ukrainian leader – and such expectations would be misplaced. His main priority will be domestic stabilization rather than foreign policy.

In Chernivtsi, the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania signed a joint statement following their meeting.

In the Donetsk region, mandatory evacuation of families with children is starting in 19 additional settlements.

Russian forces shelled the city of Nikopol in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery, killing one person and injuring another

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has held more than a dozen conversations with heads of state and government to develop a common position on achieving lasting peace in Ukraine.

If Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin manages to meet in person with U.S. President Donald Trump, it could bolster the Russian propaganda narrative that Putin has taken Russia "off up its knees."

President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved several new packages of sanctions against Ukraine.