Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said he does not support the idea of holding negotiations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Hungary.

On August 19, Ukrainian forces engaged in 175 combat clashes with Russian invaders, with 50 of them recorded in the Pokrovsk sector.

Cyber specialists from the Atesh partisan movement have carried out a cyberattack, disrupting the operations of Russia's largest commodity exchange, which handles 99% of the country's raw materials trading volumes.

Austria's Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger has arrived in Odesa on an official visit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia's latest strikes "demonstrative strikes" that underscore the need for new sanctions and tariffs against Moscow until diplomacy can function in full.

Near the village of Petrivka in the Zolochiv territorial community, Russian troops struck a civilian car with a drone, killing a man and a woman.

Russian propaganda is offering another information alibi by spreading disinformation that Ukraine is allegedly preparing a “series of strikes on Kramatorsk.”

A direct train connection between Kyiv and Romania’s capital will soon be launched.

The counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine detained two more Russian informants who were operating in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions, where they were spying on the positions of Sloviansk defenders and Ukrainian Armed Forces echelons.

About 4,000 property items transferred by enforcement agencies are kept in warehouses and sites across 22 branches of State-Owned Enterprise System of Electronic Trading in Seized Property (SETAM).

Russian troops shelled the village of Bilozerka in the Kherson region with artillery in the morning, injuring a woman.

The number of victims of the Russian drone attack on Okhtyrka in the Sumy region has risen to 14. The enemy struck the city with 15 drones. An investigation of the massive attack has been launched.

Air Defense Forces destroyed one Iskander-M ballistic missile and 62 drones used by Russians to attack Ukraine in the evening of August 19.

Yesterday, six settlements in the Kharkiv region were hit by Russian strikes, injuring two men.

The Russian army killed one resident of the Donetsk region yesterday, August 19.

Russian forces attacked the Nikopol district in the Dnipropetrovsk region, resulting in one fatality and one injury.

A nighttime Russian drone attack in the Odesa region ignited a fire at a fuel and energy infrastructure site, leaving one person injured.

In the Kherson region, one person was killed and three others injured over the past 24 hours as a result of Russian aggression.

Since the beginning of the year, more than 40,000 fires have been recorded across Ukraine’s ecosystems.

The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to August 20, 2025 amount to nearly 1,072,700 invaders, including another 920 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.

A Russian drone strike on the city of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region has left 12 people injured, including two children. Residential buildings and infrastructure were damaged in the attack.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 583 strikes across 11 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Around ten countries have expressed readiness to deploy military personnel to Ukraine as part of international security guarantees, once active hostilities come to an end.

Drone operators from the “Phoenix” unit of the State Border Guard Service have destroyed a Russian UAV control center, a checkpoint, an artillery piece, and a tank in the Luhansk region.

A large-scale drone attack by Russian forces targeted the Okhtyrka community in the Sumy region, resulting in multiple fires and injuries.

Ukraine and a united Europe will face major consolidation and a powerful armed resistance against Russia, while the time for diplomatic resolution has not yet come.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry received a new shipment of equipment worth EUR 10 million from the IT Coalition during July and August, funded by Luxembourg, Ireland, Belgium, and Estonia.

The representatives of Ukraine and the Republic of Korea have signed a protocol on joint efforts to restore the port infrastructure.

On September 25, 2025, the European Defence Innovation Forum (EDIF) will be held in The Hague. The Governments of the Netherlands and Ukraine will combine efforts to expand defence industry cooperation in Europe.

Another group of children has been evacuated from the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of the Kherson region to an area under Ukrainian control.

The Kyiv city community has delivered another 6,000 drones of various types to fighters of the 3rd Army Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

High-ranking officials from the US, Ukraine, and several European countries intend to develop a detailed security guarantee project for our country in the coming days, which will likely involve the US Air Force.

Germany is actively working on developing reliable security guarantees for Ukraine, but its contribution has not yet been determined—it will depend on the progress of peace talks and the possible contribution of the US, and will be coordinated with its closest partners.

Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal visited Defense Forces units tasked with protecting the Kharkiv region during a working trip.

By the end of August, at least 30,000 places will be prepared in 15 regions and in Kyiv for people who have been evacuated from frontline areas

Russian troops struck the village of Novoraysk in the Kherson region, killing a civilian.

Ukrainian defenders have destroyed an enemy train carrying fuel in the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region.

Next week, EU defense and foreign ministers are set to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine and the intensification of sanctions against Russia, while reiterating that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin cannot be trusted.

Russian occupying forces are selling wheat stolen and exported from Ukraine to 70 countries across the globe.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration is working to organize direct talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, aimed at reaching an agreement to end the war.

President Volodymyr Zelensky held a conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, during which the two leaders discussed joint efforts with international partners to secure robust security guarantees for Ukraine. They also agreed to meet in person in the near future.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian troops persist with daily attacks on Vovchansk, attempting to seize the city. However, Ukraine’s Defense Forces are holding their positions and repelling the assaults.

President Volodymyr Zelensky had a conversation with European Council President António Costa, focusing on several key issues: the outcomes of recent negotiations in Washington, the development of the EU’s new sanctions package against Russia, and the opening of negotiation clusters.

Two teenage girls have been brought back from temporarily occupied territories, where they had been forced to attend Russian schools.

In the Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, a Russian drone struck an ambulance while it was responding to a call, injuring medical workers.

Coalition of the Willing planning teams will meet with their U.S. counterparts in the coming days to further strengthen plans to deliver robust security guarantees for Ukraine and prepare for the deployment of a reassurance force if the hostilities end.

In January-July 2025, Ukraine’s gasoline consumption increased by 5.6% compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, the consumption of diesel fuel reduced by 11%, and liquefied petroleum gas – by 10%.

In the area of Lyptsi, Kharkiv region, Russian troops have intensified their actions, but failed to advance — they were stopped. Lyptsi remains under the control of Ukraine's Defense Forces.

In the Donetsk region, Russian forces carried out several airstrikes on the city of Kostiantynivka, leaving civilians injured. One person may be trapped under the rubble of a building.

With the diversified mechanism for fuel supply and competition, which was developed in 2022, Ukraine’s fuel market operation remains stable.