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.

A White House official said that a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is tentatively scheduled for the end of next week.

The efficiency of the 18th package of sanctions adopted by the EU has yet to be assessed. However, it is already known that thanks to the sanctions included in it, Russia may lose at least $10 billion by the end of 2025.

An elderly woman who was seriously wounded in today's attack by Russian troops in the center of Kherson has died in the hospital.

The Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine has initiated a working group to develop a model for supporting people with amputations during prosthetics, with plans to fully launch the system by 2027

A resident of the Donetsk region and his accomplice were sentenced to 15 years in prison and had their property confiscated for tracking the locations of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Kramatorsk sector on behalf of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).

The EU Council has decided to grant Ukraine €3.056 billion under the Ukraine Facility.

For months, drones have been repeatedly spotted over military bases and critical infrastructure in Germany. They fly silently, usually in the dark, and no one knows who is controlling them.

On the morning of August 8, in the town of Afipsky, Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation, as a result of an operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, a military unit of the 90th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade of the Russian Air Defense Forces was attacked.

In Kherson, Russian troops attacked a 13-year-old boy walking down the street with a drone, injuring him.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared his vision of steps towards peace with Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs.

Four people were injured today, August 8, in Kupiansk as a result of Russian shelling.

In Donetsk region, Russian invaders shelled a mine in the city of Dobropillia, and due to a power outage, it is currently flooding. All miners have been brought to the surface.

Russian troops attacked Sumy with a drone, damaging a non-residential building and setting the roof on fire.

Next week, with the National Bank’s policy and the activity of the agricultural sector, the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar in Ukraine will remain stable. The exchange rate of the euro will be more volatile, but without sharp spikes.

The fifth group of volunteer fighters from the Ukrainian Legion signed contracts with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Lublin, southeastern Poland, on Friday.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, in a conversation with his Bulgarian counterpart Atanas Zapryanov, discussed the continuation of defense support for Ukraine and security in the Black Sea region.

An international arbitration tribunal has terminated proceedings in a case brought by a company owned by Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky against Ukraine, which sought to shift responsibility for the financial consequences of a bankruptcy onto the state. The claim amounted to approximately $700 million.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed efforts for peace, joint defense production, support for Ukrainians, and talks on Ukraine's accession to the European Union.

Russian forces fired multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) at the city of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region, injuring a man and a woman.

At around 10:40, Russian forces used a drone to strike the Kherson suburb of Antonivka, injuring two local residents.

Italian Senator Ivan Scalfarotto, from the Italia Viva party, believes that his country's government should investigate schemes used by Russian officials to hide their assets in Italy.

A meeting in the Ukraine-Moldova-Romania format between Foreign Ministers Andrii Sybiha, Mihai Popsoi and Oana Toiu has begun in Chernivtsi.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas coordinated the next diplomatic steps to achieve a just, durable, and comprehensive peace.

In Kherson, in the Korabel (Ostriv) microdistrict, due to damage to the power grid caused by the enemy, water supply will be provided according to a schedule for two days - from 09:00 to 11:00.

Russian troops are intensifying their shelling of border areas in the Sumy region, increasingly using combat aircraft.

In the Bucha district of the Kyiv region, 21 private houses were damaged during the night of August 8 as a result of an attack by Russian drones.

On the night of August 8, Russians once again attacked the Odesa region with strike drones, resulting in casualties.

Russian troops carried out nearly 110 strikes on 47 settlements in the Sumy region between the morning of August 7 and the morning of August 8, resulting in casualties.

On the frontline yesterday, August 7, there were 147 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders.

Air Defense Forces destroyed 82 out of 108 Russian drones.

In the Kherson region, one person was killed and another wounded in Russian aggression yesterday.

The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to August 8, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,061,350 people, including another 1,040 people yesterday.

Over the past 24 hours, the occupiers struck 545 times in 14 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Two people were killed as a result of enemy attacks in the Polohy district.

Russians attacked the Sumy region with strike UAVs at night. There were no fatalities, but one person was wounded.

Russia's largest shipyard, JSC Vympel Shipyard, which manufactures civilian and military vessels, has begun staff cuts due to a lack of funding.