This fall, Ukraine will receive 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine for children aged 6 months and older.

In the marketing year 2025/2026, Ukraine’s gross yield of grain and leguminous crops is expected to reach 73.4 million tonnes, which is 5% lower compared to last year.

Fighters from the 3rd Spartan Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, named after Colonel Petro Bolbochan, carried out drone strikes on a Russian shelter and an ammunition depot in the Pokrovsk sector.

Between January and July 2025, agricultural production in Ukraine dropped by 18.5% compared to the same period last year.

The Kyiv region has handed over five pickup trucks to the 429th Separate Regiment of Unmanned Systems, known as “Achilles”.

In the Zaporizhzhia sector, fighters from the 27th Pechersk Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard used strike drones to hit and destroy a Russian S-300V surface-to-air missile system.

Chiefs of defense from NATO member states reaffirmed their commitment to achieving a just, reliable, and lasting peace in Ukraine during a virtual meeting held on Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, together with First Lady Olena Zelenska, honored prominent Ukrainians with the state award "National Legend of Ukraine."

A 46-year-old woman was killed as a result of Russian artillery shelling in the Polohy district, Zaporizhzhia region.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, during a conversation with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, stated that Ukraine is technically ready to open the first three negotiation clusters on its path toward European integration.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks with the speakers of the parliaments of Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark to discuss achieving a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, problems with the operation of ATMs and cash registers in stores have been occurring for over a week due to the internet shutdown.

On December 1, 300 Dutch soldiers with two Patriot air defense systems and anti-drone complexes will head to Poland to protect military equipment deliveries to Ukraine from Russian attacks.

Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz accused Russia of provocation after a Russian Shahed drone crashed in Poland overnight.

The Russian army attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of Dnipropetrovsk region during the day; one man was killed.

Pope Leo XIV called for a day of prayer and fasting on August 22, praying for peace, particularly in Ukraine.

The death mask and typewriter of Symon Petliura, one of the leaders of the 1917–1921 liberation struggle, are being transported to Kyiv from Canada. The artifacts have already crossed the border and are awaiting customs clearance.

There are still 6,800 residents in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, and the situation in the town is extremely difficult.

The Polish Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the drone that crashed in a field in the village of Osiny in the east of the country turned out to be a Russian “Shahed.”

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated that the country is ready to help Ukraine in the field of air surveillance and marine resources.

Russian propaganda is circulating a fabricated narrative alleging that Russian hackers breached the Ukrainian General Staff’s database and obtained information about “1.7 million dead and missing Ukrainian service members” since the start of the full-scale war.

Courts declare invalid no more than 5% of online auctions for the sale of seized assets, which are listed by State-Owned Enterprise System of Electronic Trading in Seized Property (SETAM) under the Ukrainian Justice Ministry.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Mykola Tochytskyi as the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe.

Russian troops shelled the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, with Smerch multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), killing three civilians and injuring four others.

This morning, members of NATO’s North Atlantic Council—the Alliance’s principal political decision-making body overseeing the political and military security process—convened to discuss the outcomes of recent meetings in Washington focused on ending the war in Ukraine.

Kherson and other frontline regions of Ukraine simultaneously reveal the resilience of the people and the scale of destruction caused by the war. As such, humanitarian aid and international support remain critically important for saving lives, restoring infrastructure, and supporting the population.

As a result of another artillery strike on the town of Bilozerka in the Kherson region around 11:45, one person was killed and another injured. Criminal proceedings have been initiated.

Russian troops are ramping up offensive operations in the northern part of Donetsk region, especially in the Lyman sector.

Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko met with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov to discuss Ukraine’s readiness to open negotiation clusters for EU accession.

Following the landmark meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukraine is coordinating with its allies to develop concrete security guarantees and prepare conditions for a potential meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin aimed at achieving a just peace.

Russian forces targeted a civilian vehicle with a drone in the Synelnykove district of Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, killing one person.

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SO|F) have released footage showing a precision strike on the vehicle of Russian Lieutenant General Esedulla Abachev in Russia's Kursk region.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal held talks with Italian Ambassador to Ukraine Carlo Formosa on the launch of large-scale industrial projects.

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.