Russia will try to use the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to build closer ties with the US and at the same time create additional tension between America and Europe.
Ukrainian defenders engaged in 149 combat clashes with Russian invading forces across various fronts over the past day, repelling numerous enemy attacks.
Units of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, in coordination with other branches of the Defense Forces, carried out a strike on the port of Olya in Russia's Astrakhan region.
Russia suffered approximately 1,068,040 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and August 15, 2025, with 940 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes high-level dialogue between two permanent members of the Security Council – the United States and Russia – but stresses the need for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
European partners expect that following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, Russian leader Vladimir Putin will begin negotiations with Ukraine on ending the war without preconditions.
The stance of Ukraine and its partners on the path to peace is principle and clear: it cannot be defined without Ukraine, and negotiations can only be productive after a ceasefire is achieved.
After nearly eight years of imprisonment in Russia on charges of “espionage,” Alexander Shelest, a computer science professor at Donetsk National Technical University, has returned to Ukraine.
In the first half of 2025, Ukraine exported goods worth USD 20.0 billion — a 4.2% decrease compared to January–June of the previous year. Imports during the same period totaled USD 38.6 billion.
US President Donald Trump said he does not rule out the participation of European leaders in a possible joint meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Force is the only way to stop Russian imperialism. Sooner or later, the modern empire that is Russia will fall apart, and this will give it the opportunity to embark on a democratic path of development.
In the Sumy region, Russian troops attacked the Myropilia and Sumy communities with FPV drones and guided aerial bombs, injuring a man and damaging houses and power lines.
During a phone conversation with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha discussed steps to strengthen political and sanctions pressure on Russia in order to achieve a just peace.
Mandatory evacuation of families with children has begun in the city of Druzhkivka, as well as in the villages of Andriivka, Varvarivka, Novoandriivka, and Rohanske, all part of the Andriivka community in Donetsk region.
U.S. President Donald Trump will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, aiming to achieve a halt to hostilities in Ukraine, but a comprehensive solution to the war will take more time.
The Ukrainian Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine intercepted a radio transmission indicating the loss of contact with a Russian Su-30SM aircraft during a mission southeast of Zmiinyi Island.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko had a conversation with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, during which they discussed Ukraine’s EU accession and continued security, defense, and humanitarian support.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 67 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops on the frontline, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector.
Any territorial concessions by Russia will lead to attempts to seize new territories. True peace is impossible while part of Ukraine, including Crimea, remains under occupation.
Russian troops attacked a civilian vehicle with a drone on a highway near Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region, killing a man and a woman and injuring another woman.
President Volodymyr Zelensky informed that the key topics of his meeting in London with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer were coordination of stances ahead of the meeting in Alaska and security guarantees.
In the second half of August 2025, the general situation on the foreign exchange market will remain largely unchanged. No significant exchange rate fluctuations are expected to take place.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported growing challenges in maintaining a stable water supply for cooling the reactors at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
The possible withdrawal of U.S. President Donald Trump from the peace negotiation process represents an undesirable scenario for Ukraine, but not a critical one. Kyiv retains alternative channels of support, particularly through Europe and the U.S. Congress.
Odesa, along with Izmail, Kiliya, Vilkovo, Chornomorsk, and 119 other settlements in the Odesa region, has officially been granted the status of a territory where military operations are taking place.
Russian forces launched an attack on the village of Kozacha Lopan in the Kharkiv region, targeting residential buildings with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). A 64-year-old local resident was killed in the strike.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that international partners have committed $1.5 billion to NATO’s PURL initiative—a strategic mechanism that enables Ukraine to acquire U.S.-manufactured weapons.
On the night of August 14, units from the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, in coordination with other elements of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, conducted a drone strike on the Volgograd oil refinery (Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka LLC). The facility is a key supplier of petroleum products to the Russian military.
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