To clear the villages of Hruzke and Vesele in the Donetsk region of Russian occupiers, Ukrainian defenders employed various unmanned systems, artillery, and strike-capable ground robotic platforms.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that a potential agreement to end the war allegedly depends on President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The expanded-format talks between U.S. and Russian delegations in Alaska were canceled, officially bringing the leaders' summit to a close.

U.S. President Donald Trump said his talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin were "very productive" and allowed progress on most of the issues discussed.

A resident of Tomyna Balka in the Kherson region, who sustained severe injuries after stepping on a Russian mine, has died in hospital.

The Ministry of Defense and the Come Back Alive Charitable Foundation have signed a memorandum of cooperation. The document opens up new opportunities for joint projects aimed at strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities and mobilization readiness, supporting the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and developing cooperation with government agencies, business entities, public and international organizations

Over the past three years, the Chernihiv region’s gross agricultural production has regained 95% of its pre-war levels.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense received FPV drones, Mavics, night vision devices, and a Hummer vehicle from Latvia.

The Ukrainian Economy, Environment and Agriculture Ministry has approved 17 new applications to receive government assistance under the programme ‘Grants for Processing Enterprises’, totaling UAH 74.2 million.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are reinforcing their positions in the Pokrovsk and Dobropillia directions, along with other sectors in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

As part of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative, three more Ukrainian teenagers have been rescued from territories temporarily occupied by Russia.

U.S. President Donald Trump has begun a bilateral meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

In Sumy, a Russian drone strike on the central market on Friday evening resulted in the destruction and damage of approximately twenty market stalls, and left one woman injured.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will attend the bilateral meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In the Pokrovsk sector, the 1st Azov Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine, together with adjacent and subordinate units, cleared the villages of Hruzke, Rubizhne, Novovodiane, Petrivka, Vesele, and Zolotyi Kolodiaz of Russian invaders.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy held a meaningful discussion focused on securing a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he hopes to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, though he acknowledged uncertainty about the outcome.

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Defense Forces are clearing the positions in the Dobropillia area of occupiers. The Russian Federation intended to demonstrate its strength before the negotiations in Alaska, but for the occupiers, this will result in destruction.

The OSCE Secretariat is trying to avoid showing the real nature of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and is very shy about using the term “Russian aggression against Ukraine.”

Russians continue to strike Ukrainian territory and continue to kill on the day of negotiations with the United States.

Russian troops struck the central part of the Sumy community, targeting civilian infrastructure.

A truck was damaged as a result of a rocket strike on the Dnipropetrovsk region. One person was killed.

The city of Pokrovsk has been cleared of enemy groups and lone Russians.

The Norwegian government announced on Friday that it will provide Ukraine with 1 billion kroner ($98.29 million) to import natural gas and ensure sufficient supplies ahead of the winter season.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to hold a meeting following the U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska.

In Sviatohirsk, Donetsk region, two police officers were killed in a Russian shelling attack while on duty — Captain Roman Penkov and Senior Sergeant Valentyn Havrysh.

The United States is prepared to offer security guarantees to Ukraine in coordination with other countries, but not in the form of NATO membership.

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that the issue of a land swap is on the agenda for his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, in the context of resolving Russia's war against Ukraine.

Issues related to the frontline, funding for Ukraine's Defense Forces, and Russia's intentions ahead of the upcoming meeting in Alaska were discussed at a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff.

Part of the 110,000 Russian troops deployed in the Pokrovsk sector have been eliminated, but the enemy continues to bring in reinforcements, according to Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Dnipro Operational and Strategic Group of Forces.

The White House has released the full list of members of the U.S. delegation traveling to Alaska for a meeting with Russian representatives.

The U.S. Agency for International Development failed to monitor whether Ukraine misused thousands of Starlink terminals the agency delivered to the country after Russia's invasion in 2022, according to an inspector general's report.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has said that the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin "could be the first step" towards peace, and assured that the UK is prepared to send troops to Ukraine immediately following a ceasefire agreement.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine Natalka Cmoc discussed potential Canadian support for Ukraine’s production of long-range drones.

An explosion at the gunpowder workshop of the Elastik factory in Russia’s Ryazan region, Shilovsky district, has left multiple people dead and injured.

The Kharkiv Regional Defense Council has ordered the forced evacuation of families with children from the village of Odnorobivka, located in the Zolochiv community of Bohodukhiv district, due to escalating security concerns.

A 59-year-old woman was wounded in the Seredyna-Buda community of Sumy region following Russian shelling early this morning.

Polish authorities have detained Ukrainian citizens suspected of vandalism for a period of three months.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed successful strikes on two strategic targets: the Syzran oil refinery in Russia and a Russian military command post in the temporarily occupied city of Yenakiieve, Donetsk region.

Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike overnight on a village in the Koriukivka community of Chernihiv region, causing damage to an agricultural enterprise and several residential homes.

A 45-year-old woman who was at home was injured in the Korabelny district of Kherson as a result of a drone attack.

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.

Russian troops shelled the central part of Kherson with artillery in the morning, leaving one person wounded.

Medical workers deployed to combat zones will be paid according to new rates. This means that teams will receive six times more pay.

On August 14, the Russian army killed two residents of Donetsk Oblast.

Yesterday, August 14, five settlements in the Kharkiv region were hit by Russian strikes, killing four people.

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.

As of August 13, 280 children remained in nine settlements of the Donetsk region where the compulsory evacuation of minors is being carried out.