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Russian attack hits two Epicentr hypermarkets, food warehouses and energy facilities in Odesa

Russia launched another massive missile and drone attack on Odesa Oblast overnight on Aug. 24, striking food warehouses and energy infrastructure and damaging private homes, regional authorities said.

24 August, 10:48 AM

Russia strikes passenger train in Odesa Oblast twice, rescuers show evacuation

Russian forces attacked a passenger train in Ukraine's Odesa Oblast twice while nearly 600 people, including 15 children, were on board, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on Aug. 24.

23 August, 08:25 PM

Police show aftermath of Kryvyi Rih mall strike and second attack

Patrol officers rushed to the scene of Russia's strike on the Soniachna Halereia mall in Kryvyi Rih, helping the injured and evacuating people, Patrol Police chief Oleksii Biloshytskyi said on Aug. 21.

22 August, 10:34 PM

Russia strikes Aurora distribution center twice, damaging emergency vehicles

Russian forces struck a distribution center operated by the Aurora retail chain twice on Aug. 22. The follow-up attack came after emergency services had already begun working at the site, network co-founder Taras Panasenko reported on Facebook.

22 August, 09:13 PM

Kryvyi Rih mall strike could happen almost anywhere in Ukraine as Russia escalates terror

Russia is escalating its campaign of terror against Ukraine, using intimidation and attacks on civilians as part of a demographic war, requiring people and authorities in rear oblasts to reassess their approach to security.

22 August, 02:16 PM

Tabaky border crossing with Moldova reopens after Russian attack

Border crossing operations resumed at the Tabaky international checkpoint on Ukraine's border with Moldova in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service said on Aug. 22.

22 August, 10:39 AM

Russian strike destroys ice cream company's Kyiv warehouse

A distribution warehouse belonging to the company Fayni Lyody in Kyiv was destroyed in a Russian attack overnight into Aug. 20, according to the company’s social media post.

20 August, 07:17 PM

Russia hits Fora supermarket warehouse near Kyiv for second time in weeks

A Russian attack on Aug. 20 damaged a warehouse belonging to the Fora supermarket chain in Martusivka, in Kyiv Oblast, where fresh produce was being stored, according to the company’s Facebook post.

20 August, 06:32 PM

Inside Russia's Banderol missile, a hybrid drone-bomb-missile

Russia is increasingly using Banderol loitering munitions to strike Ukraine — weapons that function as de facto cruise missiles and whose attacks are destructive and dangerous.

20 August, 05:54 PM

NATO draws up land defense strategy to counter potential large-scale Russian attack

NATO has developed a defense plan designed to counter Russian missile and drone strikes, deter ground offensives, and disrupt Moscow's military logistics in the event of a large-scale Russian attack on alliance territory, German newspaper Bild reported on August 17, citing NATO’s Land Warfighting Concept.

19 August, 08:38 AM

Russia hits Izium with glide bombs, launches massive jet-powered Shahed attack on Sumy

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones overnight, triggering air raid alerts in several regions, with a massive drone attack reported in Sumy on Aug. 17.

17 August, 03:46 PM

Nova Poshta details damage after deadly Russian drone strike on Kramatorsk branch

A Russian drone strike destroyed Nova Poshta branch No. 3 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing one employee and injuring four others on Aug. 17.

17 August, 11:46 AM

Russian drone strike damages Togo-flagged ship in Odesa Oblast, injuring four

Russian forces struck port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast overnight, damaging a civilian cargo vessel sailing under the flag of the Republic of Togo and injuring four people, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on Aug. 17.

17 August, 10:55 AM

Russian drone strikes civilian car in Sumy, killing 59-year-old man and injuring woman

A Russian drone struck a civilian car in Sumy, killing a 59-year-old man and injuring a 50-year-old woman, the Sumy Regional Military Administration said on Aug. 16.

16 August, 11:34 PM

Ukraine's largest steel plant partially halts operations after deadly Russian missile strike

A Russian missile attack hit the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel plant overnight, killing two people and injuring 13 others and forcing the plant to partially suspend operations, the company said on Aug. 16.

16 August, 07:39 PM

Switzerland to provide $730,000 for restoration of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

Switzerland will provide 600,000 Swiss francs, about $730,000, to restore the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Swiss Federal Council representative for Ukraine Jacques Gerber said on Aug. 16.

16 August, 07:12 PM

Russia strikes Epicentr and residential buildings near Odesa, injuring nine

Russia struck a post office inside an Epicentr home improvement store in a suburb of Odesa, injuring two people on Aug. 16.

16 August, 06:25 PM

Ukraine's 66th Brigade shows jet-powered Shahed being shot down during massive Russian attack

Air defense troops from the Destroyer missile unit of Ukraine's 66th Mechanized Brigade shot down a jet-powered Shahed during another massive Russian attack, the brigade said in a Telegram post accompanied by video on Aug. 16.

16 August, 04:56 PM

Russian attack hits residential buildings in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

Russian forces struck southern Odesa Oblast overnight on Aug. 15-16, damaging three five-story apartment buildings in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.

16 August, 10:45 AM

July deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since March 2022 – UN

More civilians were killed or injured in Ukraine in July 2026 than in any other month since March 2022, the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported on Aug. 13.

13 August, 05:50 PM

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