Russian-Ukrainian war

Lithuanian energy minister shelters overnight in Kyiv during Russian attack

Lithuanian Energy Minister Lukas Savickas, who was visiting Ukraine during a large-scale Russian attack, took shelter and spent the night there, LRT reported.

20 August, 10:17 AM

Putin downplays Wildberries strikes as losses could approach $12 billion

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries warehouses had caused no “critical consequences” but acknowledged that they were inflicting “damage,” TV Rain reported.

19 August, 05:33 PM

Putin’s mobilization gamble could expand army while destabilizing his regime — NV analysis

Russia could mobilize as many as 500,000 people as early as this fall. But a larger army could create serious military, economic and political problems for the Kremlin.

19 August, 05:05 PM

UK defies Moscow threats and doubles down on drone support for Ukraine

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged unwavering support for Ukraine after Moscow threatened Britain over drones reportedly supplied to Kyiv.

18 August, 05:40 PM

Ukraine’s farm exports may plunge 50% as Russia pounds Black Sea ports

Ukraine’s grain and oilseed exports could fall by roughly half in August to 1.5 million metric tons if attacks on the country’s seaports continue. Before the current wave of strikes, the Greater Odesa ports handled about 80% of Ukraine’s agricultural exports.

18 August, 02:26 PM

Two Russian cruise missiles tear through Pechenihy, killing 10 and injuring 18

Russian forces launched a missile attack on Pechenihy in Kharkiv Oblast, killing at least 10 people, Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration head Oleh Synehubov said.

18 August, 01:33 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian attack drone hub and control systems in occupied Crimea

Ukrainian forces hit a Russian facility used to store, prepare and launch attack drones near Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea overnight into Aug. 17, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.

17 August, 02:59 PM

Putin plans war through 2027 as Kremlin weighs covert mobilization tactics

Several Russian economists and members of the country’s political elite are urging Vladimir Putin not to announce another mobilization, warning that it could rupture the Kremlin’s tacit bargain with the public.

17 August, 02:34 PM

Ukraine opens new claims to make Russia pay humanitarian and demining costs

The International Register of Damage for Ukraine has begun accepting claims in two new categories covering humanitarian support and demining costs, Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov said on Aug. 14.

14 August, 05:19 PM

Putin ordered Russia to ‘break NATO and EU apart from within’ in 2026

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin instructed Russia’s intelligence agencies and military at a secret meeting in December 2025 to “break NATO and the European Union apart from within” in 2026, The New York Times reported, citing sources.

14 August, 04:38 PM

Ukraine warns Russia will reap consequences of renewed winter energy strikes

Ukraine’s Armed Forces answered a Russian threat to freeze the country this winter by pointing to fires at Russian oil refineries.

14 August, 04:24 PM

Russian attacks halt Odesa port traffic and put Ukraine’s grain exports at risk — NV infographic

Ship traffic to Ukraine’s seaports has been temporarily suspended since July 22 because of Russian attacks, Taras Vysotskyi, Ukraine’s minister of agrarian policy and food, said.

14 August, 02:41 PM

Ukrainian forces retake 26 villages as Oleksandrivka offensive presses on

Ukraine’s 37th Separate Marine Brigade and 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade have detailed the Defense Forces’ ongoing offensive in the Oleksandrivka sector, which began in January 2026. The units spoke to Suspilne on Aug. 13.

14 August, 12:25 PM

Ukrainian strikes slash Russia’s seaborne fuel exports by nearly 55% in July

Russia’s seaborne exports of oil products nearly halved in July, dropping 54.7% from the same month in 2025 to 3.93 million metric tons, Reuters reported on Aug. 13, citing industry sources and its own calculations.

14 August, 11:15 AM

Ukraine seeks Black Sea truce as Russian strikes disrupt grain shipping

Ukraine has relayed to Russia through a third party a proposal for both sides to stop attacking civilian targets in the Black Sea, Reuters reported on Aug. 13, citing a source.

14 August, 10:49 AM

Kallas urges EU states to release Patriot missiles from stockpiles for Ukraine

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has called on every member state holding Patriot interceptor missiles in reserve to transfer them to Ukraine.

13 August, 05:18 PM

Zelenskyy presents new peace proposals to U.S., presses Trump team to act

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv has presented the United States with new proposals for peace talks, urging Washington to play a more active role as Russia remains unwilling to end the war.

13 August, 12:26 PM

Russia targets passenger train with jet-powered Shahed, killing two rail workers

A jet-powered Russian Shahed drone struck a passenger train in Odesa Oblast on Aug. 13, killing the engineer and assistant engineer, according to preliminary information from Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine’s state railway.

13 August, 11:12 AM

Kadyrov avoids mass Chechen deployment despite pledging loyalty to Putin

Despite publicly pledging his support for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has largely avoided sending Chechens to the front en masse, The Economist reported on Aug. 11, citing a source close to the republic’s leadership.

12 August, 05:23 PM

Ukraine's 40-day strike campaign costs Russia billions but fails to force truce — NV analysis

NV calculated the damage inflicted on Russia’s economy during a 40-day campaign of Ukrainian long-range strikes against targets deep behind enemy lines.

12 August, 04:32 PM

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