Russian war against Ukraine

Near-term peace deal highly unlikely as Russia rejects talks, HUR deputy chief warns

Russia shows no signs of being ready for a ceasefire or constructive negotiations, making a near-term peace agreement highly unlikely, Ukraine’s military intelligence deputy chief Vadym Skibitskyi told RBC-Ukraine on August 18.

18 August, 09:26 AM

600+ drones target Moscow Oblast in major overnight raid

A total of 620 Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow Oblast overnight on August 18, marking one of the largest aerial assaults on the Russian capital region, according to Russian officials and local monitoring groups.

18 August, 08:40 AM

Russian naval blockade poses critical threat to Ukraine, expert warns

The Russian naval blockade poses a critical threat to Ukraine, Vadym Denysenko, Ukrainian political analyst and former MP, told Radio NV on August 17.

18 August, 08:10 AM

Russian missile strikes level offices and warehouses of major Ukrainian book publishers

Russian ballistic missiles destroyed the offices and warehouses of two prominent Ukrainian book publishers, Nash Format and Laboratory, during an overnight attack on Kyiv on August 16, the companies announced in separate statements.

17 August, 12:07 PM

Casualty toll from Russian airstrike on Odesa shopping center rises to nine

The casualty toll from a Russian airstrike on an Epicentr hypermarket on the outskirts of Odesa has risen to nine, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on August 16.

17 August, 09:11 AM

EU to launch most extensive sanctions package against Russia in coming months

The European Union plans to introduce its most extensive sanctions package against Russia in the coming months, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas announced, Reuters reported on August 17.

17 August, 08:51 AM

Former Polish defense chief slams potential Patriot missile transfer to Ukraine

Former Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak criticized the potential transfer of Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine, calling the move “unacceptable” in a statement on August 13.

14 August, 02:13 PM

Moscow threatens to “freeze” Ukrainians this winter, Kyiv vows equal response

The Russian Ministry of Defense published an image on August 14 showing three attack drones with the caption, “You’ll be frozen this winter,” prompting Ukrainian disinformation chief Andriy Kovalenko to vow that Kyiv will respond in kind.

14 August, 12:52 PM

Targeted Russian drone strike kills mother and child in Sumy Oblast

A targeted Russian drone strike destroyed a house in Sumy Oblast on August 14, killing a mother and her son and wounding others, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov reported.

14 August, 11:44 AM

Fights break out at gas station queues in Moscow as Russia’s fuel crisis deepens

Fights broke out between drivers waiting in hours-long queues at gas stations in Moscow as Russian authorities face a deepening domestic fuel crisis, independent monitoring channels reported on August 14.

14 August, 09:28 AM

Drones pummel Russia’s Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast

Drones struck Russia’s Leningrad Oblast on the morning of August 14, sparking a fire at the Ust-Luga port, regional governor Aleksandr Drozdenko reported.

14 August, 08:57 AM

Three wounded in Russian drone strike on Cherkasy Oblast home

Russian drones struck a house in the Smila community of Cherkasy Oblast overnight on August 14, regional governor Ihor Taburets reported.

14 August, 08:09 AM

Drones strike Russian-occupied Yenakiieve in Donetsk Oblast, sparking large-scale fire

Drones struck Russian-occupied Yenakiieve in Donetsk Oblast overnight on August 13, local monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported.

14 August, 07:16 AM

Defector and former Ukrainian submarine commander Robert Shageev killed in Sevastopol

An explosion in occupied Sevastopol killed Robert Shageev, a former Ukrainian submarine commander who violated his oath of allegiance and defected to Russia in 2014, local monitoring channel Crimean Wind reported on August 13.

13 August, 02:49 PM

Photos capture destruction after Russian drone strikes passenger train in Odesa Oblast

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service has released photos exposing the destruction caused by a Russian Shahed drone slamming into a passenger train in Odesa Oblast on August 13.

13 August, 02:25 PM

Russian strikes, shipping bottlenecks, and European embargoes choke Ukraine grain exports

Russian port attacks, drought on the Danube, and European trade curbs have throttled Ukrainian grain exports, raising the risk of storage shortages and global food price spikes, Politico reported on August 12.

13 August, 12:25 PM

Fitch affirms Ukraine's Naftogaz at 'CC' over high default risk

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the credit rating of Ukraine’s state-owned energy giant Naftogaz at 'CC,' indicating a high probability of default, the global credit rating agency announced on August 12.

13 August, 11:43 AM

Video shows drone strike targeting one of Russia's largest oil refineries in Salavat

A drone attack targeted Salavat in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan on the morning of August 13, local monitoring groups reported.

13 August, 11:20 AM

Ukraine will shut down Russian military machine with precision deep strikes – Acting DM

Ukraine will "shut down the Russian military machine" by destroying infrastructure, fleet logistics, fuel facilities, and wartime enterprises, Acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said in a statement on August 12 following a Ukrainian military operation in Novorossiysk.

13 August, 10:00 AM

Ukraine needs 5% of U.S. interceptor stocks to survive winter – Zelenskyy

Ukraine needs at least 5% of the U.S. interceptor missile stockpile to survive the winter, while 10% would be enough to prevent all Russian ballistic missile strikes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with CNN on August 13.

13 August, 09:27 AM

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