Russian IT industry is in systemic crisis, losing personnel - intelligence
The Russian IT sector is going through a systemic crisis amid sanctions-induced isolation and loss of access to Western technologies.
War
AFU destroy more than 27,000 enemy vehicles this year - Syrskyi
Since the beginning of the year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed more than 27,000 Russian army vehicles.
Woman injured in Zaporizhzhia due to FPV drone attack
In the village of Chervonodniprovka, Zaporizhzhia region, a 76-year-old woman was injured as a result of a Russian FPV drone strike on a house.
Russians push back Defense Forces' positions in Serebrianka Woodland
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops have partially pushed back the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Serebrianka Woodland.
Russians probing Ukrainian defenses in Dnipropetrovsk region, fighting ongoing
Russian forces are trying to establish positions in the villages of Zaporizke and Novoheorhiivka in Dnipropetrovsk region, where fighting continues.
Russia’s offensive ongoing, yet their resources depleting, military spox claims
Russian forces have not ceased assault operations in the area of responsibility of the Dnipro Operational Strategic Group of Troops, but their assault units are becoming exhausted. As a result, the intensity of offensive operations is likely to decrease by early autumn.
No major concentration of Russian forces in Belarus yet for Zapad-2025 drills, SBGS reports
Ukrainian border guards have not detected a significant buildup of Russian troops or equipment on Belarusian territory for the upcoming joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises, Zapad-2025.
Zelensky: Russia continues war, killings, destruction
President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that the overnight Russian drone attack was deliberately aimed at civilian infrastructure, leaving more than 100,000 households without electricity across three regions.
Drone attack sparks fire at enterprise in Chernihiv, two injured
A Russian Shahed drone strike caused a fire at an enterprise in Chernihiv.
Russian shelling kills two farm workers in Kherson region
In Kherson region, Russian forces shelled a farm in the village of Novovorontsovka, killing two people.
Pipeline supplying oil products to Moscow explodes in Russia – source
A main pipeline supplying oil products to Moscow exploded in Russia’s Ryazan region.
Russian strike stops coal preparation plant in Donetsk region
On August 26, Russians destroyed a building and severely damaged equipment at a coal preparation plant in the Donetsk region.
Syrskyi discusses cooperation and Defense Forces’ needs with UK Defence Staff leadership
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, discussed ways to develop bilateral cooperation and the priority needs of the Defense Forces with the Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom, Admiral Sir Antony Radakin.
Shelling of Kharkiv region: three people injured, eight settlements damaged
Yesterday, eight settlements in the Kharkiv region were hit by Russian strikes, and three people were injured.
Enemies attack Polohy district in Zaporizhzhia, one man wounded
In the morning, Russian troops struck the Polohy district of the Zaporizhzhia region, wounding one man.
Russian troops shell Kherson with artillery, leaving one dead and one wounded
On the morning of August 27, Russian troops launched an artillery strike on Kherson, leaving one dead and one wounded.
Air Defense Forces destroy 74 of 95 Russian drones
Air Defense Forces destroyed 74 of the 95 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine since the evening of August 26.
War update: 173 clashes on front lines in past 24 hours
On August 26, Ukrainian forces engaged in 173 combat clashes with Russian troops, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian forces kill two civilians in Donetsk region over past day
Russian troops killed two civilians in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours.
Ukrainian forces destroy over 100 Russian vehicles on Novopavlivka front in August
Since early August, the 413th Raid Battalion of the Unmanned Systems Forces has destroyed more than 100 Russian military vehicles along the Novopavlivka front.
Russia's war casualty toll in Ukraine climbs by 920 over past day
Russia suffered approximately 1,078,750 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and August 27, 2025, with 920 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Russian forces launch 431 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region over past day, woman injured
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 431 strikes on 14 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, wounding a 25-year-old woman.
Russian drones strike outskirts of Sumy, infrastructure damaged
A massive Russian drone attack on the Sumy community caused damage to infrastructure facilities.
Another Ukrainian child returned from temporarily occupied territories
Another Ukrainian child has been returned from the territories temporarily occupied by Russia.
47 people evacuated from border areas of Sumy region over past week
Over the past week, 47 people—including nine children—were evacuated from border communities in the Sumy region.
War update: 130 clashes on frontline, intense fighting in Pokrovsk, Lyman sectors
On August 26, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 130 combat clashes with Russian occupiers, with the heaviest fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk and Lyman sectors.
26 August 2025
Ukrainian fighters destroy three Russian command posts, EW system on Kupiansk front
Fighters from the Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Systems Unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine used drones to destroy three command posts, a Russian electronic warfare (EW) system, and other electronic equipment, while eliminating about 10 enemy soldiers on the Kupiansk front.
Russian drone strikes high-rise in central Kherson, two women injured
Russian forces struck a high-rise building in Kherson’s Central District with a drone, injuring two women and damaging several apartments, Ukrinform reports.
General Staff denies Russian capture of Zaporizke and Novoheorhiivka in Dnipropetrovsk region
Reports circulating in the media about the alleged capture of the villages of Zaporizke and Novoheorhiivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region by Russian forces are untrue.