President: We want to gain understanding of security guarantees architecture within 7–10 days
An understanding of the security guarantees architecture for Ukraine will be presented within 7–10 days.
21 August 2025
An understanding of the security guarantees architecture for Ukraine will be presented within 7–10 days.
Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine, hitting an American electronics manufacturer in the west of the country; this is yet another act of terror against the civilian population and businesses without any military logic.
The number of people wounded as a result of the Russian strike on the enterprise in Mukachevo has increased to 15.
Air Defense Forces neutralized 546 Russian drones, one Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile, 18 Kh-101 cruise missiles, and 12 Kalibr cruise missiles.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian defense forces engaged in 167 combat clashes as Russia continued its large-scale offensive across multiple fronts, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said.
On the Dobropillia axis, Russian forces have suffered 1,116 irretrievable losses since the start of stabilization operations on August 4, including 206 soldiers killed in the past three days alone.
Russia suffered approximately 1,073,530 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and August 21, 2025, with 830 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
In the Sumy region, explosives technicians have neutralized the warhead of a Russian attack drone.
Fighters from the 3rd Spartan Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, named after Colonel Petro Bolbochan, carried out drone strikes on a Russian shelter and an ammunition depot in the Pokrovsk sector.
20 August 2025
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks with the speakers of the parliaments of Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark to discuss achieving a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
Kherson was the first front-line city I visited after arriving in Ukraine one year ago.
On December 1, 300 Dutch soldiers with two Patriot air defense systems and anti-drone complexes will head to Poland to protect military equipment deliveries to Ukraine from Russian attacks.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz accused Russia of provocation after a Russian Shahed drone crashed in Poland overnight.
Pope Leo XIV called for a day of prayer and fasting on August 22, praying for peace, particularly in Ukraine.
The death mask and typewriter of Symon Petliura, one of the leaders of the 1917–1921 liberation struggle, are being transported to Kyiv from Canada. The artifacts have already crossed the border and are awaiting customs clearance.
The Polish Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the drone that crashed in a field in the village of Osiny in the east of the country turned out to be a Russian “Shahed.”
Russian propaganda is circulating a fabricated narrative alleging that Russian hackers breached the Ukrainian General Staff’s database and obtained information about “1.7 million dead and missing Ukrainian service members” since the start of the full-scale war.
Courts declare invalid no more than 5% of online auctions for the sale of seized assets, which are listed by State-Owned Enterprise System of Electronic Trading in Seized Property (SETAM) under the Ukrainian Justice Ministry.
Russian troops shelled the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, with Smerch multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), killing three civilians and injuring four others.
This morning, members of NATO’s North Atlantic Council—the Alliance’s principal political decision-making body overseeing the political and military security process—convened to discuss the outcomes of recent meetings in Washington focused on ending the war in Ukraine.
Kherson and other frontline regions of Ukraine simultaneously reveal the resilience of the people and the scale of destruction caused by the war. As such, humanitarian aid and international support remain critically important for saving lives, restoring infrastructure, and supporting the population.
As a result of another artillery strike on the town of Bilozerka in the Kherson region around 11:45, one person was killed and another injured. Criminal proceedings have been initiated.
Russian troops are ramping up offensive operations in the northern part of Donetsk region, especially in the Lyman sector.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said he does not support the idea of holding negotiations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Hungary.
On August 19, Ukrainian forces engaged in 175 combat clashes with Russian invaders, with 50 of them recorded in the Pokrovsk sector.
Cyber specialists from the Atesh partisan movement have carried out a cyberattack, disrupting the operations of Russia's largest commodity exchange, which handles 99% of the country's raw materials trading volumes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia's latest strikes "demonstrative strikes" that underscore the need for new sanctions and tariffs against Moscow until diplomacy can function in full.
Near the village of Petrivka in the Zolochiv territorial community, Russian troops struck a civilian car with a drone, killing a man and a woman.