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14 August 2025
The possible withdrawal of U.S. President Donald Trump from the peace negotiation process represents an undesirable scenario for Ukraine, but not a critical one. Kyiv retains alternative channels of support, particularly through Europe and the U.S. Congress.
On the night of August 14, units from the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, in coordination with other elements of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, conducted a drone strike on the Volgograd oil refinery (Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka LLC). The facility is a key supplier of petroleum products to the Russian military.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda believes that countries that have joined the Coalition of the Willing should be ready to deploy Armed Forces to ensure security in Ukraine.
Anti-aircraft systems shot down 24 out of 45 Russian drones.
On August 13, 148 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the frontline.
Trump believes again that Putin is wanting peace
The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to August 14, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,067,100 people, including 990 people over the past day.
As part of the Ukrainian President's Bring Kids Back UA initiative, another group of Ukrainian children has been rescued from the temporarily occupied territories.
The Republic of Azerbaijan has sent another shipment of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, consisting of power equipment.
13 August 2025
As the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin approaches, Russian propaganda is actively promoting the narrative that Ukraine and the European Union are allegedly obstructing peace, and that a U.S.-Russia agreement regarding Ukraine’s neutrality could pave the way for a peaceful resolution.
President Volodymyr Zelensky participated in the sixth meeting of the Coalition of the Willing during his visit to Germany.
Troops from the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled a Russian assault in the Orikhiv sector, destroying a tank, four buggies, and four motorcycles.
One person was killed and another wounded in the Kharkiv region following Russian FPV drone strikes.
In peace negotiations with Russia, diplomacy would have a chance if Ukraine received military support from Europe or the United States.
All partners support the idea that issues concerning the integrity of Ukrainian territory cannot be resolved without Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that his position on Ukraine's presence in Donbas has not changed after the meeting in Berlin.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin may use his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska to achieve goals in the war that the Russian army cannot achieve.
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) is closely monitoring all cases of Ukrainian journalists detained by Russia and reminds OSCE participating States of their commitment to immediately and unconditionally release all journalists who have been arbitrarily detained or taken hostage.
Ukrainian citizens abroad should not support Russian cultural products, and EU countries, particularly Poland, should not provide venues for performers who promote the “Russian world.”
A virtual meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian allies in NATO will be held to prepare the American leader for negotiations with Putin.
Germany’s support for Ukraine remains limited and inconsistent, pressuring Kyiv toward inequitable decisions that risk further exacerbating the situation.
A man who took up arms after his family was killed in a missile strike.
Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 32 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched by Russia against Ukraine during the evening and overnight hours of August 12.
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to August 13, 2025 amount to nearly 1,066,110 invaders, including another 890 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
Rallies planned in downtown Anchorage on the eve and day of the upcoming summit between U.S. and Russian leaders will carry clear messages to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin who, organizers say, has no place on American soil.
On August 12, 2025, the Ukrainian State Property Fund sold Ukrainian Research and Technology Center of Metallurgy Industry ‘Energostal’ State Enterprise through privatization auction for UAH 600 million.
Welcoming the efforts of the U.S. Administration to achieve peace in Ukraine, the European Union also stresses that such peace must respect international law, the sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the year, 117 children have been evacuated from the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region.
12 August 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and expressed gratitude for his assistance in securing the release of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
The success of the special operation dubbed "Spiderweb" was made possible by a unique combination of agent work and technical capabilities employed by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).