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26 August 2025
To support remote clearance of explosive devices in the Kyiv region, the pyrotechnic unit of the State Emergency Service’s Mobile Rapid Response Rescue Center will deploy a cutting-edge robotic dog.
Over the past 24 hours, four people were injured in the Kherson region as a result of ongoing Russian aggression.
Units from the State Border Guard Service used drones to eliminate a Russian UAV launch site and four enemy shelters in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector.
Over the course of the past day, Russian forces carried out 480 strikes across 17 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. One man was injured following an enemy attack on the Zaporizhzhia district.
Units from the State Border Guard Service used drones to eliminate a Russian UAV launch site and four enemy shelters in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector.
A court has sentenced a Russian agent to 15 years in prison with property confiscation for directing Russia’s missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s southern region.
25 August 2025
On August 25, the Armed Forces of Ukraine engaged in 136 combat clashes with Russian forces, with the Pokrovsk sector remaining the hottest spot, where the enemy attempted attacks 43 times.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and German Vice Chancellor, Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil, discussed financing Ukraine’s state budget and defense needs during a meeting in Kyiv.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and a delegation of the international parliamentary network United for Ukraine (U4U) discussed mechanisms for opening the first negotiation cluster this year regarding Ukraine’s membership in the European Union.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and German Vice Chancellor, Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, discussed Ukraine’s needs in financing weapons production and procurement, as well as strengthening Ukraine’s air defense.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and General Keith Kellogg, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy, discussed ways to exert pressure on Russia and advance the humanitarian track—specifically, the return of all abducted Ukrainian children.
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, many in Western capitals believed Kyiv could fall within days. However, the efforts of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) and U.S. support reshaped the course of the war and pushed it onto the aggressor’s territory.
Throughout the day, Russian forces carried out nearly 40 attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region, deploying drones, artillery, and guided aerial bombs across the Nikopol, Synelnykove, and Kryvyi Rih districts. The strikes damaged six residential buildings, two trucks, and a gas station.
On Monday evening, Russian forces launched a drone attack on the village of Antonivka in the Kherson region, injuring a local resident.
In Kyiv, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with General Keith Kellogg, the U.S. President’s Special Representative for Ukraine, to discuss the development of reliable security guarantees aimed at preventing future aggression against Ukraine.
Norway intends to maintain a high level of support for Ukraine next year, allocating around $8.5 billion.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and Romania’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, Liviu-Ionuț Moșteanu, discussed U.S. weapons supplies and drone production during their meeting in Kyiv.
The Sumy City Council reported that, following a nighttime attack on the community, nearly an entire street was destroyed.
Ukrainian and Lithuanian Defense Ministers Denys Shmyhal and Dovilė Šakalienė signed a letter of intent on joint defense production.
In the Kharkiv region, one person was killed and six others were injured during the day as a result of Russian shelling.
During the day, from the morning of August 24 to the morning of August 25, Russian troops carried out almost 140 strikes on 46 settlements of the Sumy region, resulting in dead and wounded citizens.
Ukrainian and Canadian Defense Ministers Denys Shmyhal and David McGuinty discussed investments in drone production.
On August 24, a total of 159 combat engagements took place between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders along the front line.
Russian troops launched strikes on Nikopol and the Synelnykove district in the Dnipropetrovsk region, causing damage to infrastructure and property.
Over the past 24 hours, three people were injured in the Kherson region as a result of Russian aggression.
Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 76 out of 104 drones launched by Russian troops in an overnight attack beginning on August 24.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched 500 strikes targeting 13 settlements across the Zaporizhzhia region.
A Russian drone attack on Sumy resulted in more than 10 strikes, setting residential buildings ablaze.
Yesterday, Russian troops shelled five settlements in the Kharkiv region; there were no casualties.
24 August 2025
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Svyrydenko and U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg discussed critical minerals and industrial assets that Russia is attempting to exploit in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.