Canadian Prime Minister heads to Europe to discuss security issues
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney will visit Poland, Germany, and Latvia to develop defense and other partnerships.
24 August 2025
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney will visit Poland, Germany, and Latvia to develop defense and other partnerships.
In temporarily occupied Sevastopol, a Russian patrol boat guarded the entrance to Striletska Bay.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Volodymyr Kolosov as Head of the Pokrovsk District State Administration in the Donetsk region.
23 August 2025
Throughout the day, 134 combat clashes took place on the front. In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces made 40 attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses near 17 settlements.
Although it is still unclear what share of loans under the SAFE (Security Action for Europe) program EU member states will allocate in Ukraine’s interests, it is already evident that Europeans are interested in the potential of Ukraine’s defense industry.
In Russia’s Rostov region, the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery — one of the largest in the country’s south — has been burning for a third day following an attack by Ukrainian drones.
On August 23, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed two decrees enacting new sanctions packages.
Since the beginning of the day, 71 combat engagements have occurred between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops, with fighting still ongoing in seven sectors of the front.
Representatives of Ukraine’s defense industry, under the unified national brand ZBROYA, showcased their products in Denmark and discussed further cooperation with state customers in the framework of the Danish model.
The Ukrainian Flag was solemnly raised near the Kyiv City Hall.
The Ukrainian Flag was solemnly raised near the Kyiv City Hall.
In the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region, as a result of the explosion, three Russian soldiers who perpetrated war crimes in Bucha, Kyiv region, were killed.
In the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region, as a result of the explosion, three Russian soldiers who committed war crimes in Bucha, Kyiv region, were killed.
In the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, a Russian drone crashed into a road.
Three children and a young man have been returned from Russia to Ukraine.
Ukraine's struggle is a dramatic poem without an ending — every generation writes a new stanza
The new Ukrainian missile can change the course of the war, and the fact that it is an "easy prey" for fighters is offset by deployment tactics and mass production
During the day, the occupiers carried out 448 strikes on 17 settlements of the Zaporizhzhia region.
As a result of three hits in Konotop, residential buildings were damaged, previously without injuries.
22 August 2025
Estonia is ready to participate in a peacekeeping operation in Ukraine by deploying a force of up to one company, according to Prime Minister Kristen Michal.
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) exposed former officials of the State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre involved in the unlawful seizure of more than 500 hectares of land belonging to the state enterprise “DG Dnipro” of the National Scientific Center “Institute of Agriculture NAAS” in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Ending the war with a genuine peace agreement and compensating Ukraine for its losses cannot be a rapid process; the Istanbul format and Turkey as a platform for negotiations may be the most appropriate option.
Ukraine has received EUR 4.05 billion in international aid, including EUR 1 billion under ERA Loans financed from frozen Russian assets and EUR 3.05 billion under the Ukraine Facility for reconstruction and integration.
A meeting between President Zelensky and Kremlin leader Putin is unlikely to happen anytime soon, as Russia hopes to achieve some success on the battlefield first.
In the near future, foreign exchange rates in Ukraine will remain within the corridor of UAH 41.05-41.85 for the U.S. dollar and UAH 47.80-48.70 for the euro.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting in Kyiv with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during which he stressed his gratitude to the Alliance for its support — particularly the PURL program, which enables Ukraine to purchase weapons from the United States.
Russia’s withdrawal from the arbitration process under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) concerning the detention of three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea in November 2018 does not stop the case. Ukraine will continue to seek justice and compensation.
Russian forces shelled the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, injuring one civilian and causing extensive damage to a gas distribution station, residential buildings, and municipal infrastructure.
Ukraine doesn’t need to tie its security guarantees strictly to NATO’s Article 5. At this stage, it’s more important to maintain the independence and flexibility of its armed forces while gradually aligning with the Alliance through shared understanding on key issues.
The future structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine should be based on a professional core and reserve, actively use technology and robotic systems, and security guarantees from partners should include not only the supply of weapons, but also funding and support for innovation.