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25 August 2025
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.
Polish troops will not take part in any future potential peacekeeping mission on Ukrainian territory.
To mark Ukraine’s Independence Day, soldiers from the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) conducted a reconnaissance mission using a ground-based robotic system in the Sumy region, on territory temporarily occupied by Russian forces. The national flag was mounted on the robot.
To mark Ukraine’s Independence Day, soldiers from the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) conducted a reconnaissance mission using a ground-based robotic system in the Sumy region, on territory temporarily occupied by Russian forces. The national flag was mounted on the robot.
Blocking Russian music on streaming platforms is a necessary step to protect Ukraine's cultural space.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 76 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops, with fighting currently continuing in seven areas of the frontline.
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) fighter jets have intercepted a Russian aircraft in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) three times over the past week.
On Monday, August 25, German prosecutors charged a U.S. citizen with offering to pass confidential military information to Chinese intelligence.
Four civilians were wounded in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, as a result of an air strike by Russian invaders. Two of them are in severe condition, according to doctors.
Belarus is limiting fuel supplies to Russia despite the fuel crisis facing the aggressor country.
Russian troops fired on the village of Slatyne in the Kharkiv region with multiple launch rocket systems, injuring a resident and damaging private houses, a gas pipeline, and power lines.
Pastor Mark Burns, spiritual advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, met with the wives and mothers of imprisoned defenders of Mariupol’s Azovstal to discuss the situation of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Ukraine is counting on Norway’s assistance, particularly in purchasing gas, as the Russian Federation strikes natural gas production sites and power generation facilities in Ukraine, disrupting preparations for the winter.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the decision of actor and director Woody Allen, a four-time Academy Award winner, to take part in the Moscow International Film Week.
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.
Lithuanian military intelligence has reported that, according to its data, 30,000 troops from Belarus and Russia will participate in the Zapad-2025 military exercises.
As a result of an airstrike on the villages of Malokaterynivka and Kushuhum in Zaporizhzhia region, around 70 houses were damaged or destroyed.
As a result of an airstrike on the villages of Malokaterynivka and Kushuhum in Zaporizhzhia region, around 70 houses were damaged or destroyed.
The Sumy City Council reported that, following a nighttime attack on the community, nearly an entire street was destroyed.
The Sumy City Council reported that, following a nighttime attack on the community, nearly an entire street was destroyed.
Slovak Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanár said that Ukrainian attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline contradict not only Bratislava’s national interests but also allegedly harm Ukraine itself.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used an interview with a U.S. media outlet to reiterate the Kremlin’s clear rejection of U.S.-proposed peace initiatives regarding Ukraine.
The military counterintelligence service of the Security Service of Ukraine detained an FSB agent in Chernihiv who was preparing a strike on the local territorial recruitment center.
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.
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.