President Zelenskyy reported on discussions with partners about new air defense systems for Ukraine. He also heard a report from Chief Commander Syrskyi on the situation at the front and the achievement of certain goals.
The Ministry of Reintegration will suspend payments under the Shelter program after August 2024 due to lack of funds. The program is not canceled, payments will be resumed when funding is found.
President Zelenskyy announced the preparation of the second Peace Summit to be held this year. He called on diplomats to work more actively with partners and the media to support the Peace Formula.
President Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of economic and security cooperation with Africa. He also emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation with Latin America and to strengthen the diplomatic presence in Asia.
President Zelenskyy announced plans to create a new institution to strengthen ties with Ukrainians abroad. The new “Ministry of Ukrainian Unity” will counter Russian influence and unite the global Ukrainian community.
President Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of rapid delivery of the announced military aid to the front. He called on diplomats to work more actively on investments in arms production and the reconstruction of Ukraine.
The President called on his partners to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons to protect it from Russian aggression. He emphasized that delaying this issue actually supports Russia's offensive potential.
Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian forces controlled 1,250 km² of territory and 92 settlements in the Kursk region of Russia. The operation has become the largest investment in the liberation of Ukrainians from captivity and may change the course of the war.
The President of Ukraine said that the successful operation in the Kursk region of Russia had changed the ideological assessment of the war. Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of bold decisions and support from partners to force Russia to peace.
A motion to arrest more than $1 million seized from the heads of the Boryspil and Bucha TCCs and their accomplice has been filed with the court. They are suspected of mobilization evasion.
Ukrainian troops continue to hold positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River, in particular near the village of Krynky. The intensity of hostilities in the Zaporizhzhya sector is decreasing, but the enemy continues air strikes and shelling.
Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi Court has remanded the heads of the Boryspil and Bucha TCCs and their accomplice in custody without bail. They are suspected of illicit enrichment of over USD 1 million through a scheme to evade mobilization.
The Russian Foreign Minister said that Putin ruled out negotiations with Ukraine after the events in the Kursk region. Lavrov called rumors information about secret contacts with Kiev regarding negotiations.
In the Kursk region, the 810th Brigade of the Russian Marine Corps lost 70% of its personnel. Among the losses were soldiers of the 3rd company of the 1st MSB, the company commander was captured by the AFU fighters.
Energoatom has replaced all spare parts that were previously supplied from russia with domestic and Western analogues. The company optimizes NPP repairs to ensure maximum power in the grid during the heating season.
Energoatom has reduced the repair campaign period by 25 days to ensure that all power units operate in winter. Two units are still being repaired, and they will be connected by the beginning of the autumn-winter period.
Narendra Modi is planning a visit to Kiev on August 23. India is ready to transmit messages between Putin and Zelensky, but excludes the role of mediator in ending the war due to dependence on Russia.
The KIIS survey showed that 43% of Ukrainians have a positive attitude to the legalization of medical cannabis. The idea has the greatest support among people aged 50-69 years, the least - among 40-49-year-olds.
The Atesh movement explored the repair base of the Russians in Dolzhansk. The repaired equipment is urgently sent to Millerovo, and from there it is transferred in trains to the Kursk region of Russia.
The Cabinet of ministers approved a draft law on simplifying the registration of medicines purchased by the state enterprise "Medical procurement of Ukraine". The changes will expand access to new drugs and vaccines purchased from the state budget.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported heavy fighting in the Pokrovsk sector and the defense of Toretsk. The Ukrainian military is also achieving new results in the Kursk region and replenishing the exchange fund.
Iryna Vereshchuk, Minister of Reintegration, called on residents of frontline cities in Donetsk Oblast to evacuate due to the difficult situation. The government, local authorities and volunteers are ready to assist the evacuees.
On the night of August 18, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine struck an oil depot in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation that supplied Russian occupation forces. The attack was carried out by Ukrainian-made kamikaze drones, causing explosions and a fire.
U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is making his ninth visit to Israel since the start of the Gaza war. The goal is to secure a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar.
Russian troops attacked Bilopillia in Sumy region, dropping a CAB. Preliminary, one person was killed and one wounded. During the night, Russians fired 19 times at the border areas of the region.
A spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service said that there has been no increase in equipment or personnel of Belarusian units near the Ukrainian border. This refutes Lukashenka's claims of troop deployment.
In the Russian town of Suzha, which is controlled by Ukrainian troops, the Lenin monument remains in place, although damaged. The BBC denied the information about its demolition, which had been spread earlier on social media.
The DIU cyber specialists paralyzed the work of a nuclear weapons company in Russia. The SBU obtained personal data of employees and other documents that may help prevent the circumvention of sanctions.
A 44-year-old man was killed in Myrnohrad when a shell hit near his car. Six private houses were damaged. Earlier, Russians shelled a 9-storey building, there are wounded.
The Russian Federal Security Service opened a criminal case against Rai journalists for illegally crossing the border and filming in Suzha, Kursk region. The maximum penalty under this article is five years in prison.
