Yevhen Ustimenko
The EU aims to prepare a joint response to Russia’s hybrid threats by 2030. New sources of funding are being considered for this purpose.
Russian forces launched 88 airstrikes and carried out more than 3,200 attacks. Ukrainian forces destroyed 1,762 unmanned aerial vehicles and 53 artillery systems.
A deputy and the first deputy chairman of the Volyn Regional Council were served with a notice of suspicion for receiving $110,000 of a bribe in exchange for facilitating construction development. The total amount offered was $140,000.
Ukrainians have the most favorable views of Macron, Merz, and Erdoğan. They have the most negative views of Putin, Lukashenko, and Trump. Ukrainians’ attitudes toward Russians and Belarusians have worsened since 2022.
Hungary condemned Russia’s aggression and supported Ukraine’s sovereignty. The document reflects a break with Viktor Orbán’s pro-Russian course.
Pysarivka in Sumy region remains under Ukrainian control; fighting continues. The Defense Forces noted that the Russians are not lying about the capture of Pysarivka for the first time.
On August 25, there were 203 combat engagements on the front. The Russian Federation carried out 81 airstrikes and used more than 10,000 drones. The enemy's losses amounted to 1,450 military personnel.
The employees were not injured, but the branches were damaged. In Kramatorsk, the strike hit a Ukrposhta branch that had been closed in advance.
Novokostiantynivka remains under the control of Ukraine’s Defense Forces, and fighting continues. The Armed Forces of Ukraine called Russia’s statement propaganda aimed at a domestic audience.
The military showed the stele, which is dangerous for civilians to travel to due to shelling and drone attacks. The Russians systematically strike civilians.
The Trump administration may revoke up to 200,000 B1 and B2 visas from foreigners who have filed or are filing asylum applications. The decision is being prepared jointly with the Department of Homeland Security.
Over the past day, 209 combat engagements took place; the Russian Federation launched missile and air strikes and carried out more than 3,200 attacks. The enemy's losses amounted to 1,230 servicemen.
In 26 regions of Russia, 165 deserted settlements were liquidated in less than eight months of 2026. Villages are disappearing fastest in the Novgorod and Kostroma regions.
The President of Lithuania spoke Ukrainian at the State Flag Day celebration in Kyiv. He promised to increase pressure on Russia and its allies.
Zelenskyy spoke in Kyiv on the occasion of the Day of the National Flag. He emphasized that Ukrainian symbols were not destroyed by Soviet rule or Russian aggression.
A Russian shelling of the village of Sofiivka claimed the lives of two people and injured two others. A total of 141 private houses were damaged, and three fires broke out.
At night, Russia launched 127 drones at Ukraine, 97 of which were destroyed or suppressed by air defense. Twenty-seven hits were recorded at 22 locations.
A Russian jet-powered drone attacked a private-sector residential area of Kharkiv. Eight people were injured, including a child; three structures caught fire.
Gitanas Nausėda arrived in Kyiv on August 23. He will meet with Zelenskyy and take part in events and a meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing."
On the morning of August 23, an explosion occurred at a pharmacy on Hlynianskyi Trakt in Lviv. According to preliminary data, the pharmacist was killed.
There were 254 combat engagements at the front; Russia carried out 98 airstrikes and launched 11,859 drones. The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 1,310 occupiers and destroyed their equipment.
Ukraine's Defense Forces destroyed a Russian Su-24M and four pieces of equipment in Crimea. In the Bryansk region, drone repeaters were eliminated.
In Darnytsia, a foreman at a railway enterprise was killed following a Russian ballistic missile strike. At Rozdilna station in Odesa region the railway station building was damaged.
As a result of the Russian attack, 16 people were killed and 9 are missing, including two children. 130 people were injured, including 25 children. Mourning was declared on August 23.
Over the past day, there were 202 combat engagements; the Russians launched 96 airstrikes and used more than 10,900 drones. The enemy’s losses amounted to 1,240 military personnel.
The National Bank will investigate information about possible interference in Sense Bank’s automated system. The regulator denies access to it and permission to conduct transactions.
The court confiscated Liudmyla Marchenko’s assets worth more than UAH 8. 2 million. They include five apartments, property rights, and a Toyota Land Cruiser.
The Kremlin is shifting responsibility for protecting facilities onto businesses, which are creating mobile groups costing 50–70 million rubles. The lack of standards is causing obstacles.
Yurii Vlasenko was elected chair of the NEURC by secret ballot. Ruslan Slobodyan resigned as chair but remained a member of the Commission.
1. 5 million Ukrainian individual entrepreneurs owe UAH 16.6 billion in taxes. The largest number of debtors is in Kyiv Oblast, while the largest total debt is in Kyiv.