The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is preparing changes to border crossing rules. They will concern men aged 18 to 22.
Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries disrupted at least 17% of Russia's oil refining capacity, causing a gasoline shortage. Strikes on facilities in Novoshakhtinsk, Ust-Luga, and the Druzhba pipeline are a response to Russian aggression.
The large-scale fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in the Rostov region, caused by a drone attack on August 21, was fully extinguished only five days later. The firefighting efforts led to water supply disruptions for tens of thousands of local residents.
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted a special operation in temporarily occupied Crimea. As a result, logistics facilities that ensure the functioning and combat supply of military units of the Russian army were disabled.
Russia launched 59 Shahed drones and decoys over Ukraine. Air defense forces neutralized 47 enemy UAVs, 12 drones hit 9 locations.
Over the past day, 174 combat engagements were recorded at the front. More than half of them occurred in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Novopavlivka directions.
Over the past day, August 25, Russian occupation forces lost 890 servicemen, 4 tanks, and 33 artillery systems. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 26.08.25 amount to 1,077,830 personnel.
In Russia, high-ranking officials from three border regions have been detained, accused of embezzling funds allocated for defensive fortifications. The Kremlin is attempting to shift the blame onto them for the failure to repel the Ukrainian invasion in Kursk Oblast.
The National Agency for Identification, Tracing and Management of Assets (ARMA) transferred over $3. 5 million from the sanctioned company "ROYAL PAY EUROPE" to the state budget. The funds will be directed to the Fund for the Elimination of the Consequences of Armed Aggression for the country's recovery.
In Donetsk region, a serviceman attempted to sell weapons for over 1. 7 million UAH. He exchanged 26 grenades and 9 grenade launchers for a drone, which he then resold for 40,000 UAH.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Denys Shmyhal visited a Ukrainian drone production facility. Norway will allocate $8.5 billion to support Ukraine in 2026, with most of the funds going to military equipment.
Patrol police officers in Kyiv fined military personnel for speeding. The police denied information about a "combat mission" and emphasized that there was no air raid alarm in Kyiv.
The Drone Systems Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit 704 unique enemy targets from August 24 to 25. Among the destroyed targets: 212 personnel, 22 vehicles, 28 motorcycles, 17 artillery systems, 6 tanks, and 2 armored vehicles.
German Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil confirmed Berlin's readiness to participate in security guarantees for Ukraine. Germany will allocate 9 billion euros annually to support Ukraine.
In Odesa region, a man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for treason. He spied for the Russian Federation disguised as a woman, adjusting drone and missile attacks.
Since the beginning of the day, 76 combat engagements have been recorded at the front, half of them in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions. The Defense Forces have success in the North-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, repelling enemy attacks.
Fedir Venislavsky announced that the committee might consider the bill allowing men under 25 to travel abroad no earlier than September 4-5. Currently, there are 14 days for submitting alternative bills.
The case regarding the embezzlement of UAH 1. 3 billion from the Ministry of Defense on shell procurement has been sent to the High Anti-Corruption Court.
In Rivne region, Vitaliy Sakharuk, born in 1991, a conscript, died in the TCC. According to preliminary data, the cause of death was a heart failure attack.
Vitaliy Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, is likely the owner of a house in the USA, registered under a straw person. The property, worth over $1 million, is not declared, and his family lived there in 2023.
The Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in the Rostov region is still burning. Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, published a video of the burning plant.
Prosecutors secured confirmation of a life sentence for a collaborator who transmitted data about the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The man cooperated with the enemy from February to April 2022.
The European Union will discuss military support for Ukraine this week, including security guarantees. They will also consider the use of proceeds from frozen Russian assets and the 19th package of sanctions.
The long-range version of the Ukrainian cruise missile "Long Neptune", which has been under development since 2023, has been publicly demonstrated for the first time. It can hit the enemy at a distance of up to 1000 km, has an increased fuselage diameter and a length of more than 6 meters.
Bill No. 13685, which allows men under conscription age to travel abroad, has appeared on the parliament's website. This aims to simplify the return of young people to Ukraine and maintain ties with their families.
In Smila, a conscript jumped out of a car on the way from the TCR to a training center and sustained injuries. Two days later, he died in a medical facility.
Three Ukrainian veterans, despite their injuries, swam across the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey, covering 6. 5 km. The swim aimed to draw attention to the victims of the war and raise funds for prosthetics.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 159 combat engagements over the past day. About half of them took place in the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions.
Overnight, Ukraine was attacked by 104 strike UAVs and decoy drones. Air defense forces neutralized 76 enemy targets, with hits recorded in 15 locations.
The Russian Human Rights Commissioner and a representative of the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights met with the mediation of Belarus. The parties discussed family reunification, visits to prisoners, and exchange of letters.
