Donetsk Oblast
Rescuers have completed search operations at the site of a destroyed building in Kramatorsk, finding the body of a man born in 1966. A total of 107 tonnes of structural debris were cleared.
On August 15, Russian forces killed one person in Raihorodok in Donetsk region. Six more people in the region were injured during the day.
On the night of August 16, Russian forces struck Kyiv, Kremenchuk and Kryvyi Rih. Air defense forces shot down 85 UAVs and three Kh-59/69 missiles.
Ukraine's Defense Forces struck Russian military targets in the Luhansk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. A "Strela-10" air defense missile system, UAV storage facilities, and two command posts were hit.
The Trump–Putin summit in August 2025 did not lead to a ceasefire or a peace agreement. A year later, the fighting continues, and Ukraine is once again submitting proposals to the United States.
The President of Ukraine said that the Sloviansk and Kostiantynivka directions are being reinforced to exhaust Russian forces. He predicts that in August, the Russian army will lose more than 30,000 servicemen.
Ukraine handed the Trump administration a document stating that Russia's advance has slowed to 100 sq. km per month. Kyiv believes that Moscow will not achieve its goals in Donetsk region by force by 2027.
Court sentences Russian serviceman to 12 years for the systematic rape of a 57-year-old woman in a village in Pokrovskyi district. The crime continued for about two months, and the serviceman threatened to kill the victim.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine confirmed the destruction of two ground-based repeaters and five enemy UAV control points. The targets were located in the occupied territories and in the Russian Federation.
As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy facilities in the Donetsk, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, electricity supply is temporarily unavailable. No restrictions are forecast for today; restoration work is ongoing.
President Zelenskyy said that Russia uses around 220 guided aerial bombs against Ukrainian frontline communities every day, despite sanctions. He called for increased pressure on Russia’s supply chains.
On August 13, Russian forces attacked Kramatorsk with 8 FAB-250 aerial bombs, hitting residential buildings. As a result of the attack, one person was killed and 17 were injured.
In the evening, the Russians attacked Kramatorsk and Bilenke 8 times, using aerial bombs. An apartment building was damaged; emergency services are working at the sites.
The Central Election Commission adopted a resolution declaring the organization of the "elections" to the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine illegitimate.
Overnight, Russia attacked Ukraine with 133 drones. Air defense forces shot down and suppressed 111 UAVs; hits were recorded at 15 locations.
President Zelenskyy reported that from January to August 2026, Ukrainian forces liberated 745 square kilometers and 26 villages. Russian losses amounted to at least 9,550 killed and more than 6,600 wounded.
The court sentenced three traitors who fought against the Defense Forces in the Pokrovsk and Kharkiv sectors to 15 years in prison. They were found guilty of high treason and collaborationist activities.
Overnight, the Defense Forces struck a repeater for "Geran" in Crimea, a repair unit in Mariupol, and a concentration of personnel from the UAV Forces in Luhansk Oblast.
As a result of the shelling, some consumers in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Kharkiv regions are without electricity. The situation is most difficult in Odesa region, where the enemy attacked the energy infrastructure again.
The SBU counterintelligence service exposed an FSB agent network that coordinated air attacks. Four informants were detained in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions.
As a result of a Russian strike on Kramatorsk on August 11, a fire broke out in a church. Rescuers extinguished the fire over an area of 140 sq. m, and there were no casualties.
Russian forces attacked the central market in Sloviansk when people were there. Four people are known to have been wounded, including three women and a man.
A Socis poll showed that 59. 4% of Ukrainians consider the work of NABU and SAPO ineffective. Experts link this to corruption scandals and the Bureau's record-low performance.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced personnel changes in the Armed Forces, discussing the proposals with Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi.
The HACC investigating judge partially granted the motion filed by the defense of the former head of the OP, who is suspected of laundering UAH 460 million, and expanded the restrictions on movement. The obligation to wear an electronic monitoring device remains unchanged.
During the night of August 10, Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the "Taneco" oil refinery in Tatarstan, causing a fire. Damage to the AVT-6 column at the "Ilsky" oil refinery and the destruction of fuel tanks in Crimea were also confirmed.
As a result of shelling of energy facilities, some consumers in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Kharkiv regions are without electricity. The most difficult situation is in Odesa region, where the enemy carried out new strikes; restrictions are not expected.
As a result of Russian attacks on Odesa, Kharkiv and other regions, there are people killed and injured, and the port and energy infrastructure have been damaged. Zelenskyy called for stronger sanctions and air defense.
A Russian drone struck a Ukrposhta vehicle heading to Kramatorsk. The fire was extinguished with the assistance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; the driver was unharmed.
As a result of Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv and the region, four people were killed, including a three-year-old child. Zelenskyy called for increased pressure on Russia through new sanctions and for Ukraine to be provided with more air defense systems.