Ukraine’s air defense forces shoot down eight enemy Shahed UAVs, five missiles
The Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down eight Russian Shahed attack drones and five missiles on the night and morning of August 18.
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Drones attack oil depot in Russia’s Rostov region
On the morning of Sunday, August 18, a group of drones attacked an oil depot in Russia’s Rostov region.
Two killed, eight injured in Russian strikes on Donetsk region in past day
Two civilians were killed as the Russian army shelled the Donetsk region on Saturday, August 17.
No Russian warships spotted off Ukraine’s coasts
Russia currently has no naval vessels on combat duty in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,170 in past day
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces are believed to have lost 599,350 personnel killed or wounded, including 1,170 in the past 24 hours.
Kyiv comes under ballistic missile attack Sunday morning
For the third time in August, the Russians attacked Kyiv using ballistic missiles.
Invaders plan to build another landfill in Crimea - National Resistance Center
The Russians are planning to build a new landfill in temporarily occupied Crimea’s Bilohirsk district.
Ukrainian paratroopers destroy two Russian Grads in Pokrovsk axis
Drone operators from the 25th air assault brigade located and destroyed two Russian BM - 21 Grad multiple rocket launchers in the Pokrovsk axis within Donetsk region.
Drone blast reported near Zaporizhzhia NPP - IAEA
One of the roads surrounding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was damaged as a result of a drone strike.
Explosions ring out in Kyiv region as air defense activated
Explosions were heard near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in the early hours of Sunday, amid an air raid alert.
Kursk Incursion: what the goal is and what caused Russian defenses to fail
Ukraine has been able to capture as much of the adversary’s territory in just 10 days as the Russian army has occupied in Ukraine over nearly eight months of this year
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Zelensky announces expansion of negotiating group for prisoner swaps
The comprehensive reorganization of the Ukrainian negotiating group and the entire infrastructure of POW swaps has taken place this week.
Invaders attack Zolota Balka in Kherson region with drones
On Saturday, Russian troops fired several times at Zolota Balka in the Beryslav district of Kherson region, damaging two buildings in the village.
Russian missile strike on Sumy: Rescuers show consequences
Rescuers have completed an emergency restoration operation at the site of a Russian missile attack in Sumy.
Zelensky: Ukrainian forces’ operation in Kursk region continues as planned
The operation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in Russia’s Kursk region is unfolding exactly as planned, and Ukrainian defenders are reinforcing their positions there.
Man injured as invaders shell Nikopol district 15 times today
On Saturday, the Russian forces attacked three communities in the Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring a young man.
Shelling of Myrnohrad: One killed, four wounded
One person was killed and four more were wounded in the shelling of Myrnohrad, Donetsk region.
Militants attack Myrnohrad in Donetsk region, three wounded
Russian troops shelled Myrnohrad, Donetsk region, injuring at least three people.
Border guards hit Russian army positions in Serebriansky forest
Soldiers of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine damaged about ten positions of the Russian army in the Serebryansky forest in Luhansk region using bombs dropped from drones.
Navy: Enemy does not have ability to mine Black Sea now
Russia does not currently have the same capabilities to mine the Black Sea as it had before.
Russian army strikes Vorozhba and Bilopillia in Sumy region with air strikes, wounded
Russian troops carried out air strikes on the civilian infrastructure of Vorozhba and Bilopillia in Sumy region, injuring two people.
Another coal mine shut down due to enemy shelling - Volynets
The operation of the 1-3 Novogrodovka mine of the State Holding Company Selydivuhillia has been suspended, and it is being flooded.
Russians shell Druzhba town in Sumy region, 8-year-old child wounded
On Saturday morning, Russian troops fired on the town of Druzhba in Shostka district, Sumy region, injuring an 8-year-old child.
Fire started in Kyiv due to falling wreckage of downed drone - Klitschko
In Kyiv, the wreckage of a downed Russian drone set fire to a grass floor in the Desnianskyi district.
Russians shell Antonivka in Kherson region, woman wounded
Russians shelled Antonivka in the Kherson region, injuring a local resident.
Attack on Kramatorsk: Rescuers pull victim from rubble
In Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, rescuers have pulled a victim from the rubble following Russian strikes.
CinC Syrskyi reports to President Zelensky on expansion of stabilized area in Kursk region
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported to President Volodymyr Zelensky on the reinforcement of Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region and the expansion of the stabilized area.
PGO opens case over video that allegedly shows severed head of Ukrainian soldier
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into a video that allegedly shows the severed head of a Ukrainian soldier.
Russians shell Kramatorsk, one person under rubble
The Russian forces shelled Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. One person is currently trapped under the rubble. A rescue operation is ongoing.