- yesterday
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant relies on diesel backup as IAEA seeks local ceasefire
Europe's largest nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine has operated on emergency diesel generators for over a week following shelling near the Dnipro River, prompting the IAEA to push for a repair truce.
- 2d ago
US Open sets $108 million purse as players address governance and diversity
The US Open established a $108 million prize pool and a Grand Slam player council in New York as competitors reviewed diversity gains and on-court distractions.
- Aug 23
Zelensky urges parliament to pass EU reforms amid interceptor shortages and Russian mobilization
Volodymyr Zelensky urged the Ukrainian parliament to unblock anti-corruption bills required for 28.3 billion euros in European Union loans, while warning that Russia plans to recruit 300,000 soldiers starting in September.
- Aug 21
Russian double-tap drone strike kills 16 at Kryvyi Rih mall as Ukraine targets Russian logistics
At least 16 people died and more than 130 were injured after Russian drones struck a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih in two waves, while Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery and warehouse in Samara.
- Aug 20
Russian overnight barrage kills 16 across Kyiv region as drone incidents trigger NATO responses
A combined nine-hour Russian barrage of missiles and drones killed 16 people across Kyiv and its surrounding region on Thursday, damaging a children's hospital, schools, and residential buildings while triggering air defence scrambles in Poland and Romania.
- Aug 19
Fedorov calls for wartime elections in Ukraine after dismissal as defense minister
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for presidential elections during wartime, challenging President Volodymyr Zelensky as parliament prepares to confirm Yevhenii Khmara.
- Aug 12
Putin threatens to seize European ships in retaliation for EU shadow fleet crackdown
President Vladimir Putin warned from aboard a Pacific Fleet warship on 12 August that Russia will seize European merchant vessels if EU nations continue intercepting and selling cargo from Russia's shadow fleet, calling the practice piracy and promising retaliation anywhere Russia chooses.
- Aug 11
Russian strikes kill up to 13 in Ukraine as Zelensky warns of North Korean missile use
Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine to 13 civilians overnight on 10-11 August, as President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of using North Korean ballistic missiles and conveyed new peace proposals to US negotiators.
- Aug 10
WHO humanitarian warehouse destroyed in Dnipro as overnight strikes kill five across Ukraine and Russia
A WHO humanitarian medical warehouse in Dnipro was struck and destroyed on Friday, with staff managing to evacuate 130 of roughly 300 pallets before the attack. Overnight strikes across Ukraine and Russia killed at least five civilians on day 1,627 of the conflict.
- Aug 10
Zelensky says up to 50,000 North Korean troops to be deployed in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, 8 August that up to 50,000 North Korean soldiers will be deployed in Russia, as he urged South Korea to provide air defence support.
- Aug 9
Russian strikes kill civilians across Ukraine as Odesa hit by 200-plus drones and missiles, Belgorod struck by Ukrainian drones
Overnight Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least three civilians and wounded dozens, while a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Belgorod killed three. Odesa sustained a barrage of missiles and more than 200 drones targeting its port and energy grid.
- Aug 4
Turkey urges Russia and Ukraine to secure Black Sea shipping after drone attack on two Turkish cargo vessels injures crew
Two Turkish-owned cargo vessels, Nadezhda and Yasar, were struck by drones near Russia's Novorossiysk port on August 3, injuring multiple crew members. Ankara called on Moscow and Kyiv to implement urgent measures to protect civilian navigation.
- Aug 4
Russian drone chases vegetable vendor in Kherson market; Zelensky condemns 'human safari' war crime
Footage shows an FPV drone pursuing a 52-year-old vegetable seller around his van before exploding; he survived with shrapnel wounds. Kyiv calls it a deliberate war crime and part of a systematic terror campaign.
- Aug 4
Ukrainian drones hit Russian retailer Wildberries for 18th time, also strike Turkish cargo ship in Black Sea
Ukrainian drones struck a Wildberries logistics centre in Vladimir region for the 18th time since mid-July, while a separate attack on a Turkish cargo vessel near Novorossiysk left three sailors seriously injured.
- Aug 1
Drone hits crowded Russian beach in Gelendzhik, killing seven including three children
A drone slammed into a crowded beach in the Russian Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik on Monday, killing at least seven civilians and wounding 58, according to regional authorities. Moscow called it a deliberate attack on civilians; Kyiv has not officially commented.
- Aug 1
Russian ballistic missile barrage kills nine in Kyiv, damages Lithuanian embassy; Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 Iskanders
Overnight strikes on 1 August hit five districts of the Ukrainian capital with 35 missiles and 185 drones, killing nine people and wounding more than 30, including four children. President Zelensky said a single ballistic missile was intercepted, citing a lack of Patriot systems.
- Jul 30
Russian missile kills six, including two children, in Kryvyi Rih; at least 13 dead in Ukraine strikes, Poland scrambles jets
At least 13 people were killed, including two children in Kryvyi Rih, as Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine overnight. Poland scrambled fighter jets after an unidentified object entered its airspace.
- Jul 19
Russia fires over 40 ballistic missiles at Kyiv in one of war's largest attacks, killing at least 1 and injuring 16
More than 40 ballistic missiles and 125 drones targeted the Ukrainian capital overnight, causing fires across multiple districts and damaging residential buildings, a supermarket, and a metro station.
- Jul 12
Ukraine’s drone blitz hits 90 Russian vessels in Sea of Azov, forcing suspension of navigation
Ukrainian drones have damaged around 90 vessels in the Sea of Azov in under a week, including tankers, ferries and dry cargo ships, forcing Russia to suspend navigation through the Don-Azov channel and disrupting traffic in the Kerch Strait.
- Jul 4
Ukraine strikes Russian refineries and fuel tankers in Sea of Azov as Moscow reports civilian deaths in Kramatorsk and bans fuel exports
Kyiv's military targeted the Ilsky and Ust-Luga refineries and 10 tankers in the Azov Sea, while Russian bomb strikes on Kramatorsk killed four civilians.
