- 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
Russian drone strike on Kyiv-area warehouse kills 37 and triggers negligence probe
A Russian drone strike on a warehouse in Myla killed at least 37 people and damaged 50 homes, leading Ukrainian authorities to open a criminal negligence investigation into munitions storage.
- 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 23
Ukrainian drones strike Russian Ozon hub as Russian attacks kill two in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an Ozon logistics depot and an oil refinery in Russia's Samara region, while Russian strikes killed two people in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia.
- Aug 22
Russian double drone strike on Kryvyi Rih mall kills 16 and injures 130
A Russian double-tap drone attack struck a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih on 21 August 2026, killing at least 16 people as rescue workers responded, with additional strikes hitting Mykolaiv, Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia.
- 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
Russian drone strike on Kherson minibus kills four passengers and wounds five
A Russian drone dropped an explosive directly onto the roof of a civilian minibus in Kherson on Wednesday morning, killing four passengers and wounding five others in the frontline city.
- 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 16
Russia repels 620 drones aimed at Moscow as Russian strike kills 10 in Kharkiv
Ukrainian forces launched 620 drones toward the Moscow region overnight, while a Russian missile strike killed at least 10 civilians in the Kharkiv region village of Pechenihy.
- Aug 15
Ukraine sends 600 drones at Moscow in one of war's largest attacks as Russia strikes Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih
Ukraine sent 600 drones toward the Moscow region overnight in one of the largest attacks of the war, hitting a Wildberries warehouse and killing at least six in Russia, while Russian missile strikes on Ukraine killed at least five.
- Aug 12
Ukraine hands US negotiators peace proposals as Zelenskiy warns of Russian mobilisation plan
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine has handed concrete proposals to US negotiators for ending the war with Russia, as Washington prepares to send envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv for the first time.
- 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
Ukrainian drone strike on Russian oil refinery in Tatarstan kills 13, including seven Uzbek citizens
A Ukrainian drone attack on the industrial city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Tatarstan region killed at least 13 people, including seven Uzbek citizens and a child, while Kyiv also struck a petrochemical facility 2,500 km away in Tobolsk.
- 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
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 2
Ukraine hits three Russian oil refineries and sinks sanctioned container ship Yanina in Black Sea
Ukrainian naval drones sank the sanctioned Russian container ship Yanina in the Black Sea early Saturday, as long-range drones also struck three oil refineries in Bashkortostan, which Kyiv puts at nearly 1,600 kilometres from Ukraine. Russian state nuclear company Rosatom, which owns the vessel, called the attack 'piracy.'
- Aug 2
Drone strikes knock out Crimean power as residents queue for street meals
Long-range Ukrainian drone strikes on electricity substations in occupied Crimea have triggered prolonged blackouts, forcing residents to queue for hot meals cooked on the street, as Kyiv intensifies its campaign to isolate the peninsula from Russia’s mainland supply routes.
- 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.
