The number includes 890 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

Key developments on Aug. 18: * 'We'll give them very good protection, very good security' — Trump says in White House meeting with Zelensky * EU leaders to hold video conference on Ukraine after Washington talks, Costa says * Zelensky says Putin undermines diplomatic efforts after Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills 3, injures 30 * Top Russian commander seriously wounded in Ukrainian strike, Dagestan head says * Russia occupied less than 1% of Ukraine's territory since November 2022, moni

The number includes 940 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks against Ukrainian cities late on Aug. 17, mere hours before President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to meet for peace talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

Key developments on Aug. 16-17: * Trump, Zelensky to meet in Washington next week after US-Russia summit ends without agreement * Top European leaders to join Zelensky in Washington for Trump talks * Putin offers Trump frozen battle lines, written promise not to invade again if Kyiv surrenders Donbas, NYT reports * 'Negotiation can begin where the front line currently stands' — Zelensky says ahead of meeting with Trump * Ukraine claims battlefield success in Donetsk Oblast President Volod

The number includes 900 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

Following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump has dropped demands for a ceasefire in favor of a comprehensive peace deal that would include giving up unoccupied Ukrainian territories to Russia — but he promises that security guarantees will be part of the deal. The Americans rolled out the red carpet for Putin as he arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15 for a bilateral summit on ending the war in Ukraine. The two leaders spoke for three hour

The fighter jets seen in the video are U.S. F-35 supersonic stealth aircraft — the country’s most advanced multirole fighters.

The summit restored a "full-fledged mechanism for meetings" between the two presidents, without "ultimatums and threats," Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel on Aug. 16.

The joint statement by several European leaders was published on Aug. 16, shortly after their phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky said he supports Trump’s proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia, noting that the three leaders can cover the “key issues.”

Trump published the full text of the letter to his Truth Social account on Aug. 17, in response to criticism of his warm reception of the Russian president.

The number includes 1,010 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.

"I think we're pretty close to a deal," Trump told Fox News, adding: "Ukraine has to agree to it. Maybe they'll say no."

Key developments on Aug. 15: * Trump, Putin fail to reach deal to end war in Ukraine * Ukraine strikes Russian port used for Iranian arms shipments, military says * Ukrainian unit claims Pokrovsk cleared of Russian saboteurs * 'Target hit' — Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast, command post in Donetsk Oblast, military says * Explosion at Russian gunpowder plant leaves 5 dead, more than 100 injured The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vlad