Governor: Russian forces shell thermal plant in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast.

We asked Ukrainians on the streets of Kyiv how they feel about Trump’s plan to negotiate a peace agreement with Putin without Ukraine’s involvement, and what they think about such a territorial exchange.

This marks the third such transfer, covering income generated in the first half of 2025. Previous tranches were disbursed in July 2024 and April 2025.

Kyivstar, which serves 24 million subscribers in Ukraine, will reportedly become the first Ukraine-based company listed on Nasdaq.

Russian forces launched 71 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 59 Russian drones, while 12 drones hit six different locations.

"This is what the situation in the war looks like. And the situation in diplomacy must correspond accordingly," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X.

The suspected move comes as the Kremlin intensifies efforts to create what it calls a "sovereign internet" disconnected from global networks, trying to replace Western services with domestic ones.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he holds "lots of fears and lots of hope" about the planned summit.

Major General Denis Putilov is at least the eighth senior defense official jailed since former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was dismissed in 2024.

"According to preliminary information, at least four drones of the SBU's Special Operations Center 'A' struck the target," an SBU source claimed.

Ukrainian refugees in Germany are receiving "unjustified" social payments and should return to their home country, a co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Tino Chrupalla, said in an interview on Aug. 10.

The allocated funds will be used to purchase and ship Azerbaijani-made electrical equipment from the president's 2025 reserve fund.

The Lithuanian exercise will involve about 350 personnel and 50 pieces of equipment, with simulated ammunition and pyrotechnics used throughout the drill.

Dmitry Kozak, a deputy head of Russian President Vladimir Putin's administration, presented a plan to end hostilities alongside proposals for internal reforms, the New York Times reported, citing its sources.

"It's terrible. At five o'clock, there was a huge explosion," a woman is heard saying in an alleged intercepted phone call released by Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR).