Mayor: Russian rockets hit Kharkiv on Aug. 21

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting in Kyiv on Aug. 5, marking the British official's first visit to the Ukrainian capital.

A car explosion in Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast reportedly killed a driver and put Vladimir Tkachuk, head of a company producing "Ghoul" attack drones, in intensive care.

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Olha Stefanishyna from her post on Aug. 3.

Meanwhile, a senior Ukrainian official familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent that a shortage of interceptors was not the decisive factor behind Ukrainian forces’ failure to intercept missiles during the Russian strike on Aug. 5.

"It is impossible for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, given their current level of development, to join an organization that is guided by World War II doctrines," Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.K., Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said.

Despite the heightened threat in the current drone-dominated phase of the war, Yukov continued to head on repatriation missions from dangerous places, including the Sloviansk and Izium areas.

How did an Egyptian student end up fighting in Ukraine? A Russian passport, military benefits, and a fast track to citizenship convinced Egyptian student Mohamed Salah to sign a contract with the Russian army.

The unit, deployed in the region bordering Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, is believed to have six launchers and 120 ballistic missiles, according to the report.

Agentstvo cited Russia’s register of legal entities, according to which Daniil Perediry’s sole proprietorship was terminated due to his death on Aug. 1.

Ukrainian drones targeted a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tula Oblast overnight on Aug. 5, monitoring channels reported.