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Sunday, August 31
'Wishful thinking, outright lies' — Ukraine dismisses Russia's claims of battlefield success
"The only 100% verified result achieved by Russia since the beginning of 2025 is its own losses — over 291,000 soldiers killed and wounded," Ukraine's General Staff said on Aug. 31.
Russia's Rosneft net income plummets 68%, Reuters reports
Oil prices were dragged down by production hikes by Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries.
Russia says the quiet part out loud — war in Ukraine to continue, more mass bombings of cities
"Today we will clarify the tasks of the troop groups in the directions for the autumn period," Valery Gerasimov said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,082,140 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 810 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukrainian forces liberate village near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast
The positions previously allowed Russian troops to control the road leading into Kupiansk, approximately 104 kilometers (65 miles) east of Kharkiv, the regional capital.
Putin arrives in China for regional security summit hosted by Xi Jinping
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV described China-Russia relations as at their "best in history," calling them "the most stable, mature and strategically significant among major countries."
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Ukraine's anti-corruption agency has been investigating the country's star deep-strike drone company — Fire Point — over concerns it misled the government on pricing and deliveries, five sources with knowledge of the investigation told the Kyiv Independent. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau, or NABU, is also looking into the co-owner of President Volodymyr Zelensky's former film studio as the alleged ultimate beneficiary of the company, sources said. Until recently, the weapons maker was vir
