Chairman of Okhtyrka District Council Serhiy Kirichko was released after a week of captivity by Russian forces, detained in a basement, according to Servant of the People party chairman Olena Shuliak. The official is reported to have returned immediately back to work.
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"As a result of falling debris, oil products spilled and caught fire at the Volgograd Oil Refinery," regional Governor Andrey Bocharov claimed on Aug. 14.
Washington will authorize certain sanctioned transactions that are required to organize upcoming U.S.-Russia talks in Alaska. The authorization expires on Aug. 20.
Thursday, August 14
Trump told Zelensky and European leaders that "NATO should not be part of these security guarantees" for postwar Ukraine, according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to offer Russian President Vladimir Putin access to rare earth minerals in Ukraine and natural resources in Alaska in an effort to secure a ceasefire, The Telegraph reported on Aug. 13.
The support will come through NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism, which coordinates funding for Kyiv's most urgent battlefield needs.
The Kremlin planned to enlist 343,000 people in 2025 and has already fulfilled over 60% of that goal, Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), said.
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"We talked about a ceasefire today. President Trump said this is one of his priorities in conversation with President Putin," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Shahed-type drones, originally designed in Iran, have become a key element of Moscow's long-range strike arsenal against Ukraine, frequently used to target cities, infrastructure, and energy facilities.
The Kyiv Independent’s Kollen Post sits down with Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia and political scientist, to discuss the upcoming high-level talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, scheduled for Aug. 15 in Alaska, as well as both sides’ strategies for the meeting.
Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, claimed the apps have become "the main services used to defraud and extort money, and to involve Russian citizens in sabotage and terrorist activities."
"It is regrettable to watch the Georgian authorities grovel before Moscow and disregard the principles of dignity and independence that have historically characterized the Georgian nation," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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