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Russian attacks kill at least 4, injure 60 across Ukraine over past day
Russian attacks killed at least four people and injured 60 others across Ukraine over the past day, local authorities said on Aug. 14. Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on Aug. 14 with 133 Shahed-type drones and loitering munitions, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 90 over northern, southern, and eastern Ukraine. Drone strikes were recorded at 11 locations, while falling debris from downed targets was reported at six locations. In Kherson Oblast, Russian forces t
NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia
Fighter jets operating as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace on Aug. 14, according to the Latvian military. The "foreign unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)" entered Latvian airspace as a result of "Russian electromagnetic warfare," the military said in a statement. The description suggested that the drone may have been a Ukrainian strike drone diverted off course by Russian air defenses. The drone was intercepted by NATO fighter jets over the
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,464,440 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost around 1,464,440 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Aug. 14. The figure includes 1,470 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 12,264 tanks, 25,141 armored combat vehicles, 133,853 vehicles and fuel tanks, 47,870 artillery systems, 2,024 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,562 air defense systems, 439 aircraft, 35
Port infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Leningrad Oblast, governor says
Ust-Luga is one of Russia's largest ports on the Baltic Sea and home to an oil terminal that serves as a major hub for the export of crude oil and petroleum products.
Russian oil refinery 'completely shut down' for months following Ukrainian attack, local governor says
A Russian oil refinery in the city of Orsk has "completely" halted processing following a recent Ukrainian drone strike on the facility, with repairs expected to keep the facility out of operation for months, the local governor reported on Aug. 13.
Russian Gazprom oil refinery 1,300 km from Ukraine hit, General Staff confirms
The refinery is located around 1,300 kilometers (810 miles) from the Ukrainian border and was last hit overnight on July 14.
About Oleksii Chernyshov
Oleksii Chernyshov is Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity, a position he assumed in December 2024. Born on September 4, 1977, Chernyshov previously served as CEO of Naftogaz Group from 2022 to 2024, Minister for Communities and Territories Development from 2020 to 2022, and Kyiv Region Governor from 2019 to 2020. In June 2025, he became the first sitting Ukrainian deputy prime minister to face corruption charges in a land grab case.
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Smoke billowing over the Black Sea is now an everyday sight in Odesa Oblast as Russia continues to strike ports and vessels in Ukrainian waters. But it’s on land that the impact of Russia’s campaign is most keenly felt, with Ukraine facing an economic crisis unless the country finds a solution soon. The biggest victims are Ukraine’s agricultural and steel firms — both key economic drivers — which are cut off from crucial trading routes via the Black Sea. Ukraine could lose 1%-1.5% of its gross
