Agricultural Minister Taras Vysotskyi said attacks on logistics infrastructure could affect the range of goods available in stores, but assured that there is no risk of Ukrainians running out of food.

The Khortytsia Distillery, launched in 2003 by Global Spirits, a Ukrainian firm headquartered in the U.S., was hit four times, sparking a three-hour-long fire, the company’s press service said.

Oleksandr Shyrshyn, a former battalion commander in Ukraine's 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade, said on Facebook on Aug. 28 that cannabis had been planted in his car in an apparent attempt to implicate him in the illegal production and possession of drugs.

The capital saw eight more air raid alerts by the morning of Aug. 28 as Russian forces continued attacking Kyiv and the surrounding areas overnight.

An online petition requesting that the president hold a press conference with independent media was registered on the sixth try on Aug. 27. The petition, created by activist Anna Repina, asks that the President's Office hold an "open press conference with the invitation of representatives of independent and socially responsible media," including the Kyiv Independent, where journalists can ask President Volodymyr Zelensky "questions without prior approval of their content." Repina did not expec

Russia launched 164 Shahed-type drones against Ukraine, half of them jet-powered, overnight on Aug. 28, according to the Air Force. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 137 drones, while strikes were recorded at 16 locations and drone debris fell at four others.

Later in the morning, Ukraine's Air Force announced that seven Russian Iskander-M or North Korean-built KN-23 ballistic missiles had been shot down.

The target of the attack was the Slavneft-YANOS refinery, one of Russia's largest oil processing facilities, the General Staff said, adding that damage to the refinery was still being assessed.

The figure includes 1,630 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

"I am not concerned ... at all. There is no problem," Trump told Axios when asked about a possible Russian provocation against NATO countries.

The Wrocław City Council adopted a resolution condemning hatred and violence based on nationality following a series of incidents involving Ukrainians in the city, Polish media reported on Aug. 27.

With Russia continuing to wage an unprecedented campaign against Ukrainian businesses, Ukraine’s Economy Ministry has downgraded its forecast for the country’s economic growth this year from 1.3% to 0.5%, as Moscow targets key industries such as steel production, e-commerce, and ports.

"Just days ago, the President of Moldova was with us in Ukraine on our Independence Day. Today, Ukraine stands with Moldova on its Independence Day. Friends should stand shoulder to shoulder," Zelensky said.

The sounds of explosions, air defense fire, and jet-powered drones filled the air in Kyiv on Aug. 27, as an hours-long aerial barrage once again targeted Ukraine's capital.

Ukraine has just lost almost a year in Washington that it could not have afforded to lose. Olha Stefanishyna arrived and departed as Ukraine's ambassador to the United States within that year. Her departure came amid renewed scrutiny from Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities over allegations of illicit enrichment and false asset declarations, which she denies. Yet the reputational risk was not unforeseeable. Questions surrounding Stefanishyna and corruption investigations were already part of

The attack caused critical damage to the plant, which supplies heat to a significant number of residential buildings in Kherson.

"The threat posed by Russia and possible provocations against NATO must be taken seriously, and that is precisely what the allies are doing," Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna told the Kyiv Independent. "We must remain vigilant, but Estonia's threat assessment has not changed."

Kyiv has been vocal in recent weeks about the threat of another wave of Russian mobilization.

The victim has not been named. His wife, reportedly also in the vehicle at the time of the incident, was critically injured.

Transcripts included in the prosecutors' motions in the case explicitly state that Zelensky's Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov took part in the conversations, Hromadske reported.

"The logistics complex in Ufa received minor damage, but is still closed and the area needs to be thoroughly inspected," the company said.

President Volodymyr Zelensky's firing of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov triggered a wave of street protests and, weeks later, a call from Fedorov himself for wartime elections. It also offered a preview of Russia's playbook for exploiting Ukraine's internal divisions. Fake articles, fabricated claims, and manipulations over the past few weeks have fed into the Kremlin's portrayal of Ukraine as a country hopelessly divided, and its government — illegitimate. And while Ukraine cautiou

"An intensive accession process still lies ahead in which Ukraine will have to implement an extensive reform agenda, not least when it comes to the rule of law and the fight against corruption," said Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen.

"Denmark is speaking with two voices," Alexander Kirk, sanctions campaigner at Urgewald, said in a statement shared with the Kyiv Independent. He added that the "Danish government cannot condemn Fayard's actions on one day and promote it under the Danish flag the next."

The figure includes 1,400 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

MSC is still operating through other Russian ports, including St. Petersburg.

John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow comes amid growing concerns over possible Russian actions against NATO countries supporting Ukraine.

The drone's structure and explosives were "typical" of those used by Russia's GRU, U.S. intelligence officials told ABC News.

All major Lukoil refineries in Russia are now offline, Reuters reported on Aug. 26, following Ukraine's latest overnight attack on the NORSI plant in Nizhny Novgorod.

The number includes a group of 46 Ukrainian tourists traveling in the area of the floods, who have been out of contact for hours since disaster struck the Nepal-China border, the Foreign Ministry said.

The package will include four SAMP/T NG air defense batteries — capable of shooting down Russian ballistic missiles — along with Aster 30 interceptor missiles and seven long-range radars, the Italian outlet La Repubblica reported on Aug. 26.

"We believe now is the time to revert to the issue of how we can make further use of Russia's immobilized assets for the benefit of Ukraine," reads a draft letter seen by the Kyiv Independent.