Russian forces attacked energy facilities in Poltava Oblast overnight, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy confirmed on Aug. 19.

Refineries in China have increased purchases of Russia’s flagship Urals crude, taking advantage of discounted cargoes that India rejected amid Washington tightening its trade tariffs, Bloomberg ...

Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki warned against “paper” security guarantees for Ukraine, saying neither Ukrainians nor Europeans would trust them, the Foreign Ministry said in a post on X ...

Live broadcasts of parliamentary sessions will be restored starting in September, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, has said, MP Oleksii Honcharenko reported on Telegram on Aug. 19.

Russia carried out an airstrike on residential areas of Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, the regional branch of State Emergency Service reported on Aug. 19.

Russian railway connections running through the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhya Oblast no longer exist, Petro Andryushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation, ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed skepticism about whether Russian dictator Vladimir Putin would “dare” to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sky News reported on Aug. 19, citing ...

French President Emmanuel Macron proposed hosting peace talks between Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Geneva, a neutral venue, Le Monde reported on Aug. 19.

U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders have agreed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead a working group of national security advisers and NATO representatives to draft a framework ...

How Russian agents are targeting Ukrainian teens for recruitment, Olena Rozvadovska, co-founder and chairwoman of the Voices of Children charity, told NV in a lengthy interview on Aug. 19.

During a White House meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders employed charm and flattery toward U.S. President Donald Trump, which produced results, Bloomberg reported on ...