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Ukraine launched one of its largest drone assaults on Moscow overnight, with Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reporting 637 drones targeting the capital and surrounding region. Russian forces claimed to have downed at least 180 drones in the Moscow area, while more than 150 were intercepted elsewhere in the country. A high-rise building and a Wildberries warehouse caught fire in the Moscow region, though no fatalities were confirmed from the Ukrainian strikes.
The attack followed a Russian missile strike on the Kharkiv region that killed 10 people, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “We will definitely respond to this Russian strike,” Zelenskyy wrote on X, urging international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
Russian officials accused Ukraine of using British-made drones in the strikes, with the Russian embassy in London warning of “inevitable consequences” for the U.K.’s involvement. “London’s actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer,” the embassy stated. A spokesperson for the U.K. Ministry of Defence responded that Britain stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Ukraine, adding, “Russia should be in no doubt about the resolve of this Government to stand against Russian aggression, in Ukraine and against the UK and our allies.”
Ukraine’s military reported striking multiple Russian targets, including five UAV control centers in Belgorod and Zaporizhzhia regions, a command post near Terny, and an ammunition depot in Donetsk. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the operations in a Facebook post.
Meanwhile, a drone explosion near a bus stop used by staff at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant killed one person and injured several others, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Zelenskyy nominated Yevhenii Khmara for parliamentary approval as defense minister, following the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov in July, which sparked political unrest. The vote is expected on Wednesday. He also appointed Yurii Pohrybnyi as commander of the Logistics Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
In Germany, a court convicted a Ukrainian man for his role in a Russian-linked plot involving parcel bombs intended to damage European infrastructure. The Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart said the operation involved packages with GPS trackers sent from Germany to Ukraine under the direction of a Russian state entity.
Russian forces also launched 128 drones across Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force reported, while a jet-powered drone struck a shopping center in Odesa Oblast, killing and injuring civilians. Officials said Russian attacks killed nine and injured 43 across Ukraine over the past day.
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mastodon bot · about 3 hours ago
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mastodon bot · about 3 hours ago
⚡️ Russia threatens UK over supplying Ukraine with drones. Londons actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer," the Russian Embassy to the U.K. said.
bluesky_Kyiv Independent · about 3 hours ago
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telegram_Intel Slava · about 3 hours ago
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euronews · about 3 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 3 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 3 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 3 hours ago
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independent · about 3 hours ago
Ukrainian arrested by Swiss for spying sentenced in Germany A Ukrainian man who was arrested in Switzerland and extradited to Germany was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 months imprisonment for espionage. According to the prosecution, he had been planning arson attacks on behalf of Russia. The Stuttgart Court of Appeal acquitted two other Ukrainian defendants. The three men had been arrested in Konstanz, Cologne and the Swiss canton of Thurgau. According to the German Federal Public Prosecutors Offices investigation, they were allegedly involved in a sabotage plot targeting the transport routes of an express courier service. The convicted man had been arrested in Thurgau, northeastern Switzerland, in spring 2025 and extradited to Germany in December, after the Federal Court had rejected his appeal against his extradition. According to the Stuttgart public prosecutors office, the three Ukrainians – aged 22, 25 and 30 – had attempted to send parcel bombs to Ukraine, which were intended to explode in Germany or at their destination, after ...
swissinfo · about 3 hours ago
Why is Russia threatening UK with consequences over Ukraine drones? Russia is suffering attacks inside its own territory as long-range drones strike its strategic assets.
aljazeera · about 3 hours ago
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bbc · about 3 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 3 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 3 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 3 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 3 hours ago
Germany sentences Ukrainian man for spying for Russia A German court on August 18 handed down a verdict in the case of three Ukrainian nationals. A 30-year-old man was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for espionage aimed at facilitating sabotage, while the other two Ukrainian defendants were acquitted.
ukrinform · about 3 hours ago
Sybiha: Time has come to resume discussions on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine Ukraine believes the time has come to step up efforts to develop a legal mechanism for using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
ukrinform · about 3 hours ago
Four fires extinguished in Brovary district following Russian attack Rescuers have extinguished four fires that broke out following a Russian attack on the Brovary district in the Kyiv region on August 18.
ukrinform · about 3 hours ago
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ukrinform · about 3 hours ago
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news.yahoo.com · about 3 hours ago
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news.yahoo.com · about 3 hours ago
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financial times · about 3 hours ago
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aljazeera · about 3 hours ago
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aljazeera · about 3 hours ago
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brussels morning · about 3 hours ago
📰 German court convicts Ukrainian man in alleged Russian sabotage plot🔗 #RussianInvasion #RussianWar #Ukraine
mastodon bot · about 3 hours ago