1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (468+ words) In brief: A suspected drone crashed into the yard of a police station in Türkiye’s Black Sea port city of Trabzon on Tuesday, Aug. 18, damaging four vehicles and shattering windows. No one was injured, but the authorities have launched an…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (591+ words) In brief: The Verkhovna Rada has appointed a new defense minister. Fedorov did not return to the post. Instead, he recorded a video address criticizing the system and raising the idea of elections – an idea critics call unworkable in wartime....

5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (360+ words) In brief: Zelensky dismissed Iryna Mudra, the deputy head of the Presidential Office tasked with judicial reforms, shortly after the anti-graft agencies announced a new probe dubbed “Forrest Gump” targeting top officials, with Mudra among those reportedly implicated. President Volodymyr…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (882+ words) In brief: The first missed elections were for the Verkhovna Rada. And the first post-war elections should also be for the legislature, so that we can exit the war calmly, ensure a smooth transition of power, create a competitive environment…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (666+ words) In brief: Russian job seekers are reportedly being lured into military service through fake warehouse security vacancies. Verstka found around 2,000 ads offering to guard Wildberries and Ozon facilities, with recruiters promising civilian work while actually proposing one-year defense ministry contracts....

8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (425+ words) In brief: After centuries of struggle, Ukraine is moving from an object of others’ history toward becoming one of the architects creating a new global security order. The beginning of that film, for me, would date back not even to…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (358+ words) In brief: A Russian drone strike on a minibus in frontline Kherson killed four civilians and wounded five others Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said. Kyiv accused Russian forces of conducting a “safari”-style hunt targeting civilians in the southern city, which…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (373+ words) In brief: Ukraine’s BlueBird Tech has unveiled the Bebradrone-M, a fixed-wing UAV designed to train pilots and interceptor drone operators using real aerial targets. The drone can simulate reconnaissance aircraft and decoys, allowing teams to practice detection, pursuit and interception…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago   (210+ words) In brief: Ukraine and Russia exchanged 103 prisoners each on Aug. 19, bringing 103 Ukrainian soldiers home from Russian captivity. The released Ukrainians include troops from the Armed Forces, Border Guard Service and National Guard who fought in Mariupol and across several regions....

14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1024+ words) Thirty-five years ago, on Aug. 19, 1991, a group of Soviet hardliners sought to turn back the wheel of history. They attempted to stage a coup in Moscow, and for several days, the fate of the Soviet Union, and understandably also of…...