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Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The main news here is that the Russian “penetration” towards Dobropillya is basically over; there are some smaller bands of Russian troops at large, and over the week, there has been back-and-forth fighting with the general trend of Ukrainians slowly advancing and taking prisoners.
I am informed that the Ukrainian strategy is to let starvation and thirst force the Russians to give up. However, given this is Russian infantry, the more likely outcome is that they will sneak out of encirclement in most cases. Conventional wisdom is that the Russians are basically gone, but the Ukrainians haven’t yet moved in everywhere, so part of the salient is mopped up, and part of it is a gray zone. Here’s a write-up of how things looked on Monday, Aug. 25. There haven’t been many updates since then.
Officials told the paper that armed contractors from the US could both help to build fortifications and deter Moscow from breaking any ceasefire.
Donald Trump is in talks to deploy private American military firms to Ukraine as part of a potential peace settlement, according to The Telegraph.
Citing more than a dozen Western officials, The Telegraph writes that armed contractors from the US could help build fortifications to protect American interests while deterring Vladimir Putin from breaking a ceasefire.
CEO Oleksandr Komarov calls the rise a historic milestone for Ukraine’s economy as the firm plans to grow despite war and tough conditions.
Shares in Ukraine’s top telecom and digital service provider Kyivstar rose by 20% since the company was listed on Nasdaq, Kyivstar President Oleksandr Komarov said in a CNBC interview on Friday.
Ukraine’s largest telecom company and mobile operator, Kyivstar, launched its Nasdaq listing on Aug. 15 under the ticker symbol KYIV – the first-ever listing of a Ukrainian company on a US stock exchange.
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This year’s Ukraine Recovery Conference in Italy clearly demonstrated that the international community is paying close attention to Ukraine. The fourth edition of the annual event, held in Rome on July 10-11, 2025, was the largest to date. Some 6,000 participants attended, including over a dozen heads of state and more than fifty official national delegations. Panels discussed topics ranging from defense technologies to green energy initiatives.
While the conference featured much optimism, strong messaging and ambitious plans, one important deduction was that rebuilding Ukraine will require more than political support and good intentions. It will demand concrete action, especially from the private sector. Unfortunately, while interest has been plentiful, real investment on the ground in war-torn Ukraine is scant.
The cemetery has been designed to allow for more than 100,000 burial places, though its opening was accompanied by protests from local residents.
The new Ukrainian National Military Memorial Cemetery (NMMC) has opened south of Kyiv. On Aug. 29, the Day of Remembrance of Ukraine’s defenders, the first six burials of temporarily unknown (unidentified) defenders of Ukraine took place.
A video of the opening was published by President Volodymyr Zelensky on his Facebook page.
The Polish deputy defense minister said Warsaw would provide airport and logistics support, adding that these would be the backbones for the post-war guarantees in discussion.
Poland has ruled out sending troops to Ukraine as part of post-war security guarantees, saying that logistics support via Poland already constitutes the backbone of operations.
Polish Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski said after Friday’s EU defense minister meeting that Poland needs to ensure it has troops to repel potential incursions from Russia and Belarus, and thus cannot spare troops for Ukraine.
The Black Sea port city of Odesa has always drawn foreigners to its unique qualities. Today’s expatriates, like all Odesans, deal with the war while contributing to the city’s cultural life.
The foreign community living in Odesa might not be as numerous as that of Kyiv – which benefits from the presence of embassies, foreign businesses and many international organizations – but it is lively and makes its mark on the city’s life through social and cultural events.
The first striking feature is that it is an almost entirely male community. Many are men married to Ukrainian women, but even those who later separated often chose to remain in Odesa. Others are foreign executives or entrepreneurs, particularly in the digital sector and maritime shipping. The second feature is that they are predominantly Europeans. All these foreigners interpret the city in their own way, bringing with them elements of their national traditions.
Police said the shooting occurred in the Sykhivskyi district of Lviv. Parubiy was struck five times and died at the scene. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the circumstances of the attack.
Andriy Parubiy, a sitting member of Ukraine’s parliament and former speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, was shot and killed in Lviv on Aug. 30, authorities said.
Police said the shooting occurred in the Sykhivskyi district of the western city. Parubiy was struck five times and died at the scene. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the circumstances of the attack.
The president urged the “entire world” to respond to the attacks with tougher measures against Russia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia’s “absolute disregard for words” and called for further sanctions on Saturday in the wake of two mass missile attacks on Ukraine in the space of one week.
Writing on X, Zelensky accused Moscow of using the time meant for preparing bilateral talks between Russia and Ukraine to organise new massive attacks.
North Korea’s economy grew 3.7% in 2024, the fastest annual pace of growth in eight years, driven by Pyongyang’s expanding economic and military ties with Russia.
Economic growth in North Korea last year picked up from a 3.1% rise in gross domestic product in 2023 and a 0.2% fall in 2022, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said
The 2024 figure marked the highest growth rate since 2016, when the economy expanded 3.9%.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has lodged an objection to the government’s Ukraine aid law, which is intended to guarantee benefits such as child benefit and social assistance until March 2026.
In Poland, a major controversy has broken out over social benefits for Ukrainian refugees. Polish President Karol Nawrocki has lodged an objection to the government’s Ukraine aid law, which is intended to guarantee benefits such as child benefit and social assistance until March 2026. Commentators see symptoms of a declining willingness to help, as well as risks for Poland and Europe as a whole.
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No boots on the ground, but ‘boots in space,’” said one foreign minister. However, for a reassurance force to work, not every country can take that approach.
Several of Ukraine’s staunchest allies are set to outline a proposed “reassurance force” next week that would secure the country after a potential ceasefire or peace deal – but not all of the key players are signed up to the idea.
The group of allies, who have dubbed themselves the “Coalition of the Willing,” are still discussing the parameters of what kinds of security guarantees or on-the-ground support they could offer to Ukraine to enforce any potential deal with Russia and deter a future invasion.
Russian authorities confirmed that debris from the drone strike damaged a technological unit at the Krasnodar refinery. The fire spread across roughly 300 square meters.
Drones hit Russian oil refineries in Krasnodar and Samara early Saturday, Aug. 30, igniting a large fire in Krasnodar and damaging the Syzran plant, officials confirmed.
Explosions rocked Krasnodar around 3:30 a.m., with residents reporting dozens of detonations and the operation of air defense systems. Witnesses said they heard drones buzzing over the city shortly before the blasts, and social media posts quickly claimed the refinery was on fire.
The overnight barrage was Russia’s second large-scale combined strike on Ukraine in just a few days, following nearly a month of relative calm.
Russia pounded several Ukrainian cities overnight into Saturday, Aug. 30, with drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles in one of the heaviest barrages in weeks, killing at least one person and injuring 22, officials said.
The attacks struck Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Lutsk and Pavlohrad, while explosions were also reported in Starokostiantyniv, Zhytomyr, Vasylkiv, Cherkasy and Sumy. Homes, businesses and infrastructure were damaged, and fires broke out across multiple regions.
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Trump moved to restore dialogue with Moscow, but diplomatic efforts to end the conflict sparked by Russia’s February 2022 invasion of its neighbor appear to have lost momentum.
France and Germany on Friday vowed to step up pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine, threatening further sanctions if President Vladimir Putin failed to turn up for talks with Ukraine’s leader.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that Putin would have “played” US President Donald Trump if the Russian leader failed to fulfil a pledge to meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
The US was India’s top export destination in 2024, with shipments worth $87.3 billion, but analysts have cautioned that a 50% duty is akin to a trade embargo and is likely to harm smaller firms.
India will not “bow down” and instead focus on capturing new markets, trade minister Piyush Goyal said in his first public remarks since Washington imposed steep tariffs on Indian goods.
The 50-percent levies on many Indian imports into the United States took effect this week as punishment for New Delhi’s massive purchases of Russian oil, part of US efforts to pressure Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine.
Following US-Ukraine talks in New York, White House said President Trump is committed to brokering a deal, despite a looming deadline and a new wave of Russian attacks.
WASHINGTON DC – The Trump administration said on Friday that it is still working to secure a peace summit between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as a two-week deadline for a ceasefire is set to expire and Ukraine reports a new wave of deadly Russian attacks.
The move comes amid mounting international skepticism of the president’s diplomatic efforts, follows a warning from French President Emmanuel Macron that Trump risked being “played” by Putin “again” on the matter.
The latest military sales are a “welcome sign from Washington” that will help prevent ‘any interruption experienced by Ukrainian forces that are relying on’ Starlink, analysts tell Kyiv Post.
WASHINGTON DC – The US State Department on Friday approved two potential foreign military sales to Ukraine with a combined estimated cost of over $329 million.
The announcement, made by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), comes as the Trump administration continues to seek a negotiated settlement between Kyiv and Russia.
