🇺🇦 Independent Ukrainian media outlet founded by journalists on November 22, 2013, at the dawn of the Revolution of Dignity. Support us: http://hromadske.ua/en/donatehttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3mttbs4zogn27Russian forces targeted Kyiv and the Brovary district overnight, destroying the Rozetka marketplace warehouse complex, but causing no casualties. This marks the third attack on the company's infrastructure in the past week, Rozetka reported.24 Aug 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttbs4zogn27https://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msiqvtdqz22vPolish President Karol Nawrocki said that supporting Ukraine is in his country's strategic interest, but he also referenced Ukrainian nationalist symbols associated with Stepan Bandera, suggesting that Poland is entitled to set conditions for that support. https://hromadske.ua/en/world/269014-de-biut-mosklia-polshcha-dopomahaye-navrotskyy-zaiavyv-shcho-ukrayina-moze-rozrakhovuvaty-na-dopomohu-polshchi-ale-bez-banderivskykh-praporiv07 Aug 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiqvtdqz22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msioun44g22vRussian forces attacked the city of Odesa, damaging the Chornomorets football stadium. At least one person was injured. https://hromadske.ua/en/war/269018-ymovirno-ydetsia-pro-stadion-chornomorets-pislia-rosiyskoho-udaru-v-odesi-povidomyly-pro-poshkodzennia-sportyvnoyi-infrastruktury07 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msioun44g22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msiljvt6pu2zCity authorities in Kyiv's Teremky microdistrict are continuing to cut down trees in a local park to build a heating pipeline, prompting residents to protest the work and the destruction of hundreds of trees, according to a hromadske correspondent. https://hromadske.ua/en/society/269003-pyliaiut-teremkivskyy-park-prykryvaiuchys-planom-stiykosti-u-kyyevi-na-teremkakh-liudy-stoiat-proty-vyrubky-lisiv07 Aug 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiljvt6pu2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msije2nz3c2iOccupation authorities in Russian-occupied Yalta, Crimea, warned of a drone threat in the city during the day on Friday. An image purportedly showing Ukrainian naval drones later appeared online. https://hromadske.ua/en/war/269008-nehayno-pokynte-nabereznu-nad-okupovanoiu-ialtoiu-zdiymayetsia-dym-roszmi-pyshut-pro-ataku-morskykh-droniv07 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msije2nz3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msigtecxek2vIn July, Ukraine's air defense shot down over 5,000 Shahed drones and 216 missiles, including 29 ballistic missiles, according to Ukraine's Defense Ministry.07 Aug 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msigtecxek2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msidsjr4jc2vOne theory about the Leipzig Airport incident, where an unidentified drone with explosives was found near a Ukrainian An-124, is that a PortGround GmbH bus driver knocked it down, reports Welt, citing law enforcement sources.07 Aug 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msidsjr4jc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msiavnst3c2vUkrainian soldiers held captive by Russia continue to be used to form combat units of the Russian Armed Forces. Russia claims that they are allegedly defecting to its side, according to the latest report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).07 Aug 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiavnst3c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msi6bqln5s2vA piece of ammunition exploded in the waters off the village of Kobleve in the Black Sea. A man who was in the water was killed as a result of the explosion, according to Mykolaiv Oblast governor Heorhiy Reshetilov.07 Aug 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi6bqln5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msi3pwmguj2bDrones attacked a warehouse belonging to the Russian marketplace Wildberries in Yekaterinburg, Russia, overnight. A fire broke out at the facility, and workers were evacuated, according to Gov. Denis Pasler. https://hromadske.ua/en/war/268992-u-rosiyskomu-yekaterynburzi-za-2000-km-vid-kordonu-drony-atakuvaly-sklad-wildberries07 Aug 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi3pwmguj2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3mshznl7nki2yRussian forces attacked civilians at a market in the Bilopillia territorial community of Ukraine's Sumy Oblast with a drone, injuring 10 people, according to regional governor Oleg Hryhorov. Sumy city was also struck overnight by drones and guided aerial bombs. https://hromadske.ua/en/war/268993-rosiiany-atakuvaly-dronom-liudey-na-rynku-na-sumshchyni-vidomo-pro-10-postrazdalykh-dvoye-u-vazkomu-stani07 Aug 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshznl7nki2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3mshx55v4oh2a32-year-old Robert Gilman, a former U.S. Marine who has been detained in Russia since 2022 on charges of assaulting a police officer, is in critical condition in prison following torture and a lack of medical care, Reuters reports, citing Gilman’s legal team and his sister.07 Aug 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshx55v4oh2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3mshusg3n422vU.S. President Donald Trump stated that the country does not have a missile shortage but simply needs more.07 Aug 2026 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshusg3n422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msgubhe4ps2vWhy target civilian warehouses? Kyiv Oblast residents recognize the underlying strategy: destroying retail and distribution hubs is a calculated war of attrition. The objective isn't military degradation, but psychological exhaustion, attempting to force a civilian population to demand capitulation. https://hromadske.ua/en/war/268924-udar-buv-nastilky-sylnym-shcho-zletily-shkarpetky-shcho-stalosia-u-kvitnevomu-de-bilia-koliy-zahynuly-liudy06 Aug 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgubhe4ps2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msgrtjjf7s2vFormer Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov still hopes to return to his position. He said on Serhiy Sternenko’s YouTube channel that he has “no moral right” to go into business or pursue other activities while protests in his support continue.06 Aug 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgrtjjf7s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msg7vnu2os2vFormer Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has been elected chairman of the Supervisory Board of the National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide, according to Ukraine's Culture Ministry.06 Aug 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg7vnu2os2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msg4q26krk2vRussian forces struck the Vyshneve territorial community in the Kamyanske district and the city of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing five people and injuring 10 others. https://hromadske.ua/en/war/268966-uvdaryly-po-lohistytsi-rosiiany-atakuvaly-dnipropetrovshchynu-5-liudey-zahynuly-shche-10-zaznaly-poranen06 Aug 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg4q26krk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msg274okdk2vThe Ukrainian An-124 cargo plane in Leipzig, near which a drone carrying explosives was discovered while it was at Leipzig Airport, was carrying ammunition, according to an investigation by the German media outlets WDR, NDR, and Süddeutsche Zeitung, which cite a confidential police report.06 Aug 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg274okdk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msfwvay6gk2vColombian criminal groups are trying to send their members to fight in the war in Ukraine so they can learn how to operate drones and then pass on their expertise, The Financial Times reports, citing an unnamed Colombian soldier who is fighting as a volunteer for Ukraine.06 Aug 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfwvay6gk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msftqhrdc22vUkraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, was absent from a meeting in Kyiv between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting, with the ambassador’s office saying he was not invited and the Office of the President saying he chose not to attend. https://hromadske.ua/en/politics/268946-zaluznoho-ne-zaprosyly-na-zustrich-z-brytanskym-ministrom-oborony-u-kyyevi-v-op-kazut-vin-sam-ne-zakhotiv-yep06 Aug 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msftqhrdc22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msfrpvyht22vThe Ukrainian Armed Forces include approximately 16,000 volunteers from at least 72 countries worldwide. 40% of them are citizens of Latin American countries, according to Military Ombudswoman Olha Reshetylova.06 Aug 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfrpvyht22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msfoiqdcqu2yRussian forces attacked the merchant dry cargo vessel MERA QUEEN, sailing under the flag of Guinea-Bissau and loaded with Ukrainian wheat, on Wednesday evening, killing one crew member and injuring three others. https://hromadske.ua/en/war/268947-zahynuv-hromadianyn-ukrayiny-rosiia-atakuvala-sudno-z-ukrayinskoiu-pshenytseiu-shcho-yshlo-morskym-korydorom06 Aug 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfoiqdcqu2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msfm5vigzk2vRussian forces struck Lozova station in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast with drones, killing two railway workers and injuring three others. https://hromadske.ua/en/war/268949-zahynuly-zaliznychnyky-rosiiany-vdaryly-po-stantsiyi-lozova-na-kharkivshchyni06 Aug 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfm5vigzk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msfkcqn3562yDrones attacked one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in Yaroslavl, where a fire broke out as regional authorities described the strike as the “most massive” drone attack yet on the region, according to Governor Mikhail Yevraev. https://hromadske.ua/en/war/268942-u-rosiyskomu-iaroslavli-horyt-npz-vlada-zaiavyla-pro-naymasovishu-ataku-na-oblast06 Aug 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfkcqn3562yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msfi3u4toc2v⚡️ A court has set bail at 6 million hryvnias ($134,400) for former Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna in a case involving alleged illicit enrichment, according to hromadske's reporter in the courtroom.06 Aug 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfi3u4toc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msfhznfun22vIn Moldova’s Cahul district, police found debris from a Russian Geran-2 (Shahed) attack drone near the village of Văleni, according to the law enforcers. Experts confirmed its identity after examining the collected fragments and analyzing their design, materials, and markings.06 Aug 2026 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfhznfun22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msdoaljcc72tIn the first half of 2026, Ukraine received three times fewer air defense missiles compared to the previous year, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following a meeting with military leaders. Supplies of anti-ballistic missiles decreased, even though Ukraine’s partners have them available, he said05 Aug 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdoaljcc72thttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msdln3vxjf2yNegotiations are ongoing in the U.S. regarding the granting of licenses to Ukraine to manufacture missiles for the Patriot air defense systems, despite U.S. President Trump’s reservations on the matter, Reuters learned from informed sources.05 Aug 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdln3vxjf2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msdjggtpoa2mBefore Donald Trump’s second term, Ukrainian officials sought permission from the White House to produce Patriot interceptor missiles but were denied, The Kyiv Independent reports, citing Ukrainian officials.05 Aug 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdjggtpoa2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hromadske.bsky.social/post/3msdgksnn2x2zOlga Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s former ambassador to the United States, is facing new criminal charges, according to the Anti-Corruption Action Center NGO.05 Aug 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:jioy5csmp6lsajx77xtcjicn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdgksnn2x2z