US Vice President J.D. Vance said that Russia understands that it will not be able to install a puppet government in Ukraine. Also, according to him, the Russians had to accept that Ukraine "will have territorial integrity".

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia recognises Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the "de facto" head of Ukraine and is ready to meet with him, but will not sign any documents.

Ukrainian defenders have liberated Novomykhailivka, Donetsk region.

On Sunday, 24 August, a prisoner exchange took place between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Soldiers of the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the State Border Guard Service and civilians are returning home to Ukraine from Russian captivity. Most of them have been in captivity since 2022.

The SSU and the Special Forces strike at a gas processing complex in Ust-Luga.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced $1 billion in aid to Ukraine.

World leaders have issued congratulations on Ukraine's Independence Day.

US President Donald Trump has congratulated Ukrainians on Independence Day, stressing that the United States believes in the future of Ukraine as an independent state.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, after a meeting of European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, estimated the progress in ending the war in Ukraine at two per cent.

Russia says that Ukrainian drones allegedly attacked the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region, and a fire broke out.