Russian occupiers are gaining ground in the Luhansk, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

US President Donald Trump is using the economic power of the United States to achieve results in the negotiations, so Ukraine and Russia must both step up to the plate to stop the conflict completely.

The White House is working on organising a meeting between US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

Russian forces have made advances near one settlement in the Luhansk region and around five settlements in the Donetsk region.

At a meeting in the Kremlin on August 6, US special envoy Steve Witkoff presented Russian dictator Vladimir Putin with a "very favorable proposal" to end the war in Ukraine, which includes territorial concessions from Kyiv.

The Ukrainian Defence Forces have conducted a number of successful strikes on targets in the territory of the Russian Federation involved in the aggression against Ukraine.

Russia and the United States have agreed on a meeting between dictator Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in the coming days.

Territorial issues will be key to ending the war in Ukraine.

Drones attacked the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Territory, causing a fire.

US President Donald Trump intends to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in person next week, and shortly after that, he will hold a trilateral meeting with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.