Russian dictator Vladimir Putin stated that Russia and North Korea are ready to continue working together to build a "more just and truly democratic" world order.

In the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of the Odesa region, enemy drones launched a massive attack on civilian infrastructure.

On the night of August 15, 2026, Russian Federation forces launched an attack using 152 Shahed-type strike UAVs (including jet-powered ones), Gerber UAVs, "Banderole" loitering munitions, and "Parody"-type decoy drones.

On the night of 15 August, Russian invaders attacked Zaporizhzhia with drones. In the morning, FPV drones struck vehicles in the village of Ukrainka.

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s defense forces have wounded and killed 1,464,440 Russian occupiers.

On the night of 15 August, a series of powerful explosions rocked the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia.

On the night of 14–15 August, Russian occupying forces launched a drone attack on Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

On the night of 15 August, a series of explosions rocked the Russian city of Samara. The strike is believed to have targeted an industrial zone housing enterprises belonging to the Russian defence industry.

The Tsentralnyi District Court of Mykolaiv has imposed a measure of restraint on the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Territorial Centre of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS), who was detained the previous day while allegedly accepting a $10,000 bribe.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on the outcome of a meeting with the military command, including the reinforcement of the Sloviansk and Kostiantynivka sectors and the army’s need for additional funding.