The audiovisual art installation "The Future Remembers" by lighting designer Mykola Kabluka was unveiled on Kyiv’s "Mother Ukraine" monument. The project was created for Ukraine’s Independence Day.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu called for increased pressure on Russia following another violation of the country’s airspace by a Russian drone. She stressed that such incidents must stop.

In Kyiv, traffic on the Metro Bridge will be partially restricted from the evening of August 21 until the afternoon of August 24.

On the evening of August 20, Russian drones were detected moving through Ukrainian airspace. Air raid alerts were declared in several regions of Ukraine.

The government instructed Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance to accelerate the sale of state-owned Sense Bank amid NABU’s Forrest Gump operation.

The Constitution explicitly prohibits terminating the powers of the Verkhovna Rada while martial law remains in force.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi held a meeting with the leadership of the Verkhovna Rada and the leaders of all parliamentary factions and groups on budget challenges for 2026–2027. The finance minister and economy minister also attended the meeting.

Explosions were heard in Kyiv during the day on 20 August. The enemy is deploying attack drones.

Emergency workers dealt with the aftermath of the shelling in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district following the second Russian attack on the capital within 24 hours.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that efforts to deal with the aftermath of the Russian strike continued for much of August 20 in Kyiv and the surrounding region, including Boryspil and Brovary.