The NABU and the SAPO have uncovered a scheme by individuals implicated in Operation ‘Forrest Gump’ to carry out raider takeovers of property and other assets through unauthorised interference with the Ministry of Justice’s information (automated) networks.

The foreign ministers of Finland, Elina Valtonen, and Estonia, Margus Tsahkna, condemned Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine and stated that Russia must be held accountable. Finland and Estonia expressed their solidarity with Ukraine.

The Russian army has more than 600 "Onyx" missiles, more than 450 "Kalibr" missiles, more than 120 ‘Zircon’ missiles, about 130 missiles for the "Iskander-M," and hundreds of missiles of other types in its stockpiles.

Russian troops attacked the Kherson Regional Art Museum with an FPV drone this morning. A nearby outbuilding was also hit, causing a fire to break out.

A Russian assault soldier who killed a captured commander of a Defence Forces unit in the Pokrovsk direction has been charged.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the urgent need to strengthen Ukraine's anti-ballistic capabilities.

On 19 August and during the night of 20 August 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces struck a number of key enemy targets.

Andrii Redko, a Ukrainian soldier from the Sumy region, died after returning from Russian captivity. He spent more than two years in captivity, where he endured torture and starvation.

A 42-year-old police officer, Svitlana Savchenko, died as a result of a Russian attack on the Main Department of the National Police in Zhytomyr Oblast.

Russian troops attacked the Odesa region with strike drones. One of the drones damaged the facade and windows of a restaurant; four people were injured in the attack.