Vitalii Kapranov, a musician, drummer and backing vocalist with the Kyiv-based punk band ‘Kvitkis’, has been killed in the war.

Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal and Lithuanian Energy Minister Lukas Savickas signed a declaration on energy cooperation during a meeting in Kyiv.

A video has been posted online in which a Russian woman filmed a dispute at one of Moscow’s petrol stations.

Drone strikes on Russia’s logistics infrastructure have begun affecting food supplies in Moscow. Bratya Karavayevy, one of the capital’s largest cafe chains with more than 70 locations, has experienced supply disruptions following an attack on a warehouse cluster in the Moscow region.

On the night of 19 August 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces carried out successful strikes against a number of Russian occupiers’ facilities. Among the targets hit were three UAV depots, a drone control relay station and a road bridge.

Border guards from the Apex UAV Unit detected and destroyed a camouflaged Russian 152 mm Giatsint-B gun in the Southern Slobozhanskyi sector.

Mykhailo Fedorov did not take part in the protest, as this would have immediately politicised the demonstrations, which are apolitical, peaceful and grassroots.

Today, 19 August, Russian forces attacked Zhytomyr with jet-powered drones.

NATO has stated that the Alliance is ready to "counter any threat" in response to reports that Iran is considering attacks on US military facilities in Europe.

The Coordination Headquarters has compiled official statistics following the prisoner exchange with the Russian Federation conducted today, 19 August 2026.