The Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries have had yet another impact on the Russian domestic market. Following fuel shortages in the country, there is now a shortage of motor oils, and some popular products have disappeared from store shelves altogether.

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Defense has endorsed Yevhen Khmara’s nomination for the position of defense minister.

The consequences of the war are increasingly altering the financial behavior of Russians themselves. Against the backdrop of Ukrainian strikes deep into Russian territory, economic problems, and fears about the safety of their bank deposits, Russians have been withdrawing money from banks for...

Anti-corruption authorities are conducting a special operation to expose a criminal organisation operating under the leadership of current and former members of the Ukrainian Parliament, which included senior officials from the Office of the President of Ukraine and other individuals.

The "Servant of the People" faction met with Andrii Sybiha and Yevhen Khmara—the nominees for the positions of secretary of state and minister of defense.

Russian occupiers attacked a minibus with a drone in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson; people were killed.

Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi announced that on 18 August, specific proposals had been drawn up to tackle systematic breaches of the Highway Code in the interests of road safety, and that these would be put before the National Security and Defence Council.

A fatal road traffic accident has occurred in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv.

In Ufa (Republic of Bashkortostan), a unit at an oil refinery that was undergoing repairs caught fire following a drone attack.

Currently, NABU and the SAPO are conducting searches at the residence of Iryna Mudra, deputy head of the Office of the President, as part of an announced special operation.