Ukraine has secured the return of 84 soldiers and civilians from Russian captivity in a fresh prisoner swap with Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Aug. 14.

President Trump said that Russia and Ukraine should go directly to negotiations to end the war instead of a cease-fire agreement, after his summit with the Russian President Vladimir Putin and subsequent discussions with Ukraine and other European leaders.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missile and drone attacks overnight on Ukraine’s capital city killed at least 13 people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounded 132 others, authorities said Thursday.

Ukraine's airforce said Moscow had "attacked with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 85 Shahed-type" drones, while also attacking "frontline areas" in four regions. In its daily report, the airforce said the attacks took place "on the night of August 16" and starting in the evening of August 15 — when Mr.

"As a result of falling debris, oil products spilled and caught fire at the Volgograd Oil Refinery," regional Governor Andrey Bocharov claimed on Aug. 14.

Natalia Haiova, a beloved teacher in Kyiv, was known for her artistic flair. She perished last week in a Russian strike on a nine-story building in the Svyatoshinsky district.

Russia launched 85 attack drones and a ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Saturday, hours after Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held their Alaska talks.

Kyiv residents were shocked as U.S. President Trump warmly greeted Russian President Putin, a figure blamed for years of conflict in Ukraine. Many see Russia's invasion and subsequent occupation as a severe loss.

Kyiv is observing a day of mourning after a Russian drone and missile attack killed 31 people, including five children, and injured over 150