Ukraine’s Wildberries attacks, mapped
As of Tuesday, Ukraine has attacked seven of Wildberries’ 10 biggest warehouses in Russia.
Suha Kidwai18 August 2026 12:45
Zelensky attends reburial ceremony for a leader of Ukrainian nationalists organisation
Ukraine’s president Zelensky has made an attendance at a reburial ceremony for Yevhen Konovalets, one of founders and leaders of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), at the National Military Memorial Cemetery outside of Kyiv.
The Ukrainian leader at the National Military Memorial Cemetery outside of Kyiv (Reuters)
Suha Kidwai18 August 2026 12:15
Russia says it has captured two more settlements in Ukraine
The Russian defence ministry has claimed that its forces have captured two settlements in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Roughly 80 per cent of the eastern territory, including the major cities and the port of Mariupol, is currently occupied or controlled by Russia.
Donetsk, part of Russian-controlled Ukraine after an overnight drone attack on Sunday (AFP/Getty)
On Monday, Russian troops killed one resident of the Donetsk region and wounded five others, according to the head of Donetsk’s regional state administration.
Suha Kidwai18 August 2026 11:45
Suha Kidwai18 August 2026 11:15
Moscow says it has protested against Japanese PM’s ‘anti-Russian’ remarks
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said it ”strongly protested” to the state’s Japanese ambassador over what it called “anti-Russian” remarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding a group of Russian-controlled islands off Japan’s coast.
The disputed territory consists of the four islands closest to Japan which were seized by the Soviet Union at the end of the second world war.
Japan’s ambassador to Russia was summoned to Moscow’s foreign ministry after Japanese officials criticised the country’s claim to the disputed Kuril Islands (Reuters)
Known in Japanese as Hopporyodo, or the Northern Territories, in Russia they are simply referred to as part of the Kurils.
In recent years, Russia has bolstered its military presence on the isles, which sit between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean.
Control of the islands gives Russia a military edge, providing Moscow with year-round access to the Pacific for its fleet based in Vladivostok, because the strait between the southern islands does not freeze in winter.
Suha Kidwai18 August 2026 10:45
Kyiv ‘will definitely respond’ to Russian strike on Kharkiv, says president
President Zelensky has said that Ukraine “will definitely respond to this Russian strike,” referring to a an attack which killed 10 people in Kharkiv on Tuesday morning.
In a post on X, the leader added that the “brutal” strike was in a residential area, sharing photos of the damage.
Suha Kidwai18 August 2026 10:15
Ukraine announces new T40 drone
The Ukrainian ministry of defence has codified a new precision-strike drone, capable of reaching Siberia.
The Dovbush T40 drone is an unmanned aircraft described to have one of the highest rates of effectiveness by the Ukrainian ministry of defence.
In a post on X, ministry officials said that the new drone highlights the growth of Ukraine’s long-range military capabilities.
Suha Kidwai18 August 2026 09:45
The UK will ‘pay the price’ for supporting Ukraine, warns Russia
“London’s actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer,” the Russian embassy has said in a statement posted on its Telegram channel.
“The deeper its involvement in the conflict and the greater its support for Kiev’s terrorist machinery, the higher the price it will pay.”
The comments come after the publication of a previously-reported on Sunday Times article that states British-built drones were used for long-range strikes against Russia for the first time on Tuesday.
British-made drones have reportedly been used for the first time in Ukrainian long-range strikes against Russia (AP)
In response, a British defence ministry spokesperson has said: “Britain stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine and we are committed to providing the equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against Putin’s illegal invasion.”
In June, Britain had pledged to provide 150,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of 2026 as part of a £752 million ($996 million) funding package.
Suha Kidwai18 August 2026 09:15
Russia has faced 1.47 million losses since start of war, according to latest tally
Russia has lost approximately 1.47 million men over the course of the war, Kyiv has said.
In a post on X, Ukraine’s ministry of defence estimates that the number of Russian personnel killed now sits just below 1.5 million.
A warehouse on fire in Moscow after a Ukrainian drone strike on Tuesday morning (AP)
The new tally comes after a second overnight barrage of Ukrainian strikes into mainland Russia.
Suha Kidwai18 August 2026 08:45
Russian missile attack kills 10 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, governor says
A Russian missile attack has killed 10 people and injured a further eight in a village in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, the regional governor said on Tuesday.
The strike on the village of Pechenihy has damaged 10 private buildings, a cafe, a post office, a shop and at least seven cars, residents have told Reuters.
Suha Kidwai18 August 2026 08:15