Russia launched its largest assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, targeting Naftogaz facilities in Kharkiv and Poltava with 381 drones and 35 missiles. Civilian casualties are reported, and an energy crisis looms as winter approaches.

Russia launched 35 missiles, 381 drones at Ukraine's natural gas facilities, largest aerial assault at energy grid

Russia launched one of its largest attacks on Ukraine hitting Kyiv’s government building and killing at least three. Ukrainian President Zelensky called the strikes a deliberate prolongation of the war and urged international support for air defence and sanctions.

800 drones, 13 missiles: Ukraine's government building attacked by Russia for the first time in biggest air attack

French President Macron and Ukrainian President Zelensky announced a 26-nation ‘reassurance force’ to secure Ukraine post-conflict. While NATO backs the move, Russia strongly opposes any foreign troop presence in Ukraine, rejecting discussions on the matter "in any format."

Europe pledges 'reassurance force' for Ukraine but Russia says 'foreign intervention' unacceptable - Will talks end and war go on?

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he’s open to meeting Ukrainian president Zelensky but only in Moscow, and questioned Zelensky’s legitimacy under extended martial law. He claimed Russia is fighting for people’s rights, not territory, amid ongoing advances.

'Let him come to...': Putin says he never ruled out meeting Ukrainian president Zelensky, but questions his legitimacy

This comes after US President Donald Trump said during the Alaska Summit with the Russian president that he thinks Putin is “tired” of the war in Ukraine.

‘We have never objected’: Putin says Russia never opposed Ukraine’s bid to become EU member

A Ukrainian soldier survives a brutal Russian attack, crawling for five days with a slit throat. His family describes the torture endured by the Russian Prisoner of War.

33-year-old Ukrainian soldier survived crawling for 5 days after throat slit by Russians

A flight made an emergency landing in remote Siberia, in Nizhnevartovsk, after an engine failed mid-air. Reports suggest that the passengers remained on the plane for six hours after landing and were not allowed inside the terminal. There is the added problem of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Engine failure forces London-Beijing flight to land in remote Siberia. Now there is a Russia-Ukraine-war-related problem

When Lavrov was again asked if he was confirming that Russia did in fact target and attack an American-owned company, he replied, "I did not say that I confirmed that incident. I never heard of it."

Dodging or denying? Russian FM Lavrov talks about Russia hitting American factory in Ukraine - Here's what he said

Ukraine struck Russia’s Unecha oil station, part of the Druzhba pipeline to Europe, halting deliveries to Hungary. This follows intensified attacks on energy sites by both nations, with Kyiv targeting Russian refineries to cut war funding and disrupt fuel supplies.

'Attempt to draw Hungary into war': Ukraine strikes Druzhba pipeline in Russia; Hungarian oil supply stopped

The European leaders stressed that any peace deal must include “ironclad security guarantees” for Ukraine and expressed their support for Kyiv’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

‘Ready to work towards trilateral summit’: European leaders back Trump’s plan for talks between US, Russia, Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (Aug 15) reiterated US President’s claim that there would be no war if Donald Trump had been the POTUS in 2022, when Joe Biden was in office.

‘If Trump were president, there’d be no war’: Putin echoes POTUS’s claim, slams Biden after Alaska meet

FSB has reportedly foiled an attempt at the assassination of a top Russian Defence official using a Car filled with explosives, and the man is in custody waiting for his trial on the charges of high treason, illegal manufacture, storage, and transportation of explosives and explosive devices

Car with explosives recovered in M4: FSB arrests ‘Crow’ suspect of assassination plot of Russian Defence official

Earlier on August 6, Putin told the US envoy Steve Witkoff that Russia would agree to a complete ceasefire if Ukraine withdrew its forces from Donetsk Oblast and gave Moscow control of Donetsk, Luhansk Oblasts, and Crimea.

Ukraine, Europe present counter ceasefire proposal, reject Putin’s land swap demand: Report

Ukraine once possessed the third-largest nuclear arsenal on earth, but it decided to disarm and sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. But with the recent invasion of Russia, it seemed Ukraine's gamble had somewhat backfired.

Ukraine's nuclear gamble- Why did Ukraine give up the third largest nuclear arsenal?

The findings have revealed the growing extent of the alleged involvement of the Russian government in dragging the youth of the country into the war against Ukraine.

Kids building war machines? Russia defence firms recruiting children for drone design, reveals report

EU countries sign off fresh sanctions on Russia. EU Foreign Policy chief Kaja Kallas said. “Each sanction weakens Russia's ability to wage war.”

'Each sanction weakens Russia...': EU signs off new sanctions on Moscow amid ongoing Ukraine war

Amid raging war with Russia, Zelensky has been eyeing to creating its own private military companies in Ukraine. A Ukrainian lawmaker said that he is "positive" about the Ukrainian president's idea, while also calling "abstract" for now. 

Zelensky plans to build private military companies amid Russia's raging war - But is it really possible for Ukraine?

In the three years of Russia-Ukraine war, Trump has changed his stance on which side to support, multiple times. From claiming to end the war in 24 hours, to supporting Russia and then helping Kyiv with weapons to fight Russian attacks, Trump's relations with Putin changed drastically. 

From calling Putin a 'genius' to 'crazy': How Trump's stance on Russia-Ukraine war turned in 3 years of intense fighting - TIMELINE

Shift in the drone capabilities and their deployment in the field has led both Russia and Ukraine to find new counter-measures. Ukraine has introduced Horoshok or the Pea bullet, a 5.56 mm round, that can shoot down Russian drones from the sky. 

Ukraine’s 5.56 mm ‘Pea Bullet’ to drop Russian drones from the sky at 50 metres

The United States has far more Patriot batteries than any other military—more than 60 of the estimated 180 worldwide, according to weapons trackers at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. Ukraine has about eight Patriot systems, but two of them were non-functional.

Will Ukraine get ATACMS, much-solicited higher version JASSMs for the first time in arms deal? What are they?

Putin is not planning to stop the war in Ukraine despite Trump's threats to impose sanctions on Moscow. Sources revealed that the Russian president will not stop the war under pressure from the West and will continue until he gets what he wants.

Putin unfazed by Trump's ultimatum? Russian president to continue war until he gets what he wants, reveal Kremlin sources

Each unit can fire up to 1,000 rounds per minute and engage targets effectively within a 4-kilometre range. 

What is Skynex? Ukraine’s German-made drone killers firing 1,000 rounds a minute

Russia's Defence Ministry released a video showing an Iskander missile strike on a Ukrainian Navy base near Baratovka in southern Ukraine's Nikolaev region. The precision-guided attack reportedly destroyed all identified targets, according to an official statement

Russia uses Iskander missile to hit Ukraine, DESTROYS Ukrainian temporary deployment point - WATCH

As several countries come together to support Ukraine amid its war with Russia, the Marshall Plan comes in the picture. The plan was introduced in the post-World War II period in 1947 after World War II ended in 1956 with Europe suffering and its cities shattered.

What is a WWII-style Marshall Plan? Here's how it would look like for Ukraine's post-recovery amid Russia's raging war