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$40 trillion—that’s exactly how much the U.S. government now owes. To the average Ukrainian, this figure may seem like nothing more than an astronomical statistic, but its consequences could potentially hit much closer to home than it seems—through the dollar, the euro, gold, interest rates, and ultimately the value of the money in our wallets.

Ukrainians are actively discussing the new requirements for obtaining temporary protection in European Union countries. Starting in August, citizens applying for this status for the first time will need to prove that their departure from Ukraine was lawful.

An unusual parade of military equipment took place at several locations in Kyiv. Early in the morning, dozens of ground-based robotic systems (GRS) secretly drove down Khreshchatyk, drones took to the sky, and naval drones sped down the Dnipro River. All of this was captured on video on August 24—the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence.

August 22 marked one month since Mykhailo Drapatyi took command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. His appointment came amid a high-profile personnel crisis following the resignation of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and protests in which participants, among other things, demanded a change in military leadership.

According to Western intelligence reports, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has set his military command the task of dismantling NATO and the EU from within by 2026. And the Kremlin has chosen Moldova as the main springboard for this division.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has a supply of water and food at home that should last him and his wife for several days. This is how the German minister is personally preparing for a possible emergency. For several years now, Europeans have been urged to do the same: to keep a supply of water, food, medicine, and other essentials at home that will help them get through the first few days of a major crisis.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is dissatisfied with Andriy Pyshnyy, the head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), Bloomberg reported, citing informed sources.

Russia has changed its airstrike tactics and has recently been targeting primarily Ukrainian logistics hubs. In particular, Russia is attempting to destroy warehouses and sorting centers belonging to companies such as "Nova Poshta," Rozetka, and "Epicenter." The Russians claim that this is their alleged response to Ukrainian strikes on warehouses belonging to the Russian marketplace Wildberries. To find out who is inflicting more damage on whom, read the article by “Shelter.”

A statement by Valeriy Zaluzhnyy, Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom, that Ukraine "will never join" NATO sparked a wave of outrage and debate on social media.

On July 30, a Russian missile destroyed the home of the Voronov’s, a family with many children, in the village of Radushne in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The father and mother, their seven children, and their one-and-a-half-year-old grandson Artem were killed. Of the couple’s ten children, only the three oldest survived: 25-year-old Aurika, 23-year-old Danilo, and 19-year-old Matviy. They were far from home at the time of the strike.