Ukraine and Finland are deepening their cooperation in the field of defense technologies. Ukrainian companies have agreed to develop and manufacture drones in Finland, advance the development of unmanned maritime systems, and establish a company to produce ground-based robotic systems.

Units of the Unmanned Systems Forces dealt yet another devastating blow to the enemy’s military equipment and strategic positions. In total, the Defense Forces struck 14 targets on Russian territory and in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a nearly two-hour conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron. The leaders discussed strengthening air defense, arms supplies, and further diplomatic efforts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, who arrived in Ukraine to participate in the 9th International Veterans Forum in Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the former U.S. Special Representative to Ukraine, retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, who arrived in Kyiv from Odesa to participate in the Veterans Forum.

On the afternoon of August 16, Russian troops attacked Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. According to preliminary reports, one person was killed and seven others were injured when a drone struck the post office building.

On the night of August 16, the Ukrainian Navy struck the launch sites and deployment locations of the Russian “Bastion” coastal missile system in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

Throughout the day, Russian troops attacked five districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 50 times. As a result of the strikes, 17 people were injured, including a 12-year-old boy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received reports from Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi and discussed Russia’s response to the strikes on Ukraine with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapaty.

Russian troops launched a massive attack on the Zhytomyr region, resulting in significant damage and destruction to the “Kromberg & Schubert Zhytomyr” plant. This civilian manufacturing facility, which is 100% German-owned, employs approximately 3,500 people.