On the morning of August 9, during the shelling of Kharkiv, Russian forces struck a car belonging to Vladislav Yesipenko, a freelance correspondent for “Shelter.”

In Kyiv, the rate of damage to apartment buildings caused by Russian airstrikes has increased.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Olga Stefanishyna from her post as Ukraine's ambassador to the United States.

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has released data on trends in visits to Ukraine by citizens of the Russian Federation from 2022 to 2026—since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has identified the country from which the largest number of citizens entered Ukraine between 2022 and 2026.

The number of cultural heritage sites damaged as a result of Russian airstrikes has increased in Kyiv: for example, in 2026 alone—which is still ongoing—the Russians have already damaged 161 such sites, compared to 110 over the previous four years.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Laura Loomer, a blogger close to Donald Trump, who recently arrived in Ukraine.