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Yuriy Gudymenko, head of the Public Anti-Corruption Council under the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, explained what is wrong with the appointment of Rustem Umerov as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine.

Photojournalist Yefrem Lukatsky recalled his meeting with the commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Soviet and Russian Navies (1991–1992) Russian Admiral Igor Kasatonov during the presidency of Leonid Kravchuk.

On the morning of Tuesday, August 18, Russian troops launched a missile strike on Pechenigi in the Kharkiv region. About 10 people were killed and others were wounded as a result of the enemy attack. It is also reported that civilian infrastructure sustained damage.

Last week, Apple sent out a massive wave of warnings to iPhone users about potential spyware attacks. Among the recipients were Ukrainian military personnel, and researchers described the scale of the campaign as unprecedented.

Russian troops continue to attack the Kyiv region—on the morning of August 18, the enemy attacked the Brovary district.

At airports in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg, an unofficial screening process has been implemented for travelers leaving Russia. Men of draft age are deliberately subjected to additional screenings to prevent them from catching their flights, even if their documents are in order and there are no official restrictions.

Moscow and the Moscow Region came under a massive drone attack on the night of August 17–18. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that hundreds of drones were heading toward the capital region and noted that Russian air defenses were in action.

In June, the Ukrainian Defense Forces inflicted losses on the Russian army amounting to nearly $5 for every dollar spent on striking targets.

Protests against the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister are continuing once again.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu stated that some Russian drones accidentally enter the country's airspace, while others are launched intentionally.