Russia launched massive overnight strikes across Ukraine, causing civilian casualties and infrastructure damage while both sides claimed battlefield gains and extensive air defenses intercepted attacks.
Putin-Trump talks: Could parts of Ukraine change hands? DW 08/14/2025
Ukraine is viewed by Washington as covering a geographical area of about 600,000 square kilometers, while Moscow considers it to be 20% smaller due to its claims over eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in as fighting rages ahead of a planned Trump-Putin summit
A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and wounded two more in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod, with reports of drones targeting industrial zones causing casualties.