Children to be mandatorily evacuated from 16 more settlements in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast authorities have ordered the mandatory evacuation of families with children from 16 more settlements in the Synelnykove district amid ongoing Russian attacks.
Families in settlements across the Mykolaivka, Petropavlivka and Ukrainske hromadas have one month to leave, Oblast Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha said. The order affects 2,177 children.
Police and humanitarian organizations are helping families relocate, using armored vehicles and protective equipment to ensure their safety. Evacuees are first taken to transit centers and can then receive assistance finding accommodation.
Polish Prime Minister condemned the attack on Ukrainian children in Poland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has condemned an attack on two Ukrainian children in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz and urged the suspects to turn themselves in to the police, as reported by the Polish news portal Onet.
The incident took place on August 14, when a 14-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother were allegedly confronted and assaulted by two adults at a playground after speaking Ukrainian. The children were reportedly threatened, verbally abused and had their arms twisted, while their toys were damaged.
Tusk called the attack “an anti-Polish act” and said such behavior was unacceptable and harmful to Poland. Police have detained a 46-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man who may have been involved in the incident, with investigators continuing to establish their role.
Russian agent who registered 27 Starlink terminals for Russian forces arrested
A 33-year-old man has been arrested in Kharkiv Oblast on suspicion of treason after allegedly registering 27 Starlink satellite terminals for Russian forces, Ukrainian authorities said.
According to investigators, the man was an unemployed internally displaced person from occupied Khrustalnyi in Luhansk Oblast who moved to frontline Izium and began looking for work online. He was allegedly contacted by a Russian operative via Telegram and offered money to register Starlink terminals. For one activation, he received UAH 1,500 ($30) and sent the Russian handler photographic proof that the task had been completed.
Ukrainian authorities later established that one of the 27 terminals was transferred to Russian forces in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where it was reportedly used to provide communications and control attack drones. Prosecutors said the man has been formally notified of suspicion of treason committed under martial law, while investigators are working to determine whether the other terminals were also used by Russian forces.
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones towards Moscow in latest large-scale attack
Ukrainian armed forces launched a large-scale drone attack targeting Moscow and the surrounding region overnight on August 18, with Russian authorities claiming nearly 800 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across the country.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said at least 197 drones were shot down over Moscow Oblast, while Russian officials claimed 600 drones targeted the region. A Wildberries warehouse, an aluminum plant, and other facilities were reportedly damaged or caught fire, while debris and suspected air defense activity damaged buildings and infrastructure in several towns around Moscow. Russian authorities also reported damage to a car and a transformer substation in Elektrostal.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses destroyed 791 Ukrainian drones across 13 regions. The reports could not be independently verified. Ukraine's General Staff separately said its forces struck a Russian ammunition depot in occupied Donetsk Oblast and several drone command posts in Donetsk, Belgorod and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.