The deal will make it easier to establish Ukrainian defense companies in Canada and provide Kyiv “with modern weapons and military equipment in the long term,” Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

Amy B. Zegart
The deal will make it easier to establish Ukrainian defense companies in Canada and provide Kyiv “with modern weapons and military equipment in the long term,” Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

Ukrainian forces have retaken three villages in the Donetsk region, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said, describing the situation on the Pokrovsk axis as challenging.
Syrskyi said Ukrainian defenders conducted successful counterattacks and …
The joint operation “took the occupiers by surprise” and cost Russia “about a company of personnel,” Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) announced on Independence Day.

“When we come to a stage when you have to sign documents, we would need a very clear understanding by everybody that the person who is signing is legitimate, and … Mr. Zelensky is not,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Key developments on Aug. 24:
Ukrainian troops have liberated the villages of Zelenyi Hai, Mykhailivka, and Volodymyrivka, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Aug. 24.

Thirty-four years on, Ukraine’s independence endures — even as Russia’s full-scale war puts its people to the ultimate test. That’s why Independence Day, marked on Aug. 24, is more than just a holiday for Ukrainians — it is a living testament to the …
Although this time Ukraine has not yet announced the number of people released, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs) said among them were eight civilians, including Ukrainian journalists Dmytro Khyliuk and Mark …
Ukrainian drones targeted the Ust-Luga seaport in Russia’s Leningrad region, prompting widespread disruptions at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, the independent outlet ASTRA reported.
“People are sleeping on mats in the terminals. Pulkovo has …
Zelensky’s statement follows a recent report by the Wall Street Journal saying that the U.S. has quietly implemented a review process giving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authority to bar Ukrainian long-range strikes inside Russia with American …
Norway and Germany will pay for two Patriot systems, including missiles. In addition, Norway is contributing to the purchase of air-defense radars from German manufacturer Hensoldt and air-defense systems from Kongsberg.
The Norwegian government has …
In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur breaks down Monday’s meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which came just a few days after Trump’s Aug. 15 meeting with …
A fire broke out at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant after a Ukrainian drone attack, according to Russian Telegram channels. A transformer unit in the city of Kurchatov caught fire. The plant’s Telegram channel said local air defenses shot down a …
The upcoming delivery is part of the support package Canada pledged earlier in June during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.
