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Guinea landfill collapse in Conakry kills at least 30
AP, AFP and Independent: heavy overnight rains triggered a landslide at Conakry’s Dar Es Salam landfill; government toll at least 30 dead, six seriously injured; site had been set to close Sunday.
Philippines: Habagat and cyclones affect ~6.9 million; PAGASA tracks Saudel
NDRRMC Aug. 23: 6,913,577 people affected by Habagat and TCs Luis, Maymay, Neneng; ~P6.614B damage. PAGASA: Saudel outside PAR, may enter Monday as Obet.
DR Congo and M23 agree roadmap for peace talks after Swiss mediation
Joint statement after Aug. 17–21 Switzerland talks: sequenced Doha-framework roadmap, ceasefire-violation reporting method; first verification mission due Monday in Minembwe.
Zelenskyy: wartime elections would “destroy” Ukraine
President rejects ex-defence minister Fedorov’s call for a wartime vote; Ukrainian law bars elections under martial law. Comments published Sunday after Saturday briefing.
Putin warns of ‘destructive’ hits as Russia and Ukraine trade deadly Saturday strikes
Saturday air attacks killed civilians on both sides of the war as Putin threatened more destructive retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian economic targets.
Russia launches overnight missile and drone barrage on Ukraine; air defense downs 182 drones
Ukraine says Russia fired missiles and 217 drones overnight Aug. 21–22; hits at 41 locations; at least two killed.
Drone strike sparks fire at Russia’s Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Samara region
OSINT and Ukrainian outlets report a Saturday drone hit and major fire at a Rosneft Volga-region refinery.
Kryvyi Rih mall strike: 16 dead as Saturday rescue continues; allies condemn
Rescue crews kept searching the Sunny Gallery complex Saturday after a Russian double-tap drone strike killed 16 and wounded more than 130; European allies condemned the attack.
Iran denounces imminent U.S. sanctions; warns partners against “lifeline” crackdown
On Saturday Iran’s Foreign Ministry denounced planned U.S. sanctions aimed at Tehran’s oil trade, as Washington warned countries against providing Iran any economic lifeline.
Ceasefire monitors report reduced shelling along contested corridor
Ceasefire monitors report reduced shelling along contested corridor
Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Kyiv region; Zelenskyy seeks Patriots
Overnight Aug. 20 Russian missiles and drones killed at least 16 in Kyiv and the surrounding region. Zelenskyy tied civilian losses to shortages of Patriot interceptors.
Ukraine and Russia exchange 103 prisoners of war each, Zelenskyy says
On Aug. 19 Zelenskyy said Ukraine brought home 103 POWs; Russia’s defence ministry said it received the same number of Russian service members.
Ukraine parliament confirms Yevhenii Khmara as defence minister amid political turmoil
Lawmakers approved former special-forces operative Yevhenii Khmara as defence minister on Aug. 19 as ousted predecessor Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections and anti-corruption probes continued.
Ousted Ukrainian defence minister Fedorov calls for wartime elections
Mykhailo Fedorov’s Aug. 18 video address breaks a wartime taboo by calling for elections under martial law, challenging Zelenskyy as parliament prepares to confirm a new defence minister.
Ukraine’s month-long drone campaign hits Russia’s Wildberries logistics network
ABC reported Aug. 17 on weeks of Ukrainian drone strikes against Wildberries warehouses across Russia, with Kyiv saying most of the retailer’s largest logistics centers were knocked offline.
Mediazona and BBC Russian identify more than 239,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
On Aug. 17 Kyiv Independent reported Mediazona/BBC Russian had confirmed identities of 239,354 Russian military personnel killed since the full-scale invasion — a name-verified floor, not a total casualty estimate.
Ukraine mounts one of its largest drone waves into Russia as strikes kill on both sides
On Aug. 16 Russia reported hundreds of Ukrainian drones, including a massive Moscow-region wave, with fatalities on both sides of the border; Kyiv reported Russian strikes on Kryvyi Rih, Kyiv, and other regions.
Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih steel plant kills 2, wounds 14, Zelenskyy says
On Aug. 16 Zelenskyy said a Russian attack hit ArcelorMittal’s Kryvyi Rih steel works, killing two and wounding 14, part of a broader day of reciprocal long-range strikes.
Russia launches 152 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight, ISW notes
ISW’s Aug. 15 assessment said Russian forces launched 152 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight Aug. 14–15, alongside other front and deep-strike developments including Ukraine’s Flamingo strike reporting.
Ukraine hits Russia’s Progress rocket center in Samara with Flamingo missiles, Zelenskyy says
On Aug. 15 Zelenskyy confirmed FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara (~900 km from Ukraine), a Soyuz-linked site Kyiv ties to Russia’s Rassvet satellite effort.
Ukraine says Oleksandrivka push liberated 26 settlements and about 745 km²
On Aug. 14 reporting, Ukraine said a months-long Oleksandrivka-direction counteroffensive liberated 26 settlements and more than 745 km² across Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia; ISW’s open-source estimate was ro
Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory as blockade tensions spike
On Aug. 14 President Trump said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory after defeating Iran; Hormuz traffic near standstill after ship attacks as U.S. officials threaten an indefinite naval blockade an
U.S. says Iran naval blockade can run indefinitely as economic pressure ramps up
On Aug. 13 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. Navy can maintain its blockade of Iranian ports indefinitely by rotating ships; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previewed unprecedented economic isolation as cease
Ukraine says drones hit Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery ~1,300 km inside Russia
On Aug. 13 Ukraine’s General Staff said overnight drones struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refining and petrochemical complex in Bashkortostan, about 1,300 km from the border, causing a fire; regional officials re
Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian American in Warsaw
On Aug. 13 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland detained a Russian national recruited to assassinate a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw—the first known case of a Russia-ordered attack on a U.S. citizen
Ukraine hits Novorossiysk naval base and grain terminals in massive Black Sea strike
On Aug. 12 Ukraine struck Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk with drones and missiles, damaging major grain export terminals and hitting warships at the naval base; local officials reported deaths including a child.
Iran’s Rezaei says Hormuz stays closed until U.S. ends war, blockade, and frees assets
On Aug. 12 Iran’s new SNSC chief Mohsen Rezaei said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until Washington ends the war and blockade, releases frozen assets, and accepts a region-wide ceasefire; CENTCOM reported another H
Ukraine hits Orsk oil refinery 1,500 km inside Russia and Wildberries hub in Voronezh
On Aug. 11 Ukraine said drones struck the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery about 1,500 km from the front and a Wildberries logistics hub in Voronezh, as Russian overnight attacks killed civilians across Ukraine.
Iran and U.S. harden Hormuz demands as Trump seeks Iranian reparations
On Aug. 11 Al Jazeera and other outlets reported Iran and the U.S. exchanging maximalist new conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after Trump demanded Iranian reparations and Tehran restated blockade, sanctions,
Ukraine drone strike on Tatarstan oil hub kills 13 at Nizhnekamsk Taneco plant
On Aug. 10 Ukraine’s General Staff said drones hit the Taneco oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan—about 1,200 km from the border—as Russian officials reported 13 dead and dozens injured in one of the deadliest Ukraini
Trump demands Iranian reparations as Hormuz reopening hopes fade
On Aug. 10 President Trump answered Iran’s six Hormuz conditions by demanding compensation for deaths and injuries he tied to Iranian actions over decades, as Tehran said Oman shipping-lane talks would not reopen the str