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Combat Operations

• Ukrainian Counterattacks Cut Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk But Civilians Still Suffer RFE/RL 20 Aug 2025 -- Ukraine's military says it has cut off Russian infiltration units that broke through a defensive line north of the eastern city of Pokrovsk. But for residents in the nearby town of Dobropillya, the relief is hard to feel amid relentless bombardment.

Ukraine

• Yulia Svyrydenko holds talks with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal Ukraine Government 20 Aug 2025
• Denys Shmyhal met with the Ambassador of Italy to Ukraine to discuss cooperation between defense industries and the implementation of the SAFE program Ukraine MOD 20 Aug 2025
• Defense contracts backed by state guarantees are being executed ahead of schedule Ukraine MOD 20 Aug 2025
• SSU detains another two enemy informants who leaked positions of Slovyansk defenders to ruscists and spied on AFU convoys Security Service of Ukraine 20 Aug 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence has detained two more enemy informants who operated in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

Russia

• Lavrov: Russia Demands Equal Role in Ukraine Security Guarantees Sputnik 20 Aug 2025 -- Russia has reiterated that any security guarantees for Ukraine must be negotiated on an equal basis with the participation of major powers, including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
• Russian Security Forces Eliminate Ukrainian Sabotage Group in Bryansk Region Sputnik 20 Aug 2025 -- The saboteurs reportedly intended to commit terrorist attacks at transport infrastructure facilities in Russia, the Federal Security Service (FSB) informed.
• Trump's Map of Ukraine 'Strong Slap in Zelensky's Face' - Zakharova Sputnik 20 Aug 2025 -- A map of Ukraine that was on display at the White House during Trump's meeting with Zelensky and European leaders was supposed "to bring them to their senses," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the third anniversary of the assassination of Darya Dugina Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Aug 2025

United States

• As Trump Seeks Better Ties With Putin, He's Also Calling Lukashenko RFE/RL 20 Aug 2025 -- In a move that caught many observers and politicians by surprise, US President Donald Trump made a phone call to Belarusian strongman Aleksandr Lukashenko just hours before his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin last week.

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Australia Joins the Register of Damage for Ukraine Council of Europe 20 Aug 2025 -- The Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U) has welcomed Australia as its newest Associate Member, underscoring Australia's continued support for Ukraine and commitment to the rules-based international order.

News Reports

• Budapest 2.0? How Russia's Record Of Treaty Violations Fuels Ukraine's Calls For Security Guarantees RFE/RL 20 Aug 2025 -- As diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine have intensified in recent days, Kyiv and its backers have sought to ram home a key point: lasting peace is only possible with credible, enforceable security guarantees for Ukraine, not merely symbolic pledges or paper agreements.