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• Ukrainian Commander Says 'More Effort' Needed To Push Back Russian Advance In East RFE/RL 27 Aug 2025 -- The commander of a Ukrainian unit fighting near the town of Dobropillya in eastern Ukraine has told RFE/RL that it will not be easy to regain territory seized by Russian forces in a sudden advance earlier this month.

Ukraine

• The Russians Must See the Seriousness of the World's Resolve and How Severe the Consequences Will Be for Russia if the War Continues - Address by the President President of Ukraine 27 Aug 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Alexander Stubb Coordinated Positions and Discussed Work on Security Guarantees President of Ukraine 27 Aug 2025
• SSU detains FSB agent who guided russian missiles at Defense Forces installations in five regions of Ukraine Security Service of Ukraine 27 Aug 2025 -- The Security Service of Ukraine has detained another enemy agent in Kyiv region. He is a 40-year-old employee of a local chemical plant who, on the orders of russia's federal security service, adjusted russian air strikes on Ukraine.
• Yulia Svyrydenko discusses start of Ukraine's EU membership negotiations with Danish Prime Minister Ukraine Government 27 Aug 2025
• Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Russia's systemic disinformation campaign against Ukraine in African countries Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 27 Aug 2025 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has recently observed a significant intensification of Russian disinformation targeting our state in African countries.
• Comment by the MFA of Ukraine on the Decision of the Russian Government to Denounce the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 27 Aug 2025 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine draws the attention of the international community to the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation to initiate the denunciation of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
• Ukraine and Czechia discuss plans for cooperation on the 'Czech Initiative', drone programs, and joint defense industry projects Ukraine MOD 27 Aug 2025
• SSU and National Police uncover another 12 organizers of mobilization evasion schemes in several regions of Ukraine Security Service of Ukraine 27 Aug 2025 -- The SSU Military Counterintelligence and the National Police have dismantled new schemes for evading mobilization and detained 12 organizers of such schemes.
• Following SSU investigation, traitor who prepared second russian attack on Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant sentenced to 15 years in prison Security Service of Ukraine 27 Aug 2025 -- Based on evidence collected by the Security Service, another enemy agent, who operated in Zaporizhzhia, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. On orders of russia's federal security service, he was preparing a repeat attack by russia on the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Russia

• FSB Detains Ukrainian Spy Plotting UAV Attack on Russian Airfield Sputnik 27 Aug 2025 -- The Russian Federal Security Forces (FSB) has detained a Ukrainian spy trained to install a navigation module for drone attacks on a Russian military airfield in Engels.
• West Discussing Sending 4-5 Brigades to Ensure Security in Ukraine - Yermak Sputnik 27 Aug 2025 -- Western states are discussing a possibility of sending 4-5 brigades by the group of countries supporting Ukraine - the so-called "coalition of the willing" - to ensure security in Ukraine along with "strategic enablers" from the US, the Financial Times newspaper reported, citing Head of the Office of the Ukrainian president Andriy Yermak.

United States

• Trump Raises Possibility Of 'Economic War' If Russia Refuses To Move Toward Peace RFE/RL 27 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump again played down the likelihood of a quick meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian leaders and raised the possibility of new sanctions on Moscow, although he also said the Ukrainian side is not without blame.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with IAEA Director General Grossi US Dept. of State 27 Aug 2025

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Training Ukrainians to save lives Australia DOD 27 Aug 2025 -- Operation Kudu has become a cornerstone of shared military experience.
• Truth of the Nord Stream pipeline explosions must not be covered up: Chinese envoy to UN Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- The truth about the Nord Stream pipeline explosions must not be covered up. The investigation should not be politicized, such incidents must not be allowed to happen again, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
• Polish President's Decision To Veto Aid To Ukrainian Refugees Prompts Political Storm RFE/RL 27 Aug 2025 -- Polish President Karol Nawrocki's decision to veto a bill on aid to Ukrainian refugees has created a political storm in the Central European nation, one of Kyiv's closest allies in its fight against Russia's all-out invasion.

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