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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 19.08.2026.

It displays 102 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

19.08.2026The Day NABU Exposed the President's Office

The day's dominant story was NABU's anti-corruption operation 'Forrest Gump', which exposed a criminal organization involving people's deputies and high-ranking officials from the President's Office. The operation, covered extensively by Liga.net, Glavcom, TSN, and Novoe Vremya, included searches at the home of MP Stolаr and Sense Bank, and revealed the legalization of 150 million hryvnias for bail. Concurrently, the Rada appointed Yevhenii Khmara as defense minister and reappointed Sybiha as foreign minister, while former minister Fedorov's call for wartime elections drew analysis as a political move. Russian attacks continued: a drone strike on a minibus in Kherson killed four, and a strike on a police building in Zhytomyr killed two officers and injured 40. Ukraine brought home 103 soldiers from Russian captivity.

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04:39Zaporizhzhia's Drone Toll

The newspapers report on a Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia that killed one and wounded six, with multiple outlets covering the incident (Liga.net, Ukrinform UA, Glavcom, TSN, Pravda). Concurrently, former minister Fedorov's call for elections during wartime gains attention, as he argues Ukrainians should not let Putin decide when they choose their leaders (Liga.net, Radio Svoboda).
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09:11NABU's Web of Power

The newspapers report on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau's (NABU) disclosure of a criminal organization involving current and former people's deputies and officials from the President's Office (Liga.net, Glavcom). Concurrently, Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia region intensified, with over 1,000 strikes in a day, killing two and wounding ten (Ukrinform UA, Pravda).
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11:00NABU's Web of Power

The newspapers report on NABU's disclosure of a criminal organization involving high-ranking officials from the President's Office and people's deputies, with multiple outlets covering the anti-corruption operation (Liga.net, Glavcom, TSN, Novoe Vremya). Concurrently, Russian attacks continue, including a drone strike on a minibus in Kherson killing four and wounding five (Pravda), and heavy fighting in the Kostiantynivka sector with nearly 240 engagements (Ukrinform).
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14:26The General's New Post

The newspapers report on the appointment of Yevhenii Khmara as Ukraine's defense minister, with the Rada voting 312 in favor (Liga.net, Glavcom, UNIAN, Kyiv Post). Concurrently, Ukraine brought home 103 soldiers from Russian captivity (Ukrinform, Hromadske).
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17:53Zhytomyr's Police Building Struck

The newspapers report on a Russian attack on Zhytomyr that killed two police officers and hit a police building (Glavcom, Pravda). Concurrently, Hungary closed its investigation into Ukrainian cash collectors in the 'gold convoy' case, confirming the legal origin of seized money and gold (Liga.net).
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20:41Zhytomyr's Police Building Strike

The newspapers report on the aftermath of a Russian strike on a police building in Zhytomyr, killing two officers and injuring at least 20 (Glavcom, Pravda, Ukrinform UA). Concurrently, former official Fedorov's call for elections during wartime is analyzed as a potential political move distancing him from Zelensky's team (Liga.net, Novoe Vremya).
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22:35Fedorov's Electoral Gambit

The newspapers report on former official Fedorov's call for elections during wartime, which is analyzed as a political move distancing him from Zelensky's team (Liga.net, TSN, Novoe Vremya, Kyiv Post). Concurrently, Zelensky outlined tasks for the new defense minister Khmara (Ukrinform UA, Pravda, UNIAN), and the front line saw 189 battles in a day (Glavcom).
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