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Russia & the Warfront
>>> Overnight, Russia launched 45 Shahed-136/131 and decoy drones, along with two S-300/400 surface-to-air missiles from Kursk region. Ukrainian air defense, EW units, and mobile fire groups downed or suppressed 24 drones; 21 drones reached targets in Donetsk, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions, damaging residential buildings, warehouses, and power lines.

>>> Russian losses on 14 August 2025 were reported as 990 personnel, five tanks, three armored fighting vehicles, 29 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, and 191 UAVs destroyed.

>>> Ukrainian UAVs struck industrial facilities in Belgorod and Rostov-on-Don, causing fires and damage to oil storage depots.

>>> Russian and Belarusian forces continued the “Zapad-2025” strategic exercises, practicing coordinated armored offensives and missile strikes.

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United States
>>> President Donald Trump stated he is prepared to grant Ukraine international security guarantees only if Kyiv agrees to specific territorial and political concessions, without clarifying the scope.

>>> Trump told European leaders he will not negotiate away Ukrainian territory with Putin and will insist on an unconditional ceasefire at the Alaska talks.

>>> Trump warned that failure to reach a deal would trigger new U.S. economic and political sanctions against Russia.

>>> Former U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington aims to secure a formal ceasefire agreement with Moscow as the first step toward a broader peace deal.

>>> Senior U.S. officials told European capitals to “stay quiet or accept” Washington’s Russia strategy, stressing the U.S. will move forward even if it causes friction with the EU.

>>> French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné confirmed U.S. participation in an international security guarantee framework for Ukraine.