PoliticsAugust 3, 2026 7:50 pm • 0 min readOlha Stefanishyna attends the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, on Aug. 20, 2024. (Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Editor's note: This story is being updated.President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Olha Stefanishyna from her post as Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., according to a decree published on the presidential website on Aug. 3.The move comes amid a major government reshuffle and an expected broader rotation of Ukraine's ambassadors.News FeedMonday, August 37:56 pm The attack comes as Ukraine's Ministry of Reconstruction, Infrastructure, and Transport reported that Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure.7:50 pm President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Olha Stefanishyna from her post as Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., according to a decree published on the presidential website on Aug. 3.7:11 pm The attack occurred in the town of Shyroke, which sits on a highway about 30 kilometers (about 19 miles) south of Kryvyi Rih. 6:08 pm "Some key Russian enterprises involved in ballistic missile production are not under sanctions imposed by the U.S., the U.K., Japan, Switzerland, and other jurisdictions," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. In this interview, the Kyiv Independent's Martin Fornusek speaks with Martin Sklenar, former Slovak defense minister, about the likelihood of a Russian attack on NATO, Europe's military readiness, U.S. troop reductions, defense spending, and the growing debate over conscription.3:14 pm The operation, carried out by HUR's Group 13 special unit in late July, targeted a command vehicle belonging to a Podlet radar system and a Parol-4 identification friend-or-foe radar interrogator, according to the agency.3:03 pm An explosion ripped through a restaurant in central Moscow on the evening of Aug. 1, killing five people and injuring 21 others. 7:37 am (Updated: August 3, 2026 2:39 pm) Ukraine's military reportedly struck a Wildberries logistics center in the town of Khryastovo in Russia's Vladimir Oblast on the morning of Aug. 3, Russian Telegram media channels reported.11:35 am (Updated: August 3, 2026 2:25 pm) Rustem Umerov will continue coordinating the Drone Deal initiative while remaining involved in peace talks to end Russia's all-out war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.2:18 pm Alongside the attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russia launched 181 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. 10:00 am The figure includes 1,390 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.7:01 am On average, Russian losses have averaged about 34,000 personnel per month throughout 2026, according to statistics provided by the General Staff.3:19 am Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 236,066 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.1:25 am Russian forces launched a daytime glide bomb attack Zaporizhzhia on Aug. 2, striking a multi-story residential building in the city, officials reported.Sunday, August 210:00 pm (Updated: August 2, 2026 11:57 pm) Police have detained a 32-year-old man suspected of opening fire on military recruitment personnel in Odesa, injuring four. Show More