Thus far in August, the intensity of Russian strikes on Ukraine appear to have eased. The first 11 days of this month have seen Moscow launch a daily average of 74 drones and one missile into Ukraine, compared with record-breaking July figures of 201 drones and around six missiles per day.

A Russian official says a Ukrainian drone attack has killed one person and wounded two more in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region. Gov.

While most of President Volodymyr Zelensky's fellow citizens hope for a swift political resolution to the war, Russia's maximalist demands and Donald Trump's unpredictability have made them stay wary and realistic.