2025-08-18: According to reports on Monday (18 August), several people were killed and injured in a Russian airstrike on the city of Kharkiv. The fuel infrastructure near the port city of Odesa was hit in an airstrike. The fire department was able to extinguish the blaze. According to regional authorities, the Sumy region was attacked with so-called glide bombs. A missile alert was still in place in the eastern part of Ukraine on Monday morning (18 August, local time).
Heightened security measures and operations of security forces are to be expected. Ongoing armed clashes are to be expected. Travellers are advised to exercise high caution, to strictly avoid operations of security forces, and to follow instructions from security forces.
