16 August 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war
- Air defense destroyed 13 Shahed UAVs that attacked the port infrastructure of Ukraine at night
- Several drones hit the warehouses and granaries of one of the Danube ports
- State Department: Russia seeks to increase military cooperation with the DPRK
- British intelligence: Russia has begun producing its own Shahed
- The US believes that there are a large number of alternative routes for the export of Ukrainian grain
- In the morning, three Russian drones were shot down over Kharkiv Oblast
- China has been importing a record amount of Iranian oil for the past decade
- The data of Ukraine and the UN regarding Ukrainians who have left the country differ by twofold
- The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation scares Russians with arthropods and hantaviruses from Ukraine
- In the morning, the Russians shelled the center of Kherson and the region, 5 wounded
- The Chinese Minister of Defense has arrived in Belarus and plans to visit military facilities
- Large-scale military exercises "Fierce Wolf" start in Lithuania
- The Polish arms concern became a leader in the European ammunition market
- The Russians shelled the Kherson region again: one person was killed
- Lithuania temporarily closes two border crossing points with Belarus
- Poland and the Baltic states are discussing the complete closure of the border with Belarus if necessary
- The European Commission decided to transfer 135 million euros, which were expected to the Russian Federation and Belarus, to Ukraine and Moldova
- Carlsberg expressed shock at Putin's decision to take control of its assets in Russia
- The fire destroyed 16 km of the occupied island of Dzharylgach, the fate of the animals is unknown
- Putin called an urgent meeting due to the fall of the ruble
- Iran began to displace Russian oil from China
- The main missile builder in Russia and his son-in-law have been sanctioned by the Czech Republic
- The US has imposed sanctions on companies involved in arms trade between Russia and North Korea
- The Armed Forces continue their offensive in two directions
- A Russian drone destroyed 3-5 tons of agricultural products in Odesa region at night
- Ukraine has fully launched a free trade zone with North Macedonia