A roundup of the weeks biggest military and political events in Ukraine. The AFU finally announces the results of its somewhat secret Lyman counteroffensive. Ukraine is poised to defeat Russia’s Black Sea Fleet – again. The air battle continues with tit-for-tat barrages. And the Kushner-Witkoff vaudeville show bombs.
A Russian lawmaker separately warned that a fourth Oreshnik missile strike is coming.
The country's interior minister has ordered every ammunition depot in the country inspected and says outside interference cannot be excluded.
The figure includes 1,500 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The money comes from Europe's existing loan to Kyiv, and the decision finally lets Ukraine place orders for the American interceptors it cannot build itself.
The closures are triggered by Russia's own emergency protocol every time a drone nears.
A fresh round of overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine killed two people in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region and wounded at least 17 in the southern Odesa region, Ukrainian officials said on September 12.
Over the past year, Russia has increased its stock of nuclear warheads deployed on missiles and bombers by 78 to 1,796, marking a nine-year high.
A survey by the Rating Group found that 51% of Ukrainian refugees in Poland plan to return to Ukraine, though 43% of these respondents plan to wait until after the war ends and only 8% plan an imminent return. Security and stability remain the primary condition for 71% of respondents. Meanwhile, 44% expressed a preference to stay abroad permanently.
Russia's Defence Ministry says its forces have struck several industrial facilities across Ukraine
Ukraine's largest corruption scandal in years came to light last year with a wave of arrests, sanctions, and a political shakeup. New revelations over the past few weeks suggest that produced little result.Last November, Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities' Operation Midas uncovered a $100 million money-laundering
This year's summit comes amid the US-Israel war on Iran, Russia's war on Ukraine and global economic challenges.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukraine will strike back symmetrically if Russia attacks its power grid this winter, pledging to respond in kind if Moscow induces blackouts. Speaking to Fareed Zakaria and at the Yalta European Strategy summit on Friday, Sept. 11, Zelensky advocated for a mutual “energy truce” to protect energy infrastructure on both sides alongside unblocking the Black Sea food corridor.
A Russian official will attend G20 energy talks in Houston weeks after Moscow’s return to an in-person G20 meeting drew protests from European officials over the war in Ukraine.
Putin issued another threat to Europe, warning that deploying troops to Ukraine would mean war with Russia while simultaneously claiming Moscow poses no threat to the continent.
UK intelligence said the number of Russian casualties, meaning killed, wounded, and missing, is thought to be 1.5 million since February 2022, matching Ukrainian estimates.
The 3rd Army Corps attacked on 22 May and nobody outside the army reported it until late August. Whether it changes the war is the one thing the analysts do not agree on.
"A common theme of the targeting was Ukraine and military drone technology providers and supply chains," Anthropic wrote in a report on countering AI misuse.
"Strong decisions from the U.S. President's administration are crucial. Personal decisions from President Trump are also very much desired," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, Sept. 11, that Ukraine will not run out of food despite the Black Sea blockade. He, however, warned other nations could face severe shortages and urged for immediate US sanctions on Russia.
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The European Court of Justice has dismissed Hungary’s lawsuit challenging the use of frozen Russian asset revenues for Ukraine’s military aid. The tribunal ruled it lacks jurisdiction over the matter. Hungary was excluded from allocation votes after constructively abstaining from initial decisions.
Russian forces launched a sweeping wave of strikes across Ukraine on Friday, Sept. 11, killing at least six people and injuring 33 others, including children. Drones, artillery and guided aerial bombs (KABs) struck Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kirovohrad and several other regions.
He cast it as revenge for a naval drone strike on Sochi.
Українською читайте тут. Since February 24, 2022, Detector Media has been monitoring the Ukrainian segment of social media and Kremlin media and documenting a daily chronicle of Russian disinformation about Russia’s war against Ukraine. From August 2 to 8, 2026, Detector Media analysts documented 10 disinformation narratives. In particular, Russian propagandists spread fakes about an artificially created video of an “anti-war rally” featuring the Ukrainian ...
Ukraine’s FP-7 tactical ballistic missile could enter combat within weeks after completing two testing stages, its manufacturer says. The 200-km weapon can carry a warhead of up to 150 kg, while Fire Point’s longer-range FP-9 is undergoing flight tests.
The European Commission is reviving efforts to use frozen Russian reserves to finance Ukraine, exploring a new structure designed to overcome Belgium’s objections. The push comes as Kyiv faces a $27 billion defense funding gap and mounting pressure from Russia’s intensified attacks.
In August President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra, lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, and Viktor Dubovyk, head of the legal policy department at the President's Office, were also charged as part of the case. The suspects are accused of both corporate raiding and money laundering.
Dozens of firms are chasing the problem, but nobody has funded production at the scale the nightly waves demand.
The Sept. 11 attacks killed 2,977 people, transformed American security, and began two decades of war. They also provided NATO’s only test of Article 5. Allies defended US airspace and later deployed tens of thousands of troops, but each government retained control over what it contributed. That distinction remains critical for Ukraine.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On September 6 and during the night of September 7, Ukrainian forces struck several important enemy...
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Ukraine’s technological advantage over Russia is rapidly diminishing as Moscow combines mass weapons production with faster battlefield innovation, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warned. He said Ukraine lacks the industrial capacity to produce and deploy its technologies at scale and urged Western governments to supply more interceptors, ammunition and long-range weapons while investing directly in Ukrainian defense manufacturing.
Amnesty says Russia’s recruitment of foreign nationals to fight in Ukraine amounts to human trafficking, using deception and coercion. FIDH estimates more than 27,000 recruits from more than 130 countries. Testimonies describe false jobs, forced enlistment, and abuse.
One emergency responder was among the injured in the Russian attacks on the gas stations, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
A fragment of the right hand of Dmitry Donskoy, a medieval prince celebrated for his 1380 victory over the Golden Horde, will be displayed to Russian units along the front line.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, sign agreements in Calgary, Alta. on Thursday.
Conference papers seen by the Mail show a leading activist describing the conflict as 'NATO's war' and branding Ukraine a 'sacraficial partner'.
The European Commission's approval allows Ukraine to use funds from the EU's 90-billion-euro ($104-billion) support loan to purchase U.S.-made PAC-3 Patriot interceptors, one of the few weapons capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this at a press conference on September 6 following a meeting in Kyiv with US President Donald Trump’s representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner....
Russia, Iran, China and India are set to take center stage at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, with the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, oil and global trade tensions topping the agenda as Xi Jinping makes his first India visit since 2019.