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After refusing even a temporary ceasefire or a leader-level meeting in a noncombatant country, Lavrov went on to emphasize the level of "goodwill" Moscow was displaying in the peace process.

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kyivpost.com | 39 min. ago NEW

Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Cost Poland’s Economy More than €100 bln, Estimate Shows

#defense #Poland #Russia #Ukraine #war

Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine cost Poland an estimated €113.4 billion between 2022 and 2025, according to Statistics Poland. The losses include reduced economic output, higher inflation, lower real wage growth, and increased defense and Ukraine-related spending.

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euromaidanpress.com | 41 min. ago NEW

Russia is working to modernize its weapons on every front. This month, its drones are expected to carry 20-element anti-jam antennas to outpace Ukraine’s jamming

#Drone #Front #Russia #Ukraine #weapon

Russia's new drones and cruise weapons navigate rather than fly, so Ukraine has to jam GPS, not the operator link.

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rferl.org | 2 hrs. 4 min. ago

Interview: Ex-Envoy Stefanishyna Sheds Light On US-Ukraine Diplomacy Amid Corruption Probe

#ambassador #corruption #government #past #Ukraine #Ukrainian #United States

Olha Stefanishyna has served in three key government positions in Ukraine over the past six years, most recently as ambassador to the United States. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, she discusses US-Ukraine ties and her decision to resign days before a corruption probe.

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defence-blog.com | 2 hrs. 18 min. ago

Ukraine combat experience shapes Redwire’s new drone

#combat #drone #electronic warfare #Russia #threats #Ukraine #war #War against Ukraine #warfare

Russia’s war against Ukraine has turned unmanned aircraft from a supporting capability into one of the central elements of modern battlefield operations. It has also forced drone manufacturers to confront a problem that peacetime testing cannot fully reproduce: how to keep an aircraft useful when tactics, electronic warfare threats and operational requirements can change within […]

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kyivpost.com | 2 hrs. 46 min. ago

AFU Gains Ground, Kuban Gets Pounded, NATO Trains Hard and Gives Russian Drone Free Pass

#battle #Black Sea #Bomb #counteroffensive #defeat #Drone #Lyman #military #NATO #Russia #Ukraine #Witkoff

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.

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euromaidanpress.com | 2 hrs. 47 min. ago

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1661: Ukraine’s Neptune missile reaches a Russian warship at its own pier

#Missile #missile strike #Neptune #Oreshnik #Russia #strike #Ukraine #war

A Russian lawmaker separately warned that a fourth Oreshnik missile strike is coming.

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euromaidanpress.com | 2 hrs. 48 min. ago

Ukraine’s parliament changes how military budget is cleared, and freezes money behind one of war’s cleverest supply schemes, defense-industry council says

#budget #defense #Military #parliament #Ukraine #Ukrainian #war #weapon #weapons

The program lets Ukrainian units turn confirmed kills into new weapons, but a parliamentary rule change has frozen the payments.

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abcnews.com | 2 hrs. 49 min. ago

3 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops

#civilians #Europe #killed #Putin #Russian #strike #Ukraine

Russian strikes have killed three civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials

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kyivpost.com | 3 hrs. 42 min. ago

Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Cost Poland’s Economy More than €100 bln, Estimate Shows

#economic output #economy #growth #Inflation #loss #Poland #real #real wage #Russia #Ukraine

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euromaidanpress.com | 3 hrs. 46 min. ago

Second fire in a month hits the Bulgarian plant that ships ammunition to Ukraine, and sabotage is on the table

#ammunition #fire #plant #Sabotage #Ukraine

The country's interior minister has ordered every ammunition depot in the country inspected and says outside interference cannot be excluded.

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euromaidanpress.com | 3 hrs. 50 min. ago

Second fire in a month hits the Bulgarian plant that ships ammunition to Ukraine, and sabotage is on the table

#ammunition #hit #interior minister #order #Sabotage #Ukraine

The country's interior minister has ordered every ammunition depot in the country inspected and says outside interference cannot be excluded.

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kyivpost.com | 4 hrs. 6 min. ago

Ukraine Revises Q2 GDP Growth Down to 0.4%, Below NBU Estimate

#bank #billion #statistics #Ukraine

Ukraine’s State Statistics Service revised its second-quarter 2026 GDP estimate down to 0.4% year-on-year, from a 0.6% flash estimate, and to 0.3% quarter-on-quarter, below the National Bank’s earlier 0.8% calculation. Nominal GDP reached just under Hr. 2.31 trillion ($51.8 billion).

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kyivpost.com | 4 hrs. 6 min. ago

EU Examines Funding for Ukraine-Led FREYJA Missile Defense System

#ballistic missile #billion #commission #defense #EU #European Commission #fund #missile defense #Ukraine

The European Commission is considering financial support for FREYJA, a pan-European anti-ballistic missile project initiated by Ukraine, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Friday, Sept. 11. Funding could be drawn from the €90 billion Ukraine support loan or the €1.5 billion EDIP mechanism amid acute shortages of US-made interceptors.

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kyivpost.com | 4 hrs. 6 min. ago

EU Examines Funding for Ukraine-Led FREYJA Missile Defense System

#Draw #Ukraine

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kyivpost.com | 4 hrs. 24 min. ago

Ukraine Revises Q2 GDP Growth Down to 0.4%, Below NBU Estimate

#Bank #quarter #Ukraine

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kyivpost.com | 4 hrs. 30 min. ago

Ukraine Revises Q2 GDP Growth Down to 0.4%, Below NBU Estimate

#Bank #GDP #GDP growth #growth #nominal #nominal GDP #Ukraine

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kyivpost.com | 4 hrs. 34 min. ago

Ukraine Sets Sept. 20 Deadline for Simplified AWOL Return

#armed forces #deadline #Force #General #Military #soldiers #Ukraine

Ukraine’s simplified return program for servicemen who went absent without official leave (AWOL) is set to conclude on Sept. 20, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced. During August 2026, the number of soldiers voluntarily returning to service exceeded new unauthorized departures. The initiative permits servicemen who left units on or before June 12 to select their preferred military branch, unit, and position, while retaining full military pay and benefits upon resuming duties.

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kyivindependent.com | 4 hrs. 41 min. ago

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,505,380 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

#casualties #General #general staff #Russia #Ukraine

The figure includes 1,500 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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euromaidanpress.com | 4 hrs. 54 min. ago

The EU just released $7 billion for Ukraine to buy Patriot missiles and drones

#Drone #Kyiv #Missile #missiles #order #Patriot #Ukraine

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.

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euromaidanpress.com | 4 hrs. 54 min. ago

Ukraine is closing Russia’s skies without hitting single airliner: Russia shut its airports 993 times in August, worst month for civil aviation since war began

#aviation #Drone #Russia #Ukraine #war

The closures are triggered by Russia's own emergency protocol every time a drone nears.

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rferl.org | 5 hrs. 5 min. ago

Latest Russian Strikes On Ukraine Kill 2 In Zaporizhzhia, Wound At Least 17 In Odesa

#killed #Odesa #Region #Russia #strike #Ukraine #wounded #Zaporizhzhia

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.

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kyivpost.com | 6 hrs. 49 min. ago

Most Ukrainian Refugees in Poland Plan to Return Home, Survey Finds

#Poland #primary #refugee #security #Ukraine #Ukrainian #Ukrainian refugees #war

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.

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nypost.com | 6 hrs. 54 min. ago

More than 500,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine, UK defense chief says

#defense #killed #Moscow #Russian #UK #Ukraine

Moscow’s bigger army is struggling to make headway on the battlefield.

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dailymail.com | 6 hrs. 58 min. ago

Putin boosts his stock of nuclear warheads to nine-year high as he threatens West that putting troops into Ukraine 'means war with Russia'

#Bomber #Missile #missiles #Nuclear warhead #Putin #Russia #Ukraine #war #Warhead

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.

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kyivpost.com | 7 hrs. 10 min. ago

Most Ukrainian Refugees in Poland Plan to Return Home, Survey Finds

#Poland #Ukraine #war

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aljazeera.com | 7 hrs. 10 min. ago

Russia strikes cargo vessels, steel plants across Ukraine

#Russia #strike #Ukraine

Russia's Defence Ministry says its forces have struck several industrial facilities across Ukraine

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kyivindependent.com | 7 hrs. 22 min. ago

Explainer: How Ukraine’s biggest corruption scheme persisted despite all odds

#corruption #past #sanction #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

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kyivindependent.com | 7 hrs. 23 min. ago

Explainer: How Ukraine’s biggest corruption scheme persisted despite all odds

#Corruption #Odds #over #Scandal #Ukraine

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kyivindependent.com | 7 hrs. 36 min. ago

Explainer: How Ukraine’s biggest corruption scheme persisted despite all odds

#anti-corruption #corruption #sanctions #Ukraine

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dailymail.com | 7 hrs. 46 min. ago

Putin boosts his stock of nuclear warheads to nine-year high as he threatens West that putting troops into Ukraine 'means war with Russia'

#missiles #nuclear #Nuclear warheads #past #Putin #Russia #stock #Ukraine #war

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.

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aljazeera.com | 9 hrs. 1 min. ago

BRICS meets in India: What’s on the agenda, why it matters

#Iran #Russia #Ukraine #war

This year's summit comes amid the US-Israel war on Iran, Russia's war on Ukraine and global economic challenges.

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bbc.co.uk | 9 hrs. 27 min. ago

Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN official tells BBC

#BBC #Invasion #power #race #Russia #Ukraine #UN #water

A senior UN official tells the BBC there is a race against the clock to ensure access to power and water through winter.

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kyivpost.com | 10 hrs. 1 min. ago

Zelensky Warns of Reciprocal Strikes if Russia Targets Power Grid

#attack #Black Sea #Blackout #corridor #infrastructure #Russia #strategy #strike #target #targets #Ukraine #Zelensky

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.

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dw.com | 10 hrs. 13 min. ago

In an exclusive interview with DW, Zelenskyy says he would be open to meeting with Putin at the G20 summit in Miami

#G20 #Miami #President #Putin #summit #Ukraine #Ukrainian #Vladimir Putin #Volodymyr Zelenskyy #Zelenskyy

In an interview with DW, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was in a strong position to negotiate and offered to meet Vladimir Putin in Miami.

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kyivpost.com | 10 hrs. 57 min. ago

Russian Official to Attend G20 Energy Talks in Houston Despite Previous EU Protests

#energy #EU #G20 #Houston #Moscow #protest #Russian #Ukraine #war #war in Ukraine

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.

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kyivpost.com | 11 hrs. 12 min. ago

Russian Official to Attend G20 Energy Talks in Houston Despite Previous EU Protests

#G20 #Russia #Ukraine #war

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.

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kyivpost.com | 13 hrs. 18 min. ago

Putin Threatens Europe Over Possible Troop Deployment in Ukraine

#Putin #Russia #threat #troop deployment #Ukraine #war

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.

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kyivindependent.com | 14 hrs. 5 min. ago

Half a million Russian troops killed since start of full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British intel reports

#Intel #intelligence #Invasion #invasion of Ukraine #killed #Russian #UK #Ukraine #Ukrainian

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.

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kyivindependent.com | 14 hrs. 5 min. ago

Half a million Russian troops killed since start of full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British intel reports

#casualties #invasion #killed #Russia #Russian troops #Ukraine #wounded

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.

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Putin boosts his stock of nuclear warheads to nine-year high as he threatens West that putting troops into Ukraine 'means war with Russia'

BRICS meets in India: What’s on the agenda, why it matters

Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN official tells BBC

Zelensky Warns of Reciprocal Strikes if Russia Targets Power Grid

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Russian Official to Attend G20 Energy Talks in Houston Despite Previous EU Protests

Russian Official to Attend G20 Energy Talks in Houston Despite Previous EU Protests

Putin Threatens Europe Over Possible Troop Deployment in Ukraine

Half a million Russian troops killed since start of full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British intel reports

Half a million Russian troops killed since start of full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British intel reports