A large Russian attack on Kyiv is ongoing. Jet-powered Shaheds struck near the railway station, where a market caught fire. A high-rise was also hit. In Solomianskyi district, a strike reportedly hit a university building, killing one person. Footage shows dozens of students very close to the impact site.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says Article 5 is “deliberately ambiguous,” arguing that the Alliance will never specify exactly what would trigger the collective defense provision because it does not want to provide adversaries with that information. On hybrid threats, Rutte said NATO has all the response options it needs, including measures that will remain non-public. He added that responses ...
❗️Ukraine is ready to sign a landmark drone defense deal with the US, CBS News reports, citing three sources familiar with the matter. Zelensky is prepared to sign during the UN General Assembly, although the deal could be finalized later when Washington is ready. The framework would expand testing and production of Ukrainian defense technology in the US and establish broader direct cooperation be...
Ukraine’s Logika design bureau unveiled “Chaharnyk,” an engineering barrier designed to counter fiber-optic FPV drones. The 100-meter structure, up to 80 cm high, uses a moving element to catch and sever a passing drone’s fiber-optic cable, causing the operator to lose the connection. It does not operate continuously and can be activated remotely by an operator or automatically after an acoustic s...
Kyiv is currently facing a combined Russian attack involving mini cruise missiles and high-speed jet-powered drones. Two jet-powered Shaheds struck near the capital’s railway station, causing a large fire at the impact site. Ukrzaliznytsia says its building was not damaged and urged people to remain in shelters. Preliminary reports indicate a threat to railway stations in Kyiv, including Kyiv-Pasa...
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces say Operation “Crimean Switch Off” has targeted 412 energy nodes across Russia and Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories between July 6 and September 22. Another 38 sites were targeted during the second third of September: 10 in Crimea, 13 in occupied Luhansk, nine in occupied Donetsk, four in Russia, and one each in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions. The targets ...
❗️Zelensky raised the possibility of using Starlink for strikes on targets inside Russia during his meeting with Trump, Newsmax reports, citing a senior Ukrainian official. Trump responded: “You have to talk to Elon about it.” Licensing Patriot production in Ukraine was also discussed, although the source called it a long-term issue. The official characterized the Trump-Zelensky meeting as “very g...
A fire was reported at an oil depot in Ust-Labinsk, Russia’s Krasnodar region. The cause of the blaze has not been established.
A church in Kramatorsk, destroyed by a Russian airstrike.
Russia attacked Kyiv overnight and again this morning, Mayor Vitali Klitschko says. A gas station caught fire in Darnytskyi district, while another was damaged in Holosiivskyi. Debris fell between residential buildings in Solomianskyi, where a fire also broke out at a transport facility. At least one person was injured.
Russian strikes across the country killed at least two people and wounded more than 20. In Odesa, Russia twice attacked port and civilian infrastructure, hitting a commercial cargo ship flying the Antigua and Barbuda flag and killing its Ukrainian captain. Seven people were wounded in Izium, while strikes also caused casualties or damage in Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Sumy, Kherson, Poltava and Zhytomyr r...
❗️Ukraine’s talks with Trump reportedly covered a reciprocal energy ceasefire, strikes on Russian ballistic missile launchers in frontline regions using Starlink ahead of winter, licensing Patriot production, further interceptor deliveries and sanctions against Russia under Lindsey Graham’s legislation. Kyrylo Budanov and other Ukrainian negotiators also met representatives of France, Germany and ...
Ukraine’s 2nd Khartiia Corps units say they liberated another 4 km² of territory near Kupyansk. The National Guard’s 23rd R.U.H. Regiment cleared new areas between Dvorichna and Zakhidne. In one operation, its troops worked alongside soldiers of Ukraine’s 35th Separate Marine Brigade.
Ukrainian drones are attacking the industrial zone around an oil refinery in Ufa, Russia. The area was already targeted by Ukrainian drones last night, when explosions and a fire were also reported.
❗️EU officials told Ukraine they want progress on legislation targeting the shadow economy, increasing tax revenues and aligning Ukrainian law with EU rules before providing more funding, Bloomberg reports. A source briefed on the talks said Ursula von der Leyen held a tense meeting with Zelensky at the UN. Von der Leyen said additional defense support is expected and that budget support will incr...