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Russia has begun using modified RM48U training missiles on a large scale against Ukraine.

Ukraine’s annual consumer and core inflation both stood at 8.1% in August.

Russian missiles threaten Ukraine’s cities, but tolerated corruption in the presidential orbit risks destroying the trust and aid required to survive and must be ended.

The new Bila Tserkva-Sighetu Marmației checkpoint operates 24 hours a day and allows cars weighing up to 3.5 tons, with a projected capacity of up to 700 cars per day.

Ukraine’s General Staff reported strikes on an Orion drone control station in occupied Crimea, a drone launch site near Donetsk and two depots in the Luhansk region.

Russia’s three-day parliamentary elections will elect the 450-member Duma, regional lawmakers and governors.

Ukraine’s military intelligence says Russia’s Africa Corps remains capable of carrying out security and training missions but struggles with asymmetric warfare because of rigid command structures and slow decision-making.

Lithuania’s evacuation plan for Vilnius identifies Poland as one of three possible directions residents could take during a military threat or major crisis.

Ukraine launched the Carpathian Eight (C8), a new regional cooperation format bringing together eight European countries and EU institutions.

Russian disinformation networks are targeting potential French presidential candidates with deepfakes, fabricated reports and false health claims ahead of the 2027 election, according to Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications.

The Kursk regional governor Alexander Khinshtein announced an initiative to offer tourists the chance to visit sites where the Russian military and its allies conducted operations against Ukraine.

Voting in Sochi halted Friday amid Ukrainian drone alerts as officials ordered voters underground.

A historical post by Polish President Karol Nawrocki triggered a public dispute with Prime Minister Donald Tusk after it said Poland could lose or “surrender” territory without surrendering its homeland.

Thousands of civilians in Russian-occupied Oleshky and nearby settlements face severe food and medicine shortages after the last confirmed delivery on May 26.

Russia’s first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion will renew the legislature that approves wartime spending, conscription measures, and repressive laws.

The Slovak prime minister said he did not want Slovakia drawn into a war “because of some Article 5,” while criticizing what he called increasingly belligerent rhetoric in Europe.

The TASS press conference was held on Sept. 17 to present a report by Maxim Grigoryev, Chairman of the so-called “International Public Tribunal on Crimes by Ukrainian Neo-Nazis,” which says it shows that the 2022 Bucha massacre was a poorly executed hoax…

While Ukraine discusses restoring elections amid wartime conditions, Russia is holding a non-competitive vote domestically and unlawfully expanding it into Ukrainian-occupied areas.

Trump’s administration is considering business deals with Russia before the war in Ukraine ends, The New York Times reported.

The US House of Representatives is considering a new sanctions bill targeting Russia.

Russia has opened a three-day parliamentary election widely expected to deliver another victory for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party.

Canada has historically been one of Ukraine’s most reliable allies, especially in this war against Russia.

US President Donald Trump said “major progress” is being made toward establishing a US Army base in Poland, with the location expected to be announced soon.

More than 50 drones were reportedly downed over Russia’s Rostov Region overnight, with a military airfield possibly targeted again.

War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on September 17, 2026.

Giorgia Meloni says Putin is seeking escalation with Europe to divert attention from the Ukraine battlefield and renewed her call for a unified European envoy on Kyiv.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says intelligence assessments indicate Russia may use deniable drone and missile strikes against countries supporting Ukraine.

Russia is challenging EU protections around frozen sovereign assets as Europe advances an “aggressor pays” model linking Moscow’s wealth to Ukraine’s defense and reparations.

GM Defense has begun supplying Lockheed Martin with PAC-3 MSE components, delivering its first batch in just 22 days as the US moves to accelerate Patriot missile production.

Turkey has sent Russia and Ukraine a draft proposal aimed at protecting civilian shipping in the Black Sea amid a rise in attacks on commercial vessels.

A Russian drone attack on Kyiv injured one man in the Podilskyi district, following an overnight assault that wounded 20 people across the capital.

The European Union will disburse €3.3 billion (roughly $3.7 billion) to Ukraine on Friday, Sept. 18, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump said progress has been toward establishing an Army base in Poland.

Major General Viktor Nikoliuk said on Thursday, Sept. 17 that he is stepping down from his post as commander of Ukraine’s Operational Command East, leaving his 5-month long tenure.

Russia has begun early voting ahead of its scheduled Sept. 18-20 State Duma elections.

The US DFC is backing DTEK and Vodafone Ukraine with major infrastructure loans.

Ukraine's economic bloc is negotiating a second Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration loan while exploring wider use of Russia's frozen sovereign assets as collateral, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko and central bank governor said.

Russian forces carried out more than 40 drone, artillery, and guided aerial bombs (KABs) across five districts of Dnipropetrovsk region on Thursday, Sept. 17.

A Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone struck a passenger bus near a public transport stop in Zaporizhzhia’s Kosmichnyi district on Thursday, Sept. 17, injuring five people.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he’s visiting Ukraine on Friday, Sept. 18, and added that his Slovak counterpart would also be there.

NBU raised its key policy rate by 0.5 percentage points on Thursday, citing persistent inflation and mounting medium-term price risks tied to the war.

Russia still has more infantry than Ukraine but is increasingly experiencing its own shortages.

A jet-powered drone fell or was destroyed about 4 kilometers from Poland during a Russian attack on western Ukraine, Polish officials said.

A Russian cybercrime suspect wanted by Interpol and sought by Germany over his alleged role in the TrickBot and Conti operations also worked as an adviser to New People leader Vladislav Davankov and appeared on the party’s State Duma candidate list before…

Ukraine has received the bodies of 252 people in a new repatriation operation.

The bill would impose sweeping sanctions on Russia and foreign enablers including 100 percent tariffs on major energy buyers.

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers submitted a record $162 billion budget for 2027 to parliament, with defense spending set at 43.8% of GDP.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said China is politically closer to Russia than Ukraine and has failed to use its influence over Moscow to help end the war.

Belarus has reactivated signal relays that help Russian Shahed and Gerbera drones penetrate deeper into Ukraine, Kyiv says.

The UN said August saw at least 372 civilians killed and 2,349 injured in Ukraine, with the total number of casualties in the first eight months of 2026 surpassing all those of 2025.