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During his meeting with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, President Volodymyr Zelensky said proposals to remove Russian oligarchs from EU sanction lists are “suicidal and counterproductive,” linking the warning to Russia’s continued miss…

During the opening of the high-level debates of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on Russia’s full-scale invasion to end, with Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity preserve…

Over the past week, Russian troops tried twice to use a major cross-border gas pipeline to penetrate northern Ukraine from Russia’s Kursk region.

Speaking at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump used his address to urge an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine and warned that Washington could use new tariff powers against Moscow’s energy buyers.

Dmytro Filatov, commander of the 1st Separate Assault Regiment, said Russia could attempt to infiltrate Zaporizhzhia with small infantry groups during the winter.

Latvia has backed down from opposing the delisting of two Russian oligarchs from EU sanctions, a decision pushed by France and Slovakia, ultimately paving the way for the extension of the EU’s sanctions against Russia hours before they are set to expire.

About 275,000 people have been registered as missing in connection with Russia’s war against Ukraine, with the ICRC recording roughly 10,000 new cases each month.

An unauthorized drone flew near a US-operated missile defense base in northern Poland, prompting a military officer to call the emergency number 112, in accordance with procedures for incidents outside the base.

A Russian court has sentenced a colonel from Rosgvardiya to eight years in prison for taking a 6 million-ruble ($71,134) bribe from a contractor who never fulfilled its multibillion-ruble contract.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukrainian forces repeatedly targeted vessels linked to the US, possibly unintentionally.

India is said to be eyeing a cut in Russian crude imports after the US signed a new sanctions bill imposing 100% tariffs on Russian oil purchasers.

Naftogaz Group and its subsidiary Ukrnafta signed two memoranda with Poland’s ORLEN during the Carpathian Eight Summit, securing three LNG shipments for the first quarter of 2027 and up to $500 million in petroleum product supplies.

A former Russian mayor convicted of accepting luxury cars as a bribe was reportedly killed after signing a defense ministry contract that allowed him to leave custody and fight against Ukraine.

Minos brings monitoring, risk assessment, people profiling, analyst-led research and response coordination into one environment for enterprises and governments.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for abolishing the UN Security Council’s veto and ending permanent membership, arguing the system no longer reflects today’s world.

The commander of Ukraine’s drone forces said his branch has struck 300 Russian shadow fleet tankers within 11 weeks – 134 in the Sea of Azov and 166 in the Black Sea – in an operation dubbed “Operation MoLoChKa.”

Ukraine FM Sybiha urges UN intervention as Russia creates humanitarian catastrophe in occupied Oleshky (Kherson): 2,000+ civilians, incl. children, lack food, water, services; blocked aid/evacuation; people forage grass; FPV drones hunt them.

Ukraine hit a Russian complex in the Oryol region used to store, prepare and launch attack UAVs, Kyiv’s General Staff said.

Ukraine’s Security Service detained a woman accused of preparing to assassinate a Russian opposition figure who fought for Ukraine and now leads a nationwide civic organization.

Vladimir Putin plans to attend the APEC summit hosted by Xi Jinping in China but is likely to skip Donald Trump’s G20 gathering in Florida, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

Ukraine said it arrested a student in Lviv and his friend for activating at least 14 Starlink terminals for Russia, and potentially at least 40 more.

Latvia blocked an EU compromise that would lift sanctions on Russian-linked billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman while renewing restrictions on roughly 3,000 other individuals and entities for three years.

Andrii Sybiha accused Lukashenko’s regime of directly supporting Russian drone attacks and backed sanctions proposed by Belarusian democratic leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

Russian and Ukrainian wheat exports during the July-to-September harvest period are expected to fall to roughly half last year’s volume as attacks disrupt Black Sea shipping.

France will supply Ukraine with radars and interceptor missiles as Kyiv faces intensified threats to its energy system ahead of winter.

Ukraine’s new STING S interceptor has shot down a Russian jet-powered Geran-5.

Russian assets of Auchan and Nestlé, as well as the legacy Leroy Merlin, were transferred to the temporary management.

Serhii Kolyada’s ironic take on the latest international events.

Moldova is seeking emergency powers as critically low Dnister River levels threaten water and energy supplies.

Dozens of Ukrainian drones targeted industrial facilities in Russia’s Samara Oblast overnight, reportedly striking a major Rosneft refinery and triggering a large fire, as Kyiv continues its campaign against Russia’s oil-refining infrastructure.

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War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on September 21, 2026.

Zelensky met CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Ireland while traveling to New York for the UN General Assembly, according to Reuters.

Zelensky met Macron in New York as Kyiv pushes for stronger air defense and reciprocal de-escalation ahead of talks with Trump.

Russian forces struck industrial sites in Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Pavlohrad during an overnight ballistic attack, wounding three people in Dnipro.

Emmanuel Macron pressed Donald Trump for faster deliveries of missile interceptors to Ukraine, saying the US president was receptive during detailed talks in New York.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned Washington against expanding trade with Minsk as Trump pursues a major Belarusian potash deal aimed at securing supplies for less than the US currently pays Canada.

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Russia’s Moscow Oil Refinery has halted crude processing after a Ukrainian drone strike damaged key units at the facility.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Russia launched 197 attacks over a 24-hour period ending 10:00 p.m. local time on Monday, Sept. 21, focusing on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka axes.

Ukraine launched the new Carpathian Eight (C8) cooperation initiative to deepen security, energy and investment with regional members on Friday.

Ukraine’s government has approved new rules for hospitals operating under the newly imposed two-level air raid alert system.

While the EU ambassadors have finally agreed to extend sanctions on nearly 3,000 Russian individuals and entities after several failed attempts, the new sanctions will not include the previously disputed oligarchs, Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.

After “Operation Carthage” reached senior officials in his office, Ruslan Kravchenko lost the leadership post of prosecutor general.

A Russian overnight missile and drone attack destroyed a major warehouse belonging to Suziria Group in the Kyiv region.

In the early morning of Sept. 20, a Russian drone and missile attack destroyed the main Kyiv-region manufacturing facilities of Vents.

Trump said, on Monday that Russia has “unfortunately lost control” over its diesel production and called for the war to end.

Four years after Vladimir Putin announced “partial mobilization,” Russia relies primarily on contract recruitment but also uses conscripts, prisoners, regional quotas, and administrative pressure to sustain its war.

Kernel installed the first modular grain store developed by a Ukrainian manufacturer at its request and filled it with 3,400 metric tons within two days.

Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said he personally proposed holding presidential elections in June and that Volodymyr Zelensky was initially prepared to proceed.