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Russia plans to spend a record 17.1 trillion rubles on defense in 2027, or 35% of total expenditures.

Putin signed a decree restricting access to data on Russia’s oil exports, buyers, routes and refinery output.

War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on September 28, 2026.

Amnesty International says Malian forces and Russia’s Wagner group committed war crimes including killings, torture and attacks on civilians.

Ukrainian intelligence reveals that Russia supplied satellite surveillance supporting Iranian targeting of US and Gulf military facilities.

Ukrainian intelligence says Russia is deepening military cooperation with North Korea and Iran, including troop preparations and satellite support.

European officials accused Russia of targeting civilians and scientific institutions after strikes hit Kyiv’s National Academy of Sciences and Dobrobut medical center.

Russia launched a fresh ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, hours after a daylong barrage killed two people and injured 26.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday, Sept. 28, increasing the size of Russia’s armed forces to 2.4 million, including 1.5 million active-duty military personnel.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday, Sept. 28 that Russia has already begun additional mobilization and is expanding its use of North Korean troops, with over 8,000 already in Russia and up to 50,000 more planned.

Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said Monday, Sept. 28 that Ukraine will fund defense, pensions and public-sector salaries first, while postponing nonessential projects due to delayed international aid.

A Russian jet drone struck on the Ukrainian side of the Dorohusk-Yahodyn border crossing on Monday, prompting an evacuation.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić resigned on Sunday, Sept. 27 after informing Russian President Vladimir Putin of the decision during their Saturday, Sept. 26 telephone discussion.

Russia has reportedly offered $20 million for information on the whereabouts of Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces.

Russia hit central Kyiv hard with jet-powered drones on Monday, striking clinics and educational institutions alike.

A Russian jet-powered Shahed drone struck a residential building in Odesa on Monday, injuring 6 people and destroying an apartment on the 12th floor.

Today’s Russian strike on Kyiv’s National Academy of Sciences, which killed one person and injured others, illustrates Moscow’s campaign against civilian life and cultural memory.

A September survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found that 72% of respondents believe President Volodymyr Zelensky bears personal responsibility for corruption among his associates.

Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov threatened Kyiv on Monday, saying it will “pay a price” for unspecified actions over the past few months, while also saying the Russian military had been told to hit anything they see fit.

A medical center in central Kyiv caught fire after being targeted by a Russian jet-powered drone on Sept. 28, according to a Kyiv Post correspondent.

Russian forces struck central Dnipro and Synelnykove on Monday, killing 4 people and injuring at least 18, Ukrainian officials said.

Swedish Defense Minister called for more bilateral support for Ukraine ahead of winter and floated early access to EU loan funds scheduled for 2027.

The eastern part of today’s Federal Republic of Germany, which had been part of the Soviet bloc in 1945-1990, missed out on the West’s cultural transformation since the 1970s.

The latest figures published by Russia’s TSAMTO center claims that Russia remains the world’s second-largest arms exporter.

Just over 70 percent of Swiss citizens voted on Sunday against tightening the country’s neutrality policies, which would’ve prevented closer defense ties with Europe and limited sanctions to those passed by the UN.

The SBU said its drones struck four oil depots in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, while Zelensky reported attacks on two defense plants and other military-related targets.

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

A Russian drone attacked the National Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv, sparking a fire and killing people, Ukrainian officials said.

Khartiia released drone footage showing civilians being led toward a gas pipeline near Kupiansk.

Turkey has been looking to offload the S-400 systems it bought from Russia – a Washington imposed prerequisite to allow Ankara to purchase its F-35 fighters.

Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps says it has completed the third stage of Operation Vivaldi, reclaiming 51 square kilometers and capturing more than 250 Russian troops.

Twelve EU countries are opposing France’s push for strict “European preference” rules in future EU defence funding, arguing that non-EU allies should remain eligible.

Germany’s foreign minister says Russia is not ready for constructive talks to end the war in Ukraine, following his first meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov since January 2022.

Ukraine is preparing for a worst-case scenario in which Russian strikes could disrupt internet and mobile communications, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said.

South Korea has demanded an explanation and apology from Ukraine over Kyiv’s disclosure of the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul, accusing Ukraine of violating a confidentiality agreement and later denying it existed.

Russia struck Kyiv and Kharkiv overnight, injuring 22 people in Kharkiv, including eight children, and four in Kyiv.

Kyiv Post Senior Defense Correspondent Stefan Korshak joins TVP World to discuss whether an energy ceasefire could pave the way for broader negotiations, how Ukrainian strikes are affecting Russia’s war economy, and why the Kremlin continues to favor mili…

Ukrainian officials say residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson are facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with around 2,000 people, including nearly 50 children, reportedly lacking food, water and electricity.

Ukraine’s prospective EU accession exposes a key challenge: the EU cannot enlarge successfully while national vetoes continue to paralyze decision-making.

Ukraine’s reconstruction is potentially generating asbestos-contaminated debris on a large scale, while evidence suggests the country lacks suitable disposal services and hazardous-waste landfills.

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Tenby Powell speaks with Kyiv Post’s Chief Editor Bohdan Nahaylo about his ongoing activities, braving the constant Russian attacks.

Hotel Ukraine opened in 1961 on the site of the Ginzburg Skyscraper, destroyed during World War II.

In Kherson, where civilians face daily attacks from Russian forces positioned just a few kilometers away across the Dnipro River, Kyiv Post met two soldiers from a National Guard mobile fire group and their regiment’s intelligence chief.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, Sept. 27 that Ukrainian Defense Forces have achieved important results in the Lyman axis under Operation “Vivaldi,” as well as in a separate active defense operation led by the Air Assault Forces.

Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov said Sunday, Sept. 27 that a major prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia could take place, as early as next week.

CEE is already as big as a major global economy.

Speaking at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Saturday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced almost €710 million ($809 million) in EU support for displaced people and crisis relief worldwide.

British police declared a major incident and evacuated residents near Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, a base used by the US Air Force, after arresting several men on suspicion of explosives offenses.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched more than 2,200 drones, about 1,650 guided aerial bombs (KABs) and at least 38 missiles at Ukraine this week.