3 children injured in Russian attack against Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

3:59 AM  (Updated:  September 7, 2024 5:01 am)

Russian drones hit apartment building, kindergarten in Kyiv.

Debris from intercepted drones caused a fire in the yard of an apartment building in the city's Pechersk district and may have struck a kindergarten in the Dniprovsky district, authorities said. No casualties have been reported.

4:41 AM

Fire, explosions in Russia's Voronezh Oblast after drone attack, official says.

A drone attack overnight on Sept. 7 caused a fire and explosions at an unnamed facility in the region's Ostrogozhsky district, Governor Aleksandr Gusev reported. Residents from several nearby settlements are being temporarily evacuated.

7:44 PM  (Updated:  September 7, 2024 3:41 am)

Documentary ‘humanizing’ Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine sparks outrage at Venice, Toronto film festivals.

Controversy over the film only grew louder with the revelation by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) that the film is set to be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, and has previously received Canadian government funding.

12:13 AM

Team Ukraine wins 6 medals on day 9 of Paralympics.

The Paralympic team won one gold medal on day 9. Yehor Dementyev secured the gold in the C4-5 class of road cycling.

11:30 PM

1 killed, 5 injured in Russian attack on Krasnopillia in Sumy Oblast.

Russia attacked the community of Krasnopillia in Sumy Oblast on Sept. 6, killing a woman and injuring five others, including two teenagers, the Sumy Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported.

10:46 PM

Ukraine's Kichenok and Latvia's Ostapenko win US Open women's doubles championship in tennis.

Ukrainian tennis star Lyudmyla Kichenok won her first major title with Latvian partner Jelena Ostapenko on Sept. 6, winning in two sets in the women's doubles final at the U.S. Open.

9:57 PM

Lithuania to allocate $11 million to buy Palianytsia missile-drones for Ukraine.

Lithuania will allocate 10 million euros ($11 million) to buy new Ukrainian-made Palianytsia missile-drones for Kyiv, former Strategic Industries Minister Alexander Kamyshin said on Sept. 6.

9:55 PM

Russia

Explaining Russia's new nuclear doctrine —saber-rattling or real threat?

9:47 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Azov brigade regains ground in Niu-York; West pledges more military aid for Kyiv

9:13 PM

Iran sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, WSJ reports.

Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sept. 6, citing unnamed U.S. and European officials.

8:38 PM

Zelensky's visit to Ramstein secures air defense, weapons for Ukraine.

Ukraine received promises of more military aid from allies, including the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Canada, following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) on Sept. 6, which President Volodymyr Zelensky attended in person.

8:13 PM

Russia preparing new mass attacks on Ukraine's energy system, PM Shmyhal says.

"But we understand that the enemy will not give us the luxury of living in peace," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. "We already have intelligence that the next mass missile and drone strikes on our power system are already being prepared."

7:38 PM

Drones

We asked weapons experts to review Ukraine's two new drone innovations

7:17 PM

Ombudsman appeals to UN, Red Cross over alleged execution of Ukrainian POW by Russia seen on video.

The footage purportedly shows a Russian soldier who asks a Ukrainian soldier if he wants to "say the last word, pray before dying," and then shoots him with a rifle three times.

10:41 AM  (Updated:  September 6, 2024 6:38 pm)

Updated: Russian attack on Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills 1, injures 64.

The injured victims reportedly include two boys aged 11 and 4 and a 9-year-old girl.

5:48 PM

Video

Russian contract soldier turned POW on his capture near Kursk.

At an undisclosed detention facility, the Kyiv Independent interviewed one contract soldier captured in Kursk Oblast. To convey a better idea of what the thoughts and motivations of the average Russian soldier are in 2024, we are publishing this interview in full.

5:34 PM

US announces $250 million defense aid package for Ukraine.

The United States pledged a new package of weapons, ammunition and other defense aid for Ukraine worth $250 million, the Pentagon announced on Sept. 6.

5:12 PM

After F-16 crash, West debates rushed training for Ukrainian pilots, WSJ reports.

The training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s has been happening at an accelerated pace. Ukraine's pilot training program is ongoing, but "the crash shows what happens when you try to rush things," an unnamed senior defense official told the WSJ.

4:45 PM

Belarus weekly

Belarus Weekly: Belarusian fighter jets shot at Russian drone, for the first time

4:43 PM

The Kyiv Independent launches J-school 2.0

The Kyiv Independent and UNESCO launch J-School 2.0, a training course for journalists and media managers aspiring to report for foreign audiences

4:18 PM

Opinion

Opinion: How Kamala Harris' foreign policy could depart from Biden's legacy

4:13 PM

Opinion

Opinion: How to make the most of the Kursk gambit

3:43 PM

EU provides $44 million for energy aid ahead of winter.

The EU is providing Ukraine with a $44 million (40 million euro) humanitarian aid package to assist with energy repair works ahead of winter, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sept. 6.

3:24 PM

Ukrainian government agrees to dismiss Zakarpattia Oblast governor.

The Ukrainian government agreed to dismiss Zakarpattia Oblast Governor Viktor Mykyta from his post, Taras Melnychuk, the government's representative in the parliament, announced on Sept. 6. The decision must now be approved by the president.

2:31 PM

Germany, Canada pledge howitzers, tanks, rockets and more to Ukraine.

On the sidelines of the meeting, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced that Berlon would deliver an additional 12 self-propelled Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers altogether worth 150 million euros ($165 million) to Kyiv.