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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine ratifies historic 100-year partnership with UK

by The Kyiv Independent news desk
Key developments on Sept. 17: * Ukraine ratifies historic 100-year partnership with UK * IAEA reports shelling, black smoke near Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant * Pro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railway, disrupt Russian logistics 1,600 km from border, group claims * Ukraine captures Kenyan serving in Russian army, who claims he was tricked into joining * Russia preparing 2 more 'heavy offensive campaigns,' Zelensky says The Ukrainian parliament on Sept. 17 ratified a 100-year p

Ukraine war latest: Russia operates network of 210 facilities holding Ukrainian children, Yale researchers say

by The Kyiv Independent news desk
Key developments on Sept. 16: * Russia operates 'potentially unprecedented system' holding Ukrainian children in 210 facilities, Yale researchers say * Ukrainian strike sets Russia's Saratov oil refinery ablaze, military reports * Ukraine's 'revenge operation' in Russian Far East blows up troops accused of war crimes, intelligence source claims * Video shows moment Russian drone hits Kharkiv university building; 4 injured * Putin visits Russia-Belarus drills, says training 'based on experi

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian troops clear another village near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, military reports

by The Kyiv Independent news desk
Key developments on Sept. 15: * Ukrainian troops clear another village near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, military reports * Syrskyi dismisses 2 corps commanders over lost territory, media reports * Ukraine tests new kamikaze drones resistant to Russian jamming * Starlink 'down across the entire front line' in Ukraine as internet service suffers global outage Ukrainian forces have cleared Russian troops from the village of Pankivka in the Dobropillia sector of Donetsk Oblast, the National