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3:27 PM

Opinion

Svitlana Romanko: UN climate summit offers chance to confront Russian fossil fuels, climate crisis

3:25 PM

Podcasts

This Week in Ukraine Ep 26 – Is the counteroffensive almost over?.

Episode #26 of our weekly podcast "This Week in Ukraine" is dedicated to the looming end of Ukraine’s counteroffensive and what it will mean for Ukraine.

2:51 PM

Minister: Three more cargo vessels using temporary Black Sea corridor.

Another three cargo vessels that have agreed to use the Black Sea temporary corridor set up after Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal are moving towards Ukraine’s ports, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov reported on Sept. 22.

2:48 PM

Shmyhal: Ukraine receives another 1.5 billion euros in macro-financial assistance.

Ukraine was transferred another 1.5 billion euros (about $1.6 billion) installment of the European Union’s macro-financial assistance package, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Twitter on Sept. 22.

1:58 PM

Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan claims to seek amnesty for Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh fighters who surrender their weapons.

Azerbaijani authorities project a situation in which ethnic Armenian fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh will receive amnesty in exchange for laying down their arms, said Hikmet Hajiyev, a foreign policy advisor to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, in an interview with Reuters.

1:42 PM

Russian Defense Ministry confirms strike on Black Sea Fleet headquarters.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sept. 22 that a Ukrainian missile strike on Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea damaged the building of Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters.

12:53 PM

Belarus weekly

Belarus Weekly: Lukashenko seeks closer ties with Russia, North Korea

12:15 PM

Biden: 'Next week, the first Abrams tanks will be delivered to Ukraine.'

U.S. President Joe Biden announced at a press conference on Sept. 21 that the first tranche of U.S. Abrams tanks will be delivered to Ukraine next week.

11:17 AM

Governor: Russian forces shell Kherson, killing 1, injuring 1.

Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Sept. 22 that Russian forces shelled residential neighborhoods of Kherson. A 25-year-old man was killed, and another was injured, Prokudin said on Telegram.

10:36 AM

CNN: Zelensky pledges to liberate Bakhmut, two other crucial cities.

“We will de-occupy Bakhmut. And I think we will de-occupy two more cities,” Zelensky said, according to CNN.

9:06 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 274,950 troops in Ukraine.

This number includes 480 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:57 AM

Zelensky arrives in Ottawa, greeted by PM Trudeau.

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to Ottawa late on Sept. 21 for his first official visit to Canada since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022.

6:56 AM

Zelensky: Ukraine to produce weapons together with US.

In his evening address on Sept. 21, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that there is a "long-term agreement" between the U.S. and Ukraine to produce weapons.

5:59 AM

ISW: Ukraine advancing past final Russian defensive line in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Geolocated footage shared on Sept. 21 and analyzed by the Institute for the Study of War indicated that Ukrainian armored vehicles advanced south of the anti-tank ditches breaching the Russian tri-layered defense, and engaging in limited combat just west of Verbove on the southern Zaporizhzhia front.

3:35 AM

Stolen cultural property returned to Ukraine.

Cultural artifacts stolen from Ukraine during the ongoing Russian invasion were restored to President Volodymyr Zelensky at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., the president's office reported on Sept. 21.

2:25 AM

US announces $325 million in new security assistance for Ukraine.

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced via press statement on Sept. 21 that the U.S. has authorized a new round of security assistance for Ukraine worth $325 million.

1:48 AM

Pistorius: 'We are not refusing to deliver cruise missiles.'

In an interview with French media outlet Le Monde on Sept. 21, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Germany is "not refusing" to send long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.

12:49 AM

Explosion and blackout reported in Tula, Russia.

A loud explosion in the city of Tula, Russia, on Sept. 21 was followed by a major power outage in one district, the Russian independent media outlet Meduza reported on Telegram.

12:25 AM

UPDATE: 2 more killed, 1 injured in Russian attacks against Kherson Oblast.

Russian forces have again targeted settlements in Kherson Oblast, killing two people and wounding another one, regional authorities reported on Sept. 21.

12:15 AM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russia launches mass missile attack on energy infrastructure; Ukraine reportedly hits airbase in Crimea

12:05 AM

CNN: Republicans consider cutting $300 million in Ukraine aid from defense bill.

Republican Party leaders in the U.S. Congress consider cutting Ukraine support from their long-term defense spending bill to satisfy hardliners and unlock the gridlock, CNN reported on Sept. 21, citing two undisclosed sources.

11:49 PM

Business

Ukraine Business Roundup — Issue 2

11:28 PM

Zelensky arrives at White House for meeting with Biden.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived at the White House on Sept. 21, welcomed by U.S. President Joe Biden and his spouse Jill Biden.

10:37 PM

Russia launches missile strike against recreational facility in Odesa Oblast.

Russian forces launched a missile attack against a recreational facility in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district in Odesa Oblast, Governor Oleh Kiper reported on Sept. 21.

10:09 PM

UPDATE: 38 of 44 Russian cruise missiles downed by Ukraine overnight.

According to updated information, Ukrainian forces shot down 38 of the 44 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight on Sept. 21, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.

MORE NEWS

Ukraine strikes Russian military base of drone operators

ISW: Ukrainian forces advance as Russian commentators complain of low supplies

General: Ukraine had only 1,500 soldiers in south when Russia launched full-scale invasion

US intelligence: 'Realistic possibility' that Ukraine can break through remaining Russian lines in 2023

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