General Staff: Russia has lost 623,990 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

4:26 PM

Putin signs decree increasing number of military personnel, staff to 2.38 million.

The decree will take effect on Dec. 1, 2024, and will increase the total number of Russian troops by 180,000.

3:58 PM

Ukraine passed mobilization law a year too late, Polish FM Sikorski says.

Sikorski said that the law should have been passed when there were "many volunteers" to serve in the army, and "people felt personally threatened."

3:36 PM

Zelensky signs law establishing Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 16 signed a bill on the formation of a separate branch of Ukraine's Armed Forces dedicated to unmanned systems.

2:57 PM

Russia continues to store ammunition, deploy troops at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Kyiv says.

The facility is housing Russia's National Guard units totaling up to 1,300 people, the center said, citing data from Ukrainian citizens on the ground.

11:58 AM  (Updated:  September 16, 2024 2:49 pm)

Ukraine invites UN, Red Cross to Kyiv-held part of Kursk Oblast.

"Since the first day of the Kursk operation, Ukraine's Defense Forces demonstrated full adherence to international humanitarian law as a professional army with high standards and values of freedom and human life," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X.

2:38 PM

Ukraine to receive another batch of Danish F-16s this year, minister says.

The Danish government promised to transfer another batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by the end of this year, the DR broadcaster reported on Sept. 15, citing Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

2:09 PM

Russia has launched over 640 Shahed-type drones at Ukraine in September, Zelensky says.

Zelensky's statement comes after a recent Russian attack against nine oblasts and Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with 56 Shahed-type drones.

12:40 PM

Zelensky denounces apparent assassination attempt on Trump.

"It's good that the suspect in the assassination attempt was apprehended quickly. This is our principle: the rule of law is paramount and political violence has no place anywhere in the world," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

12:22 PM

Poland will finance Czech artillery initiative for Ukraine, minister pledges amid delays.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski confirmed that Warsaw has not yet participated in the project due to "temporary formal obstacles."

11:16 AM

Latvia to supply Ukraine with British-made CVR(T) armored vehicles.

Latvia will provide Ukraine with an unspecified number of CVR(T) armored vehicles previously purchased from the U.K., the Delfi outlet reported on Sept. 15, citing the Latvian Defense Ministry.

2:10 PM  (Updated:  September 16, 2024 10:55 am)

Bohdana

18 Bohdana howitzers heading for Ukraine's battlefield – here's what they can do

10:26 AM

'Ukraine can keep them' — Chechen commander renounces compatriots who surrendered to Kyiv.

Chechen commander Apti Alaudinov on Sept. 15 said that fighters who willingly surrendered to Ukrainian forces do not deserve to live and should "do everything they can to get themselves killed."

10:20 AM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 2, injure 63 over past day.

Ukrainian air defense shot down 53 Shahed-type drones out of the 56 that were launched by Russia overnight on Sept. 16, according to the Air Force. Three Russian drones were "lost" on the radar on Ukrainian territory, the statement read.

9:26 AM

8 injured in Ukrainian attack on Russia's Belgorod, local authorities claim.

A Ukrainian missile attack against the Russian city of Belgorod on the morning of Sept. 16 injured eight people, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed.

9:03 AM

Fugitive Ukrainian ex-MP Derkach appointed to Russian Senate.

Derkach, who had been a Ukrainian lawmaker for nearly 20 years, has not attended meetings of the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the full-scale invasion. In 2023, his parliamentary powers were prematurely terminated.

8:12 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 634,860 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,060 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

6:56 AM

Air defense repels mass drone attack against Kyiv.

Air defense forces intercepted "almost two dozen" Russian drones over the city's airspace, authorities said. There were no casualties or damage in Kyiv as a result of the attack, according to preliminary reports.

5:20 AM

Suspect detained in Trump assassination attempt claimed to support Ukraine.

Ryan Wesley Routh, the man detained in connection with the apparent assassination attempt of former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, claimed to support Ukraine and used his social media platform to attempt to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight Russia's full-scale invasion.

12:47 AM  (Updated:  September 16, 2024 3:25 am)

Trump safe after shots fired at golf course.

A man has been taken into custody and the FBI is investigating the incident as an apparent assassination attempt against former U.S. President Donald Trump.

2:35 AM

Russian aircraft detected near Alaska for third time in 1 week.

Two Russian IL-38 military aircraft were detected and tracked while operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sept. 14, marking the third such incident in one week, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported on Sept. 15.

1:43 AM

Iranian president to attend BRICS summit in Russia.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the upcoming BRICS forum hosted in Kazan, Russia in October. Tehran and Moscow are expected to sign a bilateral cooperation agreement at the summit.

10:59 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Over 100 Ukrainian POWs returned from Russian captivity, including Azov fighters

10:47 PM

Ukraine offers neighbor countries help with deadly floods.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Ukraine's offer to help was "moving."

4:29 PM  (Updated:  September 15, 2024 10:04 pm)

94-year-old woman killed in Russian strike on high-rise in Kharkiv.

At least 42 people, including three children, were injured when a Russian air strike hit a high-rise building in Kharkiv city and caused a fire, authorities reported on Sept. 15.

9:20 PM

Western aid not enough to equip 'even 4 out of 14' underarmed brigades needed on the front, Zelensky says.

Ukraine hadn't received enough military aid from the foreign partners to equip "even four out of 14" Ukrainian army brigades that the country "needs to be ready," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN on Sept. 15.