General Staff: Russia has lost 637,010 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

1:15 PM

Ukrainian parliament renames over 300 settlements relating to Russia, Soviet Union.

Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted on Sept. 19 to rename 327 settlements that had names related to the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union.

12:02 PM

IEA recommends 10 steps for Ukraine's energy security ahead of winter.

The measures recommended by the IEA include "bolstering the physical and cyber security of critical energy infrastructure, expediting the delivery of equipment and spare parts for repairs, (and) accelerating the decentralization of power supply," according to a press release sent to the Kyiv Independent.

11:38 AM

Indian shells flowing to Ukraine, despite protests from Russia, Reuters reports.

Artillery ammunition manufactured in India is being diverted to Ukraine "despite protests from Moscow," Reuters reported on Sept. 19, citing customs data and nearly a dozen Indian and European government and defense industry officials.

11:04 AM

Blackouts caused by Russian attacks driving Ukrainians abroad, UN monitor says.

Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure caused a sharp rise in Ukrainians citing blackouts as a reason for leaving the country over the summer, the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a report published on Sept. 19.

9:30 AM

Russian attacks kill 5, injure 31 over past day.

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed five civilians and injured at least 31 over the past day, regional authorities reported early on Sept. 19.

9:09 AM

Opinion

Opinion: The harsh truth behind Ukraine’s peace prospects

8:38 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 638,140 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,130 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:41 AM

Zelensky to meet Harris in Washington next week, CNN reports.

The meeting comes less than 50 days before the U.S. presidential election, a race that has been characterized by dramatic upheavals and sharply contrasting views on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

4:48 AM

Russia, Pakistan strengthen economic ties, expand trade.

Moscow also pledged support for Pakistan's bid to join the BRICS international alliance.

3:54 AM

Trump plans appearance with Polish president, claims he will 'probably' meet Zelensky next week.

Foreign leaders, including Zelensky and Polish President Andrzej Duda, are convening in New York City over the next few days for the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations.

3:07 PM  (Updated:  September 19, 2024 1:07 am)

Shots fired at Moscow office of Russia's largest online retailer, killing 2, injuring 7.

A shooting at the head office of Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, killed two people and injured at least seven others, Russian state-controlled news agency TASS reported on Sept. 18.

11:02 PM

Field report

‘They attack with quantity:’ With Ukrainian soldiers desperately defending Pokrovsk

11:02 PM

Russian troll farm behind fake story about supposed Harris hit and run incident, Microsoft says.

CBS News previously debunked the story, but Microsoft's report was the first indication that Russia was the source of the false news. The story was initially spread by a website disguised as a local San Francisco media outlet and was replete with an embedded video that Microsoft said used a paid actor.

10:07 PM

Kremlin's war in Ukraine 'a stunning Russian military failure,' British diplomat says.

"At the military level, Ukraine’s effective use of maneuver warfare stands in stark contrast to Russia’s ‘meat grinder’ tactics," Nicholas Aucott said.

9:15 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Drone attack 'wipes Russian weapons depot off the face of the earth,' Kyiv says

8:54 PM

Ukraine's victory plan fully ready, Zelensky says.

"The most important thing now is the determination to implement it," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Sept. 18.

8:26 PM

Ukraine's French Mirage jets will be able to hit ground targets, media reports.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on June 6 that an unspecified number would be transferred to Ukraine, but did not provide a timeline.

8:16 PM

Drone attack

Arms depot in Russia's Tver Oblast built to withstand nuclear explosion heavily damaged by Ukrainian drones

7:49 PM

Romania urges 'robust' NATO response to airspace violations by Russia.

Speaking at a meeting of the Bucharest Nine (B9) format, Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tilvar called for "enforcing the rotational air defense and integrated anti-missile model as soon as possible."

7:02 PM

Finnish president wants Russia excluded from UN Security Council.

According to Finnish President Alexander Stubb, any council member engaged in an illegal war "such as Russia is in right now in Ukraine" should be suspended.

6:26 PM

State sells iconic Kyiv hotel to Ukrainian businessman for double starting price

6:19 PM

Russia's Kursk counteroffensive halted, Kyiv claims.

"(Russia) tried to attack from the flanks, but they were stopped there," spokesperson Oleksii Dmytrashkivskyi told AFP.

5:42 PM

WSJ estimates of Ukraine's casualties 'exaggerated,' lawmaker believes.

"I think that these are exaggerated data. Definitely... Namely when talking about the recorded number of killed," secretary of the parliamentary defense committee Roman Kostenko said.

5:09 PM

Armenia uncovers alleged coup plot with Russian traces.

Yerevan on Sept. 18 accused five Armenian citizens and two former residents of Nagorno-Karabakh of undergoing military training in Russia in order to stage an armed coup in Armenia.

5:08 PM

Video

African POWs on how they ended up fighting for Russia.

In this exclusive interview, the Kyiv Independent interviews Somali and Sierra Leonean prisoners of war who fought for Russia in its war against Ukraine.