How drones are shaking up the air war in Ukraine

6:57 PM  (Updated:  September 11, 2024 7:06 pm)

UK announces new $781 million aid package for Ukraine.

The U.K. announced a new 600-million-pound ($781 million) aid package for Ukraine on Sept. 11, as U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy visited Kyiv together with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

5:59 PM

Video

Expert on Ukraine's defense production boost, future prospects

5:51 PM

Russia has committed 137,000 war crimes in Ukraine, Zelensky says.

Russia has committed 137,000 war crimes in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the United for Justice conference in Kyiv on Sept. 11.

5:32 PM

No confirmation Russia has used Iranian missiles against Ukraine, Zelensky says.

"I cannot confirm the use of the missiles for now. I can only confirm when we have evidence. As it was with North Korea," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

4:37 PM

UK sanctions 10 Russian 'shadow' vessels involved in oil trade.

The U.K. has sanctioned 10 Russian vessels that are part of the "shadow fleet" of ships that transport Russian oil around the world, the U.K. Foreign Office announced on Sept. 11.

4:36 PM

Culture

‘No Country for Love’ examines the cost of survival for Ukrainians in past wars

4:21 PM

Iran

Russia now has Iran's Fath-360 ballistic missile — here's what it means for Ukraine

3:48 PM

Russian oligarchs, financial company lose appeal against EU sanctions.

Russian oligarchs Gennady Timchenko and Mikhail Fridman and Russia's National Settlement Depository on Sept. 11 lost their appeal against EU sanctions imposed against them.

2:47 PM

Latvia pledges new military aid package for Ukraine, including armored vehicles.

Riga will give Ukraine a new aid package that will include armored personnel carriers, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Sept. 11.

2:40 PM

Russia claims drone attacks on Murmansk Oblast 1,500 km from Ukraine.

Russian regional authorities claimed on Sept. 11 that Murmansk Oblast behind the Arctic Circle came under a drone attack, necessitating temporary flight restrictions.

2:05 PM

West wants Ukraine to set realistic war goals for next year, WSJ reports.

Citing undisclosed official sources, the WSJ wrote that the Western countries call for a pragmatic strategy that could be more easily sold to voters at home amid signs of growing fatigue.

1:53 PM

Ukraine approves domestic-made Black Widow bomber drone for military use.

Made in a single-use format, the drone can carry a heavy explosive charge. The relatively low price of the Black Widow allows it to be used as a first-person-view (FPV) attack drone, the ministry said.

1:15 PM

Russian attacks against Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast kill 3, injure 5.

Russia struck the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast twice on Sept. 11, killing three people and injuring five, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

1:03 PM

Russia investigates freight train derailment in Belgorod Oblast as 'terrorist attack.'

The Russian Investigative Committee described an incident as a "terrorist attack" and opened a criminal case.

12:40 PM

Ukrainian bishop of Crimea who serves in military assaulted in Kyiv.

Metropolitan Kliment of Crimea and Simferopol of the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine, who currently serves in the Armed Forces, was beaten up by unknown assailants in Kyiv on Sept. 10, a church official confirmed for Suspilne.

12:16 PM

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How Western aid transforms the life of small community in Ukraine's Chernihiv Oblast

11:58 AM

Blinken, Lammy visit Ukraine as Kyiv awaits decision on long-range strikes.

Their arrival comes amid mounting calls for the Biden administration to lift restrictions on long-range strikes deep inside Russia to allow Ukraine to better respond to Russian attacks.

11:51 AM

Wagner veteran soldiers presumed killed in July battles in Mali, Reuters reports.

Reuters identified 23 missing Wagner soldiers and two others who were captured by Tuareg fighters. Some of them took part in the occupation of the town of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast. Others served in Libya and Syria.

11:11 AM

Russia claims to counterattack against Ukraine in Kursk Oblast.

A commander of Russia's Chechen forces claimed retaking several settlements in Kursk Oblast amid unconfirmed claims that Russia launched a counterattack from the west, Russian media reported on Sept. 11.

10:23 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure 18 over past day.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down 20 of the 25 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force said. Five drones were reportedly "lost" in Ukrainian territory.

10:20 AM

Opinion

Opinion: State predation threatens to derail Ukraine’s war effort

9:36 AM

Lithuanian president, other leaders arrive in Kyiv ahead of Crimean Platform.

More foreign leaders are expected to visit Ukraine later this day as the country is holding the fourth Crimean Platform, an international consultation and coordination format aimed at ensuring the liberation of the peninsula from Russian occupation.

9:13 AM

Ukraine, IMF reach preliminary deal to give Kyiv access to around $1.1 billion.

The IMF team led by Gavin Gray held week-long negotiations with the Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv on the fifth review of the country's 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. The EFF is a four-year funding agreement that will allow Ukraine to access $15.6 billion in financial aid in regular installments.

8:14 AM

News Feed

Trump refuses to say he wants Ukrainian victory, Harris accuses him of surrender in presidential debate

8:13 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 628,930 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,140 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.