Lavrov to meet Rubio at UN General Assembly next week, Russia says

Lawmakers said the measure would also target Russian liquefied natural gas projects and Moscow's defense industrial base.

The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell sits down with Kyrylo Veres, commander of the K-2 regiment, a Ukrainian unit of the Unmanned Systems Forces that has evolved from an infantry battalion into a drone-led, multi-role force on the front line.

The EU's executive arm is proposing a complete import ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG). Reuters previously reported that the ban should take effect in January 2027, a year earlier than the originally planned phase-out of Russian energy imports.

The response came a day after the Kyiv-based Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC) published an investigation claiming that it had identified eight properties in the U.S. allegedly linked to Umerov’s family, including three apartments in Florida, one in New York, and four villas near Miami.

"There is no agenda yet, but the meeting is planned," Vasily Nebenzya, Russia's U.N. ambassador, said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel.

Ukrainian forces have reported destroying multiple military targets in Bryansk Oblast during the all-out war, and the site’s close proximity makes the new drone launch facility potentially vulnerable to Ukrainian attacks.

Russia is massing forces near Kupiansk, attempting to infiltrate Ukrainian lines by dressing up in civilian clothes or going through gas pipelines, the Ukrainian military said.

The DT-10 Vityaz is a two-section, tracked all-terrain amphibious vehicle, used by Russian forces to transport troops, weapons, and supplies to front-line positions.

Missile fragments, likely from a weapon used to shoot down a drone, were discovered in the village of Choiny in the Lublin province on Sept. 18, the Polish military police said.

The so-called Silent Courier will allow informants to share sensitive information with the U.K.'s Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6.

Backed by Roscosmos, the project aims to challenge U.S. billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company, whose Starlink internet terminals have played a crucial role in securing Ukraine's communications during the war.

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 71 of the 86 Russian Shahed-type drones and other drones launched overnight, the Air Force reported.

The challenge lies in the number of ground control systems, radars, and related components, some of which utilize artificial intelligence for precision targeting, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

The number includes 1,150 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.