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11:49 PM

Explosions reported in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Several explosions have been heard in Russian-occupied Crimea on the evening of Sept. 25, according to videos shared on social media and reports from the occupation authorities.

10:54 PM

Russian attack on Odesa damages 9 buildings in historic city center.

The blast wave from the attack on the nearby port damaged the windows and facades of the Vorontsov Palace and eight buildings on the Prymorskyi Boulevard, according to the Culture Ministry.

10:30 PM

Media: Fuel depot explodes in Nagorno-Karabakh.

An explosion at a crowded fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh may have resulted in mass casualties, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Armenian service reported on Sept. 25.

10:24 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russian Black Sea Fleet commander killed in Sevastopol strike; Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine

8:56 PM

Russian attack kills 3, injures 3 in Kherson.

A Russian attack on Kherson has killed two men and one woman, and injured three other civilians, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Sept. 25.

7:56 PM

Lawmaker Andrii Ivanchuk dies at 50.

Andrii Ivanchuk, a member of the Ukrainian parliament since 2012, died overnight on Sept. 25, the parliament's chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk announced.

7:26 PM

Business

Ukraine's economy grows year-on-year for first time since start of full-scale invasion.

Ukraine’s gross domestic product grew by 19.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023, signaling the economy’s successful adaptation to wartime conditions following last year’s collapse.

7:13 PM

Court keeps Kolomoisky in custody, rejects house arrest appeal.

The Kyiv Court of Appeals refused to change oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky's detention measure to house arrest and upheld the bail of Hr 3.8 billion ($105 million), the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Sept. 25.

7:10 PM

Russian strike hits kindergarten, residential buildings in Donetsk Oblast.

Russian artillery hit a kindergarten, an industrial building, and multiple homes in the center of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, the regional administration reported on Sept. 25.

6:56 PM

Canadian House Speaker apologizes for honoring Nazi unit veteran during Zelensky's visit.

Canada's Speaker of the House Anthony Rota apologized on Sept. 24 for honoring a man who fought for a Nazi unit in World War II during a Ukrainian delegation's visit.

6:17 PM

Business

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6:15 PM

Orban: Hungary to only support Ukraine if it restores minority laws.

The rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine must be restored before Budapest supports Kyiv in international affairs, Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed in a speech to Hungary's parliament on Sept. 25.

4:56 PM

Media: Missile fragments found in Transnistria.

Fragments from a S-300 missile have been found in Transnistria, independent Russian media outlet Meduza reported on Sept. 25. The rocket fragments were found in a field in Chitcani, about 20 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.

4:32 PM

Media: Russian air regiment command hit in drone attack near Kursk.

Russia's 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was inside a building of the Khalino air field near Kursk at the time it was hit by a drone strike on Sept. 24, Ukrainian media outlet Babel reported, citing a source in Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR).

4:17 PM

Bild: Ukrainian military needs 3 months of training for Taurus missiles.

Ukrainian troops would need around three months to learn how to operate Germany's Taurus long-range missiles, Bild reported on Sept. 24, citing the weaponry's manufacturer MBDA.

3:31 PM

Russia puts top ICC officials on wanted list.

The Russian Interior Ministry put the Chairman of the International Criminal Court Piotr Hofmanski, his deputy Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza, and Judge Bertram Schmitt on the list of wanted persons, the Mediazona news outlet reported on Sept. 25, referencing the ministry's database.

3:18 PM

Zelensky confirms first Abrams tanks already in Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Sept. 25 that the first U.S.-made Abrams tanks had arrived in Ukraine, without mentioning how many of the 31 tanks pledged had been delivered.

2:50 PM

Duda: Poland could send Ukraine older weapons after replacing them with modern arms.

Polish President Andrzej Duda sees no problem in providing Ukraine with older weapons from Poland's arsenal after they are replaced by modern arms, he said in an interview with Super Express on Sept. 25.

2:44 PM

US, Ukraine sign memorandum on strengthening Ukrainian energy system.

Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. plans to supply Ukraine with $522 million in energy-related assistance, including $100 million provided on the condition Kyiv makes progress in some energy sector reforms.

2:38 PM

Military: 34 Russian Black Sea Fleet officers, including commander, killed in Sevastopol strike.

Last week's strike against the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol killed 34 Russian officers, including the fleet's commander, and injured 105 more soldiers, the Special Operations Forces Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on Sept. 25.

1:42 PM

Update: Russian overnight attack on Odesa kills 2, injures 1.

Rescuers have found the bodies of two people under the rubble of a grain warehouse in Odesa hit in Russia’s overnight attack, the regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on Sept. 25.

1:15 PM

Update: Russian air strike on Beryslav in Kherson Oblast kills 3, injures 1.

A Russian air strike against Beryslav in Kherson Oblast in the morning of Sept. 25 killed three people and injured one other, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.

12:51 PM

FT: Russia avoids G7 price cap on most oil exports.

Russia is growing increasingly less reliant on Western services when shipping out its oil, allowing it to more successfully avoid the $60-per-barrel price cap set by the Group of Seven (G7), the Financial Times reported on Sept. 25.

11:36 AM

Odesa port infrastructure damaged in Russian overnight missile attack, 1 injured.

The attack also damaged a hotel on the Odesa Sea Port’s territory, which has been abandoned for several years, and destroyed several granaries, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces said on Telegram.

10:17 AM

The Guardian: War crimes dossier to accuse Russia of using hunger as weapon of war.

Human rights lawyers and Ukrainian prosecutors are preparing a war crimes dossier to submit to the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing Russia of intentionally causing starvation during the full-scale war in Ukraine, the Guardian reported on Sept. 24.

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Lithuania's Defense Ministry: Russia may introduce martial law after sham referendums in Ukraine

by The Kyiv Independent news desk September 26, 2022 5:19 PM 1 min read

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Russia may impose martial law in its border regions after pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine to stop Russian men from leaving the country, LRT reported on Sept. 26, citing Lithuania's Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas.

The day before, Russian news outlet Meduza also reported that Russia might close the borders for draft-age men on Sept. 27-28, when Russia's proxies reportedly plan to announce the results of pseudo-referendums on joining Russia in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. The sham referendums started in these oblasts on Sept. 23.

On Sept. 24, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielus Landsbergis said that his country would not grant asylum to Russian men fleeing mobilization.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared mobilization in a pre-recorded video address on Sept. 21.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the German newspaper Bild that Putin's order to mobilize additional troops was expected and points to Russia's shortage of officers and other military personnel. "We already know they mobilized cadets, guys who couldn't fight. These cadets have fallen. They couldn't even finish their training. All these people cannot fight," said Zelensky.

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