Putin: Russia has no reason or interest to fight with NATO directly

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

The United States would help secure peace after Russia's war in Ukraine ends, U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sept. 18 on Fox News.

Polish authorities are carrying out extensive bomb shelter inspections across the country to assess their readiness as temporary protective facilities, RMF24 reported on Sept. 18.

Ireland delivered 34 military vehicles and three demining robots to Ukraine as part of its non-lethal military aid, the Irish government announced on Sept. 18.

Slovakia and Hungary said they will not bow to pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce imports of Russian oil and gas unless the European Union secures sufficient alternative energy supplies, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 17.

The victims included two women, aged 62 and 65, and three men, aged 65, 67, and 74. All were reportedly on the street at the time of the strike.

The delivery follows the signing of the PURL agreement between the U.S. and NATO on July 14.

"The one (war) that I thought would be the easiest (to end) was because of my relationship with President Putin," Trump said. "But he’s let me down. He’s really let me down."

A 35-year-old woman and two men aged 41 and 46 were detained in a counter-terrorist operation at two separate addresses in Grays in Essex.

Seven settlements have been liberated in the Dobropillia and Pokrovsk sectors during the operation, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Russia's government is considering raising the VAT rate from 20% to 22% to reduce the budget deficit, Reuters reported.