Russian drone strike in Kharkiv Oblast kills 2 medics, police report

10:26 AM

'Ukraine can keep them' — Chechen commander renounces compatriots who surrendered to Kyiv.

Chechen commander Apti Alaudinov on Sept. 15 said that fighters who willingly surrendered to Ukrainian forces do not deserve to live and should "do everything they can to get themselves killed."

10:20 AM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 2, injure 63 over past day.

Ukrainian air defense shot down 53 Shahed-type drones out of the 56 that were launched by Russia overnight on Sept. 16, according to the Air Force. Three Russian drones were "lost" on the radar on Ukrainian territory, the statement read.

9:26 AM

8 injured in Ukrainian attack on Russia's Belgorod, local authorities claim.

A Ukrainian missile attack against the Russian city of Belgorod on the morning of Sept. 16 injured eight people, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed.

9:03 AM

Fugitive Ukrainian ex-MP Derkach appointed to Russian Senate.

Derkach, who had been a Ukrainian lawmaker for nearly 20 years, has not attended meetings of the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the full-scale invasion. In 2023, his parliamentary powers were prematurely terminated.

8:12 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 634,860 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,060 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

6:56 AM

Air defense repels mass drone attack against Kyiv.

Air defense forces intercepted "almost two dozen" Russian drones over the city's airspace, authorities said. There were no casualties or damage in Kyiv as a result of the attack, according to preliminary reports.

5:20 AM

Suspect detained in Trump assassination attempt claimed to support Ukraine.

Ryan Wesley Routh, the man detained in connection with the apparent assassination attempt of former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, claimed to support Ukraine and used his social media platform to attempt to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight Russia's full-scale invasion.

12:47 AM  (Updated:  September 16, 2024 3:25 am)

Trump safe after shots fired at golf course.

A man has been taken into custody and the FBI is investigating the incident as an apparent assassination attempt against former U.S. President Donald Trump.

2:35 AM

Russian aircraft detected near Alaska for third time in 1 week.

Two Russian IL-38 military aircraft were detected and tracked while operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sept. 14, marking the third such incident in one week, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported on Sept. 15.

1:43 AM

Iranian president to attend BRICS summit in Russia.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the upcoming BRICS forum hosted in Kazan, Russia in October. Tehran and Moscow are expected to sign a bilateral cooperation agreement at the summit.

10:59 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Over 100 Ukrainian POWs returned from Russian captivity, including Azov fighters

10:47 PM

Ukraine offers neighbor countries help with deadly floods.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Ukraine's offer to help was "moving."

4:29 PM  (Updated:  September 15, 2024 10:04 pm)

94-year-old woman killed in Russian strike on high-rise in Kharkiv.

At least 42 people, including three children, were injured when a Russian air strike hit a high-rise building in Kharkiv city and caused a fire, authorities reported on Sept. 15.

9:20 PM

Western aid not enough to equip 'even 4 out of 14' underarmed brigades needed on the front, Zelensky says.

Ukraine hadn't received enough military aid from the foreign partners to equip "even four out of 14" Ukrainian army brigades that the country "needs to be ready," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN on Sept. 15.

5:44 PM

War analysis

The Russian targets that could be on Ukraine's long-range missile strike list

5:41 PM

Ukrainian military to launch new project in coming months to improve basic training, Syrskyi says.

Ukraine is working to improve the quality of training for its military, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announced on Sept. 15, and will roll out a new project in October-November.

4:13 PM

Video

Russia counterattacks in Kursk Oblast | Ukraine This Week.

The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur explains the top stories of the week, from the controversy surrounding the "Russians at War" documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival to Russia’s counteroffensive in Kursk Oblast.

3:23 PM

Media: Cyprus revokes citizenship of Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky.

Cyrpus has stripped Ihor Kolomoisky's Cyrpus citizenship after concluding that the notorious Ukrainian oligarch had withheld vital information related to criminal charges he faces, Philenews reported.

1:42 PM

Zelensky's office denies report that victory plan includes ceasefire along existing lines.

An advisor for President Volodymyr Zelensky denied a news report suggesting Zelensky's peace plan will include a partial ceasefire, calling it a "fake."

12:13 PM

Russians' faith in their country's safety 'broken' by Ukraine's deep strikes, Budanov says.

Ukraine's strikes deep into Russian territory have "broken" the faith Russian people hold that their country is powerful and safe, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said on Sept. 14.

11:20 AM

Ukrainian military receives 18 Bohdana howitzers financed by Denmark.

Ukraine has received the 18 promised Bohdana self-propelled howitzers financed by Denmark, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced.

11:14 AM

Netherlands unable to fulfill complete Patriot delivery after unnamed partner backs out, media reports.

A plan from the Netherlands to provide Ukraine with a full Patriot system has fallen through after an unnamed ally working with the Netherlands backed out, local media reported.

9:40 AM

Russia says it was attacked by 29 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Russia's Defense Ministry said on Sept. 15 that it was attacked by 29 Ukrainian drones overnight and that it had downed all of them using emergency air defense.

9:19 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 633,800 troops since Feb 24, 2022.

Russia has lost 633,800 troops since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Sept. 15.

6:23 AM

Biden administration requests extension of nearly $6 billion military funding for Ukraine.

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has requested Congress to extend the authority of "presidential write-offs" for supplying weapons to Ukraine until 2025, so that the remaining $5.8 billion can be used beyond the fiscal year ending on September 30.