Russian forces strike major Ukrainian steel plant for 4th time in a month, injuring 1 worker

Media reports suggest Kovalsky could ultimately be appointed prosecutor general, rather than merely serving in an acting capacity.

Russia struck the Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works with two ballistic missiles on the morning of Sept. 17, according to Metinvest, the plant's owner and Ukraine's largest steel producer.

The threat of another Russian incursion into Polish airspace prompted the Polish Air Force to scramble fighter jets.

The Kyiv Independent has won a 2026 Online Journalism Award for Innovation in Revenue Strategy in the Medium Newsroom category.

Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian cities, using ballistic and cruise missiles, Shahed-type one-way attack drones, and Oniks anti-ship missiles, the Air Force said.

Russia launched a drone and missile attack on Kyiv on the night of Sept. 16-17, damaging an education facility and injuring at least 20 people in Ukraine's capital, officials reported.

The strikes took place overnight on Sept. 16-17, according to the statement.

"Building an open, well-functioning, democratic Ukraine is crucial to the country’s future in Europe," said Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

According to the Sept. 16 report, Russia “created a student visa scheme to camouflage North Korean laborers as students,” generating revenue for Pyongyang’s “unlawful weapons programs.”

Citing Russian authorities, the headquarters said the bodies "belong to Ukrainian citizens, including military personnel."

TASS identified the woman killed as Elena Astanina, the "chairperson of Precinct Electoral Commission No. 394," a so-called electoral body established by the Kremlin in the occupied city of Tokmak.

"This is not an act of hostility towards Ukraine. We can continue to train their soldiers, their armies; we can continue to provide them with equipment so they can defend themselves," the co-leader of the French far-right National Rally (RN) party, Marine Le Pen, said on Sept. 16.

"Despite the extraordinary complexity of its subject matter, ("Traces") employs a delicate and compelling cinematic language that does not alienate the viewer, but instead allows them to draw closer to the protagonists, hear them, and empathize with them," the Ukrainian Oscar Committee said.

The ruling comes amid media reports that Yermak kept his political influence on Zelensky after resigning in November amid a corruption investigation. The move also followed an earlier court ruling that eased the restrictions on Yermak.

The bill passed with 262 votes in favor and 159 against.