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'Powerful explosion' occurs near Polish border amid Russian drone attack on western Ukraine, Tusk says
The threat of another Russian incursion into Polish airspace prompted the Polish Air Force to scramble fighter jets.
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Russian citizen who served as Ukrainian Supreme Court's deputy chief charged with corruption
Lvov is one of Ukraine's most scandalous judges. He was fired from the Supreme Court in 2022 due to his concealed Russian citizenship.
UK opposes EU delisting of 2 Russian oligarchs, calls for continued sanctions, Bloomberg reports
According to Bloomberg, Burnham also told Zelensky in their private meeting during the United Nations General Assembly that Ukraine’s allies must keep sanctions in place against Russia to maintain pressure and help bring the war to an end.
Ukraine war latest: Russian drone attacks on Kyiv kill 2, injure over 40 amid day of repeated strikes
Key developments on Sept. 23: * Russian drone attacks on Kyiv kill 2, injure 43 amid day of repeated strikes * Russian Mi-8 helicopter violates Polish airspace near Kaliningrad, Poland says * Tsikhanouskaya warns Russia could use Belarus for new attacks on Ukraine * Explosions, smoke reported near oil refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan A series of deadly Russian drone strikes on Kyiv killed two people and injured at least 43 others during the morning of Sept. 23, setting a historic market
More than 57,000 women serve as military personnel in Ukraine's Armed Forces, General Staff says
More than 76,000 women serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including 57,000 military personnel, while the remainder hold civilian positions, the General Staff said in response to an inquiry from the Kyiv Independent.
French far-left presidential candidate Melenchon blames Ukraine's deep strikes for war escalation
"Who can imagine that a country would allow its own capital to be attacked and provide no response to such a situation?" France's far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon asked rhetorically, in what appeared to be a reference to Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow.
Putin to be invited to G20 Summit in Miami, Rubio reveals
"We think it's an opportunity for him to engage not just with the (U.S.) president but with other world leaders. We hope that's an invitation he'll accept," Rubio told journalists. "We remain open to engaging."
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The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
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The prevalence of drones from both sides has significantly changed assault tactics, making heavy equipment such as tanks a rare sight on the battlefield.
