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DTEK launches Eastern Europe's largest battery storage system ahead of winter in Ukraine

by Dominic CulverwellSeptember 11, 2025

Ukraine’s biggest private energy firm, DTEK, has launched a major battery storage facility that will bring power to hundreds of thousands of homes and strengthen the grid ahead of expected Russian attacks this winter, the company said. DTEK partnered with American energy firm Fluence Energy Inc. — which provided 698 Gridstack batteries to the project — to build and connect six new battery storage systems to the grid in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. The facility is now the largest in Eastern

Trump says he'll sanction Moscow if all NATO allies stop buying Russian oil

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Exclusive: Europe scrambles for Ukrainian interceptor drones after Russia's attack on Poland

by Dominic CulverwellSeptember 11, 2025

US-Ukraine minerals deal holds first board meeting as reconstruction fund moves forward

by Dominic CulverwellSeptember 3, 2025

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones strike major Russian oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast, chemical plant in Perm Krai

by The Kyiv Independent news deskSeptember 14, 2025

Putin's clash with Russia's top banker shows increasing disconnect over war economy, experts say

by Tim ZadorozhnyySeptember 14, 2025

Japan slaps new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war, lowers oil cap

by Martin FornusekSeptember 12, 2025

IMF identifies $10-20 billion gap in Ukraine's external financing, Bloomberg reports

by Kateryna HodunovaSeptember 11, 2025

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Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov promoted to battalion commander

Ukrainian filmmaker and activist Oleh Sentsov has been appointed commander of a battalion in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Sept. 13.

Monday, September 15

02:41 AM

Three Czech helicopters deployed to Poland following recent Russian drone incursions

Czech helicopters arrived in Poland on Sept. 14 to reinforce NATO’s eastern defenses following a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace a few days prior, the Polish Armed Forces reported.

11:42 PM

Ukraine destroys $40 million Russian Buk air defense system, military intelligence says

Ukrainian special forces successfully detected and destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Sept. 14, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported.

05:06 PM

Estonia to pledge over $117 million in military aid to Ukraine in 2026

Since the start of Russia's all-out war in February 2022, Estonia has provided over 500 million euros ($527 million) in military aid to Ukraine, amounting to 1.4% of the country's GDP.

03:00 PM

Ukraine behind attack on Russian railway logistics, undermining offensive capabilities, military intelligence source claims

"These railway lines are critical supply routes for Russian forces operating in the Kharkiv and Sumy directions," a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence told the Kyiv Independent.

01:50 PM

Romania didn't down Russian drone in its airspace because it circled back to Ukraine, Romanian defense minister says

The drone crossed into Romania on Sept. 13 during a Russian attack on Ukraine, penetrating about 10 kilometers (six miles) and remaining in NATO airspace for around 50 minutes, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Putin's clash with Russia's top banker shows increasing disconnect over war economy, experts say

A recent clash between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sberbank CEO German Gref shows an increasing disconnect between the Kremlin and Russia's economic community, experts say. Gref, head of Russia's largest bank, told the Eastern Economic Forum on Sept. 5 that Russia's GDP growth had slowed to near zero in July and August after a sharp drop in the April–June quarter. "The second quarter can practically be considered technical stagnation," he said. Putin pushed back, insisting lending co

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Ukrainian Business Resilience in 10 stories

DTEK launches Eastern Europe's largest battery storage system ahead of winter in Ukraine

Trump says he'll sanction Moscow if all NATO allies stop buying Russian oil

Exclusive: Europe scrambles for Ukrainian interceptor drones after Russia's attack on Poland

US-Ukraine minerals deal holds first board meeting as reconstruction fund moves forward

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones strike major Russian oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast, chemical plant in Perm Krai

Putin's clash with Russia's top banker shows increasing disconnect over war economy, experts say

Japan slaps new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war, lowers oil cap

IMF identifies $10-20 billion gap in Ukraine's external financing, Bloomberg reports

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Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov promoted to battalion commander

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Ukraine destroys $40 million Russian Buk air defense system, military intelligence says

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Romania didn't down Russian drone in its airspace because it circled back to Ukraine, Romanian defense minister says

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