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Wednesday, September 23
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,522,440 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,560 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russian drone attack hits Kyiv gas stations, warehouses, kills 1, injures 7, officials say
The attacks came on the same day that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Kyiv of the potential for a new large-scale strike by Russia, referencing intelligence reports.
Rubio to meet Lavrov in New York on Sept. 23
Lavrov has arrived in New York to take part in the U.N. General Assembly, Russian state media reported. Rubio and Lavrov have met several times over the past year as the Trump administration has sought to broker an end to Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
EU officially extends sanctions against Russia — at cost of delisting 2 oligarchs in Putin's inner circle
"This was not a choice between a good and a bad solution, but between a bad and a much worse one," Latvia's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said after the EU reached its controversial compromise on Sept. 22
Russia planning to hit Ukraine with 'massive attack,' Zelensky warns
"We currently have intelligence information indicating that Russia is preparing a new massive attack against Ukraine," the president said following a meeting on security and air defense with U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Tuesday, September 22
Ukraine 'ready for energy ceasefire,' Zelensky says after meeting Trump at UN
"We are ready for any kind of format of energy ceasefire. ... I don't know the Russian position," Zelensky said after meeting directly with Trump at the U.N.
About F-16
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin and operated by over 25 air forces worldwide since its introduction in 1978. Ukraine began receiving F-16s from European partners in summer 2024 after prolonged diplomatic efforts to secure Western fighter jets capable of countering Russian air superiority. Ukrainian pilots completed training programs in Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United States.
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