Ukraine's military intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko said Ukrainian strikes are contributing to Russia's budget deficit, "which today stands at $82 billion."
Key developments on Sept. 15: * Ukraine has 'successfully tested' new interceptor against Russian jet-powered drones, Zelensky says * Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv, killing at least 1, injuring 12 * Russia suffers over 300,000 military losses in Ukraine since start of 2026, General Staff says * Belarus holds 'defensive' military drills near borders with Poland, Lithuania Ukraine has "successfully" trialed another interceptor drone designed to target Russian jet-powered Shahed drones
DALLAS U.S., Texas — As the U.S. Republican Party convened for its first-ever national midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9-10, neither U.S. President Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance made Russia's war against Ukraine a significant part of their convention appearances. The convention was designed primarily to rally Republicans ahead of the November elections. The official program featured more than 100 speakers and focused on domestic issues and the president's agenda. But Russia's
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stressed that the country urgently needs replacements and called on Western allies to help find and finance the procurement of locomotives compatible with the 1520 mm gauge.
Ukrainian forces under the command of the 3rd Army Corps are conducting a series of counterattacks north of the front-line city of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, corps commander Brig. Gen. Andrii Biletskyi confirmed on Sept. 15. "The 3rd Army Corps has launched an offensive operation in this direction under the name Vivaldi," Biletskyi said. "This operation is being conducted under conditions of maximum information silence." Biletskyi said Ukrainian troops had cleared 75 square kilometers in northe
In late August and early September, it began to look as though Russia was winning the exchange of strikes. According to Zelensky, in late August, jet-powered drones made up more than half of all unmanned aerial vehicles launched. Ukraine shoots them down at a rate of six in ten, compared with more than nine in ten for propeller-driven ones. There is almost nothing to shoot down ballistic missiles with: the interception rate was 40% in June and 15% in July; on the night of Aug. 1, Russia launch
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.
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"Ukraine right now does not want to do that," U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said.
