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Traveling to Kyiv during war: What you need to know
Booking spontaneous trips within minutes using a single platform is a distant memory for those wanting to come home or visit Ukraine. Over 20 million people have passed through the Ukrainian border in the first half of 2026, the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service revealed on Aug. 5, setting the year on track to be the busiest since the beginning of the full-scale war. Yet reaching Ukrainian cities remains a complicated task since the complete shutdown of the country's airspace in February 20

'There might be nothing left tomorrow' — Russia ramps up attacks on Kyiv's gas stations
One emergency responder was among the injured in the Russian attacks on the gas stations, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.

US House to take up Graham's Russia sanctions bill next week
The legislation passed with overwhelming support in the Senate in August but is expected to face stronger opposition in the House, with some House Democrats fearing it would grant U.S. President Donald Trump too much authority over tariffs.

Investigation: Inside Russia's FSB prison system in Crimea
Two new Russian pretrial detention centers in occupied Crimea form part of a system in which Ukrainian civilians are held for months without formal charges, access to lawyers, or family contact, and detainees report torture and abuse under the watch of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), a new investigation by the Kyiv Independent reveals. Former detainees told the Kyiv Independent that their relatives sometimes did not know whether their abducted loved ones were still alive. Russia's Fed

Ukraine war latest: Russia targets Kyiv gas stations for second day
Key developments on Sept. 11: * 'There might be nothing left tomorrow' — Russia ramps up attacks on Kyiv's gas stations * Canada sanctions 8 individuals over deportation, militarization of Ukrainian children * Ukrainian Flamingo missiles strike chemical plant in Russia's Volgograd, Fire Point says * Russian forces executed 2 Ukrainian POWs near Dobropillia, prosecutors say * 'The time has come' — Belarus's Lukashenko inspects troops, says army 'needs shaking up' * Ukrainian drones hit oil

Canada sanctions 8 individuals over deportation, militarization of Ukrainian children
The sanctioned individuals include Russian officials, youth movement leaders, and occupation officials accused of facilitating the removal of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories and their integration into Russia's education system.

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Russia's total military losses in Ukraine have reached 1,500,870, Ukraine's General Staff said on Sept. 9, marking another grim milestone in the war for the Kremlin. It took roughly two years and three months for the Russian Armed Forces to incur their first 500,000 casualties. Moscow has now suffered roughly the same number in just the past 15 months, as technology increasingly shapes the battlefield and drones expand the kill zone almost daily. The Kremlin's total personnel losses in Ukraine
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