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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.
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.
'The time has come' — Belarus's Lukashenko inspects troops, says army 'needs shaking up'
The dictator also said his youngest son, Nikolai, was currently serving in the armed forces.
Russia's Central Bank holds key rate for the first time since mid-2025
The Russian Central Bank's board of directors on Sept. 11 decided to keep the key rate at 14%, the first time the regulator has opted not to cut it since mid-June 2025.
Russian forces executed 2 Ukrainian POWs near Dobropillia, prosecutors say
The Russian troops allegedly executed the Ukrainian servicemen with automatic weapons, prosecutors said.
'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.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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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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