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Russian strikes hit 2 major Ukrainian steel plants, killing 2 and injuring 6
Russian missile strikes hit two major Ukrainian metallurgical plants overnight on Sept. 12, killing two people and injuring six others, according to statements from Zaporizhstal operator Metinvest and ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih.
Zelensky says he is ready to meet Putin at G20 summit in Miami
The G20 leaders' summit is scheduled to take place in Miami in December.
Russian attacks kill 11, injure 96 across Ukraine as Odesa comes under mass overnight strike
Russia launched 129 attack drones of various types overnight, including Shahed-type and jet-powered drones, as well as eight Kalibr cruise missiles, six Kh-59/69 guided missiles, and Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, the Air Force said.
Explainer: How Ukraine’s biggest corruption scheme persisted despite all odds
Ukraine's largest corruption scandal in years came to light last year with a wave of arrests, sanctions, and a political shakeup. New revelations over the past few weeks suggest that produced little result. Last November, Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities' Operation Midas uncovered a $100 million money-laundering and bribery scheme that implicated high-ranking officials and associates close to President Volodymyr Zelensky, largely through state-owned energy company Energoatom. At the cente
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,505,380 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,500 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russia strikes multi-story apartment building in Odesa, injuring at least 12
Odesa's emergency response teams were deployed to assist the affected people at the scene. All of the injured victims have been hospitalized.
About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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The operation was carried out by Russia's Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research (GUGI), which used deep-sea submersibles to simulate deploying the technology, according to two Western officials who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity.
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