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'Powerful explosion' occurs near Polish border amid Russian drone attack on western Ukraine, Tusk says
The threat of another Russian incursion into Polish airspace prompted the Polish Air Force to scramble fighter jets.
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Thursday, September 24
Russian ballistic missile attack against Kyiv kills 1, injures 2 after day of drone strikes
One person was killed, and another two were in injured as Russian ballistic missile explosions rocked Kyiv overnight on Sept. 24.
51 countries back Ukraine in joint statement calling for Black Sea initiative as world gathers for UN General Assembly
"Russia is trying to choke off Ukrainian grain exports, thus jeopardizing global food security. We therefore support efforts towards an arrangement in the Black Sea to safeguard freedom of navigation," the EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said.
Wednesday, September 23
Zelensky says Putin 'patient zero' of Russia's war as Ukraine calls for peace at UN General Assembly
President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Sept. 23, addressed the U.N. General Assembly, calling for continued support for Ukraine, stressing the importance of negotiations, and warning that Ukrainians will continue to fight back against Russia.
Russian citizen who served as Ukrainian Supreme Court's deputy chief charged with corruption
Lvov is one of Ukraine's most scandalous judges. He was fired from the Supreme Court in 2022 due to his concealed Russian citizenship.
UK opposes EU delisting of 2 Russian oligarchs, calls for continued sanctions, Bloomberg reports
According to Bloomberg, Burnham also told Zelensky in their private meeting during the United Nations General Assembly that Ukraine’s allies must keep sanctions in place against Russia to maintain pressure and help bring the war to an end.
Ukraine war latest: Russian drone attacks on Kyiv kill 2, injure over 40 amid day of repeated strikes
Key developments on Sept. 23: * Russian drone attacks on Kyiv kill 2, injure 43 amid day of repeated strikes * Russian Mi-8 helicopter violates Polish airspace near Kaliningrad, Poland says * Tsikhanouskaya warns Russia could use Belarus for new attacks on Ukraine * Explosions, smoke reported near oil refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan A series of deadly Russian drone strikes on Kyiv killed two people and injured at least 43 others during the morning of Sept. 23, setting a historic market
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The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
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The prevalence of drones from both sides has significantly changed assault tactics, making heavy equipment such as tanks a rare sight on the battlefield.
