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Ukraine war latest: Russia's recruitment of foreign nationals 'amounts to human trafficking'

Ukraine war latest: Russia's recruitment of foreign nationals 'amounts to human trafficking'

Key developments on Sept. 10: * Russia's recruitment of foreign nationals amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty International says * US destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers, 3 linked to Russia's shadow fleet, Ukrainian official says * NATO allies disrupt Russian exercise involving secret weapon targeting subsea cables, Reuters reports * 4 dead after Russian attack on Pavlohrad shopping center * Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv morning and evening, injuring 4 Russia exploits and deceives foreign n
'Until safer times' — Kyiv’s cultural life pauses as the city adjusts to new drone threats

'Until safer times' — Kyiv’s cultural life pauses as the city adjusts to new drone threats

In a post on Instagram, Alyona Gudkova sits with her head in her hands. The founder of Kurazh, a popular Kyiv festival combining a flea market, food, music, dancing, and fundraising, had just announced that the project would suspend operations "until safer times." Another post on Instagram showed a crowd dancing at Kurazh, with Light Dark Light Again by Angie McMahon as the soundtrack — capturing the rhythm of Kyiv in the fifth year of full-scale war, moving between moments of normality and su
Global grain prices rise as Russia-Ukraine war escalates in Black Sea

Grain prices rise as Russia-Ukraine war escalates in Black Sea

Global grain prices are rising steeply as Ukraine and Russia intensify attacks upon one another's main export infrastructure on the Black and Azov seas — leaving both countries struggling to find alternative outlets with the harvest in full swing. Russia and Ukraine are both major grain producers, with the bulk of their exports bound for the Global South — particularly the Middle East and Africa — via the Black Sea, through which around a third of the world's supply passes. The obstruction of
Russia sanctions bill faces make-or-break moment before US midterms, Ukraine says

Russia sanctions bill faces make-or-break moment before US midterms, Ukraine says

It remains unclear whether the U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on sweeping legislation that would impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas, Ukraine's sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk told reporters on Sept. 10. The bill faces a narrow window for consideration before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The House's final pre-election session begins Sept. 14 and will last only four days. If lawmakers do not take up the legislation next week, its cons
Fact check: Why is Russia claiming Western 'interference' in Duma elections?

Fact check: Why is Russia claiming Western 'interference' in Duma elections?

As the Russian legislative elections near, the Moscow propaganda is accusing the West of plotting to disrupt the vote — the same charge Western governments have repeatedly leveled against the Kremlin. Russia's upcoming elections for the State Duma, the lower house of the parliament, between Sept. 18 and 20 are seen by democracy watchdogs as little more than a rubber stamp for the regime's grip on power. Yet in recent months, Russian officials and media have stepped up claims that Europe plans
Russia is going all in on a baby boom
Opinion

Russia is going all in on a baby boom

The Kremlin promises money to people who have children, expands benefits for large families, and publicly "cares" about pregnant students and schoolgirls. The sums involved are enormous: by 2030, the national "Family" project is expected to receive funding equivalent to about two of Ukraine's annual state budgets in terms of expenditures. The money will go toward measures intended, in one way or another, to boost the birth rate — from subsidized mortgages for young families to promoting large
We asked Ukrainian soldiers about Russian losses passing 1.5 million

We asked Ukrainian soldiers about Russian losses passing 1.5 million

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
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine launches record-breaking deep strike on gas facility in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region, over 3,000 km from border
War

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine launches record-breaking deep strike on gas facility in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region, over 3,000 km from border

Key developments on Sept. 9: * Ukraine launches record-breaking deep strike on gas facility in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region, over 3,000 km from border * Russia resumes drone attacks on Kyiv, kills 1, injures 17, damages residential buildings * Russia plans final test of new ballistic missile with 800-kilometer range by end of 2026, Ukraine's military intelligence says * Moldovan President Sandu condemns Russian drone strike on border crossing point that killed 2, injured 3 * Ukrainian dro
Explainer: How a corruption scandal and loyalty to Zelensky brought down Ukraine’s prosecutor general

Explainer: How a corruption scandal and loyalty to Zelensky brought down Ukraine’s prosecutor general

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko once helped lead the crackdown on Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). On Sept. 7, a corruption scandal ultimately led to his downfall after the same bureau broke through the gates of his office. Kravchenko, long seen as a staunch loyalist of President Volodymyr Zelensky, resigned on Sept. 7 after NABU detectives exposed an alleged scam call center protection racket run from the Prosecutor General's Office — only the latest in a string of scanda
‘Our desire to create is bigger than our fear’: How one Kyiv restaurant rebuilds, adapts and keeps going after 3 Russian attacks
Business

‘Our desire to create is bigger than our fear’: How one Kyiv restaurant rebuilds, adapts and keeps going after 3 Russian attacks

It was never normal for Anna Zavertailo to shelter in her restaurant’s basement kitchen alongside her employees and diners as drones flew overhead. But after multiple attacks damaged her popular family-run businesses in Kyiv, safety has become the top priority. Her restaurants-cum-bakeries, Zavertailo and Honey, which Anna runs with her husband, Stas, have been victims of three separate attacks in just over a year. But the couple has been selling carefully crafted cakes and pastries to foreigne