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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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Friday, September 25
Ukraine, Taiwan on agenda at Trump-Xi summit in Washington
Ahead of the U.S.-China summit, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Sept. 22 that he hoped Trump would encourage Xi to use his influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin to move the peace process forward.
US allocates $27 million for the return of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia
"We are sincerely grateful to the United States for its unwavering and strong support of efforts aimed at the return, rehabilitation, and full reintegration of Ukrainian children and young people," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
Thursday, September 24
'A horrific crime' — Ukrainian man kills 1, injures 4 in stabbing at Polish monastery
"We are shaken by this evil," President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a Ukrainian man killed a priest and injured four others in a knife attack at an abbey in Jaroslaw, Poland.
Ukraine strikes 'very important' deal on new batch of Patriot missiles, Zelensky says
"It's an important decision, a very important one. We've achieved a result," President Zelensky said at a meeting with leaders of the Ukrainian community in the U.S.
Ukraine war latest: Russia takes aim at Ukraine's internet infrastructure
Key developments on Sept. 24: * Russia puts Ukraine's internet in its sights as attacks on Kyiv infrastructure intensify * Polish Deputy PM says Starlink station fire possibly Russian sabotage * Denmark warns Russia could escalate hybrid attacks against NATO in coming months * Ukrainian drones attack Russia's Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, allegedly targeting oil depots Russian strikes have hit multiple data centers and internet providers in Kyiv over the past two days, disrupting service
Polish Deputy PM says Starlink station fire possibly Russian sabotage
Gawkowski said there were indications that the fire, which broke out at the station in Wola Krobowska, in Poland's Masovian Voivodeship, on the evening of Sept. 23, may have been an attempt to disrupt its operations.
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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 move comes as security concerns are growing along Russia’s northwestern border. NATO officials have warned about Russian drone incursions, airspace violations, sabotage, and other hybrid threats, while countries in the region have been strengthening air defenses.
