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The G20 leaders' summit is scheduled to take place in Miami in December.
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Sunday, September 13
Drone attack hits industrial hub in Russia’s Tatarstan, casualties reported
Two people were killed and 12 others injured, Russian regional authorities said. The Kyiv Independent could not verify the figures.
Russian region offers record $18,000 reward for recruiting foreigners to fight in Ukraine
The increase comes amid mounting evidence that Russia has relied on foreigners, particularly people from lower-income countries, to replenish its forces.
Ukrainian tennis player Yastremska says family apartment destroyed in Russian attack on Odesa
"A Russian missile destroyed our apartment in Odesa. The only thing that survived was a Roland Garros towel," Yastremska wrote on Instagram.
Next Ukraine-US-Russia peace talks may take place in October, Budanov says
The statement follows a renewed U.S. diplomatic push to restart negotiations.
Saturday, September 12
'Immoral and self-destructive' — Zelensky blasts EU for considering lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs
"Five hundred Shahed drones per day is certainly not the right time to even begin a discussion about easing sanctions," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 12, after France reportedly joined Slovakia in calling to delist Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov.
Russian drones target Volyn, Rivne oblasts in rare mass attack in western Ukraine
The attacks on Volyn and Rivne were part of a wider Russian drone assault across Ukraine on Sept. 12. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia launched nearly 500 strike drones at the country during the day.
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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 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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