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Putin casts doubt on resuming Ukraine talks, citing mass drone attack during Russian election
Putin said Russia had been prepared to return to talks after the Sept. 18-20 State Duma election, but claimed the attacks had changed Moscow’s calculus.
Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 7, including 14-year-old boy, injure 59 as drone strikes continue into daytime
Twenty-five people, including two children, were hospitalized, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Ukraine war latest: Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 7, including 14-year-old boy
Key developments on Sept. 25: * Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 7, including 14-year-old boy, injure 59 as drone strikes continue into daytime * Trump made 'final decision' on granting Ukraine Patriot licenses, Zelensky says * Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries, missile production facilities, General Staff confirms * Macron cites 'several signs' Russia preparing to mobilize 300,000 people At least seven people, including two children, were killed and 59 others injured in Russian attacks o
Up to 12 UK companies to gain access to Ukraine's battlefield data for AI drone swarms
British companies are now invited to turn in proposals on how they envision using the "goldmine of battlefield data," the U.K. Defense Ministry said, adding that the selection would be made "in just a matter of weeks."
Why Russia needs a new round of mobilization
The Kyiv Independent’s Tania Myronyshena examines why Russia’s manpower advantage is under pressure, what a new mobilization campaign could look like, whether Russians could resist it, and how hundreds of thousands of additional troops could affect the war.
'No longer hybrid' — As Russian sabotage grows bolder, Europe lacks red lines
Moscow's shadow war on Europe grows bolder by the day, and no one can say how far the Kremlin is ready to go. Russia is no longer only meddling in elections or hacking networks: Germany found explosives-laden drones at its Leipzig Airport in an apparent Moscow-backed sabotage plot. Russian drone incursions in NATO airspace are now common. And a Russian warship shot flares at a Danish military helicopter. The rhetoric in Western capitals has hardened, with some saying this campaign is "no longe
About Oryol Oblast
Oryol Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, approximately 360 kilometers (224 miles) south of Moscow. Oryol Oblast covers 24,700 square kilometers (9,500 square miles) and has a population of around 730,000. Its administrative center is Oryol city. Ukrainian forces have conducted drone strikes on fuel depots and military facilities in Oryol Oblast since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
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More than 76,000 women serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including 57,000 military personnel, while the remainder hold civilian positions, the General Staff said in response to an inquiry from the Kyiv Independent.
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