General Staff: Russia has lost 645,150 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,400 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
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Teenagers set fire to Russian military helicopter in Omsk
Two teenagers in Omsk, Russia, set fire to a Mi-8 helicopter at an air base on September 21 using a Molotov cocktail, according to the Telegram channel Baza.
Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 7, including children
The strike targeted a critical infrastructure facility and a residential neighborhood, killing one man and injuring seven people, including children. Some of the victims have been hospitalized, city authorities reported.
Russia and its 'accomplices' want to disrupt global unity, Zelensky tells UN
"The same small group of seven accomplices, led by Russia, has once again acted destructively, always opposing any global initiatives that strengthen the effectiveness of the U.N. charter," Zelensky said at the U.N. Summit of the Future on Sept. 23.
Biden-Zelensky talks: Ukrainian soldiers want firepower to win but question if US wants Russia defeated
As President Volodymyr Zelensky kicked off a visit to the U.S. this week in a bid to secure more firepower for his army, Ukrainian soldiers on the ground monitored the news with half-hearted hope, questioning whether Kyiv’s top Western ally would provide enough to help them defeat Russia.
Japan warns off Russian military plane, uses flares for first time
Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Russian Il-38 plane entered Japanese airspace on Sept. 23. Japan used flares after the Russian plane ignored earlier warnings, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said.
Denmark contributes $19.5 million to restore Ukraine's energy system
Danish Energy Minister Lars Aagaard announced new financial assistance for Ukraine on Sept. 23 in New York during a meeting within the G7 working group on Ukraine's energy security.
Opinion: Ukraine’s avant-garde legacy battles against persistent destruction
On a recent trip to Kyiv, I was fortunate enough to join a tour of the city led by Olena Zaretska, the granddaughter of the legendary Ukrainian artist and dissident Alla Horska. Horska was part of a generation of young writers, artists, and intellectuals who challenged the repressive cultural atmosphere
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv hits over 200 military targets in Russia using drones within a year
Key developments on Sept. 23: * Ukraine hits over 200 military targets in Russia using drones within a year, Umerov says * Next few months will be 'decisive,' Zelensky says during speech in US, urges allies to act faster * Ukrainian forces break through another section of Russian border, 95th Brigade claims
Iranian president says his country doesn't support Moscow as Tehran allegedly transfers ballistic missiles to Russia
"We are willing to sit down with the Europeans and the Americans to have a dialogue and negotiations. We have never approved of Russian aggression against Ukrainian territory," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed.
Telegram to disclose to authorities phone numbers, IP addresses of those who violate messenger's rules
Personal information will be provided to the authorities by "valid legal requests," Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said on Sept. 23.
Ukraine hits over 200 military targets in Russia using drones within a year, Umerov says
"Today, Ukrainian drones fly over 1,000 kilometers (623 miles), reaching Murmansk and the Volga region, destroying Russian oil refineries and airfields," Defense Minister Rustem Umerov wrote.
Crimean Bridge ‘must come down,’ Ukraine says at Permanent Court of Arbitration
Kyiv says it was built deliberately low to the water in order to keep out international shipping.
1 person killed, 10 injured after Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces attacked the town of Kramatorsk and the village of Shakhove in Donetsk Oblast on Sept. 23, killing one person and injuring at least 10 others, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.
Next few months will be 'decisive,' Zelensky says during speech in US, urges allies to act faster
"We have to be faster. We need to not lose the next few months in the war so that we don't lose the next decades," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 38 over past day
Ukrainian forces downed three out of four Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. One more drone and two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles "failed to reach their targets" due to electronic warfare.
Relations with Russia should be reconsidered after war in Ukraine, Macron says
"We will have to think about a new form of organization of Europe and rethink our relations with Russia after the war in Ukraine," Macron said.
Russian sleeper cell plotting 'violent seizure of power in Odesa' thwarted, SBU claims
In a post on Telegram, the SBU said the group had originally planned to seize administrative buildings and state institutions in the city at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Opinion: Peace in Ukraine will come through Putin’s fall, not a battlefield breakthrough
With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine now well into its third year, there are mounting questions about whether any sort of peace or victory is possible. Much depends, of course, on how one defines those terms. For Putin, the explicitly stated objective is to eliminate
Ukrainian forces break through another section of Russian border, 95th Brigade claims
"This is the second successful operation to break through the Russian border since the beginning of the operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast," Ukraine's 95th Separate Polesian Air Assault Brigade said.
Ukraine's 79th brigade releases video of 'massive' Russian attack being repelled near Kurakhove
Ukrainian paratroopers damaged one Russian tank, destroyed two others as well as two Russian armored vehicles with troops, Ukraine's 79th Tavrian Air Assault Brigade said.
Russia's global chess ban upheld, move hailed as 'a victory for Ukraine'
Both Russia and Belarus were excluded from the International Chess Federation in the wake of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
General Staff: Russia has lost 643,750 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,330 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Update: Russian attack on apartment building in Zaporizhzhia injures 22, including 2 children
At least 16 people were injured in a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia overnight on Sept. 23, including a 15-year-old boy. The strike resulted in a partial destruction of an apartment building, according to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov.
Update: Zelensky confirms Ukraine used domestically produced weapons to strike Russian arms depots
President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a Sept. 21 video address, stressed that Ukraine is striking Russian arms depots "thanks to our capabilities, our weapons."
OSINT project reports another failed Russian nuclear missile test
Open-source intelligence project MeNMyRC reported on Sept. 19 that a test launch of Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat Super-Heavy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) resulted in failure at the launch site in Plesetsk, Russia based on analysis of satellite images.
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine awaits Mirage 2000 jets, in talks about Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon
Key developments on Sept. 21-22: * Ukraine awaits Mirage 2000 jets, in talks about Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, defense minister says * Ukraine confirms overnight strikes on Russian arms depots * Iran provided no launchers with missile deliveries to Russia, Reuters reports * Russia preparing strikes against Ukrainian nuclear facilities ahead of winter, foreign minister
Amid loss and uncertainty of wartime, Kyiv’s jazz fusion scene plays on — one filmmaker wants to capture it
At the start of Russia’s full-scale war, Kyiv-based Swiss filmmaker Marc Wilkins, like many artists in Ukraine, was struggling to create. “The violence around me left me feeling paralyzed,” Wilkins, who has lived full-time in Ukraine since 2016, told the Kyiv Independent. But then Wilkins learned of an admirable
'Too early to judge' — Zelensky on success of Kursk incursion
"I'm not saying it's a resounding success or will bring about the end of the war or the end of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. What it has done is show our partners what we're capable of," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Zelensky says it would be horrible if Biden didn't support Ukraine's victory plan, which includes NATO membership
When asked what would happen if U.S. President Joe Biden rejected Ukraine's "victory plan," President Volodymyr Zelensky told The New Yorker, "It would mean that Biden doesn't want to end the war in any way that denies Russia a victory."
Zelensky comes to US in attempt to boost firepower, pitch victory
President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to be the latest world leader to nudge his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in a face-to-face meeting into providing Kyiv with more firepower — key to a potential Ukrainian victory — and the crucial right to use it against Russia’s invading forces without restrictions. The
Iran provided no launchers with missile deliveries to Russia, Reuters reports
Iran did not include mobile launchers along with its delivery of ballistic missiles to Russia, Reuters reported on Sept. 21, citing three sources with knowledge of the matter.
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