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Wednesday, September 9
Russia resumes drone attacks on Kyiv, kills 1, injures 17, damages residential buildings
The air-raid alert related to drone threats has been in effect in Kyiv for more than six hours since the start of the day.
Russian drone in Moldova nearly hit Zelensky's plane, source says
At the time of the drone violation, Zelensky's plane was taking off from Moldova en route to Norway.
Ukraine war latest: Russia resumes drone attacks on Kyiv, kills 1, injures 16, damages residential buildings
Key developments on Sept. 9: * Russia resumes drone attacks on Kyiv, kills 1, injures 16, 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 drones strike naval base, oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk, General Staff says Russia has resumed its relentless attacks
3 former law enforcement officers involved in plot to frame outspoken ex-commander with planted drugs
Three former law enforcement officers now serving in a Ukrainian army brigade, whose name has not been disclosed, allegedly conspired with unidentified accomplices to illegally monitor Oleksandr Shyrshyn and gather confidential information about him, according to the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) and the Prosecutor General's Office.
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
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
About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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"They have already postponed the deadlines for reaching the oblast's administrative borders 15 times," Deputy Presidential Office head Pavlo Palisa said.
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