Key developments on Oct. 9: * Military intelligence: Russia gives Hamas weapons captured in Ukraine to discredit Kyiv * Military intelligence confirms missile attack on targets in Russian-occupied Crimea * Kuleba: 'If Ukraine loses the war, it will be end of Europe' * Shmyhal: 6 million people threatened by mines in Ukraine Russia has
Key developments on Oct.7-8: * Military: Russia deploys 'all available' reserves north of Bakhmut, launches more than 700 strikes on the Kupiansk-Lyman axis in one day * Children injured in Russian attacks on Donetsk, Kherson oblasts * Air Force says Russia may launch a record number of drone attacks in fall, upcoming
Key developments on Oct. 6: * North Korea supplies Russia with weaponry, U.S. official says * Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 2, injures 30 * 4 people still missing in Hroza after rescue operation ends at missile attack site * Sweden announces $200 million military aid package, considering sending fighter jets * Politico: Biden
Editor's note: This article contains graphic images. The Kyiv Independent doesn't blur these images. We show Russia's war as it is. Key developments on Oct. 5: * Russia attacks the village of Hroza in Kharkiv Oblast, killing 52 people, injuring 6 * Zelensky visits Spain for European Political Community Summit, receives more
Key developments on Oct. 4: * Military intelligence: Special forces land in Crimea in military operation * Media: SBU drones hit Russian S-400 air defense system near Russia's Belgorod * NATO official: Ukraine's allies running out of ammunition, production must increase * Lithuania opens transit corridor for Ukrainian grain * UN report officially rejects Russian
Key updates on Oct. 3: * Zelensky meets soldiers fighting on Kupiansk-Lyman axis * Ukraine to procure 100 high-voltage transformers to prepare for Russian attacks on energy infrastructure * Ukraine adds Chinese oil, gas companies to 'international sponsors of war' list * Russian finance minister: Ukraine war is Moscow’s main budget priority * Bloomberg:
Key developments on Oct. 2: * Military intelligence reports Oct. 1 strikes on Russian plant disrupted missile manufacturing * Poland delivers refurbished Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine * Minister: Units supported by 'Army of Drones' hit record number of Russian artillery over last week * Air Force: Ukraine downs 4 of 7 drones launched
Key updates on Sept. 30-Oct. 1: * Biden: 'We can't allow American support for Ukraine to be interrupted' * Sunak: No plans to send British troops to Ukraine * Fico wins Slovak election on pro-Russian, populist platform * Medvedev threatens Russia will seize more Ukrainian regions * Media: Russian soldier working with intelligence defects to
Key developments on Sept. 29: * Media: Ukrainian strike allegedly destroys radar station in Russia * Russian attacks kill 6, injure 13 in Ukraine over past 24 hours * US House approves $300 million for Ukraine * Putin asks former Wagner commander to create 'volunteer units' to fight in Ukraine Russian troops have recently
* Stoltenberg, French and U.K. defense leaders visit Kyiv * Zaluzhnyi meets U.K. Defense Staff Chief Radakin * Poland confirms Ukrainian air defense missile fell on Polish territory last year * EU threatens new drone component bans to countries still re-exporting to Russia, Iran * Russian shelling of Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast, kills
Key updates on Sept. 27: * Guardian: Ukraine sends letter to G7 on use of Western parts in Shahed drones * Bulgarian parliament approves providing Ukraine with S-300 missiles * Media: Germany investigating possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine * Ukraine's military confirms Wagner fighters return to front * Official: Russia starts building railway links
Key developments on Sept. 26: * Ukraine reportedly hits Russian command post in occupied Kherson Oblast * Russian overnight attack damages infrastructure in Odesa Oblast * UK Defense Ministry: Strikes on Black Sea Fleet hinder Russia's blockade capabilities * Polish investigation concludes Ukrainian air defense missile fell on Polish soil last year At least
Key developments on Sept. 25: * Ukrainian military says Russian Black Sea Fleet commander, 33 other officers killed in Sevastopol strike * Zelensky confirms first Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine * Russian air regiment command reportedly hit in drone attack near Kursk * Russian launches overnight drone, missile attack against Ukraine's south The Russian
Key developments on Sept. 23-24: * Zelensky praises new American aid package as 'historic' * Duda says Poland prepares transit corridors for Ukrainian grain, Zelensky presents state awards to Polish volunteers * Ukrainian forces push forward near Melitopol * Shmyhal, Pritzker hold first meeting * U.S. House speaker drops plan to strip $300 million
Key developments on Sept. 22: * Ukrainian military strikes Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters * Media: US to send small number of ATACMS to Ukraine * Zelensky addresses Canada's parliament as Trudeau pledges more aid * Biden: 'Next week, the first Abrams tanks will be delivered to Ukraine.' The Russian Defense Ministry reported
Key developments on Sept. 21: * Russia launches first mass missile attack on energy infrastructure in six months * Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian air base in Crimea * Kyiv receives military aid from Germany, Sweden, funding from U.S. * U.K. Defense Ministry: Lack of rotations likely one of key factors lowering Russian
Key developments on Sept. 20: * Ukrainian military claims successful strike on Black Sea Fleet command post near Sevastopol * Russia attacks Ukraine with 24 drones overnight, oil depot hit in Kremenchuk * Planned $325 million US military aid package for Ukraine not to include ATACMS * ISW: Russian forces sustaining higher casualties in
Key developments on Sept. 19: * ISW: Ukrainian advances point to 'severe degradation' of Russian units. * UK intelligence: Russian operations near islands in Kherson Oblast likely 'energized' * NYT reports Ukrainian missile might have accidentally struck Kostiantynivka market, Kyiv still investigating * More tanks coming from US, Denmark * UK pledges 'tens of thousands'
Key developments on Sept. 18: * Government dismisses six deputy defense ministers. 'Reboot' of Defense Ministry underway, says Umerov * Ukrainian troops break through one of Russian defensive lines near Bakhmut, but general situation in the east remains difficult * UK Defense Ministry says Russia redeploys thousands of airborne troops to Zaporizhzhia Oblast’
Key developments on Sept. 17: * Ukraine’s military says it liberated village of Klishchiivka near Bakhmut * US senators: 'Not sending ATACMS to Ukraine will only prolong war’ * UK Defense Ministry: Russia likely reinforcing defenses around Tokmak in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * Canada pledges nearly $25 million to bolster Ukraine's air defense Ukraine’
Key developments on Sept. 15: * General Staff confirms liberation of Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast * Russia attempts to destroy Ukrainian bombers overnight; Ukraine downs all 17 drones * Ukraine’s military says Russia accidentally dropped aerial bomb on occupied Nova Kakhovka * Belgium to train Ukrainian pilots, provide F-16s for training * Bodies of
Key developments on Sept. 14: * Media: SBU, Navy destroy Russian air defense system in Yevpatoriia strike * Two ships damaged in Crimea, Ukraine's military reports * 3rd Assault Brigade denies Andriivka near Bakhmut was liberated * ICC opens office in Kyiv to investigate Russian war crimes * Biden appoints Penny Pritzker as US representative
Key developments on Sept. 13: * Strike on shipyard in occupied Sevastopol damages 2 Russian vessels * US General: First Ukrainian pilots to likely complete F-16 training in 3 months * Germany delivers 20 Marder armored vehicles, other aid to Ukraine * Kim Jong Un praises Russia's war, toasts to future 'victory' * Shmyhal: Energy
Key developments on Sept. 12: * General Staff: Ukraine advances south and southeast of Robytne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast * Putin claims over 500,000 new recruits joined Russian military over past year * Russian shelling of Donetsk Oblast kills 2, injures 3 * Navy: Ukraine's control of Black Sea oil rigs a serious 'security issue'
Key developments on Sept. 11: * Military intelligence: Ukraine regains control of drilling rigs in Black Sea * Defense Ministry: Ukraine retakes nearly 5 square kilometers on southern front over past week * UK Defense Ministry: Russia wants to recruit 420,000 contract soldiers in 2023 * Rheinmetall to refit, deliver 40 Marder armored
Key developments on Sept. 10: * Top US General: Ukraine has about 30-45 days for the offensive before weather worsens * Foreign volunteers' car struck by Russian shelling near Chasiv Yar: 2 killed, 2 wounded * Local authorities: Russian overnight drone attack wounds 4 in Kyiv Oblast * Military: Southern forces liberate another 1.
Key development on Sept. 8: * Ukrainian forces take control of more than half of Klishchiivka south of Bakhmut * Military: Russia prepares strike force near Novoiehorivka in Lyman direction * Russian missiles hit 3 Ukrainian cities, killing 1, injuring more than 70 * Musk denied Kyiv's request to turn on Starlink in Crimea
Key developments of Sept. 7: * National Guard reports Russia moving troops to southern front line to 'strengthen defense' * Ukrainian flag raised in two settlements in Kharkiv Oblast near border with Russia * Zelensky introduces Umerov as Ukraine's new defense minister, addresses key tasks * Official: Ukrainian women with medical education to be
Key developments on Sept. 6: * Blinken announces $1 billion in new military aid during visit to Kyiv * Parliament approves Rustem Umerov as new defense minister * Russian attack on Kostiantynivka kills at least 17 people, injures 32 * Romania confirms that Russian drone fragments fell on Romanian territory * Ukrainian scholar Ihor Kozlovskyi
Key developments on Sept. 5: * Zelensky nominates Umerov as new defense minister; Ukraine’s parliament approves Reznikov's resignation * ISW: Ukrainian infantry advances closer to Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * Russia claims drones shot down over Kaluga, Moscow, Tver oblasts and occupied Crimea * Germany delivers ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine.
Key development on Sept. 4: * Defense Ministry reports gains in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts * Russia demands concessions to relaunch grain deal * Romania denies Russian drone falls on its territory * Russia attacks Ukraine with over 30 drones at night, damaging infrastructure * Reznikov: Russia's war costs Ukraine $100 million daily Ukraine’s military
Key developments on Sept. 2-3: * Zelensky announces dismissal of Defense Minister Reznikov, names replacement * Court arrests oligarch Kolomoisky, sets $14 million bail * Draft bill submitted to parliament looks to cancel mobilization exemption for over-30 students * Defense Ministry amends rules exempting Ukrainians from mobilization on health grounds * Zelensky holds phone call
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