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Oil pumping stations in Volgograd and Samara stop work after Ukrainian drone attack, SBU source says
Ukrainian long-range drones struck a series of oil pumping stations in Russia overnight on Sept. 19, resulting in a shutdown of pumping, a source in Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.
Putin feels free to increase attacks on Ukraine without fear of consequences from Trump, Bloomberg reports
Russia has already significantly increased its drone and missile strikes across Ukraine this year, repeatedly breaking its records of civilian casualties and weapons launched.
'This is Russia’s war, Russia should pay' — UK examining new ways to use Moscow's frozen assets
At the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the Group of Seven (G7) countries froze approximately $300 billion in Russian central bank assets.
Zelensky confirms upcoming meeting with Trump at UN General Assembly
President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to the UN General Assembly next week, Zelensky said on Sept. 20.
Major European airports disrupted in potential cyberattack
Major airports across Europe experienced flight delays and cancellations including in Brussels, Berlin, and at London's Heathrow Airport, after a third-party provider of check-in and boarding systems said it was experiencing a "cyber-related disruption."
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,100,600 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 1,099,530 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Sept. 20.
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