US lawmakers agree to provide additional $800 million in defense aid for Ukraine

7:26 PM

Russian POWs no longer allowed to call relatives, ombudsman says.

Russian prisoners of war (POWs) held in Ukrainian camps are no longer allowed to make phone calls to their relatives, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on national television on Sept. 7.

6:31 PM

Russian drone violates Romanian airspace during Sept 8 attack on Ukraine.

A Russian drone violated Romanian airspace during an overnight attack on Ukraine on Sept. 8, the country's defense ministry confirmed in a statement.

6:15 PM

Photos

Ukrainian athletes win 82 medals at Paris Paralympics, securing 7th place (Photos)

6:06 PM

CIA director says he thought there was 'genuine risk' of Russia's use of nuclear weapons in 2022.

"There was a moment in the fall of 2022 when I think there was a genuine risk of a potential use of tactical nuclear weapons," CIA head Bill Burns said, referring to the time around Ukrainian counteroffensives in Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts.

5:13 PM

Armenia-Russia relations

Explainer: Why Armenia-Russia relations continue to deteriorate

2:56 PM  (Updated:  September 8, 2024 5:02 pm)

Possible gas explosion kills 2 in Kyiv.

The explosion partially destroyed the company's two-story building. People inside the building at the time of the explosion were trapped under the rubble.

4:50 PM

War analysis

17 IRIS-Ts will boost Ukraine’s air defenses but it’s still not enough, experts say

3:19 PM

3 people injured in Russian Sept 3 strike on Poltava die in hospital.

A total of 58 people were killed in Russia's Sept. 3 strike on Poltava. Over 320 were injured.

3:14 PM

Video

Russia's offensive on Pokrovsk and government reshuffle | Ukraine This Week.

The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur explains the top stories of the week, from the resignation of Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to the "stalled" Russian advance near Pokrovsk.

2:11 PM

Zelensky appoints new advisors, deputies amid government reshuffle.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed his speechwriter Dmytro Lytvyn and former Strategic Industries Minister Alexander Kamyshin as his new advisors as part of a major government reshuffle, according to presidential decrees published online.

12:53 PM

Scholz calls on 'several hundred thousand' of Ukrainian refugees to apply for jobs in Germany.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he would like to see "several hundred thousand" more Ukrainian refugees currently in Germany find employment, German media outlet Tagesschau reported on Sept. 7.

11:51 AM

Ukraine building underground weapons factories, Zelensky says.

Ukraine is building weapons underground to supply the military with arms in the event of delays in military aid from abroad, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the Ambrosetti International Economic Forum in Italy on Sept. 7.

10:47 AM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 11, injure 32 over past day.

Ukrainian air defense shot down 15 out of the 23 Shahed-type drones Russia launched at Ukraine, as well as one Kh-59 guided missile, overnight on Sept. 8, the Air Force reported.

9:09 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 625,260 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

This number includes 1,270 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

8:05 AM

2 killed, 4 injured in Russian attack on Sumy.

On the night of Sept. 8, a Russian airstrike hit Sumy, killing two people and injuring four, including two children.

6:29 AM

Portugal urges EU to begin making preparations for Ukraine's eventual membership.

Portugal is advocating for Ukraine's entry into the European Union and is urging the EU to start preparing for this possibility, Bloomberg reports.

2:41 AM

Team Ukraine wins 12 medals on day 10 of Paralympics.

On the sixth day of the 2024 Paralympic Games, Ukraine won the highest number of medals that day—12 in total.

1:09 AM

Fires sweep through Chornobyl forests, containment efforts ongoing.

As of Sept. 7, over 2,600 hectares of land in the Chornobyl zone have been affected by fires, according to Ukraine's Environmental Protection Ministry.

12:20 AM

Opinion

Opinion: Russian soldiers in Ukraine are ‘ordinary guys’ who commit horrific war crimes

12:03 AM

Russian afternoon attacks kill and injure multiple civilians across Ukraine.

Russian attacks on the afternoon of Sept. 7 killed and injured multiple people in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson oblasts, Ukrainian authorities reported.

11:11 PM

Kirby: Russian disinformation 'more sophisticated' in election lead-up.

According to U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby, there is “no doubt” the Kremlin is using propaganda and disinformation to “sow discord” among the U.S. population.

9:24 PM

CIA chief: Russian elite left questioning war after Kursk incursion.

Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast has rattled Russia’s elite but Russian President Vladimir Putin still has a tight grip on the country, said CIA Director William Burns at the Financial Times’ Weekend festival in London on Sept. 7.

8:24 PM

Polish FM: Poland should protect Ukrainian nuclear plants from Russian missiles.

Speaking from his own viewpoint, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Poland has the legal right to down stray Russian missiles and drones that enter Polish airspace. However, he acknowledges that Poland has not yet shot down anything and that Warsaw has not yet made a decision.

5:46 PM

Russian offensive near Pokrovsk slowing down, media reports.

Citing data from defense analysts, Agentstvo backed Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi's recent claims that Moscow's push near the key town is losing steam.

5:00 PM

Zelensky meets Dutch far-right leader Wilders in Italy.

President Volodymyr Zelensky met Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders on the sidelines of the Cernobbio Forum in Italy on Sept. 7.