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| | A new underground school opens in one of Kharkiv's residential neighborhoods to serve approximately 2,700 students on Sept. 1, 2026. (Serhii Masin/Anadolu via Getty Images) |
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| Zelensky vows 'Russian sky will be de facto closed,' warns airlines, foreign governments as Putin accuses Ukraine of state terrorism. "Today we want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, everyone who still uses key Russian airports — Russian skies are becoming completely dangerous," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Putin brushes off mobilization reports as 'absolute nonsense,' threatens mass strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 1 dismissed reports of a possible new wave of mobilization in Russia as "absolute nonsense," while saying he had ordered preparations for large-scale strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Russian threats ‘cannot go unpunished,’ Sybiha says after foiled Leipzig drone attack. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Sept. 1 called for a "decisive strategy" to counter Russian threats in Europe after Germany officially accused Moscow of attempting a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Estonia, Romania report drone incursions amid Russian and Ukrainian aerial attacks. One drone crossed into southeastern Estonia, while another flew toward the border city of Narva but changed course before entering the country’s airspace, Estonian Air Force Commander Brigadier General Riivo Valge told public broadcaster ERR. |
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| | | Kyiv, Odesa hardest hit in overnight Russian attack as 16 killed, 54 injured across Ukraine. The heaviest toll was reported in Kyiv and the surrounding oblast, where Russia’s fifth consecutive day of attacks killed at least 12 people and injured 21 others.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,489,640 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022. The figure includes 1 440 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. |
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| | Ukraine war latest: Russian strike kills at least 12 in Kyiv and suburbs, including 6 rail workers
At least 12 people were killed and 21 others injured in Kyiv and the surrounding oblast overnight on Sept. 1, as Russia launched a ballistic missile attack amid a days-long drone barrage against the capital.
Photo: Vladyslav Musiienko / AFP via Getty Images |
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| | As Ukrainian schools open, students hear air raid sirens instead of the first bell
This year, the "first bell" was forced underground as Russia pounded Kyiv with aerial attacks for the sixth consecutive day, as across the country, hundreds of thousands of pupils see their school life disrupted by Russia's full-scale war.
Photo: Vladyslav Musiienko / AFP via Getty Images |
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| | Bonfire of the treaties: Europe's next step to break from Russia
Several EU countries are pushing for the bloc to collectively scrap 16 investment treaties with Russia that Moscow has used to pursue claims against European companies — and that remain a potential obstacle to putting frozen Russian assets to work for Ukraine.
Photo: Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images |
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| | US shuts down Russia's push for economic cooperation 'until war is over,' source says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov that economic cooperation will remain impossible as long as Russia continues its war, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent.
Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images |
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| | | | Germany officially blames Russia for drone attack attempt at Leipzig airport. "We have clear indications from our intelligence services and partner agencies, as well as from investigations in Germany and in our European partner countries, of Russian involvement," German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said.
German vice-chancellor confronts Russia's finance chief at G20, calls his presence 'irritating.' "I told him directly in his face that the Russian government must end this war," German Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said.
India's prime minister tells Putin to end 'endless war' against Ukraine. "We need to move from endless war to an end to the war," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Putin on the sidelines of the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. |
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| | | | Corruption, flawed democracy, unjust courts — and other myths about Ukraine the data don't support
We Ukrainians have grown so used to self-inflicted inferiority that we recycle stereotypes about our own society, which data don't support. No wonder the West has done the same: for all that time, and through this war, it has kept reading Ukraine through a handful of tired categories: post-Soviet, corrupt, Russia's junior "brother."
Photo: Danylo Antoniuk / Anadolu / Getty Images |
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| | | Kremlin signals possible three-way meeting at APEC summit between Putin, Trump, Xi. Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Chinese President Xi Jinping could hold a trilateral meeting at the upcoming APEC summit in China, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Sept. 1.
Ukraine's former Defense Minister Fedorov to open defense tech firm with backing from Palantir CEO. "Now we want to use this experience to build technologies that will strengthen Ukraine, help our allies, and ultimately make the world safer," former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
Ukraine's PM announces major audit of Defense Ministry needs. Koretskyi said the move was necessary as the defense against Russia's full-scale invasion is becoming significantly more expensive.
Trump's Army secretary who backed Ukraine military cooperation resigns, source says. U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has played a role in Washington's efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine and previously advocated for closer U.S.-Ukraine military cooperation. |
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| | | Meet the collection inspired by Kyiv's embroidery
Two collaborations, one enduring Ukrainian tradition. Created so you can carry a piece of Kyiv with you, wherever you go. |
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