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| | Dignitaries meet at the Second International Conference on Returning Ukrainian Children, Detained Civilians, and Prisoners of War in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 29, 2026. Fifty countries and four organizations signed a pledge at the conclusion of the summit calling for the return of Ukrainian prisoners of war, unlawfully detained civilians, and children abducted by Russia. (Volodymyr Ivanyshyn/The Kyiv Independent) |
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| Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv disrupts electricity, injures at least 4. Russia attacked Kyiv overnight on Sept. 30 as ballistic missile explosions rocked Ukraine's capital and disrupted electricity in parts of the city, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground.
Norway to allocate $2.6 million for humanitarian programs in Ukraine. The Norwegian government said it had set aside 15 million Norwegian kroner ($1.5 million) to assist UNICEF's work in reintegrating previously deported Ukrainian children and tracing those who are still missing.
Ukraine receives air defense missiles for NASAMS systems, Zelensky says amid shortage. Ukraine received a new delivery of missiles for NASAMS air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sept. 29, as the country faces a shortage.
Belgium to transfer 3 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by end of 2026, Zelensky says. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has already received urgent ammunition shipments for F-16s from Belgium and other Western allies, including Spain.
Tu-95 aircraft crashed in Russia's Amur Oblast during training, killing 6 crew members, Moscow says. The preliminary cause of the nighttime crash is believed to be a fuel explosion on board, according to the Telegram channel Baza, which has ties to the Russian security services.
Putin signs latest decree increasing Russian military staff in wake of monster military budget, looming mobilization. Compared to the most recent figure from July 2026, the decree increases total staff by only around 15,500, is the fourth such incremental raise announced this year.
Russian military units allegedly involved in Oleshky humanitarian crisis identified. Russian troops use Oleshky to launch attacks across the river, including on the liberated city of Kherson. |
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| | | | Ukraine war latest: Record Russian military budget for 2027 confirms no interest in ending war
Russia is planning to spend 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.58 billion) on its military in 2027, an increase of around 27% over the previously budgeted amount, Reuters reported on Sept. 28.
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| | Reporter's Notebook: How constant drone attacks became a normal workday in Kyiv
Wednesday, Sept. 23, was supposed to be a normal office day for me, researching for an investigative story. But amid Russia's daily drone and missile barrages, the word "normal" has taken on a new meaning for Ukrainians.
Photo: Andriy Zhyhaylo/Oboz.ua/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images |
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| | Exclusive: Trump's push for a Ukraine energy truce runs into a Putin problem
U.S. President Donald Trump privately doubts that Russian President Vladimir Putin will agree to an energy ceasefire with Ukraine before winter, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent.
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| | After Nestle and Auchan seizures, Russia is coming for others
The recent Russian seizure of assets belonging to corporate giants Nestle and Auchan made headlines, all the more striking given the companies' years of loyalty to the Kremlin regime, including throughout Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Photo: Viacheslav Prokofiev / POOL / AFP via Getty Images |
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| | | Russian attacks kill 1, injure 56 across Ukraine over past day, as yet another overnight attack pounds Kyiv. The Air Force said that Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with an Onyx and Zircon anti-ship missile, two Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, and 152 attack drones, 82 of which were jet-powered.
Russian troops using civilians as 'human shields' to flee via Kupiansk pipeline, Khartiia Corps claims. Children, elderly people, and a person on crutches walked alongside draft-age men who were likely Russian soldiers wearing civilian clothes, according to Khartiia Corps' drone footage.
3 children injured as Russia strikes Sumy school with glide bombs. The school's pupils were in the building's shelter at the time of the attack, Sumy Oblast governor Oleh Hryhorov. |
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| | | Estonia says Russia responsible for arson attack against defense tech company. Estonia can say "with certainty" that the attack overnight on Aug. 15 "was an act of sabotage ordered by the special services of the Russian Federation," Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said in a statement shared with the Kyiv Independent.
Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream sabotage requests asylum in Croatia. Croatian authorities detained scuba diver Volodymyr Zhuravliov on Aug. 19 under a European arrest warrant issued by Germany in connection with the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines.
Lukashenko urges US to join Russia-Belarus fertilizer plant project. "We should make an offer to the Americans. They want fertilizers, including nitrogen fertilizers, so please, let's build it together, using your (U.S.) technology," Lukashenko said in a conversation with Aleksey Russkikh, governor of Russia's Ulyanovsk Oblast, in Minsk.
Ukraine, over 50 allies sign pledge on return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. "With the treatment of Ukrainian children, of POWs and detained civilians within the Russian Federation, there is actually a rather limited amount of coincidence involved. It is a systemic challenge," Norwegian State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson said.
US imposes sanctions against Russian companies tied to Iran weapons procurement. The measures target 13 individuals and entities in Russia, Hong Kong, China, and Pakistan as the United States continues to exert economic pressure on Tehran under "Operation Economic Outcast" amid its months-long war with Iran. |
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