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| | A woman walks past a building destroyed by a Russian drone strike in a residential area of the Peresypskyi district of Odesa on Sept. 17, 2026. (Nina Liashonok /Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images) |
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| Russian drone attack on Tanzania-flagged vessel kills captain, injures 3 crew members, Ukraine says. Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry said Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukrainian ports, port infrastructure, and civilian commercial vessels in the Black Sea.
Russian forces strike major Ukrainian steel plant for 4th time in a month, injuring 1 worker. Russia struck the Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works with two ballistic missiles on the morning of Sept. 17, according to Metinvest, the plant's owner and Ukraine's largest steel producer.
'Powerful explosion' occurs near Polish border amid Russian drone attack on western Ukraine, Tusk says. The threat of another Russian incursion into Polish airspace prompted the Polish Air Force to scramble fighter jets.
Ukraine strikes 2 S-400 launchers in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, General Staff claims. The strikes took place overnight on Sept. 16-17, according to the statement.
Russia using North Korean laborers on student visas to illicitly build drones, report says. According to the Sept. 16 report, Russia "created a student visa scheme to camouflage North Korean laborers as students," generating revenue for Pyongyang’s "unlawful weapons programs."
Ukraine repatriates bodies of 252 fallen Ukrainians. Citing Russian authorities, the headquarters said the bodies "belong to Ukrainian citizens, including military personnel."
Ukrainian collaborator involved in Russia's sham 'referendums' killed in Ukrainian drone strike, Russian media claims. TASS identified the woman killed as Elena Astanina, the "chairperson of Precinct Electoral Commission No. 394," a so-called electoral body established by the Kremlin in the occupied city of Tokmak. |
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| | | | Ukraine war latest: Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv injures at least 20
Russia launched a drone and missile attack on Kyiv on the night of Sept. 16-17, damaging an education facility and injuring at least 20 people in Ukraine's capital, officials reported.
Photo: State Emergency Service / Telegram |
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| | The situation in Russian-occupied Oleshky was dire. Now it's 'hell'
Residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast face an escalating humanitarian crisis, as constant Russian drone attacks and artillery shelling have made it impossible to evacuate civilians.
Photo: Oleshky Lubinets / Telegram |
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| | | At least 10 killed, 75 injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine over past day as Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa oblasts bear brunt of attacks. Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian cities, using ballistic and cruise missiles, Shahed-type one-way attack drones, and Oniks anti-ship missiles, the Air Force said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,513,490 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022. The figure includes 1,960 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. |
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| | | US set to approve 10 Patriot interceptors for Ukraine from Germany, records show. Germany will soon transfer 10 MIM–104E GEM–T Patriot interceptor missiles, valued at $29.6 million, to Ukraine, the U.S. State Department said in a notification to Congress.
Zelensky, von der Leyen plan to meet at UN as EU releases another $3.7 billion for Ukraine. Due to delays in processing Ukrainian receipts, the upcoming tranche is smaller than the 4.7 billion euros ($5.5 billion) previously promised by EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius on Sept. 11.
Trump plans to sign Russia sanctions bill 'soon,' White House source says. U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign legislation that would allow him to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas, a White House official told the Kyiv Independent on Sept. 17
Norway adds 90 million euro incentive for Ukraine to pass EU reforms. "Building an open, well-functioning, democratic Ukraine is crucial to the country’s future in Europe," said Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
France can provide defense aid to Ukraine but should scale back financial support, Le Pen says. "This is not an act of hostility towards Ukraine. We can continue to train their soldiers, their armies; we can continue to provide them with equipment so they can defend themselves," the co-leader of the French far-right National Rally (RN) party, Marine Le Pen, said on Sept. 16. |
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| | | | | 'Sanctions from Hell' — Can West finally choke off Kremlin's war machine?
The U.S. House of Representatives just voted on sweeping new sanctions aimed at putting further pressure on Russia's economy and its war machine, including measures targeting Moscow's energy sector, defense industry, "shadow fleet" and foreign networks helping it evade sanctions.
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| | | Putin confiscates Nestle, Auchan assets in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 17 signed a decree confiscating the assets of several international companies, including Nestle and Auchan.
'I'm Russian, and I support my country,' Ovechkin says after appearing in campaign ad for Putin's party. "The thing about (the) video, I'm Russian. As soon as I'm done playing hockey, I'm probably going to stay there. I'm going to live there. My kids are going to live there," Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin said.
Head of Ukraine's Eastern Operational Command steps down amid military reshuffle. Major General Viktor Nikoliuk announced on Sept. 17 that he is leaving his post as commander of Ukraine's Eastern Operational Command.
2 arrested in terrorist investigation after explosion at Lviv Oblast recruitment center injures serviceman. The serviceman, who works at the Stryi district recruitment center, was hospitalized with moderate injuries.
Poll tracks Zelensky's trust rating amid corruption investigation. The survey was taken between Aug. 21 and Sept. 10, during a large-scale anti-corruption probe that implicated senior officials from the Presidential Office, including former deputy head Iryna Mudra.
Watchdog raises questions about new chief prosecutor's asset declarations. Media reports suggest Kovalsky could ultimately be appointed prosecutor general, rather than merely serving in an acting capacity.
Kyiv Independent wins 2026 Online Journalism Award for innovation in revenue strategy. The Kyiv Independent has won a 2026 Online Journalism Award for Innovation in Revenue Strategy in the Medium Newsroom category.
Ukraine picks documentary on women surviving Russian sexual violence for its Oscars submission. "Despite the extraordinary complexity of its subject matter, ("Traces") employs a delicate and compelling cinematic language that does not alienate the viewer, but instead allows them to draw closer to the protagonists, hear them, and empathize with them," the Ukrainian Oscar Committee said. |
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