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At least three people, including a child, have died after Russia launched another round of strikes on Kyiv and its surrounding regions overnight to Wednesday, officials said. Several people were also wounded in the attacks. In Poland, two airports, in Lublin and Rzeszow, were briefly shut over “military aviation activity” during Russian attacks on Ukraine. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Ukraine's remaining steelworks, a vital part of its economy, have all but ground to a halt because of relentless attacks.
Russian cash helped Essar, the firm behind the steel factory, manage major debts. Now the group's investing in the US.
Estonian authorities said on Tuesday they had concluded that an arson attack in mid-August on a defence company that provides military vehicles to Ukraine was an act of sabotage commissioned by Russian security services. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that “such actions are absolutely unacceptable” and that Russia’s charge d’affaires in Tallinn was being summoned to his ministry. A fire broke out overnight on August 15 at a building in Estonia’s capital used by Milrem Robotics, but was...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia launched a wave of overnight strikes across Ukraine, hitting two foreign-flagged vessels in the Black Sea and targets in Kyiv. The strikes come as Russia ramps up its pressure campaign intended to make Ukraine buckle under near-constant bombardment of its capital and other cities.
The Dominican Republic has warned citizens about Russian job offers after recruits reached the Ukraine front. What is known, and what is still unclear. The post Dominican Republic Warns of Russian Job Offers as Recruits Reach the Front appeared first on The Rio Times.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday boosting the size of the army by 15,500 troops in the fourth such order this year. Putin’s order comes as both Russia and Ukraine suffer mounting casualties in the more than four-and-a-half-year Ukraine war. The decree did not give a reason for the troop increase. “The authorised personnel strength of the Russian armed forces is to be set at 2,441,630 units, including 1,550,500 military personnel,” the decree said. Putin had previously...
Ukraine condemns Russian targeting of civilians as strikes kill seven and injure dozens across Kyiv.
A Russian drone struck the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv, killing one person
The BBC's Paul Adams reports from the scene of the strike on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences.
A Russian strike hit a nine-storey apartment block in Kharkiv early on Monday, injuring 25 people, including nine children. Emergency workers evacuated 32 residents from the damaged building, according to regional authorities.
Tokyo on Monday rebuked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after he voiced opposition over the weekend to Japan’s drive for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, claiming the country was on a “path of militarisation”. Lavrov’s comments came as the security council, tasked with safeguarding peace, is facing calls for reform amid accusations it failed to prevent recent conflicts such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, due largely to the veto power of its five permanent members:...
Ukraine reports 14 dead and 57 injured after a massive Russian drone barrage hits Kyiv and Odesa on 27 September, damaging schools, hospitals and key infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Moscow and Kyiv continued to exchange strikes on Saturday, with Russian attacks killing at least four people across Ukraine. As both sides intensify their aerial attacks, US President Donald Trump said he hoped Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin would reach an agreement and “settle” their differences. Morgan Ayre reports.
The prospect of an AfD-led government in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt has exacerbated long-standing fears that the far-right Russia-friendly party may gain access to sensitive information of interest to the Kremlin, fuelling debate as to whether and how it can be barred from classified intelligence.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov vowed that the objectives of Moscow’s military operation will be achieved.
New strikes come after the US proposes a fresh round of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks in the UAE.
New York Times Kyiv bureau chief Andrew Kramer tells Bloomberg This Weekend that Russia and Ukraine are increasingly targeting each other’s economies as the war shifts toward attacks on energy, transportation and export infrastructure. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Kramer says Ukraine is using its expanding drone arsenal to target Russia’s oil industry and its ability to finance a prolonged war. (Source: Bloomberg)
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his counterparts from Iran and Russia, with discussions ranging from bilateral issues, cooperation in the BRICS grouping and the Gulf conflict
Alleged incursions put NATO nations on alert as Ukraine launches strikes on Russia during parliamentary voting.
Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.
A 14-year-old boy was killed after a Russian drone tore into a 16-storey apartment block in Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district overnight on Friday 25 September 2026.
Ukraine's president added that eight regions have come under attack by Russian forces since the start of the day.
A Russian drone strike hit central Kyiv before 8am on 25 September, killing a 14-year-old and leaving rescue workers clearing rubble from damaged buildings. Residents said there was little time to react to the air raid sirens, as Russia's increasingly deadly drone attacks also struck logistics facilities and postal infrastructure elsewhere in the city. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg has the details from Kyiv.
Ukraine has targeted an industrial plant in Russia's Perm region with a massive drone swarm.
The satellite station is used in part to provide internet coverage to neighbouring Ukraine, the government says.