7+ hour, 9+ min ago   (390+ words) A Russian morning strike targeted a civilian automobile traveling through the center of Kramatorsk in Donetsk region on Sunday, Sept. 13, killing two people and injuring four others, regional authorities reported. Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin announced…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago   (597+ words) Territorial disputes remain the central obstacle preventing Ukraine and Russia from reaching an agreement to end the war, US presidential special envoy Jared Kushner said on Sunday during the Yalta European Strategy (YES 2026) forum in Kyiv. Addressing conference participants, Kushner…...

10+ hour, 5+ min ago   (508+ words) Drones targeted the major petrochemical and oil refining cluster of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan and sparked a fire at an oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Krai. In Nizhnekamsk, situated roughly 1,200 kilometers from the Ukrainian frontier, residents reported low-flying…...

12+ hour, 13+ min ago   (494+ words) In brief: Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi announced at the YES 2026 conference in Kyiv that Ukraine is significantly better prepared for Russian attacks on its power grid than last winter, though fully protecting every facility remains impossible. Koretskyi noted that the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (850+ words) In brief: US President Trump and his special envoys appear unable to break out of the businessman’s transactional mindset. But in geopolitics there are too many unquantifiable factors to consider, which inevitably sabotage any “dealmaking” approach based on assets and…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (772+ words) In brief: A 250-page study of almost 7,000 communications between Russian military personnel and their relatives in 2025 illustrated the reality of life in the combat zone for those fed into the “meat grinder” that is Putin’s “special military operation.” A research…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (385+ words) In brief: Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine cost Poland an estimated €113.4 billion between 2022 and 2025, according to Statistics Poland. The losses include reduced economic output, higher inflation, lower real wage growth, and increased defense and Ukraine-related spending. Russia’s war in Ukraine…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (244+ words) In brief: The European Commission is considering financial support for FREYJA, a pan-European anti-ballistic missile project initiated by Ukraine, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Friday, Sept. 11. Funding could be drawn from the €90 billion Ukraine support loan or the…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (516+ words) A wave of drones struck the port city of Taganrog in Russia’s Rostov region and KuibyshevAzot chemical plant in Tolyatti, Samara region, early Saturday morning, Sept. 12. Videos shared across local Telegram channels showed smoke rising over several districts following a…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (178+ words) In brief: A Russian missile and drone attack damaged a residential high-rise in Odesa early Saturday, injuring at least six people, all of whom were hospitalized. Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Odesa early Saturday, Sept. 12, damaging…...