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Russia-Ukraine War Becomes Economic BattleWorld

New York Times Kyiv bureau chief Andrew Kramer says Russia and Ukraine are increasingly attacking each other’s economies as the war turns toward energy, transportation and export infrastructure. He says Ukraine is using its growing drone arsenal against Russia’s oil industry and its ability to finance a prolonged war.

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Russia strikes Ukraine as Putin denies plans to attack EuropeWorld

Russia has struck Ukraine amid rising tensions, while Vladimir Putin denies plans to attack Europe. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia also carried out a “double strike” on a logistics facility serving McDonald’s.

Eeuronews
At least four injured in Russian overnight attack on KyivWorld

Russian drones struck several districts of Ukraine’s capital overnight into Saturday, injuring at least four people and damaging residential and office buildings, a warehouse and a shopping center, local authorities said.

TThe Associated Press
Firefighters battle flames after deadly Russian attack in KyivWorld

A Russian daytime attack on Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district on Friday caused deaths and injuries, according to the Kyiv city military administration. Firefighters worked to contain the resulting flames.

TThe Associated Press
24 hours in Kyiv: Living through Russian drone strikesWorld

Kyiv is under siege as Russia targets the Ukrainian capital with a new strategy involving the latest jet-powered drones and round-the-clock strikes. Air-raid sirens repeatedly send exhausted residents to shelters, underpasses or metro stations, while everyday life continues despite alerts lasting about 11 of every 24 hours.

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Why Russia needs a new round of mobilizationWorld

Russia’s battlefield casualties in Ukraine are outpacing new recruitment while Moscow continues trying to seize all of Donetsk Oblast. Its costly model of using high salaries, enlistment bonuses and contract soldiers to replenish forces is becoming difficult to sustain, raising the question of whether another mobilization campaign could begin in 2026.

TThe Kyiv Independent
Zelenskyy says Trump made ‘final decision’ to grant Ukraine Patriot licencePolitics

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Donald Trump has made a “final decision” to grant Ukraine a licence to produce Patriot interceptors domestically. Kyiv has been seeking the licence, arguing the systems are crucial for defending against Russian ballistic-missile attacks.

Eeuronews
Ukraine: Deadly Russian drone strike hits central KyivWorld2:02

A Russian drone strike hit central Kyiv before 8am on September 25, killing a 14-year-old and damaging buildings whose rubble rescue workers were clearing. Residents said the air raid sirens gave them little time to react. Other strikes hit logistics facilities and postal infrastructure elsewhere in the city.

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'Our most powerful force is human potential': Ukraine military prioritises new tactics and technologiesWorld

Kyrylo Berkal, deputy commander of Ukraine’s Third Army Corps, says the country’s struggle depends on human potential, adaptability and will. Outnumbered and outgunned, Ukrainian forces are giving soldiers and sergeants room to innovate, developing technology from the tactical level and seeking to outthink their adversary. He says Operation Vivaldi embodies that approach.

FFrance 24 English
‘Massive, maximum destruction’: Putin seeks to bring Ukrainian civilians ‘to their knees’World

Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine reflect a broader strategy in which military force, political aims and territorial ambitions are intertwined, according to Peter Zalmayev of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative. He says strikes on civilian infrastructure are intended to place extreme pressure on Ukrainian society while signaling fierce retaliation to audiences inside Russia.

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Zelenskyy warns of Russia’s growing drone threatWorld

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used his UN General Assembly speech to warn that Russia’s drone threat is expanding and to call for renewed diplomatic efforts. As Moscow deploys new jet-powered Shahed drones, the war’s path toward negotiations remains in question.

DDW News
Marco Rubio: Russia-Ukraine conflict will not end on the battlefieldWorld

Fox News correspondent Jeff Paul reports on the Russia-Ukraine conflict as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the United Nations General Assembly. Marco Rubio says the conflict will not be ended on the battlefield.

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Zelenskyy: Russian soldiers keep going to warzones ‘to die, because that’s what Putin wants’World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used a 26-minute address to the 81st UN General Assembly to condemn Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He said exactly 248,964 Russian soldiers died between January and August, accusing Putin of continuing to send personnel into Ukrainian warzones “to die, because that’s what Putin wants.”

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Footage shows people fleeing as drone strikes Kyiv business centreWorld

Video captures people fleeing as a drone hits a business centre in Kyiv. The attack came hours after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Donald Trump to discuss peace efforts. Railway infrastructure, warehouses and fuel stations were also damaged.

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