At the UN General Assembly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said “tectonic shifts” were creating a fairer multipolar world led by the Global South and East. He accused a “Western minority” of defending centuries-old privileges through force, sanctions and double standards, and defended Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine as protecting people in Donbas and Novorossiya.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-26 16:29

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.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-26 13:09

Russia has struck Ukraine as tensions grow, 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.

Eeuronews2026-09-26 12:20

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.

Eeuronews2026-09-26 10:52

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 Press2026-09-26 09:39

The aftermath is being reported following overnight Russian attacks in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-26 08:57

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 Press2026-09-26 06:14

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.

CCBC News2026-09-25 23:00

A barrage of Russian drones leaves a busy Kyiv street and other civilian sites devastated, while Ukraine retaliates by striking refineries deep inside Russia.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-25 17:51

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 Independent2026-09-25 16:53

EU countries have agreed to release €6.6 billion in military aid for Ukraine through the European Peace Facility. The decision comes as Ukraine faces a major shortfall in its Defence Ministry budget that could put drone deliveries at risk.

Eeuronews2026-09-25 16:05

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.

Eeuronews2026-09-25 11:49

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.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-25 11:24

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 English2026-09-25 06:36

The United States has formally invited Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami. The European Union says it will maintain its position and condemn Russia’s war on Ukraine whether or not Putin attends.

Eeuronews2026-09-24 14:53

At least eight people have been killed in a wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine. The increase, particularly in Kyiv, has led residents to make contingency plans for winter in case further strikes again disable the energy system.

Eeuronews2026-09-24 14:37

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.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-24 12:17

France 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv that the Ukrainian capital endured a “particularly heavy night” of Russian strikes involving ballistic missiles.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-24 11:59

Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and northeastern Ukraine killed eight people, officials said. The attacks hit locations including a maternity hospital and a farm.

RReuters2026-09-24 11:28

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine transferred two North Korean soldiers to South Korea after capturing them in Russia’s Kursk region in January 2025.

RReuters2026-09-24 09:10

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 News2026-09-24 02:45

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.

FFox News2026-09-23 22:15

At the United Nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Moscow that Ukraine would retaliate and make the coming winter deeply “painful” for Russia if the two sides fail to reach an energy truce before cold weather arrives.

RReuters2026-09-23 21:58

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.”

GGlobal News2026-09-23 20:25