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Soldiers from 66th SMB have released footage from liberated village of Shandryholove, outskirts of which are littered with bodies of ruscists. VIDEO

Ukrainian defenders from the 66th Mechanised Brigade have shown the aftermath of the prolonged fighting for Shandryholove. Numerous bodies of Russian occupiers remain in the streets and surrounding areas of the village.

‘Putin is patient zero. He must be stopped,’ Zelensky tells U.N. General Assembly — Meduza

On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. He spoke in English for roughly 25 minutes. Below, Meduza reproduces key excerpts from Zelensky’s remarks.

Ukrainian court lets former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak remove his ankle monitor after a specialist warns it could ‘threaten his health’ — Meduza

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has lifted the requirement that Andriy Yermak, the former head of the Presidential Office, wear an electronic ankle monitor while authorities investigate the criminal case against him.

Germany’s AfD held talks with Gazprom CEO on resuming Russian gas supplies — Meduza

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is already in talks with Russia about resuming gas supplies. The party’s foreign policy spokesperson, Markus Frohnmaier, discussed the matter with Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill calls Russian nuclear weapons ‘God’s grace’ — Meduza

Speaking to worshippers at the Holy Trinity Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, Patriarch Kirill commented on why Russia’s nuclear weapons were created.

About 1,500 sellers in Russia’s Leningrad Region lost their goods after attacks on a Wildberries warehouse. The governor promised them support. — Meduza

About 1,500 Wildberries sellers in Russia’s Leningrad region lost their goods in a warehouse fire caused by Ukrainian drone attacks, according to the region’s governor, Aleksandr Drozdenko.

The Kyiv Independent

Russia cancels St. Petersburg Navy Day parade for second straight year amid Ukrainian drone threat

Russia has canceled its annual Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg for the second year in a row, as Ukraine's increasing deep-strike capabilities put even the country's heavily defended major cities at risk.

Montenegro will require visas for Russians, Belarusians, and three other nationalities, starting November 1 — Meduza

Montenegro will introduce a visa requirement for Russian citizens, the government announced in a press release published on its website July 27.

Interfax-Ukraine

Fire Point announces anti-ballistic missile production by late Aug once German homing heads received

Ukrainian defense tech company Fire Point reports the completion of the first stage of development for the new Freyja missile defense system project and readiness to begin mass production of the Ukrainian FP-7.X anti-ballistic interceptor missile by the end of the month.

Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,590 over past day

Russia’s total combat losses in its war against Ukraine have reached about 1,440,580 personnel since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, including 1,590 troops killed or wounded over the past 24 hours. — Ukrinform.

Interfax-Ukraine

Koretskyi on mobilization deferment for large family parents: government shares position on social consequences of cancellation

Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Koretsky, responding to a petition, stated that the government shares the position regarding the need to properly account for the social consequences of implementing possible legislative changes concerning mobilization deferments for large families.

General Staff reports signs of information operation against Drapatyi

The proliferation of fake accounts purporting to be those of the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykhailo Drapatyi, and fabricated reports about his decisions are part of a targeted information operation against him. — Ukrinform.

Ukrainska Pravda

Zelenskyy describes Ukraine's defence funding shortfall as astronomical

Zelenskyy said Ukraine is struggling with an “astronomical” defence funding shortfall and is preparing proposals with its partners to close the gap and fund weapons production.

Interfax-Ukraine

Foreigners from 51 countries captured while fighting in Russia army - ombudsman

Citizens from 51 countries of the world who fought as part of the Russian army have become prisoners of war in Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets has said.

Russian Wildberries warehouse on fire as Ukraine launches new attack

Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head refutes claim that all gas stations on Kharkiv-Poltava highway destroyed

The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration stated that reports claiming there are no longer any functional gas stations on the Kharkiv-Poltava highway are untrue. — Ukrinform.

Interfax-Ukraine

46 people injured, seven killed in Kyiv – Klitschko

The number of injured as a result of Russian attacks in Kyiv on Friday, September 25, has risen, Mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko has reported.

rferl.org

Deadly Russian Attacks On Ukraine Hit Medical Center, Science Academy

A wave of Russian attacks hit civilian sites in several Ukrainian cities on September 28. In Kyiv, fire broke out after strikes on the National Academy of Sciences and a major medical clinic. An office building in Dnipro and an apartment block in Kharkiv also came under attack.

Foreign Policy

Nuclear Energy Is the Kremlin’s Latest Leverage Over Washington

The United States has done little to end its dependence on Russia for enriched uranium.

‘The veneer of democracy is all that remains in Russia,’ EU foreign policy chief Kallas says. Brussels pledges new sanctions after State Duma elections. — Meduza

The European Union is preparing new sanctions against Russia over its recent elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament. The measures will target election organizers and candidates who ran in Ukraine’s occupied territories, as well as anyone Brussels considers responsible for undermining free elections inside Russia, the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said in a declaration published on the Council of the EU’s website.

More than 60,000 residents of Moldovan breakaway republic Transnistria applied for Russian citizenship under a simplified procedure — Meduza

Residents of Transnistria, a breakaway republic within Moldova’s internationally recognized borders, have filed more than 60,000 applications for Russian citizenship under a simplified procedure over the past three months, Vadim Krasnoselsky, the head of the self-proclaimed republic, told the pro-Kremlin outlet Izvestia.

"My Poland does not hit or insult": protests against attacks on Ukrainians took place in 22 Polish cities. PHOTOS

On Sunday, 9 August, demonstrations took place in 22 Polish cities under the slogan "Don’t be indifferent" in protest against the rise in incidents of verbal and physical aggression towards Ukrainians and other minorities

Russians strike Sumy with guided bombs, wounding five people

Russian troops attacked Sumy with five aerial bombs, injuring five people and damaging residential buildings and infrastructure. — Ukrinform.