Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery deep behind front

Ukrainian drones on Thursday hit a major Russian oil refinery some 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) from the front line, triggering a fire, officials from both countries said. The strike is the latest in a wave of drone attacks on Russia's energy...

Ukraine, Poland to create joint drone operational group – DM Shmyhal

Ukraine and Poland have agreed to establish a joint operational group for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced this in Kyiv during a joint briefing with his Polish counterpart, a Ukrinform...

Ukraine Launches Attack On Russia’s Oil Refinery

Ukrainian drones on Thursday hit a major Russian oil refinery some 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) from the front line, triggering a fire, officials from both countries said. The strike is the latest in a wave of drone attacks on Russia’s energy...

Cinema Chat: 'Him' and 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' hit the screens

REMEMBERING ROBERT REDFORD A screening of "All the President's Men" — SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 AT 6:30 PM AT THE MICHIGAN The Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) uncover the details of the...

Ukraine updates: Drones target key Russian refinery

Skip next section Ukraine receives 1,000 soldiers' bodies from Russia 09/18/2025September 18, 2025Ukraine receives 1,000 soldiers' bodies from Russia Ukraine has taken back 1,000 bodies of fallen soldiers from Russia, the Coordination Headquarters...

Media Review: September 18

No single issue dominates the Thursday news media. One issue that is present in all outlets is the recusal of the judges that were expected to consider the remand in custody of Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev. Another is the no-confidence motion...

Assassin disguises himself as old woman in ‘Ukrainian bomb plot’

Credit: Rossiya 1 A saboteur working for Ukraine disguised himself as an old woman before attempting to assassinate the head of a Russian defence business, Moscow’s FSB security service claimed on Thursday. Russia released a photograph of the man,...

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces Hit Volgograd Refinery Again

3 The plant's operations have been halted. On the night of September 18, 2025, units of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine struck the Volgograd oil refinery in Russia. The refinery's operation has been halted. This was reported by Telegram...

Ukrainian Drones Spark Fire at Gazprom Oil Plant in Bashkortostan

Ukrainian drone strikes ignited a fire at a major Gazprom oil and petrochemical facility in the republic of Bashkortostan on Thursday, regional officials said. “Two drones attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat enterprise,” Bashkortostan regional...

Ukraine targets Russian energy sites in Bashkortostan and Volgograd

10Ukrainian forces struck two major energy facilities deep inside Russia overnight on 17–18 September, hitting the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat petrochemical complex in Bashkortostan and the Lukoil-operated Volgograd oil refinery. Regional...

Ukrainian ground drone Rys PRO evacuates wounded soldier from frontline

Ukraine’s 47th Magura Separate Mechanised Brigade has demonstrated the work of the ground robotic system Rys PRO and explained how it was used to evacuate a wounded serviceman. Source: Army TV, a Ukrainian military channel Details: "We got a task...

Ukraine: Why young men can now enter, leave as they choose

It is 9:00 in the morning. Buses and cars are passing slowly through the Shehyni checkpoint in the region of Lviv, a city close to Ukraine's border with Poland. There is no line for pedestrians, most of whom are elderly people, women and children....

Ukrainian Defense Startup Swarmer Secures Investment to Develop AI for Drone Swarms

Ukrainian defense startup Swarmer has raised $15 million to advance artificial intelligence for drone swarm systems. The investment came from several U.S.-based funds, including Broadband Capital Investments, R-G.AI, D3 Ventures, Green Flag...

Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Sopka-2 System in Voronezh Region

A Russian Sopka-2 radar system was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Voronezh region, Russian media reported. According to ASTRA, on September 16, one of the drones exploded and damaged the antenna of the Sopka-2 radar near the village of...

Kyiv to host international conference on responsible business for Ukraine’s recovery

On October 16, 2025, the international conference “Responsible Business for Ukraine’s Recovery: Path to Sustainable Investment and European Integration” will be held in a hybrid format (Kyiv and online). The event is organized by the Ministry of...

Zelenskyy signs law on military ombudsman, which people across Ukraine had demanded during protests

UKRAINE, Sep. 18 — President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed into law a bill establishing a position of military ombudsman. On Sep. 17, Ukraine’s Parliament passed this draft law in the second reading, said a people’s deputy, Yaroslav...

Moscow expands censorship as Ukrainian strikes reach deeper into Russia

Fire erupts from the Kirishi oil refinery in Russia's Leningrad Oblast after a reported Ukrainian drone strike on Sept. 14, 2025. (Astra) In footage posted online of a recent Ukrainian attack on Russia on Sept. 8, a fleet of long-range drones and...

Assassin disguises himself as old woman in ‘Ukrainian bomb plot’

Credit: Rossiya 1 A saboteur working for Ukraine disguised himself as an old woman before attempting to assassinate the head of a Russian defence business, Moscow’s FSB security service claimed on Thursday. Russia released a photograph of the man,...

A month after Alaska summit: The road to Ukraine peace remains long and winding

The events of the last month show that highly publicised summits cannot lead to shortcuts to the attainment of peace. Short of a miracle, the road to peace in the Ukraine conflict is long US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Narendra...

River Pollution in Ukraine and Hungary Worsens in the Shadow of War

Crystal clear at its source in Ukraine, the Tisza river carries tons of plastic waste by the time it reaches Hungary. A new investigation shows how poor waste management in Transcarpathia, compounded by Russia’s war, has worsened the river’s...