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Putin won’t freeze war — admitting failure of his ‘special operation’ not an option, says Ukrainian general
This opinion was expressed by General Volodymyr Havrylov in Ihor Dolhov’s program on Ukrinform’s YouTube channel. Commenting on Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s statement that Russia is supposedly ready for any format of a meeting between Putin and Ukraine’s President, provided “appropriate…
UK opens ADS Group to Ukrainian defense industry
The ADS Group, the United Kingdom’s trade association for aerospace, defense, security, and space, has formally opened its membership to Ukrainian defense companies for the first time. Calibre Defence reports that the announcement was made during DSEI 2025 in London and coincided with a Taskforce…
Russia Launched Operation to Lift Mi-24 From Black Sea After 16 Months Underwater. Here’s What They Found
Russian forces have raised a Mi-24VP attack helicopter from the seabed near Sevastopol, more than a year after it was lost during operations against Ukrainian naval drones, according to Russian military aviation blogs. The helicopter, identified as tail number RF-34200 and tactical code “39 Red,”…
Ukraine: Life in a mined village – DW – 09/13/2025
Max Zander in Kamianka, Ukraine 09/13/2025September 13, 2025Hundreds of thousands of mines lie hidden in the village of Kamianka in eastern Ukraine. Despite the danger, some want to stay and rebuild their homes. https://p.dw.com/p/50QNB Vasyl and Tatyana are a retired couple from Kamianka in eastern…
Prince Harry receives Ukrainian borsch during Kyiv visit, honoring Princess Diana's favorite dish - Euromaidan Press
Ukrainian chef Yevhen Klopotenko prepared traditional Ukrainian dishes for Prince Harry during his recent visit to Ukraine, drawing inspiration from Princess Diana’s documented love for borsch. Klopotenko wrote on social media that when he learned of Prince Harry’s arrival in Ukraine, he…
Opinion: Fighting Fear
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Ukrainian Cinema Day: interesting facts and popular films
Kyiv • UNN September 13 2025, 07:00 AM • 130 views On September 13, Ukraine celebrates Ukrainian Cinema Day. The holiday was established in 1996, and the history of Ukrainian cinematography began in 1893 with the invention of Joseph Timchenko. Today, September 13, Ukraine celebrates Ukrainian Cinema…
Russia Rages as Denmark Hosts Ukrainian Missile Fuel Production for Flamingo Cruise Missile
Russia has lashed out at Denmark for allowing a Ukrainian defense company to set up production of missile fuel on Danish soil, calling the move a provocation that will only prolong the war, Reuters reported on September 12. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters that the…
Hoard of Thousands of Coins Buried During Europe’s Most Turbulent Years Discovered - Arkeonews
Discovery in Świerszczów near Hrubieszów sheds light on everyday currency and hidden treasures of the early modern era A remarkable archaeological discovery has been made near the village of Świerszczów in the Lublin Voivodeship of eastern Poland. A local history enthusiast equipped with a metal…
Kellogg boasted that Ukrainians nicknamed him "the cat" who brings peace
Information agency «Ukrainian National News» Subject in the field of online media; media identifier - R40-05926 This resource is intended for persons who have reached the age of 21. All rights reserved. © 2007 — 2025 Kellogg boasted that Ukrainians nicknamed him "the cat" who brings peace Kyiv • UNN…
‘There are hundreds in the Baltic’: tracking Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers
In front of a bank of screens on the boat’s bridge, the Swedish coastguard Jan Erik Antonsson shows on a live map on a laptop how many vessels of Russia’s “shadow fleet” there are in the area. “These green symbols are the shadow fleet,” he says. More than a dozen green triangles representing shadow…
Ukrainian Forces Strike Russian Black Sea Fleet Communications Hub in Crimea - Oj
About past, present and future of Ukraine News Culture Business War Diplomacy Support OJ Contribute Today About past, present and future of Ukraine News Culture Business War Diplomacy Main War Ukrainian Navy strikes Russian Black Sea fleet communications hub in Crimea War Ukrainian Navy strikes…
Whatever happened to .... the 12-year-old Ukrainian girl in need of a heart transplant?
Dr. Boris Todurov, left, performed heart transplant surgery on his patient, 12-year-old Kira Skilarova, second from right, during a Russian attack on Kyiv on July 9. Kira received her heart from a 4-year-ld girl who died earlier that evening at a hospital across the city. Also pictured are the heart…
Cruise missiles over Franz Josef Land
According to the Northern Fleet, the cruise missiles hit their targets located more than 200 km away. The missile shooting is part of the ongoing Zapad-2025 exercise. Reportedly, key target in the exercise was an imagined enemy flotilla in the Barents Sea. The scenario also included the destruction…
‘Opinion is shifting towards this idea,’ says Polish FM Sikorski on NATO closing the sky over western Ukraine
Russia has faced little to no consequences following its brazen Sept. 10 attack on Poland, yet Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski is upbeat about NATO's response and how things have played out since. "I think Russia lost this confrontation," Sikorski told the Kyiv Independent in an interview…
Ukrainian scouts destroy Russian Buk-M3 in Zaporizhzhia
According to the report, on September 14, HUR special forces located and successfully struck the Russian 9K317M Buk-M3 missile system. Ukrainian troops carried out the strike on the enemy SAM system near the settlement of Oleksandrivka in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia…
Western officials back Sky Shield plan to take down Russian targets over Ukraine, Le Monde says
Le Monde reported that after the drone incident in Poland, Europe can no longer rely on a defense strategy limited to shooting down drones only over its own territory. Waiting until Russian missiles cross European borders would hand the initiative to Moscow. The outlet argued that this logic must…
Russia wants back its S-400s from Turkiye, which it used not only for air defense in Ukraine's war - Euromaidan Press
Russia asks Turkiye to return S-400 systems amid battlefield losses and effective Ukrainian drone strikes, Nefes reports. In August and September 2025, the special forces of the Ukrainian defense intelligence, “Phantoms,” actively destroyed Russian air defense systems in Crimea. In one of the latest…
Poland scrambles jets and closes Lublin airport in reaction to new Russian drone threat - Euromaidan Press
Read More Latest news Ukraine Russia reports a mass drone attack in Moscow region (being updated) Russian authorities, including Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin and the Ministry of Defense, assert the successful interception of 21 UAVs en route to Moscow, neutralizing them in various regions with no…
Partisans reconnoiter russian military base in Crimea and record almost complete
Share: Partisans conducted reconnaissance of the 758th Center for Material and Technical Support of the Black Sea Fleet of the aggressor country, the russian federation, in Sevastopol. This is stated in the message of the partisan movement ATESH. "Our agents recorded an almost complete lack of…
Ukrainian troops clear another village near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, military reports
Ukrainian forces have cleared Russian troops from the village of Pankivka in the Dobropillia sector of Donetsk Oblast, the National Guard's 1st Azov Corps reported on Sept. 15. Ukrainian forces have spent the past month pushing Russian troops back after they advanced nearly 10 kilometers (6 miles)…
Ukrainian forces wipe out Russian occupation at key Donbas checkpoint
Ukrainians in Donbas continue to battle with Russian troops over control (Image: Getty) Ukrainian Defense Forces have successfully cleared the village of Pankivka and the surrounding areas in Donetsk Oblast from Russian troops, reported the 1st Azov Corps. The Ukrainian Defense Forces operating…
Russians can’t overcome fuel crisis in occupied territories - NRC
Share: The russian invaders are unable to overcome the fuel crisis in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. This is stated in the message of the National Resistance Center (NRC). Thus, according to the NRC, in the temporarily occupied territories there is either no gasoline, or it is sold…
By Ukrainian standards - 100% success: Sikorski on the effectiveness of Polish air defense
Information agency «Ukrainian National News» Subject in the field of online media; media identifier - R40-05926 This resource is intended for persons who have reached the age of 21. All rights reserved. © 2007 — 2025 Kyiv • UNN September 15 2025, 06:49 AM • 412 views Polish Foreign Minister Radosław…
New Zealand sanctions Russian military hackers over cyberattacks on Ukraine
New Zealand has imposed sanctions on Russian military intelligence hackers accused of cyberattacks on Ukraine, including members of a notorious hacking unit previously tied to destructive malware campaigns. The sanctions announced Friday target Unit 29155 of Russia’s GRU intelligence agency. Western…
Report: US Army Drone Grenade System Brings Precision-Guided Firepower to Smallest Tactical Formations in JMTG-U training
The Skydio X10 Delta is a small quadcopter optimized for military and security roles. While its base configuration provides reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities, it has been adapted to carry a lightweight payload delivery mechanism. For the Grafenwoehr tests, DEVCOM engineers equipped the…
‘Russia Will Not Win’: Zelensky, Global Figures Speak Out at Kyiv Summit
Kyiv hosted the annual Yalta European Strategy (YES) 2025 conference on Sept. 12-13, titled “How to End the War?” Over 800 politicians, diplomats, business leaders, Ukrainian servicemen, veterans, and experts from over 30 countries gathered to discuss Ukraine’s path to victory and lasting peace.…
Russia Reportedly Tries to Purchase Its Air Defense Systems Back From NATO Member
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Why the High Seas Treaty Matters
For the last 20 years, Lisa Speer has been working doggedly to protect biodiversity and environmental interests in international waters, commonly known as the high seas, which cover half our planet. In 2023, she was a lead advocate during negotiations for the U.N. High Seas Treaty, a historic global…
BREAKING: Starlink 'down across the entire front line' in Ukraine as internet service suffers global outage
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, suffered a global outage on Sept. 15, the company announced on its official website. The service has become vital for hospitals, schools, and front-line military units across…
MiG-29s in Strange Camouflage Spotted in Ukraine - Technology Org
MiG-29s in Strange Camouflage Spotted in Ukraine Posted Today The skies of Ukraine are defended, and the invaders are being attacked on the ground by many MiG-29 fighter jets. Most of them are Ukrainian, preserved and used since the times of the Soviet Union. A few were also transferred by Poland…
‘We were being watched by the KGB’: how Scorpions made Wind of Change
Klaus Meine, vocals/songwriter Being a West German band made playing the Soviet Union in the late 1980s particularly special. We’d grown up in a divided country and had tried many times to play in East Germany, but they would never let us in. When we did our first gig in what was then Leningrad, the…
Why Sanctions Have Not Stopped Russia’s Economy
Amidst economic sanctions, the Russian economy refuses to bend. AFP via Getty Images U.S. sanctions have historically struck fear across global markets. Companies and countries scrambled to avoid being on the wrong side of Washington. Yet despite unprecedented measures against Russia, hundreds of…
Australia is Buying Dozens of Autonomous Subs. What Will They be Used For?
[By Sam Goldsmith] Autonomous submarines that Australia has launched into production are likely to relieve operational pressure on the country’s crewed submarines, undertake the most dangerous undersea missions, and present an enemy with greater risk of detection and attack. While the government and…
Kellogg’s Assessment While in Kyiv: ‘We’d Kick Their A**’
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Gulag 2.0 — Russia Reopens the Camps
Russia’s FSB is working to build a new gulag. It’s recreation, and the loud echoes of the Stalinist era may mark the moment the country returns to the status of an unashamed dictatorship (if it hasn’t already passed that grim milestone). Since February, the State Duma has been preparing three bills…
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Center — The Gulag Archipelago
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The publication of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in 1962 seemed to have broken a dam. The writer was stunned by the response:
Given these circumstances, it is hardly surprising that Solzhenitsyn came to look upon the writing of The Gulag…
Due to the war in Ukraine, the German Air Force is considering the purchase of additional Pegasus signals intelligence aircraft %
Based on lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, analysts and officials in Berlin have begun to push the idea that the German Air Force may need to move forward with the acquisition of between three and six new Pegasus signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft. This would allow it to strengthen its…
Moscow and Minsk rehearse launch of nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus, Lukashenko says
APRussian President Vladimir Putin Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday. State media quoted the Belarusian chief of staff as saying that the exercises also featured Russia's…
US approves first arms packages for Ukraine funded by NATO allies – Reuters
US President Donald Trump’s administration has approved the first military aid packages for Ukraine under a new mechanism through which US weapons are paid for by NATO members. Source: Reuters, citing two informed sources, as reported by European Pravda Details: The sources said that US…
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