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People walk on Andriivskyi Descent in the Podil neighborhood as smoke rises over the city following a Russian air attack on Kyiv on Sept. 10, 2026. (Roman PILIPEY / AFP via Getty Images)
Ukrainian pilots ‘forced to take risks’ as Russian jet-powered drones strain missile supplies. “Intense air battles are currently underway, as the enemy launches round-the-clock attacks,” Yurii Ihnat, head of the Air Force communications department, told the Kyiv Independent.
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian oil refinery, Ozon warehouse in Saratov. Ukrainian drones launched an attack on the Russian city of Saratov overnight on Sept. 11, reportedly striking oil and logistics infrastructure, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Kremlin calls energy sector Ukraine’s ‘Achilles’ heel’ as it dismisses aerial truce. The comments come as a rejection of the latest U.S.-Ukraine proposal for an aerial truce, which was put forward during the visit of U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv.
Ukraine, Canada sign 100-year partnership agreement as Zelensky and Carney discuss air defense. “Ukrainians helped build Canada, and Canadians will help rebuild Ukraine,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sept. 10.
US destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers, 3 linked to Russia’s shadow fleet, Ukrainian official says. Three of the tankers, the Kaviz, Charminar, and Riesco, have direct links to Russia’s shadow fleet and have been involved in transporting Russian oil, Ukraine’s sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk said.
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Ukraine war latest: Russia’s recruitment of foreign nationals ‘amounts to human trafficking’
Russia exploits and deceives foreign nationals to enlist them in its armed forces and send them to fight in Ukraine, and in many cases these practices amount to human trafficking, the human rights organization Amnesty International said in a report published Sept. 10.
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We asked Ukrainian soldiers about Russian losses passing 1.5 million
Russia’s total military losses in Ukraine have reached 1,500,870, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Sept. 9, marking another grim milestone in the war for the Kremlin.
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Russia sanctions bill faces make-or-break moment before US midterms, Ukraine says
It remains unclear whether the U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on sweeping legislation that would impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas, Ukraine’s sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk told reporters on Sept. 10.
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‘Until safer times’ — Kyiv’s cultural life pauses as the city adjusts to new drone threats
For much of the full-scale war, Russian aerial attacks on Kyiv came mostly at night in the form of mass missile and drone strikes, allowing residents to recover some sense of normality during the day. Packed concerts, festivals, restaurants, and bars became symbols of a city determined to keep living despite the war. Rare daytime attacks could disrupt plans, but they rarely disrupted the rhythm of the whole city.
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Human cost of war
5 dead, 67 injured after Russian attack on Pavlohrad shopping center. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Moscow was deliberately targeting places where civilians gather, seeking to inflict maximum casualties, spread fear, and coerce Ukraine into concessions.
At least 8 injured in Kyiv amid Russian drone attack. Eight people were injured in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district, where a fire broke out in a nine-story residential building during the Russian attack, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Russian drones strike Kyiv gas station, injure four, as near-daily attacks continue. Russian jet-powered drones struck Kyiv in the morning on Sept. 10, injuring four people and damaging a gas station in the Holosiivskyi district.
Russia’s recruitment of foreign nationals amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty International says. Russia targets people from low-income countries, uses coercion to send them to active combat after two weeks, a new Amnesty International report says.
2 Azerbaijanis killed in drone attack as Russia strikes ships in Black Sea. Two injured Azerbaijani citizens were taken to a hospital in southern Odesa Oblast, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said.
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International response
NATO allies disrupt Russian exercise involving secret weapon targeting subsea cables, Reuters reports. The operation was carried out by Russia’s Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research (GUGI), which used deep-sea submersibles to simulate deploying the technology, according to two Western officials who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity.
Russian-owned Irish refinery held private talks with government over war and sanctions risks, Irish Times reports. The refinery in Foynes, County Limerick, is owned by Russian aluminum producer Rusal and employs several hundred people.
In other news
Ex-Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko to head KSE Business School. According to the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), Yulia Svyrydenko will focus on business education, taking on the role after a year as prime minister.
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