Russia is attempting to build a new “shadow fleet” to “circumvent sanctions and sustain revenues from its gas exports,” the UK Foreign Office said on 1 October. Britain sanctioned eight vessels linked to the trade, including some that entered service this year, as part of a 31-designation package. The sanctions come asContinue Reading
Russia’s large combined missile-and-drone attack on Kyiv early on 24 September killed two people in the capital and damaged residential and civilian infrastructure, including a maternity hospital, according to Vitali Klitschko, the capital’s mayor. The strike involved 282 attack drones alongside ballistic and hypersonic missiles, Ukraine’s Air Force said. The strikeContinue Reading
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski says he has personally warned Russian officials that Polish response to a possible attack from Moscow would include both offensive and defensive actions, according to an episode of the program Front Sikorskiego. Sikorski’s disclosure comes as European governments step up preparations for possible Russian attacks and provocations. PolishContinue Reading
Intelligence assessments indicate that Russian plans include drone and missile strikes against countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament on 17 September. He said Russia could seek to make such attacks appear accidental in order to weaken NATO’s resolve. The warning comes after an escalating pattern of droneContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Economy Ministry expects losses from Russian strikes to reach up to $10 billion this year and plans to submit a three-part business support package to the Cabinet next week, Economy Minister Oleksandr Kravchenko said on 12 September. Russia has escalated its drone and missile attacks on Ukraine through 2026, striking first at power plants, substations, and residential blocks, then widening the target list toContinue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attended a presentation of Ukrainian drones, Ukrainian-Canadian developments, and defense-component manufacturers in Calgary on 10 September, the Ukrainian presidential readout said. The event followed the signing of documents on defense and security cooperation, which Kyiv calls the first step towardContinue Reading
Viktor Hurniak was a Ukrainian photojournalist who worked for UNIAN, a major Ukrainian news outlet, and for Reuters, and co-founded the LUFA photo agency, according to Ukrainska Pravda. He joined the fight in the Russo-Ukrainian war in September 2014. Russia killed him on 19 October that year near the villageContinue Reading
Russia is accumulating missiles for autumn and winter strikes on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure as well as for possible provocations against European NATO members, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZR) reported. Major General Oleh Luhovskyi, the service’s first deputy head, gave the assessment to the national security advisors of European leaders, SZRContinue Reading
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a decision to introduce two levels of air alerts, with yellow for drone attacks and red for a heightened threat of missile or combined strikes, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said on 3 September. Under the yellow level, designated businesses can operate if theyContinue Reading