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POLITICSSep 16Kremlin’s frozen assets in Europe will never be returned to Russia — SikorskiRussian sovereign assets frozen in Europe will never be returned to Russia and could eventually be used as war reparations or to help rebuild Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
CYBERSep 16Russia used Claude AI for espionage, disinformation and drone swarmsEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russia threatens Europe with a “very short war” if Western troops are deployed in Ukraine — CCDUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 16U.S. uncovers network that plotted assassinations of Russian ‘dissidents’ in Washington and Vilnius. Among the suspects: an ex-colonel with Putin ties, his FSB officer son, and a Cuban dancer.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Injury toll after Russian attack in Sumy rises to six, including teenagerThe number of people injured in Sumy has risen to six, including a teenager.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHSep 16Rules tying doctors to rural posts leave Russian medical schools short of studentsRussia's new rules requiring medical graduates to commit to regional hospital postings before enrolment have left 1,500 residency places unfilled at top universities, even as applications hit record highs.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russia's Syzran and Saratov oil refineries halt operations after drone attacks — ReutersUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16European parliament calls for hybrid attacks to be recognized as form of warfare, names Russia as greatest threatUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian Drones Hit Ukrainian Passenger Train And Bus, Killing 5RFE/RL
CONFLICTSep 16Russians strike garages in Odesa with rocket-powered drone, one person killedUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian forces strike Sumy with guided aerial bombs, five people injuredukrinform · ukraine
CONFLICTSep 16Russian forces strike Sumy with guided aerial bombs, five people injuredUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russia seizes Ukrainian POWs, then it demands favors from their relativesNPR News
POLITICSSep 16Europe baffled by France's sudden leniency toward Russian oligarch UsmanovTo the surprise of its European partners, Paris has requested that billionaire Alisher Usmanov, known for his close ties to Vladimir Putin, be taken off the list of sanctioned Russian individuals.Le Monde [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russians attack public transport stop in Kherson region, one person injuredOn the afternoon of September 16, Russian forces attacked a public transport stop with a drone in the village of Zelenivka, Kherson region, injuring a 93-year-old woman.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Zelenskyy says Ukraine is "ready for energy ceasefire" with RussiaUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke exclusively with CBS News' Aidan Stretch, where he discussed his country's ongoing war with Russia.CBS News
POLITICSSep 16Back United Russia’s strongest challengers or spoil your ballot? Russia’s opposition can’t agree on a strategy for the upcoming State Duma election.Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov, speaking at a meeting with supporters in St. Petersburg, sharply criticized the voting strategy for the State Duma elections proposed by exiled opposition politicians Yulia Navalnaya and Maxim Katz. The basic idea behind the strategy is to vote for any party other than United Russia in the party-list race, and for the strongest opponents of the ruling party in the single-member district races. Yabloko’s strategy (its list was barred from the State Duma election) is to spoil the ballot in the party-list vote. After Rybakov’s remarks, Katz responded. We recap theiMeduza [en]
SCI & TECHSep 16Why Russia’s AI-powered economic future lies in its Far EastI attended this year’s Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok and took part in a dialogue on technological development. There, I had a deep discussion with Maxim Oreshkin, Russia’s deputy chief of the presidential executive office, who co-chairs the country’s national AI headquarters. I left Vladivostok with a broader impression: Russia increasingly sees its Far East as a place to build a new version of its economy. For decades, Russia’s Far East has been understood through geography. It is vast,...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 16Drone shot down over Lithuania identified as Russian GerberaThe Russian Gerbera drone shot down over central Lithuania on Tuesday morning was likely heading toward Ukraine but was diverted from its course by the effects of Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 16Poland reiterates Ukraine support after Russia drone attacksAfter the recent Russian drone attacks on targets close to the Ukraine-Poland border, Warsaw has doubled down on its support for Kyiv and pledged a "non-provocative but serious response" to Moscow.DW News [en]
MILITARYSep 16Russian drone found off Poland’s coast carried explosive warhead, prosecutor saysInvestigators have not yet established what mission the uncrewed aerial vehicle was carrying out.Politico Europe
CONFLICTSep 16Russian attack on Yahodyn: SBGS says Belarus is once again activating relay stationsUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Ukraine ready for energy ceasefire but Russia is yet to agree, Zelenskyy saysUS President Donald Trump claimed Moscow and Kyiv have agreed not to target each other’s energy infrastructure, but no deal has been confirmed, and strikes have continued.EuroNews [en]
HEALTHSep 16Russian authorities order destruction of vaccine batch linked to mass dog deathsRosselkhoznadzor, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, has ordered the recall and destruction of batch No. 20 of the “Multikan-8” vaccine, which has been linked to dog deaths. The agency sent the order in a letter (.pdf) to the vaccine’s manufacturer, the company “Vetbiokhim,” and published the document on its website.Meduza [en]