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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]
MILITARYSep 16Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says new anti-drone weapon being testedZelenskyy said on Tuesday that Ukraine was carrying out tests on a new weapon to intercept drones and had recorded a successful hit overnight.Defense News
CONFLICTSep 16European parliament calls for hybrid attacks to be recognized as form of warfare, names Russia as greatest threatUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 16Ukraine to Add 12-Year Prison Term for Scam Call CentersParliament voted on Wednesday to add a new article to Ukraine’s Criminal Code to prosecute those involved in operating scam call centers, with a maximum prison term of 12 years. The decision came after an anti-corruption raid uncovered an alleged protection scheme operated by officials in the Prosecutor General’s Office and eventually led to the prosecutor general’s own ouster.kyivpost · ukraine
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 16Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci Sentenced To 25 Years For War CrimesThe 58-year-old Thaci, and three other former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army who fought Serb forces in the 1998-99 war, was convicted on four counts of war crimes: illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention, cruel treatment, torture, and murder. Judge Charles Smith said the men, widely regarded as national heroes in Kosovo, had been engaged in a "common criminal purpose" that involved arbitrary detention of at least 385 people at locations in Kosovo and northern Albania under KLA control.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 16Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for US lifting some sanctionsSince Trump returned to the White House for his second term, Lukashenko has released hundreds of political prisoners in a series of U.S.-mediated deals that also lifted some U.S. sanctionsThe Independent World
CONFLICTSep 16Russian forces strike Sumy with guided aerial bombs, five people injuredUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian forces strike Sumy with guided aerial bombs, five people injuredukrinform · ukraine
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
CONFLICTSep 16British soldier who died in road crash in Ukraine has been namedThe British armed forces member who died in Ukraine at the weekend has been named as Major Paul Wilks.Sky News World
POLITICSSep 16Zelenskyy says he is ready to hold elections "tomorrow, but..."President Zelenskyy said he's ready for elections "tomorrow" but cited security, legal and logistical barriers while war continues.pravda_uk · ukraine
CONFLICTSep 16Enemy strikes Odesa, one person injuredUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 16Former Kosovo president sentenced to 25 years for war crimesFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 16North Macedonia Opposition Urges Deeper Probe into Independence Day SpendingOpposition says anti-corruption commission's probe into possible conflict of interest involving one participant in the costly Independence Day events does not go far enough.Balkan Insight
CONFLICTSep 16Infrastructure facility catches fire in Poltava region following strike, air pollution possibleA fire broke out at an infrastructure facility in Poltava District as a result of a Russian strike.Ukrinform [en]
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
POLITICSSep 16Belarus releases 25 political prisoners in exchange for lifting of US sanctions on two companiesHundreds remain in prison, including journalists, trade unionists and others who supported the 2020 protests against Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s re-election.EuroNews [en]