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CYBERSep 15KREMLIN Banking Malware Hijacks Chrome and Edge to Steal Credentials and Session TokensThe Hacker News
CONFLICTSep 15NATO downs drone over Lithuania, ‘probably’ launched by RussiaAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 15Zelensky signs decree dismissing Kravchenko as Prosecutor GeneralPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Ruslan Kravchenko as Prosecutor General after the Verkhovna Rada earlier gave its consent to his dismissal.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 15NHL star Alexander Ovechkin campaigns for pro-Putin party in new adOvechkin appeared in a video for United Russia, the country’s ruling party, as the country heads into key parliamentary elections this weekend.Washington Post World
POLITICSSep 15Eto’o could face Cameroon probe over alleged Russia paymentEx-Chelsea and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o faces a probe over allegations of embezzlement in his Cameroon FA role.Al Jazeera [en]
WORLDSep 15Russia’s Leningrad region will limit fuel purchases to 30 liters (almost 8 gallons) per fill-up. About one in five independent and small gas stations have stopped operating.The Leningrad region will introduce a uniform fuel-purchase limit of “30 liters per fill-up” in the coming days, the regional government’s press office told Fontanka. Officials did not explain what “30 liters per fill-up” means, but it most likely refers to a 30-liter limit per vehicle.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 15Putin lost at some overseas polling stations in 2024. Here’s how Russians abroad can vote in this weekend’s State Duma elections.Russia will hold elections for the ninth State Duma from September 18 to 20, 2026. The campaign’s biggest development has been the disqualification of Yabloko, the only anti-war party and one that had drawn enthusiastic support from young social media users. Even so, many Russians, including those who have left the country, still see the election as an opportunity to make their views heard. At some polling stations abroad, the Kremlin-backed party or candidate could lose. Vladimir Putin even lost at some polling stations in 2024. This guide explains how and where Russians can vote abroad.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 15Ukrainian president tells CBS News Russia targeted his plane with dronesCBS News
CONFLICTSep 15Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia recently targeted his plane twice with dronesCBS News
CONFLICTSep 15The Baltic states fear a Russian invasion. They faced the same threat a century ago and failed to stop it. Historian Alexey Uvarov explains why the region could not defend itself against Stalin.As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, experts and Western intelligence sources are increasingly warning that Russia also poses a growing threat to countries in the Baltic region. So far, the confrontation has produced only isolated incidents, such as drone incursions into these countries’ territory — but tensions are rising. Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, and Finland increasingly need to consider how they would collectively defend themselves against a full-scale invasion from the east. The problem is not new to the region: 100 years ago, the Baltic countries alMeduza [en]
POLITICSSep 15EU demands answers as France pushes for billionaire’s Russia sanctions releaseParis has joined Slovakia in calling for Alisher Usmanov to be removed from the bloc's blacklist.Politico Europe
MILITARYSep 15Zelensky appoints Commander of Communications and Cybersecurity ForcesPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Oleksii Kovalenko as Commander of the Communications and Cybersecurity Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 15A former political prisoner tried to leave Russia. After Belarus sent him back, he believes security officers tore pages from his passport so he ‘wouldn’t escape again.’Security officers tore pages from former political prisoner Ivan Lyubshin’s passport, he told RusNews. Lyubshin faces another prison sentence after trying to leave Russia.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 15EU fear of escalation only encourages Russia to test new limits — MEPEurope's restraint has not stopped Russia's escalation, instead, it has encouraged the Kremlin to test how far it can go. The EU therefore needs to move from responding to hybrid attacks to deterring them.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 15U.S. confirms it has weapons in space. China and Russia have responded.China warned against turning outer space into a "battlefield" after the U.S. confirmed that it has weapons deployed in space.CBS News
CONFLICTSep 15UN weighs moving Ukraine aid supplies underground after warehouse hitsThe United Nations is considering moving Ukraine aid supplies underground to dodge Russian strikes.Defense News
POLITICSSep 15St. Petersburg election officials from Russia’s antiwar Yabloko party were ordered to report to military offices at 9 a.m. on the first day of voting — exactly when polls are scheduled to openSeveral Yabloko representatives serving on precinct election commissions in St. Petersburg’s Krasnogvardeysky District have received summonses ordering them to report to military enlistment offices, city election commission member Pavel Shapchits told Fontanka.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 15Ukrainian Defense Forces destroy Russian 'Solntsepyok'Soldiers of Ukraine's 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed a Russian TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" heavy flamethrower system.Ukrinform [en]
BUSINESSSep 15Former race car driver Nikita Mazepin may become the owner of the Russian game developer behind ‘World of Tanks’ and ‘World of Ships’Nikita Mazepin, a former race car driver and the son of Uralchem principal shareholder Dmitry Mazepin, could become the owner of Lesta Games, Russia’s largest video game company, which was seized from its previous owners, sources told Forbes Russia.Meduza [en]
BUSINESSSep 15US diesel prices hit new record high as Trump seeks to blame KyivAverage diesel prices in the United States struck a record high of just under $6.27 a gallon Tuesday, pressuring President Donald Trump ahead of midterm congressional elections. Diesel prices have soared as Washington's war with Iran disrupts the world's flow of fuel, though Trump has repeatedly downplayed the effects of the war, pinning the blame on Kyiv instead for its attacks on Russian oil refineries.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 15Axios: U.S. House Democrats launch investigation into Russian boxing official Umar Kremlev’s spending on Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrationU.S. Representative Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has opened an investigation into Umar Kremlev’s possible role in organizing Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding, Axios reports.Meduza [en]
DISASTERSep 15Russia’s Irkutsk region is culling livestock over what officials call lumpy skin disease, but local farmers suspect foot-and-mouth diseaseMeduza [en]
WORLDSep 15Ukraine to see temperatures ranging from 6°C at night to 25°C during day, no precipitation on WednesdayOn Wednesday, September 16, no precipitation is forecast across Ukraine, with nighttime temperatures of 6–12°C and daytime temperatures of 20–25°C.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 15NHL star Ovechkin appears in campaign video for Putin’s partyWashington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin appeared in a political ad this week for the ruling United Russia Party, a group aligned with President Vladimir Putin. The 40-year-old Capitals captain was spotted in the background of the video which promoted the United Russia Party ahead of Russia’s parliamentary election. He stood alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…The Hill