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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
CONFLICTSep 15Trump's claim of energy truce in doubt as Russia hits Kyiv petrol stationFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 15Alexander Lukashenko called the freezing of $43-44 million in Belarusian funds at Citibank ‘a disgrace for the United States.’ Now U.S. officials have asked the bank to release the money.U.S. officials have asked Citibank to release Belarusian funds frozen at the bank. “We have requested from them as to why they have not released the money,” said U.S. presidential envoy John Coale, who met with Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on September 15.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 15Russia slams France's nuclear umbrella plan as 'reckless'After Finland became the 10th country to join a French security plan to bring other European countries under its nuclear umbrella, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said the French initiative was 'creating risks' for Moscow.Le Monde [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 15Ukraine launches offensive push in north of Donetsk region, senior commander saysDefense News
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 15Russian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk region more than ten times, two injuredUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 15European Parliamentarians Slam Serbia for ‘Disturbing’ Funeral of Ratko MladicAs the European Parliament debates convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic's funeral in Belgrade, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos says Serbia is failing to respect European values.Balkan Insight
WORLDSep 15Two years after COP29, Azerbaijan turns climate commitments into investmentThe country has committed €540 million to climate-resilient irrigation and launched an AI-based farmer-scoring system, developed with the FAO, to channel subsidies to smallholders who adopt water-saving and soil-regenerating techniques.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 15Enemy strikes Kryvyi Rih, man injuredUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 15Ukrainian court lets former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak remove his ankle monitor after a specialist warns it could ‘threaten his health’Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has lifted the requirement that Andriy Yermak, the former head of the Presidential Office, wear an electronic ankle monitor while authorities investigate the criminal case against him.Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 15Eto’o could face Cameroon probe over alleged Russia paymentThe Association of Amateur Football Clubs of Cameroon (ACFAC) has called for a probe into the Cameroonian Football Federation and its chief Samuel Eto'o over media reports of alleged graft. The post Eto’o could face Cameroon probe over alleged Russia payment appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSSep 15Romanian Sheep Farmers’ Protest Turns Violent in BucharestPresident Nicusor Dan condemns ‘unacceptable’ violence after sheep farmers protesting a ban on live exports clash with riot police in front of the government building in Bucharest.Balkan Insight