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19 September 2026
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1668: Thousands remain trapped and starving in Russian-occupied Oleshky
- Russia is using inaccurate missiles that can miss by hundreds of meters to attack Ukrainian cities – and plans to scale them up
- Russia paid a recruit to vandalize London mosques and make it look like a homegrown hate crime
- One machine handles 52% of a Russian oil plant—Ukrainian drones just hit it
- Russia plans ”accidental” drone strikes on NATO countries, Tusk says
- International“A warning to companies that remain”: Russia takes control of Nestlé and Auchan’s assets – companies that stayed in Russia following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
- Drones hit Rostov-on-Don for the second straight night—OSINT monitors say the military airbase was likely the target again
- Ukraine’s snipers didn’t vanish in the drone war—their job changed beyond recognition
- Russia was sure the terrain made this village impossible to take—Ukraine walked in anyway
- Stop arming Ukraine or we shut down your defense firms, pro-Kremlin group tells Latvia, Poland, and Portugal
- Russian e-commerce will lose $4.8 billion to the drone campaign against its warehouses, analysts estimate
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1667: US House passes first major Russia oil sanctions in two years, one signature from becoming law
- Thousands are starving in occupied Oleshky. People have no food, no way out, and Russian forces bomb incoming aid
- EU pledges €3.3 billion for Ukraine, von der Leyen says “more is coming” as Russia’s escalating air war makes life in Ukrainian cities increasingly difficult
- Russia’s war has devastated Donetsk Oblast, with losses already exceeding $26 billion
- Belarus holds military drills around the Suwalki Gap, NATO’s only land link to the Baltics
- Russia kills captain of Tanzanian-flagged ship in latest attack on civilian shipping in Black Sea
- “What Ukraine needs right now”: Poland to provide Ukraine with scarce F-16 missiles to shoot down jet-powered drones
- Ukraine receives 252 bodies as repatriation remains one of the few functioning channels with Russia
- From the frontline to a rehab center: a rescued dog from Pokrovsk now helps wounded Ukrainians on the other side of the country
- Fire temporarily shuts part of Slovak ammunition plant amid plans to triple capacity
- No missiles intercepted again: Russia strikes Kyiv water infrastructure amid warnings of harsher winter attacks
- Ukraine strikes two Russian S-400 launchers in Bryansk. The same systems were used to attack Kyiv overnight.
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1668: Thousands remain trapped and starving in Russian-occupied Oleshky
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1667: US House passes first major Russia oil sanctions in two years, one signature from becoming law
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1666: Ukraine’s counteroffensive disrupts Russia’s Donetsk encirclement plan
NATO vows to defend every inch. Svalbard is where Russia plans to prove it won’t.
The CIA chief’s visit to Moscow gave rise to warnings that Russia may be preparing to strike the Baltics. However, Russia has an easier target for the goal of paralyzing NATO.
Ukraine spent three years learning to catch Russian drones—so Russia made them fly faster
Russia's jet-powered drones don't beat Ukraine's missile defense. They threaten the cheap layer that keeps it affordable—and they are turning the war into a contest over reaction time.
Russia keeps striking Ukraine’s energy system. Winter resilience plans are less than half complete
Ukraine is racing to shield heat, water, and rail from Russian strikes—but new locomotives will not arrive before 2027.
Ukraine has five ways to stop Russia’s Iskanders. Only one arrives before the strikes on the grid begin
It means finding a launcher in a forest during the twenty minutes it spends above ground.
A rare Ukrainian Bulat tank turned up in a brigade that never had them
Ukraine wanted 400 of the up-armored T-64s and built about 80. Nobody can say how the 57th Motorized Brigade got one.
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
Shares in Russia’s second-largest bank hit record low as Wildberries-linked offering price holds steady
VTB sought access to Wildberries’ 80 million customers. After drone strikes hit the retailer’s warehouses, Moscow considered making the bank central to a support plan.
Fifth drone-related NORSI shutdown in under five months leaves all major Lukoil refineries offline
Russia’s second-largest gasoline producer is offline as Moscow orders fuel redistribution and regional authorities tighten sales limits.
Glide bomb then infiltrate. This is Russia’s new way of war.
Russia's old tactics involved artillery and tanks. After four years of fighting, it's all about glide bombs and infiltrators.
Ukraine’s secret counteroffensive is more successful than we thought
The Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps has cut across a dangerous Russian salient in the east. All without telling anyone.
Frontline Rolls: Ukrainian soldiers document their lives at the front on film
The 2025 project is now a photobook and traveling exhibition after winning two international photography awards.
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Yes, Ukraine can win the war – ex-minister decodes victory plan
Zelenskyy's plan and Ukraine's victory are completely realistic, says Andriy Zagorodnyuk. But there is a crucial caveat -- the current paradigm must be changed.
Ukrainians rally across dozens of countries to demand Europe use Russia’s frozen billions
The EU backed a €90 billion Ukraine loan with its budget while €210 billion in Russian central bank assets remain immobilized.
A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
Analysis
Is a fifth or well over half of Wildberries gone—or can both counts be right?
Estimates of how much of Wildberries Ukraine has burned run from a fifth of the network to well over half. Which is right depends on what you count. And some of the loudest claims don’t survive a check.
