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Belarus
After appeals from residents of the Kursk region to Russia’s President Putin asking for assistance in evacuation fell on deaf ears, a member of the State Duma wrote to the Red Cross for help.
Sep. 16
War in Ukraine
Ukraine's army caught Russian troops off guard when it attacked the region of Kursk on August 6, advancing for miles into Russian territory and seizing dozens of towns and villages.
Sep. 16
White House
Almost $6 billion in US military aid for Ukraine is at risk as there is a Sept. 30 deadline on the current Pentagon authorization to send stockpiled weapons to Kyiv.
Sep. 16
War in Ukraine
Russia’s assault in the Kursk region, including 14 military vehicles, was repelled by Ukrainian forces, who reportedly inflicted heavy losses on the Russian troops.
Sep. 15
War in Ukraine
The Russians have launched counteroffensive actions, and it's unfolding as part of our Ukrainian plan, Zelensky said during a news conference in Kyiv alongside Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda.
Sep. 13
Russia
Surprised by the Kursk incursion last month, Russia's top brass rarely mention it in public. Filling this gap is Alaudinov, apparently speaking from the combat zone.
Sep. 12
Drones
Konotop Mayor Artem Seminikhin described the power supply situation as critical, noting significant damage to the energy infrastructure.
Sep. 12
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russian milbloggers citing Russia’s General Staff reported that Moscow had launched a large-scale counteroffensive against Ukrainian held territory on Tuesday Sept. 10.
Sep. 11
Putin
The Secretary of Russia’s Security Council said negotiations with Kyiv are impossible while Ukrainian forces are in the Kursk region because of a “nuclear terror” threat to the Kursk NPP.
Sep. 10
Drones
Drone video published by the Ukrainian military showed at least three direct hits by heavy weapons loaded with cluster munitions. Probably it was HIMARS.
Sep. 9
Kherson
Cadets are being deployed to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia sectors because of troop shortages due to death and redeployment to the Kursk region defense and Pokrovsk offensive, partisans say.
Sep. 9
Russia
On September 8, elections are held in the shelling-prone Kursk, Bryansk, annexed Crimea, Sevastopol, and nearby Volgograd, Lipetsk, and Tula regions.
Sep. 8
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region was impressive, but it can never be more than a sideshow, while the main “play” requires urgent attention.
Sep. 7
War in Ukraine
Has Ukraine’s counter-invasion of Russia been a success? Kyiv Post’s Jeremy Dirac fills you in on some of the things to know about Ukraine’s now one-month counter-invasion of Russia.
Sep. 6
Zelensky
According to Zelensky, Russia was preparing a new offensive on Sumy, but Ukraine “turned the situation around” and is now “pushing the war into Russian territory through a counteroffensive.”
Sep. 6