Kyiv Post

War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on September 9, 2026.

17m ago

Five people were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Kryvyi Rih. Two were hospitalized, including a 42-year-old man in serious condition.

46m ago

A Russian drone incursion delayed Zelensky’s departure from Moldova, highlighting the security risks surrounding his extensive wartime travel and the sharp contrast with Putin’s much more limited fore…

2h ago

A Russian drone struck Sumy’s Manufaktura shopping center, killing a 21-year-old man and woman and injuring at least 20 people, including three teenagers.

4h ago

Kim Jong Un praised troops serving in “overseas military operations” during North Korea’s founding anniversary, publicly normalizing a deployment that has sent an estimated 14,000 to 15,000 soldiers t…

5h ago

PACE lawmakers have backed a proposal to use frozen Russian Central Bank assets to fund potentially billions in compensation for Ukraine under Strasbourg Court rulings.

6h ago

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to involve Italy and Poland in future peace initiatives, alongside France and Germany.…

8h ago

Norwegian Prime Minister Gahr Støre told the state media channel NRK that the aircraft carrying President Zelensky was almost hit by a drone during take-off in Moldova en-route to the funeral of the l…

9h ago

Russia signed a framework agreement to cooperate on creating a strategic oil reserve in Vietnam during President Tô Lâm’s visit to Moscow on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The countries also adopted a 50-point p…

9h ago

As Russian President Vladimir Putin hardens his demands in peace negotiations, sources say CIA Director John Ratcliffe is being prepared for a larger role in US led talks with Russia and Ukraine. The…

10h ago

Former CIA Chief of Station Sean Wiswesser says NATO’s deterrence is too weak and warns that the Baltic states could be Russia’s next target.

11h ago

A Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed a 67-year-old woman and injured 16 people on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The city was under an air-raid alert for more than six hours as drones struck residential areas a…

11h ago

President Volodymyr Zelensky and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met defense industry leaders in Oslo to advance the FREYJA anti-ballistic program on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The meeting comes as…

13h ago

Increasing numbers of Russians who have been summoned to military enlistment offices supposedly to verify and update their registration details have found orders inserted into their military ID cards…

13h ago

WOG fuel network owners are preparing to sell Bizbank, considering the commercial lender a secondary asset. FinTech company Activitis has emerged as the potential buyer. While antimonopoly clearance i…

13h ago

Ukraine reportedly targeted a gas-condensate facility in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets region, traveling nearly 3,200 km (1,988 miles) from Ukrainian territory. Russian officials confirmed a drone attack and…

14h ago

A Russian drone struck a nine-story residential building in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district, causing a fire and killing a woman, city authorities said. One other person was injured in the latest attack, w…

14h ago

Facing battlefield stagnation, Russia has escalated sabotage operations across Europe – explosions, drone incidents, and infrastructure disruptions – aiming to raise the cost of supporting Ukraine and…

15h ago

Weighing 35 tons, Ukraine’s newly unveiled Pegas infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is said to meet Level 6 of NATO’s STANAG 4569 protection standard, with a maximum speed of 70 kilometers per hour (43 m…

15h ago

The Kremlin says Trump, Putin, and Xi could meet at the APEC summit in China in November. Peskov also said Moscow expects trilateral Ukraine talks to resume soon and remains engaged in prisoner-exchan…

15h ago

A Russian jet-powered Shahed penetrated at least 50 km into Romanian airspace on Sept. 8 and evaded two scrambled F-18s. It returned to Moldova and crashed as NATO conducted an unusually large Black S…

15h ago

Anti-drone nets have appeared over roads leading toward Chornobyl as Ukraine strengthens approaches near the Belarusian border. The barriers are designed to protect vehicles and pedestrians from FPV d…

15h ago

Russia’s Yakutia has unveiled a new monument dedicated to two soldiers who died fighting in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with one having served in the 155th Marine Brigade accused of murdering civili…

16h ago

Russian strikes on warehouses, logistics hubs, and energy infrastructure are no longer just an inflation risk for Ukraine – they are showing up in the data, NBU Deputy Governor Volodymyr Lepushynskyi…

16h ago

A KIIS survey found that 71% of Ukrainians living in government-controlled territory consider themselves happy, up from 58% in December 2024. Sixteen percent said they were unhappy.

16h ago

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky to explore ending the war. While Moscow called the discussions constructive, commentators remain divided…

18h ago

A Russian Shahed drone struck a Kharkiv-Izyum passenger train near Iskra on Sept. 9, injuring 7 people and sparking a fire. The attack follows several recent strikes on Ukraine’s passenger trains and…

18h ago

Russia has imposed flight restrictions in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, over 1,800 km (1,118 miles) from Ukraine, due to drone threats. The region is also home to 40% of Russia’s crude production…

18h ago

On the night of Sept. 8-9, Ukrainian drones attacked the port of Novorossiysk and nearby military sites, with Ukraine claiming to have struck the oil terminal and to have destroyed naval vessels, airc…

18h ago

The EU General Court rejected his challenge to the latest extension of restrictions imposed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as his demand for compensation. Abramovich remains subject to an…

18h ago