[Reuters] The bodies of passengers strewn across a bloodied suburban railway platform near Kyiv last month bore grim testament to the escalating air war dominating the conflict in Ukraine.
They were among eight people killed in a barrage of Russian missiles that was mainly focused on industrial facilities in the Brovary district, where the station is located, according to local officials. The attack that hit the railway wasn't carried out by Russia's main Iskander strike missile, Ukrainian investigators said, but by a less accurate weapon originally designed to serve as target practice for air defense crews.
Russia's mass deployment of these repurposed training missiles, or RM48Us, has driven its aerial onslaught to record levels in recent months, official Ukrainian data seen by Reuters shows.
RM48Us made up more than half of the 228 ballistic and hypersonic missiles fired at Ukraine in July and early August, according to the figures compiled by military analysts at the General Prosecutor's Office.
The scale of the RM48U deployment, which hasn't been previously reported, helps show how Russia has been able to expand its attacks over the summer without running down its stocks of Iskanders and other primary strike missiles.
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[Korrespondent] 22.40 The order has confirmed the new rules for the work of the terminal and train stations due to the level of the current threat. In case of any danger of pulling, you have to go for the layout, boarding and disembarking of passengers takes place. Over the course of the day, passenger boarding and draft control are slowed down, and people are threatening to move to the shelter.
Depending on the situation at the Ukrzaliznytsya station, it is possible to quickly demarcate the cargo and segregate the cargo warehouse and passengers in order to eliminate the crowding of people.
In every region, it is possible to adapt the schedules of public transport to the point of disruption and speed up the installation of mobile devices.
22.26 Vibukh of the Stryisky district TCC and joint venture near the Mykolayiv town in the Lviv region qualified as a terrorist act. Vibukh arrived at the Striysky district TCC at about 16:30. A vibrating device was unexpectedly thrown from a vehicle that had passed through a military project.
Having inherited a wound from a military serviceman, the doctors gave him the necessary assistance on the spot.
Law enforcement officers identified two men who were considered guilty of crime. Both figures have already been covered.
21.36 President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Rozmov and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, apparently, and discussed the problem of financing Ukrainian defense.
20.57 Major General Viktor Nikolyuk deposes the commander of the Operational Command of Skhid. Under his command, military commanders were convicts at Slovyansky, Kramatorsk, Kostyantynivsky, Ocheretinsky and Pokrovsky directly.
There are no doubts that at the hour of the war the command decided to stop the offensive of the Russian troops on Oleksandrivskoe directly. Also, after his words, with strong sound, he managed to block the enemy at Kostiantynivtsi.
“On the Slovyansky and Kramatorsk direct routes, we were able to create a strong defense in depth from the reinforcement of sub-units, in order to reduce positions on the front line and create a mind for further depletion “infiltrated enemy,” indicating vin.
The major general did not inform who he would become as an attacker on the planting and continued his service himself.
20.36 Near the Buchansky district of the Kiev region, as a result of the evening attack by enemy drones, a child was injured - a girl of 2019. She was diagnosed with acubarotrauma.
The area has damaged several facilities - three private houses and a transport station.
20.13 Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk warned that Russia could carry out drone strikes and “hybrid-type” missiles on countries that support Ukraine. Bloomberg reports about this.
“There is a real risk that drones or other types of missiles could fly into the territory of one or several NATO countries on a similar flank and cause a collapse,” said the Polish Prime Minister
Tusk added that in such a situation, Russia could declare a “surge”, or else the species would disappear from the side of NATO.
19.54 A Russian FPV drone received a Swedish assistance vehicle near Zaporizhzhia. Two doctors were injured - a paramedic and a driver.
19.36 The fifth ministerial meeting of the G7+ Coordination Group on the energy supply of Ukraine was held near Paris. The partners rejected information about Russia’s plans prior to the attacks on energy infrastructure carried out by Ukrainian intelligence.
Energy Minister Denis Shmigal also voiced direct action to protect the Russian Federation. Zokrema, Ukraine will strengthen the PPO and will require support from the allies, Zokrema, missiles to the PPO. It is also important to strengthen the engineering protection of energy objects.
According to Shmigal, it is planned to renovate and restore over 10 GW of capacity.
Since then, the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine has received over 218 million euros. Another 307 million euros of support were released. Soon you will be deprived of meaning. Before the end of the day, it is necessary to obtain at least 400 million euros.
19.19 Approximately 25 thousand citizens of Southern Korea work in Russian drone enterprises, such as the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan. Bloomberg wrote about this in response to communications from the United States and other countries.
It turns out that in 2025, the Koreans earned over 800 million dollars for the DPRK regime, which Russia pays to drone manufacturers. This money from Southern Korea can be used to finance ballistic and nuclear programs.
People of the DPRK will be transported to Russia under the guise of students with student visas in order to circumvent sanctions.
At production sites in Russia, Koreans are paid an average of 7,500 dollars per river. In this case, the majority of these pennies are taken from them by the authorities, and in some cases even more are earned.
Such salaries are five times higher than those of the DPRK citizens who were working in China. By the end of 2025, between 25 and 70 thousand native Koreans were working in China, and 15-30 thousand were working in Russia.
18.41 At Mykolayiv in Lviv region, at the entrance to the Stryisky district territorial center, staffing and social support became a vibration of an unknown device, which, according to previous information, was thrown unidentified persons from the street.
As a result of the injury, I lost the military service of the 2nd branch of the Stryisky RTCC and joint venture. He was hospitalized, the wounded man’s body was of average importance.
17.59 Near the Kosmichny district of Zaporizhzhya, a Russian FPV drone attacked a passenger bus, injuring five people. All are hospitalized. One of the victims is at an important place.
A drone hit a bus near the bus stop.
17.52 President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the successful testing of the Ukrainian fighter against the jet fighters. According to him, just before the test, one of the Russian drones was shot down.
“It is important that there is another positive result of testing the overkill against the reactive “shaheeds”: there was a battle. Same for all the specialists and our soldiers. We will scale it up,” Zelensky wrote after the testimony of the head commander of the ZSU, Mykhailo Drapaty.
The President also announced that Ukraine is preparing new active and far-reaching operations.
17.35 Near the Svyatoshinsky district of Kiev, the sights of the Russian drone fell to almost one school.
First, without burning or suffering.
17.24 US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whittaker stated that stopping the house-keeping about the fire can help Ukraine and Russia move closer to a broader peaceful regulation. Whittaker appreciates that the negotiation process can be carried out step by step - through homeownership and striking at certain categories of objects. Zokrema, we are talking about energy infrastructure, healthcare and other civil facilities. According to the American diplomat, domestic relations in several areas could create the basis for further widespread regulation.
16.17 In the Ternopil region, all members of the medicinal commission suspect the illegal registration of as many as 1000 replacements for the line.
Over the course of 2024-2026, doctors drew up reports, until they introduced untrue information about the health status of relatives of patients with military diseases and the need for constant third-party observation. These documents were also used to remove the line from mobilization.
The scheme was organized by the head of the medical advisory committee of the district hospital. She hired three other members of the committee and two intermediaries who encouraged “clients” among acquaintances.
Documentation costs ranged from 6,000 to 12,000 dollars. Over the course of three years, nearly 1,000 LKK reports were published about the needs of relatives of military-related illnesses from a constant outsider's perspective.
16.15 President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with President of Finland Alexander Stubb and discussed a new package of support for Ukraine.
“We discussed the support package that Finland was preparing. It’s a very strong package,” Zelensky said.
16.09 The order has expanded the official program for insuring military risks for business and withholding compensation. Sergey Koretsky told about this.
So, before the transfer of the territory of the advanced rizik, Kiev was included in that region.
The lane has also been expanded, and compensation may be deducted for any damage or depletion of any business. Zokrema, they added a bedroom, transport for transporting and saving, agricultural equipment, accessories and accessories.
The maximum compensation of insurance premium for one enterprise was increased from 3 to 5 million UAH per river. The mechanism was also expanded on the rental basis and the benefits were extended to insurance contracts.
15.48 At the beginning of a large-scale invasion, the Ukrainian Defense Forces lost over 150 thousand vehicles and tank trucks from the Russian military. The General Staff noted that the shortage of automotive equipment is directly affecting the military logistics of the Russian Federation. Let's talk about vantazhivki and fuel tankers, which are used for transporting ammunition, fire and other safety equipment.
15.24 At the beginning of the 17th spring, Ukrzaliznytsia slowed down the flow of passenger trains 111 times due to drone security. In addition, the flights will be trimmed. Zokrema, two flights - Odessa - Kharkiv and Dnipro - Odessa - go directly with a reserve route, which will add about six years to an hour in advance.
14.59 Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk stated that on the 17th of April, a Russian attack drone fell near the Polish-Ukrainian cordon near the Volyn region. The drone crashed near the Dorogusk checkpoint. He assumed that the Russian Federation could attack the gas station.
Riverman of the Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Poland, Lieutenant Colonel Jacek Gorishevsky, informed that the drone, most likely, fell or was shot down approximately several kilometers from the Polish-Ukrainian cordon, in the Ukrainian territories. In his words, there was a story about a jet drone that was quickly approaching the Polish cordon. The Polish military is reviewing surveillance system records to establish the exact situation.
13.39 The Kremlin is keeping an eye on the passage of the American bill on “pecker sanctions” against Russia. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitro Peskov stated this and reported it to RoZMI.
In his words, the praise of the document and the implementation of additional sanctions by the United States, in words, lays down the goal of a peaceful regulation of the war.
“We are, of course, closely following the passage of this document. It is necessary to prevent unfriendly actions, and, therefore, the introduction of any additional sanctions from the side of the United States, which will definitely complicate our efforts in order to seek peaceful regulation in Ukraine,” he said Peskov.
13.16 On Thursday, the 17th of April, the bodies of 252 dead legacies of the former repatriation visits returned to Ukraine. The Russian side declares that the stink lies with the citizens of Ukraine, except for the military services. As soon as the Coordination Headquarters was informed about the need for military personnel, repatriation became possible for the entire work of the Coordination Headquarters, the Joint Center under the SBU, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Office Ombudsman and other structures for the security sector and defense. The Coordination Headquarters was punished for disobeying the International Committee of the Red Cross.
13.00 As a result of the Russian attack on Kiev, 20 people were injured on the evening of the 17th. Five of them are visiting hospital hospitals. Vitaliy Klitschko informed about the measures taken by the capital.
11.49 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published data on 20 units of foreign technological equipment that are used for the production of attack UAVs Geranium of various modifications, especially economic zone of Alabuga in Russia. Before the transfer, turning, milling and drilling machines, machining centers, industrial robots, automatic component installers, soldering robots and other equipment from China, Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Iran.
11.23 President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ attack on the Yaroslavl oil refinery plant and military airfield in Rostov on the night of 17 April. In his words, the attack on the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery was carried out within the framework of a full-scale operation of the SBU, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Foreign Intelligence Service.
Okremo Zelensky reported on the results of the work at the military airfield in Rostov. He stated that it was confirmed that there was an An-12 aircraft, two An-26s and three helicopters.
The President also noted that Ukrainian forces are preparing the results of the work in the Black Sea. In his words, Ukraine will continue to respond to Russian aggression.
11.00 The SBU detained a 17-river town resident near the Dnieper, who suspected that she had passed on information about the dismantling of the Ukrainian military to the Russian special services. Based on the investigation data, she collected information to prepare new missile and drone strikes on the site. For the materials, inquire, the girl is small to reveal the coordinates of the ZSU and National Guard units. She walked around the streets of the Dnieper, photographed locations that were associated with the Ukrainian military, and transferred the collected data to the curator from the Russian Federation via messenger.
9.46 Russian troops attacked the Odessa-Dnieper line at night before the collapse. After the blow of the aircraft burned, passengers were forced to evacuate from the unsafe plot. According to the latest information, the attack took place just before the hour of the night flight. After the blow, the business became busy. Please clarify information about possible victims. As a result of the attack, vulnerable infrastructure could be damaged. The workers are working on eliminating the legacy and organizing the safe operation of trains.
9.20 At the end of the 17th spring, Russian troops attacked Kiev with missiles and drones. 16 people were injured, among them a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy. As reported by the National Police and the KMDA, violence was recorded in the Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi and Solomyansky districts of the capital. Most of the victims were residents of the damaged 16-surface near the Dnieper region. Also, the legacy of the attack was damaged by the warehouse. In addition, Russian troops attacked Kievvodokanal facilities.
6.29 A series of vibukhs mooned in the Russian city of Rostov on the night of the 17th spring. A massive fire broke out in the area. This is reported by the monitoring Telegram channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+, which also included relevant photos and videos.
Respect! In some videos you can almost see a Russian obscene reaction to vibrations, 18+
5.57 Russian military villains fired missiles at Kiev. There is a damaged office in the area and booths in two areas. Nina already knows about at least 12 injured people, among them two children. The capital's mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, as well as the Kiev Municipal Military Administration (KMVA), reported this.
3.59 The Kiev City Council reported about several victims. Among them is a 10-year-old girl. Everyone receives the necessary medical care. The procedure is reported to the KMVA.
2.59 Russian tricks fell in several locations in the Dnieper district of Kiev. Kiev mayor Vitaliy Klitschko wrote about this on Telegram, relying on the latest information.
2.27 A series of vibrations occurred in Kiev on the night before the 17th spring. Vlaskor Korrespondent.net reports this.
At 2.27 a.m. there were at least 10 moons shining in the area.
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[NewsFront] 21:23 The head of the Starodub district and three employees of the agricultural enterprisewoundedduring a UAV attack on the Bryansk region. 20:22 During the day, from 08:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 292 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Caspian and Black Seas.
19:50 One person died. Eight people, including a teenager, were wounded in an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Belgorod region.
19:29 Russian Armed Forces continued to carry out drone strikes on Ukrainian ports and sea vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
A bulk carrier carrying military cargo was damaged in the port of Chornomorsk in the Odesa region. Another bulk carrier was damaged during transit. According to the department, it was delivering military equipment to the port of Izmail for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
19:10 Near the Russian border in the Prudyanka area of the Khar'kov region there was revealed and the launch site and control center of the Ukrainian UAV crew were destroyed. 18:
17:52 Drone operators of the "Southern" group of forces destroyed an ATV with Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Slavyansk area.
17:49 Russian small combat groups are already broke through in the city of Dobropillya, which is under attack from Russian aircraft and UAVs, the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are seriously complicated, and the city itself is gradually turning into a "gray zone," stated Ukrainian military correspondent Marian Kushnir.
16:54 Russian Aerospace Forces crews inflicted an airstrike on enemy personnel concentrations near the village of Serdobino in the Khar'kov region.
14:55 FPV drone operators of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr Group of Forces continue to operate confidently in the Kakhovka direction, despite the enemy's active use of electronic warfare equipment.
During one sortie, our soldiers discovered a camouflaged 155mm M-777 howitzer on the right bank, firing at our positions. A precise strike disabled the gun.
On the same day, the next flight destroyed an SUV carrying Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
14:27 Snipers of the Center destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces drones covered artillery positions in the Dobropillya direction.
13:45 As a result of an enemy UAV attack on the village of Oktyabrskoye in the Tokmak municipal district died Chairperson of the precinct election commission, Elena Viktorovna Astanina.
Olena Viktorovna has worked in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast electoral commission system since 2022, following the referendum. A mother, wife, and patriot, she has worked for the benefit of her native region from the very beginning.
13:21 Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to strike at the territory of the LPR.
Thanks to the coordinated actions of air defense units and mobile fire teams, over 60 aerial targets were destroyed in 24 hours. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Some UAVs succeeded in carrying out strikes. The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked private homes, cars, public utilities, and civilian infrastructure in Luhansk, Rubizhne, Bryanka, Severodonetsk, as well as in the Troitsky, Slavyanoserbsky, Sverdlovsky, Belokurakinsky, Novopskovsky, Svatovsky, and Krasnodonsky municipal districts.
12:53 Calculation of the 79th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the West group destroyed US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in the Khar'kov direction.
12:12 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of September 17, 2026
Units of the North military group in the Khar'kov region continue to tighten the encirclement and expand the external control zone.
Enemy forces were defeated near the villages of Khripuny and Buzovo in the Khar'kov region. All attempts by Ukrainian Armed Forces units to break out of the encirclement were thwarted.
Over the course of 24 hours, Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 40 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and a self-propelled artillery unit in the encirclement.
Since the beginning of the month, more than 650 militants, 16 combat armored vehicles, nine cars, 13 ATVs, and 25 ground robotic systems have been destroyed in the encirclement.
During the expansion of the external control zone, enemy groups that attempted to break through to reinforcements in the areas of the settlements of Prikolotnoye and Novooleksandrivka in the Khar'kov region were destroyed.
Also in the Khar'kov region, fire damage was inflicted on the manpower and equipment of the heavy mechanized, motorized infantry, mechanized brigades and assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Zolochiv, Dementiivka, Revolyutsionnoye, Grachevka, Bratenitsa and Liptsy in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, concentrations of manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Grunovka, Kucherovka, Boyaro-Lezhachi and Khoten in the Sumy region.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost up to 220 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, five cars, an artillery piece, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Nizhne Solenoe, Chervony Oskol, Izyum, Putnikovo, and Nechvolodovka in the Khar'kov region, and Krymki, Raigorodok, and Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 200 troops, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, seven vehicles, a field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Krasny Molochar, Druzhkovka, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, Nikolaevka, and Kondratovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 170 servicemen, a US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle and 14 vehicles.
Units of the Center Forces Group have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a Ukrainian assault regiment, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Lidino, Andreevka, Belozerskoye, Dobropolye, Novovodanoye, Gulevo, Novogrigorovka, and Sergeyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 400 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and 12 vehicles.
Units of the "East" group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, an assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the populated areas of Velykomykhaylovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Novovolodymyrivka, Tavriyskoye, Obshcheye, Vasilkove, Omelnik, Samoylovka, Svetlaya Dolina and Barvinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 240 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and 11 vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr Forces Group have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of two mechanized brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Yulievka, Orekhov, and Grigorovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 30 military personnel, nine vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
11:26 Units of the North group of forces took the village of Malaya Vovchya in the Khar'kov region under control, and fighters from the Vostok military group released the village of Rozovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
10:35 Russian aviation inflicted strikes with FAB-500 aerial bombs on temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- Four bombs destroyed the deployment point of the enemy’s 4th border detachment in Fedorovka, Khar'kov region.
- Five aerial bombs struck the location of servicemen of the 100th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Druzhkovka in the DPR.
10:12 FPV drone operators of the 49th Army "Dnepr" hit M-777 howitzer and a vehicle with Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Kherson direction
9:18 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 13 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 11 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were targeted: Nova Mayachka, Kakhovka, and Kozachi Lagerya.
8:54 During the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 641 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kostroma, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov, Caspian and Black Seas.
8:10 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as a result of a massive strike with high-precision weapons of land, sea and air based, unmanned aerial vehicles struck enterprises of the metallurgical and radio-electronic industries, the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, energy and transport infrastructure facilities in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and the Odessa region, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:00 Destroyed Six UAVs were flying toward Moscow. Emergency services are working at the site of the crash.
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[Regnum] The UN Secretariat's failure to respond to Russia's inquiries regarding the events in Bucha proves that the events in that city were a provocation by the Kyiv regime. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on September 17.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova
According to a Russian diplomat, UN Secretary-General António Guterres claims an investigation into the events in Bucha has been conducted. The investigation allegedly yields information, but it is confidential, so its contents are not being disclosed.
"This was just one of the reasons to believe that this whole story was nothing more than a bloody provocation. It was, I would say, another factor that convinced us that this wasn't just a provocation by the Kyiv regime, but a global information campaign," Zakharova said at a press conference held to mark the presentation of the International Public Tribunal's report on the crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
According to her, the Kiev regime is presenting liquidated militants from nationalist battalions as civilians killed in Bucha.
Following the withdrawal of Russian forces from the town of Bucha in the Kyiv region in March 2022, Ukrainian and Western media outlets published photos and videos showing people in civilian clothing. This was followed by accusations of mass murder of the population of Bucha against Russian forces.
The Russian Ministry of Defense officially denied the allegations of killing civilians in Bucha, calling them a staged provocation by the Kyiv regime and Western media.
Russia submitted an official request to the UN. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sent Guterres requests for lists of the dead in Bucha. These requests remained unanswered. The Prosecutor General's Office and the Investigative Committee of Russia submitted an official request to the UN Secretariat for cooperation in the criminal case related to the events in Bucha. These requests also remained unanswered.
Ukraine is presenting the dead civilians in Bucha as killed Nationalist Battalion militants. This statement was made by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on September 17.
"This is absolutely a fabrication, but now we have irrefutable facts—specific ones that lay it out in detail. What are we talking about? They presented Ukrainian servicemen as civilians, primarily, as we understand it, extremists from the terrorist Azov Nationalist Battalion (a terrorist organization banned in Russia)," the diplomat explained at a TASS press conference dedicated to the presentation of the report of the International Public Tribunal for Crimes of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis, which exposes the falsification of the events in Bucha.
She emphasized that Russia immediately declared in 2022 that the events in Bucha were a provocation and disinformation. The Foreign Ministry representative also recalled that, following the falsification, the town became a "place of pilgrimage" for Western leaders, heads of international organizations, and foreign journalists.
Zakharova clarified that UN Secretary-General António Guterres has not provided a list of those killed in Bucha, despite numerous requests from the Russian side.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] Today, the next monthly exchange of bodies of fallen soldiers took place.
252 bodies were handed over to Ukraine, 23 were returned to Russia. Over the entire period of exchanges, a total of 26,491 bodies were handed over to Ukraine, and 3,561 to Russia.
The ratio of the number of bodies transferred for all exchanges is 7.44 to 1, and since the beginning of 2026 - 19 to 1.
Summary of the exchange of bodies of the dead between Russia and Ukraine for September 17, 2026.
It is worth noting that the enemy has been constantly broadcasting in its propaganda in recent months that it is advancing there, recapturing tens and even hundreds of kilometers, but the ratio of losses during exchanges still does not change.
Accordingly, the exchanges show that the majority of "Ukrainian Armed Forces offensives" exist primarily in virtual space, while the exchanges of the dead indicate that the same dynamics of losses are maintained.
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[Regnum] Russian Urals crude oil rose to a record $121 per barrel, according to trading data from September 17.
Russian oil reached $121 per barrel around 12:22 PM Moscow time, up 10.72% from its morning price.
"The world knows that Russia is one of the few remaining reliable partners," RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev commented on the news on social media.
The escalation in the Middle East has caused oil prices to rise globally. On September 10, the price of Brent crude futures for November delivery exceeded $102 per barrel for the first time since May 22, 2026. Earlier, oil and gas prices had risen sharply in several countries after Iran blocked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz in response to the large-scale military operation launched by the US and Israel on February 28.
Analysts at the American investment bank Goldman Sachs recently warned of a possible spike in oil prices to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East escalate. According to Daan Struyven, co-head of global commodities research, recent events point to significant risks of disruption to shipping.
A new escalation in the Middle East began after the US resumed military operations against Iran on July 10. Four days later, Washington announced a complete naval blockade of Iranian ports and carried out several series of strikes against Iranian targets. In response to the US actions, Iranian forces again began attacking American bases in the region.
At the same time, analysts attribute the rise in oil prices to both tensions in the Middle East and the risk of supply disruptions due to attacks on energy infrastructure and logistics in the Black Sea region.
[FOX] Russian tactics designed to disrupt European nations forced neighboring Finland to fundamentally rethink its border security, culminating in the recent completion of a new border fence along its eastern frontier.
Finland constructed roughly 124 miles of fencing along its border with Russia, a secondary security measure intended to stem the flow of unauthorized Russian migrants, Petri Hakkarainen, political director for the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, told Fox News Digital.
"We have in the past witnessed Russia's attempts … to instrumentalize migrants at the Finnish border," Hakkarainen said. "Basically pushing migrants towards our borders, forcing us then to take them on."
A sudden influx forces the Finnish government to process large volumes of asylum claims, which could destabilize society if carried out on a massive scale, he explained.
In response, Finland closed its entire land border with Russia in 2023. Moscow swiftly filed a formal complaint, condemning the closure as "Russophobic."
The Kremlin expressed "deep regret" over the move, claiming it replaced decades of "pragmatic, mutually respectful relations" with an anti-Russian political stance.
Finland shares an 833-mile border with Russia, the longest of any European Union or NATO member state. The completed border fence supplements the border closures.
As Russia remains locked in a war of attrition in Ukraine, Western officials have accused Moscow of launching widespread destabilization campaigns, ranging from disinformation to state-sponsored economic coercion intended to erode public trust across Europe.
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