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[Regnum] This fall, bears are increasingly frequenting villages, roads, schools, kindergartens, and tourist routes. In some regions, the predators have already forced changes to everyday life—closing forests, canceling outdoor celebrations, restricting outdoor walks, and stationing hunters near schools.
And sometimes an encounter with a bear ends in death.
In recent weeks alone, several regions have reported bear attacks and fatalities. In Buryatia, a bear fatally injured a 56-year-old man, and a few days later, another person died after a suspected attack. In Kamchatka, a bear attacked hunters, and in Ust-Kamchatsk, it entered a protected area and killed a guard.
In the Tomsk region, two people died while searching for a missing cow in the forest. People in the Angara region were also attacked, and seven people died as a result of predators in the Krasnoyarsk region.
Authorities are responding to these developments with increasingly stringent restrictions. In the Slyudyansky District of the Irkutsk Region, due to encounters with bears, school assemblies and festive events on September 1 had to be moved indoors. Outdoor activities are prohibited from 9:00 PM to 7:00 AM, and large outdoor events have been canceled.
A state of high alert has been declared in Kamchatka. Hunters are on duty near schools in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. In the Ust-Kamchatsky District, teenagers under 18 are prohibited from being outside at night without an adult.
Following the death of a tourist in Altai, access to Yailu was restricted, and routes through the Altai Biosphere Reserve were closed until the end of the tourist season. In Krasnoyarsk Krai, hunters were given additional incentives. Since September 11, they have been receiving 36,500 rubles for each legally killed bear in hunting grounds.
As a result, people are increasingly forced to change their lifestyles to avoid encounters with bears. Regnum News Agency investigated how Russian regions are trying to bring bears back to the forest.
KRASNOYARSK KRAI: SEVEN DEAD, HUNDREDS OF BEARS, AND A CRIMINAL CASE
In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the bear situation has escalated to criminal prosecution. Following the deaths of six people in bear attacks, the Investigative Committee has launched an investigation into the regional Ministry of Natural Resources under the charge of negligence resulting in the deaths of two or more people.
According to investigators, the regional ministry is responsible for animal census, population management, and responding to threats to human life. Since the beginning of the year, residents of the region have received over a thousand reports of bears near populated areas, with over 120 such reports in September alone. The animals have been spotted not only in the region's districts but also in Krasnoyarsk, Zheleznogorsk, and Zelenogorsk.
Seven people died in September. Among them were two women who had gone mushroom picking near Podtesovo, a shift worker in the Motyginsky District, a pensioner in the Ermakovsky District, and a logging equipment guard near the village of Potapovo, who was attacked on the night of September 23. On September 25, in the village of Voznesenka in Krasnoyarsk Krai, a woman was mauled by a bear. She left her home and saw the bear attempting to enter a cattle pen. The bear immediately attacked the woman, and she died before paramedics arrived.
Meanwhile, the bears have ventured far beyond the taiga. In Krasnoyarsk itself, three animals were shot within a week. One was seen near the toboggan run in Bobrovy Log, another in the Stolby area. Due to the predators' activity, visitor restrictions were imposed in natural areas, and the Ergaki Nature Park closed tourist routes entirely.
According to official monitoring, the brown bear population in the region is approximately 26,600 individuals. However, Dmitry Belenyuk, a game warden and lecturer at Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University, estimates it to be higher—over 30,000. He claims that over the past 10–20 years, the population has grown from approximately 10,000 animals.
"It was the same last year, the same the year before. It's like a snowball: bigger and bigger and bigger," says Beleniuk.
The expert attributes this primarily to the increasing population of bears and reduced hunting pressure. He believes the bear population has become so numerous that their traditional habitat is no longer sufficient.
The reason for these encounters with humans remains a matter of debate. Belenyuk believes it's a mistake to attribute the situation solely to a lack of natural food. He points out that bears photographed near villages often appear well-fed.
"Look at the videos of the hunts: they're young animals, and even there you can see they're not skinny little creatures with their ribs sticking out, but well-fed beasts. We had two permits closed in our hunting grounds last week—hunters shot two bears. I can tell you: the amount of fat was like it was late November," the game warden says.
In his opinion, the problem must be addressed primarily through population control. Beleniuk believes that current measures have come too late.
The regional Ministry of Natural Resources disagrees with this explanation. Nikolai Maltsev, head of the State Hunting Inspection Department, says the official population has remained between 25,000 and 32,000 for the past ten years, with the 2026 figure set at 26,600.
He believes the main reason for the current declines is a poor forage harvest. According to him, this has affected the southern and central parts of Krasnoyarsk Krai, as well as neighboring regions of Siberia.
At the same time, Maltsev acknowledges the scale of what is happening.
"I'm not afraid to say it, but what's happening can be called a natural disaster. It directly affects people's safety," he says.
According to him, game managers and hunters have been working in an enhanced mode for the second month now.
"People haven't slept for two months now, trying to deal with the consequences of something that couldn't have been predicted," says Maltsev.
In the wake of the deadly attacks, the region has sharply increased population control. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, by September 23, 176 orders had been issued authorizing the harvest of 1,135 bears. By that time, 631 animals had actually been harvested.
In the Yenisei District alone, 16 orders are in effect for the harvest of 179 bears, of which 102 have already been harvested.
At the same time, authorities are trying to attract ordinary hunters to this work. Since September 11, the region has been offering a 36,500 ruble bonus
…US $433.34…
for each brown bear legally killed with a permit in hunting grounds. This bonus is not available for shootings in populated areas or for taking bears in federally protected areas.
However, the problem is not only the size of the reward.
Over the past ten years, the established bear harvest quota in the region has been exceeded by an average of only about 15%. In the 2025/26 season, hunters were allowed to harvest 4,616 animals, but by early September, only 244 had been harvested.
"There's been a long-standing shortage of hunters willing to hunt bears in the region," explains Nikolai Maltsev.
According to him, the hunting community is aging, and bear hunting itself is becoming less popular.
Another issue concerns the federal permitting procedure. As of September 1, 2025, a bear harvest permit is valid for 30 days.
For bear hunting, this period is often insufficient: the animal must be found, tracked down, and harvested in a specific hunting area.
Maltsev says the regions have already proposed changes to the procedure. At the federal level, discussions are underway on extending the permit validity period and simplifying the issuance process.
Meanwhile, the Krasnoyarsk Territory is attempting to address the problem in several ways: tightening population controls, paying hunters for the animals they kill, strengthening hunting supervision, and restricting public access to the most dangerous areas.
ALTAI KRAI: BEARS ARE MOVING TOWARDS VILLAGES
In Altai, the bear situation truly worsened at the end of summer. The predators were spotted near highways and populated areas, entering agricultural fields, destroying apiaries, and attacking livestock.
In the last week alone, the Altai Krai Ministry of Natural Resources received approximately 40 reports from residents about bears near or directly within populated areas.
According to Maxim Katernyuk, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the region, this includes the migration of animals from the neighboring Altai Republic – large groups are moving to the Soltonsky, Yeltsovsky, and Krasnogorsky districts.
The geography was truly impressive. In late August, tracks of an adult bear were found approximately 500 meters from the village of Novopovalikha in the Pervomaysky District. The animal had wandered into a sunflower field. The bear was also filmed on the Barnaul-Kemerovo highway near the border with the Kemerovo Region, in the Soltonsky District, and near the village of Shatunovo.
But experts explain what is happening not by an invasion in the usual sense of the word, but primarily by a lack of food.
According to Maksym Katernyuk, this year has been particularly challenging for bears: there was virtually no rain this summer, the food supply has dwindled, and mushrooms and berries are scarce. Meanwhile, three years ago, the region experienced a good pine nut harvest, which led to an increase in the bear population by approximately 8% and more litters. Now, the increased population has to be fed during the lean season.
"They're not looking for food because life is good," explains a representative of the regional Ministry of Natural Resources.
Gamekeeper Alexander Mazanko from the Baevsky District also attributes the bear outbreaks to a food shortage. However, there are virtually no bears in his district: the area is unsuitable for their permanent habitation. Therefore, he says, it's impossible to describe the entire Altai Krai as equally problematic.
According to Mazanko, there are enough specialists to monitor the situation in their region: small hunting farms operate independently, and game managers and rangers are constantly on site.
A representative of the "Altai Hunting" company offers a similar assessment. In his area, he says, the current season, on the contrary, doesn't seem unusual.
"We don't have any problems with bears. There were always plenty of them, but now there are even fewer. We had a bad winter—there are fewer tracks, we see them less often than last year."
He said there had been no attacks on people in his area. He believes that some media reports about bear "invasions" may create the impression that the problem is the same throughout the region.
He also notes a shortage of natural food: there are fewer nuts and berries. Where other food—roots, gophers, and small animals—is plentiful, the animals don't come to people.
The exception, according to him, is certain areas of the Charyshsky district, in particular the Kumir River valley:
"The food supply there is worse. That's why they're starting to go to apiaries and villages."
Where meetings are held regularly, the situation is different. Oleg Ilyinov, director of the Medved hunting farm, says he's seen a noticeable increase in the number of requests.
After calling 112, the information is received. Then the usual hunting ground procedure begins:
"They call me 112. I call the hunters, gather people, and we leave. The police are on their way too."
Typically, two or three people are dispatched to the scene. They first try to determine whether a bear is actually nearby and whether it poses a threat.
Ilyinov says that during his time on the job, not every report was confirmed. According to him, out of more than a hundred field trips, the actual presence of a bear was confirmed in only a few cases:
"Sometimes people see tracks somewhere and call to report a bear. But we arrive and it's gone."
Maksym Katernyuk explains the official picture. According to him, bears have indeed been spotted near people more often this year. The reasons include a poor harvest of mushrooms, berries, and pine nuts, the heat, and the lack of rain.
“If everything was fine in the forest with mushrooms, berries, nuts, he would have stayed there peacefully.”
There's another factor, too. Following a good pine nut harvest several years ago, the food supply was plentiful, stimulating reproduction. In the following years, the bear population in the region increased by approximately 8%.
Now there is less food for such a population, and the animals go to where it is easier to find - to fields, to apiaries, to livestock, and sometimes directly to villages.
At the same time, Katernyuk emphasizes that the bear generally avoids humans for now. Danger arises when the animal becomes accustomed to feeding near humans or when humans approach it—for example, trying to photograph bear cubs.
Therefore, in Altai, they are now trying to establish the fastest possible response chain: a call to 911, the dispatch of police, hunters, and gamekeepers, a survey of the area, and only then a decision on further action.
For the bear itself, this may simply result in its return to the taiga. But if the animal begins to regularly visit people and poses a threat, authorities begin to regulate its population.
KAMCHATKA: HUNTERS ARE ON DUTY NEAR SCHOOLS, AND BEARS ARE BEING SEARCHED FOR THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
In Kamchatka, the bear situation escalated in September after several dangerous encounters with people. In Ust-Kamchatsk, a bear entered a protected area, breaking through a fence and defying guard dogs, resulting in the death of a guard. A high alert was declared in the district, and adolescents under 18 were prohibited from being outdoors without an adult between 7:30 PM and 7:30 AM.
In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a state of heightened alert has been in effect since September 9. After a bear appeared near School No. 24, a hunter was posted there, and parents were asked to accompany their children to and from school. In Palana, on September 16, a bear climbed over a fence and found its way onto the school grounds. It was eliminated following a decision by an interagency task force.
The authorities have established a permanent response system. Hunters, gamekeepers, and police are deployed in populated areas. Reports are received through the Emergency Dispatch Service and 112, and dangerous animals are removed as part of population control measures.
Alexander Vakhrin, a game biologist and director of the Zhivaya Voda hunting company, says the changes are being felt directly by those working in the hunting grounds:
"They've been working to remove dangerous animals in the agglomerations of Yelizovo, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and around populated areas in general. And it's noticeable—there are fewer villages and towns around the city."
At the same time, the hunter himself, who recently returned from the mountains, speaks of a large number of animals already outside of populated areas:
"We encountered four or five bears a day. Usually you encounter one or two."
According to him, the problem isn't limited to individual bears that venture into cities. Large numbers of the animals also persist in the wild.
Mikhail Gurkin, deputy chairman of the Kamchatka Regional Society of Hunters and Fishermen, says the current situation doesn't mean a completely new job for gamekeepers.
"Nothing has changed for gamekeepers, because that's their job description. All gamekeepers have a permit to harvest bears as part of population control measures to prevent emergencies involving animals approaching people or economic facilities."
According to him, this system became especially active after 2024. Back then, as far as he remembers, 123 permits for bear population control were issued; in 2025, 87; and in 2026, at the time of our conversation, 65.
At the same time, Gurkin notes that the peak of tension occurred in the summer:
"There was quite a bit of tension in June, July, and August. Now the situation has calmed down. People still come out here and there, but there's no longer any mass exodus."
One of the reasons remains the food supply. In Kamchatka, the salmon run was weak this year, but according to experts, the bears were partially helped by other food sources—rowan berries and dwarf pine nuts.
Vladimir Gordienko, a researcher at the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, points out another factor: bears quickly remember places where they once found easy food:
"One lucky visit is enough. The animal happens to be near a human and finds food in a trash can. It remembers the place, and it then becomes part of its life's journey."
According to him, it is the available organic matter—food scraps, fish scraps, garbage—that most strongly perpetuates such routes:
"There will be no organic matter, the bear will pass by, and we won't even know about it."
Gordienko believes that humans can indeed influence the number of conflicts: first and foremost, it's necessary to prevent animals from accessing food waste.
Vakhrin, however, points to another aspect of the problem: the bear population and the decline in hunting pressure. According to him, the animals used to be more wary of humans:
Gamekeeper Krechmar proposed reinstating the culling of conflict bears.
"The bear was afraid to approach humans, sensing a potential threat. Now, however, that threat is gone."
Kamchatka is using several measures simultaneously: patrolling villages, guarding schools, placing restrictions on children, monitoring litter, and targeted population control. However, experts themselves note that there is no universal way to keep bears away from people—much depends on the prey base and the behavior of the individual animal.
As a reminder, in early September, Regnum News Agency examined why bears are increasingly approaching people and why traditional methods of protection are no longer effective. At the time, experts cited growing bear populations, a shortage of natural food, accessible landfills, and reduced hunting pressure. Recent weeks have shown that the problem hasn't gone away – now we're talking not only about encounters in the forest, but also about closed routes, school vigils, restrictions for residents, and new fatal attacks.
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[Regnum] Zoologist and game warden Mikhail Krechmar told Regnum News Agency on Friday, September 25, that to solve the problem of conflict bears, it's worth returning to the practice of culling them on a request-by-claim basis.
According to the expert, the current regulations provide for limited harvesting of animals designated as game animals, including bears. However, lifting the limit does not mean anyone can kill an animal without a permit: a harvest permit will still be required.
"If, for example, a region could harvest 500 bears, then if the corresponding laws are passed, this limit will be lifted. But we forget that 54% of our country's territory is designated hunting grounds. These grounds will issue as many permits as they are entitled to according to their capacity, and their capacity is usually small," Kretschmar explained.
He noted that the capacity of hunting grounds is determined, among other things, by the work of gamekeepers, the condition of the hunting grounds, and other factors. Therefore, in most parts of the country, lifting the limit will make little difference. Hunting grounds will continue to issue permits based on their capabilities.
"The problem is that bears are of no interest to hunters. Lifting the limit won't make them any more attractive to hunters. A hunting permit will still cost money," the game warden stated.
According to Kretschmar, to effectively control bear populations, it's necessary to create conditions for the more rapid elimination of animals that pose a danger to humans. He proposed returning to the practice that existed in the USSR, which allowed for the shooting of conflict bears upon request.
"If villagers thought a bear posed a danger, they would invite a hunter or game warden. He would shoot the bear without any documentation, and then the marketable portion of the product—the skin and head—would be brought to the game inspectorate, turned in, and they would say, 'So, we killed the bear, it posed a danger to us, we're writing it off.' It would be written off, and that would be the end of the formalities," the expert shared.
The specialist added that he himself had worked under such a system and considered it effective. At the same time, he believes that discussion of culling hibernating bears distracts from the main problem.
"This is a problem for trophy hunters, of whom there are 500 in our country. Men don't just go into the forest to track hibernating bears. Besides, they still have to be found. In the Krasnoyarsk Territory alone, more than four hundred bears have been forced to be shot in two weeks due to starvation. I think they'll shoot just as many more," the game warden concluded.
Previously, biologist and zoologist Alexander Lipkovich warned in an interview with Regnum News Agency that the current generation of bears is more aggressive than previous ones. Due to population growth, the bear, a naturally solitary species, encounters its fellow bears more frequently. This keeps the predator constantly on edge—angry and nervous.
A bear mauled a woman to death on her property in Krasnoyarsk Krai. This was reported on September 25 by the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the region and the Republic of Khakassia.
The tragedy occurred early in the morning of September 25 in the village of Voznesenka in the Irbeysko-Sayansky municipal district.
According to preliminary information from the department, the 51-year-old woman who owned the house went out onto Central Street and discovered a predator attempting to enter her pet pen. The wild animal immediately attacked the local resident, who died at the scene from severe injuries before paramedics arrived.
The aggressive predator, who was in the yard, was quickly shot with a shotgun by the deceased's neighbor.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Republic of Khakassia is investigating a criminal case of negligence related to predatory attacks on people. The case has been opened under Part 3 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the agency's press service added to MAX.
Earlier, three aggressive predators were eliminated in the city of Abaza in Khakassia. According to Dmitry Buchenik, Deputy Head of the Republic, the predators effectively laid siege to the city, with the animals' emergences recorded from all directions.
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[Korrespondent] 22.54 In the Obolonsky district of Kyiv, a UAV crashed into a two-story building, previously a preschool. A fire broke out. This was reported by the city's mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, noting that the number of victims of the Russian attack on the capital on September 25 has increased to 59. Currently, 25 victims are in city hospitals. One of them is in serious condition. Klitschko also reported that seven people died as a result of the Russian attacks on Kyiv on September 25.
22.32 The number of victims of the Russian airstrike on Sumy on September 25 has increased to 13. Among them are four children, said the head of the Sumy OVA Oleg Grigorov. Initially, it was known about 12 victims, including three children: a 15-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl and a one and a half month old baby. Later, it became known about another victim - a 14-year-old girl. At the time of the explosion, she was on the street near the site of the impact. The girl is in serious, stable condition.
22.12 On the evening of September 25, Russian troops attacked a high school in the Kyiv region with a drone. There were no students in the building at the time of the strike, and the security guard was not injured. A fire broke out at the site of the strike. This was reported by Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky.
Head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Timur Tekachenko clarified that the Russians hit Ivankiv Lyceum No. 2 in the Vyshgorod district with a drone. According to him, none of the 1,100 children studying at the educational institution were injured. The fire engulfed more than 300 square meters of the building.
21.53 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was allegedly ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine after the State Duma elections, but Kyiv prevented this. During the vote, Ukraine allegedly carried out a massive attack on Moscow, as well as strikes on polling stations. He claimed that this was one of the reasons why the negotiation process was not resumed.
21.29 Russian troops attacked Ukraine on September 25 with 162 strike drones of various types, including 76 jets. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 127 drones, including 44 jets. Air attack vehicles were recorded hitting 27 locations. Downed drones and their debris were recorded falling in four more locations.
21.02 The number of people injured in Kyiv as a result of Russian strikes on Friday, September 25, has increased to 57. Two of them are children, said the capital's mayor, Vitali Klitschko. According to him, seven deaths are currently known.
20.37 President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the acceleration of the production of interceptors to counter Russian jet "shaheeds". The participants of the Stavka reviewed the results of interceptor tests, in particular their effectiveness indicators and the experience of teams engaged in intercepting drones. They also identified the main means that can strengthen Ukrainian defense.
Separately, the Stavka discussed the deployment of various types of jet engine production in Ukraine. Zelenskyy stated that new decisions have already been made on this matter.
20.01 Turkey has submitted proposals to Russia regarding security in the Black Sea, but substantive negotiations on this issue are not currently being held, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, Russian media reported.
The Kremlin representative called the issue of security in the Black Sea "really acute" and noted that it is "very actively violated by many states," including Ukraine. At the same time, he accused the Ukrainian side of attacks on Russian "merchant ships, tankers, merchant ships and tankers under foreign flags," which are related to the United States and Turkey. And, he said, "this has caused corresponding actions on the part of the Russian Federation."
19.50 The Russian refinery Permnefteorgsintez of Lukoil has completely stopped oil refining after a drone attack on September 25. Reuters reports this with reference to industry sources. According to them, technological installations, inter-departmental pipelines and tanks with petroleum products were damaged at the enterprise. After the attack, fires broke out on the territory of the refinery.
19.30 EU defense ministers will discuss ways to speed up the delivery of Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine in Brussels on September 28. Options include transferring existing missiles to Ukraine or giving them a queuing order for new orders, the EP writes.
A scheme is also being considered to transfer interceptors already in a certain country to Ukraine. In return, Ukraine could use funds from the EU loan of 90 billion euros to order the same number of missiles for this country from the United States. According to the publication, Spain and Greece are among the possible countries participating in such a mechanism.
19.01 Five current and former heads of district CCCs in Transcarpathia and Bukovina entered data on at least 857 fictitiously mobilized people into the Oberig register. Thus, they could artificially inflate the indicators of the implementation of mobilization plans, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
18.10 Russian aggressors killed seven civilians in Kyiv with drones. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported this on Telegram. 46 residents of the capital have been injured so far. More than half of them are in hospital.
17.42 EU member states have agreed on the terms of allocating 6.6 billion euros from the European Peace Facility (EPF) to assist Ukraine. This was announced by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaia Kallas, on the social network X.
17.23 A 14-year-old Israeli citizen was killed during the Russian attack on Kyiv on Friday, September 25. A Russian drone hit a residential building where the teenager's family lived, The Times of Israel reported, citing the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
According to the publication, the Israeli Embassy in Kyiv and the Situation Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are in contact with the family of the deceased and are ready to provide them with the necessary assistance.
16.57 Russia is expanding attacks on data centers and businesses in Ukraine, including Russian drones attacking a warehouse used by the McDonald's chain, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Telegram.
16.51 In three districts of Kyiv region, 11 civilian facilities have already been damaged as a result of Russian shelling on Friday. This was reported by the head of the regional military administration, Timur Tkachenko.
Thus, in Buchansky district, a private household was damaged. In Fastivsky - five private houses and three cars. While in Brovarsky district, warehouses and a private house were damaged.
16.23 Special Representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev met in New York with representatives of US President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. CNN reports this , citing informed sources.
According to them, the parties discussed Russian-American cooperation and a possible peaceful settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Dmitriev continues to have contacts with American negotiators and is focused, in particular, on issues of potential economic cooperation.
16.16 Four people are currently known to have died in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv due to a Russian drone attack, including children. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported this on Telegram.
In total, 31 people were injured in the capital on September 25 due to Russian attacks, 15 of whom are in hospital. Five residents of Kyiv died. In particular, one child.
15.45 As of September 18, 2026, Ukraine had verified 20,651 cases of deportation and forced displacement of Ukrainian children by Russia. This was reported by the head of the presidential initiative Bring Kids Back UA, Maksym Maksymov. At the same time, the head of Bring Kids Back UA stated that Russia provides limited information about children that Ukraine has already identified. In particular, from the list of 339 children transferred to the Russian side during negotiations in Istanbul on June 2, 2025, the Russian Federation provided information about approximately 20%.
15.19 Russian aggressors launched a drone strike on an office building in the Solomyanskyi district of Kyiv. Three people are currently known to have died and seven injured, Mayor Vitaliy Kliko informed on Telegram.
15.17 In the Donetsk region, a decision was made to carry out a mandatory forced evacuation of children from certain settlements of the Svyatogorsk urban-territorial community, part of Sloviansk and the village of Sukhanivka of the Sloviansk community. The OVA press service reported this.
14.51 Units of the Defense Forces struck three enterprises in the Russian Federation involved in the production of missile weapons. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"The destruction of such facilities is Ukraine's exercise of its inalienable right to self-defense in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter and is aimed at reducing the military-economic potential of the Russian Federation," the military said.
14.13 There are currently no recorded attempts to involve Russian infantry groups on the border with Russia in Chernihiv region. At the same time, such enemy actions are observed in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. This was stated on TV by the spokesman for the State Border Service, Andriy Demchenko.
14.09 The offensive operation of the Defense Forces in the area of the city of Lyman in the Donetsk region is ongoing. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during a conversation with journalists on Friday. The next strategic task will be discussed after the completion of this operation, he noted.
14.03 The Security Service completed the pre-trial investigation and sent an indictment to the court against Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev, who is involved in financing the Russian army.
At the beginning of the Russian Federation's full-scale war against Ukraine, the defendant held the position of governor of the Khabarovsk Territory and sponsored the creation of a local battalion for fighting in the Donetsk region. This unit directly participated in the assaults on the combat positions of the Defense Forces in the Bakhmut area.
At the same time, Degtyarev financed the purchase of provisions, tactical ammunition, special clothing, and other military equipment for the group's personnel.
In March 2014, the official was a deputy of the Russian State Duma from the pro-Kremlin LDPR party and had the status of an assistant to its former leader, Vladimir Zhirinovsky. In this position, Degtyarev participated in financing the terrorist organizations "LPR" and "DPR", and also opened a representative office of "DPR" in Moscow.
13.33 The United States supported a program to support the reintegration of Ukrainian children who were successfully returned from deportation and temporarily occupied territories.
A separate $15 million program to search, identify, and return Ukrainian children from the Russian Federation or temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine has been submitted for consideration. A decision on it is expected by the end of 2026.
To date, Ukraine has managed to return 2,644 children.
According to the initiative of the President of Ukraine Bring Kids Back UA, as of September 25, 20,651 cases of deportation and forced displacement of Ukrainian children have been officially confirmed.
About 1.6 million children in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are affected by the state policy of indoctrination and militarization. At least 582,600 of them are school-age children.
13.17 On September 24-25, units of the Defense Forces struck a number of important military, fuel and energy, and industrial facilities of the Russian aggressors. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on the details.
13.02 A Russian commander has been identified who used Ukrainian prisoners and civilian women as a "human shield" to prevent the retreat of 300 occupiers from Sumy region.
It was established that on March 1, 2022, about 300 Russian military personnel in 45 pieces of equipment moved through the territory of Sumy region towards the state border of Ukraine.
To avoid fire from the Ukrainian Defense Forces and ensure the safe departure of the column, the commander ordered the use of six Ukrainian prisoners of war and two female civilians as "human shields." They were forced to ride in cars ahead of the Russian column.
The occupiers hoped that the Ukrainian defenders would not open fire because of the threat to the lives of prisoners and civilians.
The suspect is a 45-year-old native of the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation. At the time of the crime, he commanded a battalion of the 1st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 1st Tank Army of the Russian Federation. He was notified in absentia of suspicion of violating the laws and customs of war. The sanction of the article provides for 8 to 12 years of imprisonment.
12.59 Ukraine managed to return 21 citizens from the temporarily occupied territories. This was reported by Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
According to him, 17 Ukrainians were returned directly from the TOT, and four more were returned through other countries, including Georgia and Moldova.
12.47 GUR revealed the structure of the Russian special group that "manages" the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian intelligence, after the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia changed the TOT's management system.
Instead of Dmitry Kozak, the former deputy head of Putin's administration, in 2022 Marat Khusnullin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, became the new curator of the occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea, parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions.
12.40 Ukraine has received a constructive response from the EU and the IMF regarding the need to cover the budget deficit, most of which is related to financing weapons . President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during a conversation with journalists on Friday.
12.29 The Novoshakhtinsky oil products plant in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation suffered significant damage as a result of an attack by Ukrainian drones. This was reported by the governor of the Rostov region, Yuriy Slyusar.
As a result, the company temporarily stopped work.
The Novoshakhtyn Oil Products Plant processed 3.3 million tons of oil in 2024.
12.05 Ukraine has specific agreements on obtaining licenses for the production of missiles for Patriot anti-aircraft systems. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during a conversation with journalists on Friday.
12.01 The A1 Artificial Intelligence Center at the Ministry of Defense is creating the SPECTR AI platform, which will analyze combat data and generate recommendations for planning operations.
SPECTR should take over part of the daily work of headquarters: processing information, finding patterns, and forming recommendations. In particular, the platform will help choose effective scenarios of action and predict possible enemy moves.
The system will work within the Defence Forces' existing digital solutions, and the data will remain in a secure environment. Testing is underway in several combat units.
11.38 In Kyiv, the building of the High Council of Justice (HCJ) was damaged in a Russian attack during the day, there are injuries. All relevant services are working at the scene.
11.24 Two people were killed and two others were injured as a result of Russian attacks on the Odessa region on the night and morning of September 25.
A 40-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man died at the scene. Two other men were injured: the 18-year-old victim received medical attention, and the 32-year-old man is in serious condition in hospital.
The attacks damaged a private home, a one-story building, warehouses, and two trucks.
11.11 Russia will escalate the war until winter unless international partners increase pressure on it, including by implementing US sanctions and strengthening EU sanctions. President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this on Telegram.
10.49 Military counterintelligence officers have exposed an agent of the Russian FSB who was preparing a missile strike on UAV production facilities in western Ukraine. The SBU reported this. The resident of Lviv region was recruited by the Russian special services via a Telegram channel in search of "easy" earnings.
10.26 Agents of the ATES guerrilla movement destroyed a warehouse of drones in the Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation, which were being prepared for shipment to the combat zone in Ukraine for the Russian Armed Forces.
Among the destroyed equipment were valuable hexacopter UAVs used by Russian troops for key missions on the front. These aircraft are used to deliver ammunition, provisions and medicine, carry out strikes by dropping high-explosive munitions, as well as for remote mining - the laying of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines from the air.
10.22 On Friday morning, power outages were recorded in 8 regions of Ukraine due to Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported this. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore damaged equipment to service as soon as possible and restore power to all consumers.
10.07 On the night of September 25, Russian troops attacked Zhytomyr and Poltava regions. Transport and railway infrastructure facilities were hit.
Thus, in the Zhytomyr region, as a result of the Russian attack, transport infrastructure facilities were hit. Fires broke out at the sites of the hits. Rescuers from the State Emergency Service localized them.
A Russian UAV hit a railway infrastructure facility in the Poltava district. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
9.50 French President Emmanuel Macron proposes introducing a "double moratorium" on strikes on Russian refineries and hostilities in the Black Sea to reduce tensions in the energy market.
According to him, France is "doing everything" to avoid a fuel shortage. To this end, Macron, in particular, wants to act "diplomatically" by proposing a "double moratorium" in Ukraine.
"You stop hitting Russian oil refineries, and you stop fighting in the Black Sea," the politician said.
9.34 A 14-year-old boy was killed in a Russian drone attack on a 16-story apartment building in the Pechersk district of Kyiv. According to police, the strike occurred around 8:00 a.m. at the level of 10-11 floors.
At least seven residents of the house were injured.
9.23 Russian troops launched a series of massive strikes on the territory of Odessa and the region. Private residential buildings were damaged. One person died as a result of the attack. Another person was injured. He was hospitalized. He is currently in moderate condition.
8.52 On the night of September 25, Russian troops attacked three districts of the Kyiv region. In the Boryspil district, a woodworking enterprise caught fire as a result of the strike.
A warehouse was damaged in the Brovary district. In the Obukhiv region, damage was recorded to three private houses and four cars.
All emergency services are working on the scene. No injuries were reported.
8.43 In the Pechersk district of Kyiv, a Russian drone hit a high-rise building at the level of floors 7-10. Services are heading to the scene.
8.28 On the night of September 25, Russia attacked Ukraine with 295 Shahed attack UAVs (52 of them jet), Gerber, Banderol/Dan-T, and Parodia simulator drones.
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 267 Shahed, Gerber and other types of UAVs. Hits were recorded at 16 locations, as well as the fall of downed (fragments) at four locations.
7.58 Russian troops attacked Zaporizhia on the morning of September 25, a fire broke out in one of the medical facilities. Five people were evacuated from the building. One man received minor injuries.
Another medical facility in Zaporizhzhia was also hit by the morning Russian attack. The premises, ambulances, and civilian vehicles were damaged. No people were injured.
7.25 From February 24, 2022 to September 25, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,525,570 people (+1,590 per day).
6.38 The Russian cities of Ulyanovsk and Perm were attacked by drones; explosions were heard there on the night and morning of September 25. This is evidenced by eyewitness videos published by the monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+.
5.46 South Korean President Lee Jae-myeon expressed regret that Ukraine "disclosed information" about the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea, because this is a "violation of the non-disclosure agreement." This was reported by the news agency The Korea Times.
5.22 Russians attacked Kyiv with drones on the night of September 25. Damage was recorded in Solomiansky and Podilsky districts; one casualty is known. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko and the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMMA) reported this on their Telegram channels.
3.52 France can no longer provide financial assistance to Ukraine. This was stated by the informal leader of the French far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, according to the French channel BFM TV.
2.58 Ukraine will not be left without the Internet thanks to the most widely distributed communication channels, despite Russia's attacks on the information network infrastructure. This was stated by the presidential advisor on the development of technological areas of defense, Serhiy Beskrestnov (Flash), on his Telegram channel.
1.59 US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed the situation in the Middle East, Ukraine, and the Korean Peninsula during a meeting at the White House, The Washington Post reported, citing an official statement from the Chinese government.
0.59 Drones attacked temporarily occupied Luhansk on the night of September 25, hitting a hypermarket. This is reported by the monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+ and the Russian independent publication ASTRA, which also published eyewitness videos.
0.36 Ukraine is ready for a comprehensive ceasefire that will cover not only the protection of energy infrastructure, but also security in the Black Sea. This was stated by Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal on the air of the United News.
We are talking about a mutual cessation of attacks on the energy system, not about exchanges or concessions.
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[NewsFront] 20:58 In Zhitomir "Gerani"amazed plant operating at the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Zhytomyr city administration reported another Russian drone attack on the local Kromberg & Schubert company. This is the second effective strike on the facility in the past week.
Officially, the plant is engaged in the production of electrical cable systems for leading European automakers – Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.
However, in practice, the plant's facilities are actively used to supply the Kyiv regime's armed forces. It was precisely this military operation, under the guise of civilian European brands, that made the workshops a legitimate target for attacks.
20:43 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 55 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
20:17 Two people in Gorlovka died during an attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs
In the Central City district of the city, two civilians were killed and three more were injured as a result of strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
19:27 In the Belgorod region, during an attack on an FPV drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a married couple died
In the village of Zozuli, Borisov District, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck a car. A man and a woman died instantly.
18:59 Applied a strike on the Protasov business center, on the territory of which the Cosmonova data center is located, – video.
18:28 Artillerymen of the 11th Army Corps of the North group fired from the 152mm 2S44 Giatsint-K self-propelled gun worked out on the stronghold and the concentration of militants in the encirclement ring in the Khar'kov region.
17:40 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to carry out strikes with unmanned aerial vehicles against military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centers, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The following were damaged as a result of the strike:
- in the Kyiv region - a logistics center (LLC "Heavy Logistics Ukraine") in the village of Trebukhov, the territory of which was used by units of the Ministry of Defense and other security agencies of Ukraine for storing dual-use goods;
- in Kyiv – the Datagroup data center, which provided processing and transmission of intelligence data in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
- in the Odessa region - a dry cargo ship that delivered military cargo to the port of Chornomorsk.
16:20 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more crimes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against civilians in the Perm region, the Luhansk People's Republic, and the Samara and Belgorod regions
According to local authorities, a man was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Perm region.
Six civilians were injured as a result of Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes in the city of Luhansk and in two municipal districts of the LPR.
In the Samara region, as a result of attacks by the Kyiv regime on the Racheika-Balasheika railway line, an electric locomotive and a car of a Moscow-Tolyatti passenger train were damaged, and the driver was injured.
According to the Belgorod Region operational headquarters, a woman was injured in the village of Chapaevskoye in the Graivoronsky District due to the detonation of an explosive device belonging to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
15:51 Today, Ukrainian military hit markets in the Nikitovsky and Central-City districts of Gorlovka using drones. There are casualties, the city's mayor stated.
15:01 Applied strike on an enemy target in Kyiv
A drone struck an office building in Kyiv's Solomensky district. Companies involved in drone production, electronic warfare, and other industries are often located in such locations.
14:41 UAV crews of the 61st Naval Infantry Brigade of the Center groupare workingat the temporary accommodation points of the militants, as well as at their firing positions in the village of Dobropillya in the DPR.
The fighters are also preventing attempts by units of the 4th and 15th National Guard Brigades to break out of the encirclement.
13:30 Investigative Committee of Russia investigated criminal cases on crimes committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia and Voronezh regions.
Three volunteers from the Omsk region delivering humanitarian aid were killed in a cynical attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on a civilian vehicle near the village of Novobogdanovka in the Melitopol Municipal District of the Zaporizhzhia Region. The total number of casualties is being determined. The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case under Articles 105 and 167 of the Russian Criminal Code (murder and intentional destruction of property).
12:29 Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted a strike on a construction hypermarket in Luhansk
Emergency Ministry personnel are extinguishing a fire covering an area of 27,000 square meters. Emergency services added that there were no fatalities or injuries as a result of the attack.
11:55 From September 19 to 25, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted two massive and seven group strikes, which resulted in damage
- military factories, enterprises of the metallurgical industry and the fuel and energy complex of Ukraine, which ensured their operation,
- logistics, telecommunication centers,
- transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
- military airfields,
- places of production and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles,
- warehouses for ammunition, fuel and military-technical equipment,
- temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
In addition, a number of Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities that provided for the reception, storage, and distribution of military cargo, as well as fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were disabled.
Over the course of a week, 18 sea vessels were hit, including 15 dry cargo ships and three tankers involved in the supply of Western weapons, military equipment, and fuel for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:21 "Geraniums" hit five dry cargo ships were involved in the Black Sea and the port of Odesa. The vessels were used to deliver military supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
10:55 Aerospace Forces crews using FAB-500 struck a temporary deployment point for the 10th separate mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Mayaki in the Kramatorsk district of the DPR and a UAV control point for the 475th separate assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Svetlichnoye in the Khar'kov region.
10:00 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod and Kursk regions
According to the Belgorod Region task force, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck a truck near the village of Pyatnitskoye, killing a man and injuring another. Three people, including a young child, were injured in FPV drone attacks in the city of Shebekino.
According to local authorities, two men were injured in a strike by an Armed Forces drone in the Glushkovsky District of the Kursk Region.
9:14 TOS-2 "Tosochka" crew of the NBC protection unit of the "Center" group burned a command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dobropillya direction.
8:47 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on September 24 to 8:00 Moscow time on September 25, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 592 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Tver, Tula, Samara, Smolensk regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, Perm Krai, the Udmurt Republic, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.
8:28 Frontline summary as of the morning of September 25, 2026
Zaporizhzhya Front
In the Orekhovo direction, there is progress near Novoselovka and west of Chervona Krinitsa. Fighting continues in Orekhovo.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Svetlaya Dolina, located 3 kilometers west of Zorevka.
Donetsk Front
In the Dobropillya sector, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Dobropillya. Russian Armed Forces are expanding their zone of control in the Novovodanoye area.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, Russian troops are advancing in the Alekseevo-Druzhkovka area, strengthening their coverage of the settlement.
In the Krasnolimansk sector, Russian forces are reportedly holding positions on the western bank of the Zherebets River. In the Seversky sector, fighting continues near Vasilevskaya Pustosh and Nikolaevka. Russian forces are taking up new positions north of Fyodorovka.
Khar'kov Front
In the Kupyansk direction, clashes are reported in the areas of Sin'kovka and Petrovpavlovka. Fighting is ongoing for Kovsharovka and Novoosinovo.
The cauldron's clearance continues in the Volchansk sector. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the villages of Buzovo and Khizhnyakovo. Fighting continues in Prikolotnoye. Fighting continues in the Kazachya Lopan and Goptovka areas.
Sumy Front
In the Sumy district, there is progress near Khoten, Kiyanitsa, and Maryino. In the Krasnopolsky district, heavy fighting is ongoing near the village of Stepok.
8:03 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centers, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The following were damaged as a result of the strike:
- in the Kyiv region - a place for the assembly and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles (Fire Point LLC) in the settlement of Boryspil, on the territory of which Honeywell TFE731 engines, used as the power plant for long-range cruise missiles Flamingo, were stored;
in Odessa region:
- two logistics centers in Odessa and Nerubayske, which carried out the storage and distribution of military and dual-use cargo received in Ukraine from European countries;
- in the port of Reni – berthing infrastructure facilities and three storage facilities with military equipment intended to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In addition, a dry cargo vessel was hit during the sea crossing, delivering military equipment and dual-use cargo to the port of Odessa to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
06:43 Drone operators of the Vostok group launched a series of strikes, smashing to piecesEnemy armored vehicles in the Zaporizhia region. A Bergepanzer 2 armored recovery vehicle was also disabled.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] A long video from the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces chronicling the battles for the liberation of Konstantinovka.
The assault on the city began in the second half of February, and by the middle of June, the city was essentially liberated. By the standards of the SVO, this was very fast.
In February, my friend, Oleg Krivitsky, was killed during the assault on the city. When I can, I'll post the videos he filmed as the infantry advanced on the city.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] An American CEO has been charged with conspiring a plot to help Russian nationals infiltrate the US Secret Service, the Department of War and other critical federal agencies.
Lee Reiber, 55, CEO of Alexandria, Virginia-based digital forensics firm Oxygen Forensics Inc, was arrested on Sunday in Idaho and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the Department of Justice announced.
Russian national Oleg Davydov, 52, was arrested Sunday at London's Heathrow Airport and the US is currently seeking his extradition.
Both men are accused of concealing from US officials that their Oxygen Forensics was owned by Russian nationals and that its software, which was used by the US Secret Service (USSS), was developed in Russia.
They face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
In September 2024,
…back when the Biden-Harris Politburo was still gleefully running things into the ground as fast as it could…
the firm signed a five-year deal with the United States Secret Service (USSS) and its National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI). Part of that deal included certification for Reiber that the company had no immediate or highest-level owner who would raise alarm, such as a cadre of Russian nationals.
The software is used to recover, preserve and analyze electronic data from digital devices, making its deployment at NCFI, which educates and trains law enforcement and judicial officials on combating cybercrime, a top concern of federal officials.
The affidavit identifies multiple US agencies that were affected by the Russian-linked firm, including the Department of War, the Department of Homeland Security and the department's Inspector General's office.
US prosecutors also alleged that the Russian owners had their names scrubbed from the company in recent years, around the same time that the American was installed as chief executive.
'Reiber was installed as the company’s CEO, president, and chairman of the board in March 2022. The Russian owners were then removed from the company’s public corporate filings,' the court filings state.
The software was also widely used by the Russian government's security agencies, prosecutors allege.
Developed by DavyDov in Russia in 2000, it has been previously sold to the Russian federal security service, the Russian investigative committee and the Russian ministry of internal affairs.
'In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Davydov, Reiber, and the Russian co-conspirators agreed to conceal Oxygen Forensics’ true ownership and the development of its software in Russia,' the Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said.
Reiber allegedly emailed his Russian boss Davydov that the firm's links to Russia mustn't be discovered because it could potentially 'destroy this entire opportunity,' in reference to the pending federal contract.
The company, he allegedly stated in an email, 'hangs in the balance.'
Prosecutors also allege that in March 2026 Reiber told government officials that Russians were not involved in building the software, and no one in the country had access to it.
The federal prosecutors claim that was false and the software allegedly was managed by a Russian team.
The White House referred the Daily Mail's request for comment to the USSS. The USS did not immediately respond.
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[Regnum] Despite Kyiv's requests for additional supplies, the United States has not included Patriot missiles in its new military aid package. Reuters reported this on September 25.
The article states that Patriot missiles are not included in the list of military equipment. The conflict in Iran and the Ukrainian crisis have depleted the global stockpile of Patriot missiles, and Kyiv is requesting additional supplies.
According to the agency's sources, the White House administration intends to spend the $400 million allocated by Congress on military aid to Ukraine, but Patriot missiles are not on the list, despite the Ukrainian Armed Forces' acute shortage of air defense systems.
At the NATO summit in Ankara on July 8, US President Donald Trump stated that the US could not transfer Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine because they were needed for its own needs. He added that the production of air defense missile systems is complex, but the US would grant Ukraine a license and disclose the manufacturing process.
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