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US 'behind' Ukraine in drone technology, Trump envoy Kellogg says
Ukraine has become the world leader in drone technology, surpassing the United States, U.S. Envoy Keith Kellogg said at the Yalta European Strategy conference in Kyiv on Sept. 13. Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine,...

Ukrainian Navy strikes Russian Black Sea Fleet communications hub in occupied Crimea
The communications hub before (left) and after (right) the attack. Photo: Ukrainian Navy The Ukrainian Navy struck a communications hub of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol on the night of 10-11 September. Source: Ukrainian Navy press...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Romania scrambles jets accusing Moscow of another drone breach after Poland incursion
Romania scrambles jets after another drone incursion Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets after detecting a drone breaching the country's airspace days after Poland confirmed it had shot down Russian drones in its airspace. The Romanian defence...

Ukrainian Drone Strike Targets Russia’s Bashneft Refinery, Escalating Economic Warfare in Ongoing Conflict
On Saturday, September 13, 2025, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, the GUR, officially confirmed its involvement in a bold drone strike targeting one of Russia’s largest and most strategically significant oil refineries, the Bashneft oil...

Ukraine’s drone attack turns Russia’s largest oil facility into fiery inferno
Ukraine carried out its biggest drone strike in months, hitting Russia’s largest oil terminal and igniting two tankers, which led to a temporary halt in crude shipments on Saturday, France 24 reported. The terminal, operated by Russian oil firm...

Flex CEO Details Missile Incident at Ukraine Facility
Park City, Utah — Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi described a harrowing experience when her company’s facility in Ukraine was struck by a missile in late August. Speaking at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech gathering, Advaithi recalled receiving the news via...

Ukraine And U.S. To Identify Investment Projects Under Minerals Deal
Home Team SNG Ukraine And U.S. To Identify Investment Projects Under Minerals Deal Ukraine and the U.S. signed the deal, which had been heavily promoted by President Donald Trump, in April, giving the United States preferential access to new...

Ukraine will need at least $120 billion next year for defence efforts, defence minister says
If the war continues, Ukraine will need at least $120 billion next year for military spending, said Ukraine's Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal at the Yalta European Strategy Conference (YES), APA reports quoting RBC Ukraine. According to Shmyhal,...

AI Robots Reshape Warfare in Ukraine, Sparking Ethical and Regulatory Debates
In the shadowy theaters of modern warfare, autonomous robots equipped with artificial intelligence are no longer the stuff of Hollywood dystopias but a tangible reality reshaping military strategies. Recent deployments in conflict zones like...

Ukrainian Defense Minister outlines formula to end war: army, arms, sanctions
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that a strong Ukrainian army, sufficient weapons, and powerful sanctions against the aggressor are essential to bring the war to an end. He wrote about this on Telegram following his participation in...

“Rats Fleeing a Sinking Ship”: How Ukrainian Officials Save Their Children from Mobilization
Support SouthFront A video investigation by Bihus.Info—a Ukrainian anti-corruption media project founded in 2013 by investigative journalist Denys Bigus—has surfaced online. The team is known for exposing corruption schemes within the highest...

Ukraine, US to scout for minerals deal investment projects
Audio By Carbonatix KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian officials and a team from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation will carry out site visits to identify investment projects as part of Kyiv’s minerals deal with Washington, Ukraine’s...

Ukrainian Drone Recon Soldier “Greek” Shares Frontline Insights from Donetsk
A serviceman with the call sign Grek from Kharkiv region has been serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine for more than two years. Before mobilization, he worked as a police officer and later retired. He now serves in a reconnaissance platoon of...

From Aid to Alliances: Why Ukraine’s Future Lies in Business Partnerships, Not Just Recovery
In 2022, I came to Ukraine with a shipment of medical aid. What I found wasn’t only a nation under siege – I saw resilience, vision, and a hunger to move forward. Since then, I’ve returned again and again. We were able to provide $5 million in...

Ukraine: Trump tells NATO allies to stop buying Russian oil
Skip next section Stop buying Russian oil, Trump tells NATO 09/13/2025September 13, 2025Stop buying Russian oil, Trump tells NATO US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he believed Moscow's war on Ukraine would end if all NATO countries...

Billion-dollar coffins? New technology could make oceans transparent and Aukus submarines vulnerable
Military history is littered with the corpses of apex predators. The Gatling gun, the battleship, the tank. All once possessed unassailable power – then were undermined, in some cases wiped out, by the march of new technology. “Speed and stealth...

Chilling link between Ukrainian refugee murder in North Carolina and Russia's intelligence agency
A chilling link between the horrific killing of a Ukrainian refugee on a train and Russian intelligence operations has emerged. Iryna Zarutska, 23, was brutally stabbed on the Charlotte Light Rail on August 22 in a crime that has shocked America....

Russia-Ukraine war will end if NATO countries stop buying Russian oil: Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has proposed a sweeping economic strategy to end the Russia-Ukraine war, urging NATO countries to halt oil imports from Russia and impose 50–100% tariffs on China for its energy trade with Moscow. In a social media post,...
Trump tells Nato countries to stop buying Russian oil to end Ukraine war
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has said the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all Nato countries stopped buying oil from Russia, and also placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum. The US president posted on his social...

Ukraine, EU discuss stronger sanctions on Russia, funding for Ukrainian defense industry
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense met with a European Union delegation led by Matti Maasikas, Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service, to discuss the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and the...