Russian strike on Kyiv gas station kills 2

Putin: Western elites provoked Ukraine conflict by pushing NATO expansion

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the conflict in Ukraine was provoked by what he described as Western elites pressuring Russia and seeking to bring Ukraine into NATO.

Putin made the remarks while commenting on the origins of the war, reiterating Moscow's longstanding position that NATO's eastward expansion posed a threat to Russian security. 

Russia official to attend G20 energy meeting in Houston

A Russian official will attend a G20 energy meeting in Houston next week, a White House official said. The U.S. did not immediately say who would represent Russia at the meeting.

U.S. House to consider Russia sanctions bill next week

The U.S. House of Representatives will begin considering a sweeping Russia sanctions bill next week after the measure passed the Senate. The House Rules Committee is scheduled to consider the bill on Monday afternoon.

Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) addresses his colleagues prior to the election for the new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, 29 October 2015.

Ukraine says it struck Russian oil facility in Volgograd

Ukraine says it struck a Russian oil industry facility in Volgograd, along with targets in several other Russian regions. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian long-range strikes also targeted Dagestan, Udmurtia, Tula, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm and Samara.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a visit to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 10 September 2026.

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One killed in Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Kursk region

One person has been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Kursk region, the region's governor has said.

Ukraine confirms striking Russian Oil refinery 

Saratov Oil refinery in southwestern Russia was hit overnight, Ukraine's General Staff has confirmed.

EU approves additional $7 billion for Ukraine's defence 

The European Commission has agreed to release an additional  $7 billion (€6.1 billion) from Ukraine's support loan, which it can use to buy Patriot air defence missiles and other supplies.

The funds are part of a $104 billion (€90 billion) support loan the EU has promised Ukraine.

Russia warns Lithuania not to host Western nuclear weapons 

Russia has warned Lithuania not to host Western nuclear weapons.

Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Lithuanian territory may "come into the sights" of Russia's nuclear arsenal should Vilnius decide to host such arms

“And if there are nuclear weapons on the territory that are aimed at us, then that country's territory would likewise come within the sights of our nuclear weapons," Peskov was quoted as saying by Russian news agency RIA.

Lithuania earlier this year said it would move to remove a prohibition on the deployment of nuclear weapons from its constitution by the end of the year. However, Lithuanian officials have repeatedly said there were no plans for Lithuania to host such weapons on its territory.

Passengers walk past the arrival terminal in Vilnius Ciurlionis International Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 December 2025.

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Aftermath of fatal Russian strike on Kyiv gas station 

Firefighters work at the site of a gas station hit by a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 11 September 2026.

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A view shows a site of a gas station hit by a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 11 September 2026.

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EU seeks new way to use Russian assets for Ukraine

The European Commission has resumed looking for solutions that could persuade EU governments to approve the use of Russia's frozen assets in Ukraine, the Financial Times reports, citing sources. 

An earlier attempt was blocked by Belgium, where most of the $243 billion (€210bn) in Russian central bank assets are frozen in Europe. 

Russian strike on Kyiv gas station kills 2 

Two people died in a Russian drone strike on a gas station in Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, the city's Mayor, said in a post on Telegram. Four people injured in the incident are currently recovering in hospital, he added. 

Two Russian industrial plants struck by Ukrainian drones, official says

Two industrial plants in Russia's Perm region, near the Ural Mountains, were attacked by Ukrainian drones, Governor Dmitry Makhonin said in a statement on Telegram.

Makhonin did not name the facilities, saying only that the attack was on the northern part of the region and that there were no casualties.

Russia says it hit cargo ships in Black Sea 

Three cargo ships carrying equipment for the Ukrainian army have been hit in the Black Sea near the ports of Chornomorsk and Odesa in southwest Ukraine, Russia's Defence Ministry has said.

Several logistics and data centres in various regions of Ukraine were also struck, the Ministry added.

Online retailer Ozon suspends operations in Russian region after strike 

Russian online retailer Ozon has suspended operations in Saratov, southwestern Russia, following a Ukrainian drone strike on a logistics hub in the region. 

The e-commerce giant said it was currently neither accepting nor delivering new orders to clients in Saratov, in a post on Telegram.

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at the warehouse triggered by the strike, the firm added. 

A woman walks out of an Ozon pickup point in Moscow, Russia, 25 August 2026.

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Russia destroyed 777 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia shot down 777 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing Moscow's Defence Ministry. 

Drones were intercepted and destroyed "over Russian regions, as well as the Black and Caspian Seas," according to TASS.

Ukraine-Canada drone deal will see Kyiv get 30 per cent of drones produced 

A drone deal signed between Ukraine and Canada will see 30 per cent of the drones produced transferred to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in a post on X.

"Of course, right now we need to find and scale up solutions to protect Ukraine from jet-powered 'shaheds.'

"We are working on this and will share our developments and solutions with our partners. Of course, right now we need to find and scale up solutions to protect Ukraine from jet-powered “shaheds.” We are working on this and will share our developments and solutions with our partners."

Two killed in Ukrainian drones strike on western Russia

Two people have killed in a Ukrainian drone strikes on western Russia's Tula region, the area's Governor Dmitry Milyaev said on Telegram.

He said another three people had been wounded due to drone attacks, adding that 26 drones were destroyed over the region overnight. 

Ukraine destroys Russian combat vehicles and military equipment

Ukrainian forces have destroyed an armoured combat vehicle, passenger vehicles, a motorcycle and ammunition and fuel depots, among other infrastructure and sites, the country's State Border Guard Service said in a statement on X. 

Number of people wounded in Russian attacks on Kyiv increases to 8 

The number of people injured in Russian air strike on Kyiv has risen to eight, city authorities said on Telegram. A fire was also triggered in a nine-storey apartment building by the attacks on Friday morning, officials added. 

Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 11 September 2026.

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Ukrainian strikes trigger fire at Russian warehouse, retailer says 

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a logistics hub of Russian e-commerce company Ozon in the city of Saratov, southwestern Russia, the company said on the Telegram messaging app on Friday, adding that there were no casualties.

Roman Busargin, Governor of the Saratov, said there was damaged to “civil infrastructure" due to a drone attack, but so far no reports of injuries, in a post on Telegram. 

Independent Russian outlet ASTRA said that its analysis of videos showed there was a fire at an oil refinery in Saratov, owned by Russian state energy firm Rosneft. There has been no official confirmation of this from authorities. 

Two injured in Russian attacks on Kyiv, officials say

Russian air strikes injured two and caused a fire in a nine-storey apartment building in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday morning, the city authorities said on Telegram, after they asked people to seek shelter amid a drone alert.

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