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🔥 In Russia, the morning begins with a fire: fuel tanks burst into flames in Angarsk, The cause of the fire is still unknown, but local residents say that it is burning so that it can be seen on the outskirts of Irkutsk.
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The President of Ukraine and his wife came to say goodbye to the deceased in Brovary
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Many people gathered near the Ukrainian House, where the ceremony of farewell to the leadership and employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who died as a result of a plane crash in Brovary, is taking place
2/ During the early months of 2025, there was much speculation that Russia’s coming summer offensive would prove the decisive campaign of the entire invasion.
Many thought the Ukrainian army was already close to collapse, with Putin himself declaring bbc.com/news/articles/…
in March that “there are reasons to believe we can finish off” Ukrainian forces.
The stage seemed set for Russia to finally break Ukraine’s dogged resistance and win the war.
3/ As August gives way to September, it is now abundantly clear that Putin’s big summer offensive has failed.
The Russian army has been unable to secure any front line breakthroughs or capture a single major city, with overall Russian advances during the three summer months limited to an estimated x.com/nexta_tv/statu… 0.3 percent of Ukrainian territory. Crucially, key strategic objectives like Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine remain in Ukrainian hands
1/ #Poland permits NATO deployment on its soil following russian drone incursion
This comes as a part of the alliance’s new “Eastern Sentinel” initiative with contributions from Denmark, France, Britain, Germany and other allies.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki signed a classified resolution this week allowing NATO forces to operate on Polish soil, according to Poland’s National Security Bureau.
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(Polish soldiers from the NATO Response Force (NRF) stand ready to begin a live-fire exercise alongside French and Romanian troops at the NATO multinational battlegroup in Romania in June 2022. Photo: NATO)
2/ The move comes as part of the alliance’s new “Eastern Sentinel” initiative that began on 12 September to strengthen Europe’s eastern flank euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/13/pol…
3/ NATO troops will now reinforce Polish defenses under the program, though the presidential resolution remains classified, the Poland’s National Security Bureau reports. bbn.gov.pl/pl/wydarzenia/…
Secretary General Mark @SecGenNATO said military operations would begin “in the coming days” with forces from Denmark, France, Britain, Germany and other allies. Ground troops will deploy across eight countries, with room to expand if needed.
2/ Here, Ukrainian forces are closing the gap around the remaining russian forces in their Dobropillia salient.
As Ukrainians finish off pockets of russian resistance, the russians’ only hope is to surrender to the advancing Ukrainian army or be annihilated completely.
After conducting a successful penetration from the high ground in the west, Ukrainians are now launching their attacks from the north as well, well, completing the pincer around the russian #Dobropillia salient.
Ukrainians are using highly trained infantry squads to move in, engaging with russian forces along the way
3/ Superior supply lines give Ukraine tactical edge
The main advantage of the Ukrainians here is their far superior ground lines of communication, enjoying a direct supply line from #Kramatorsk and #Ruzhivka, functioning as central operating hubs for Ukrainian forces in northern #Donetsk.
Additionally, if we take a look at the topographic map, we can see that as the Ukrainian supply lines approach the front, they cross through several settlements in the valley between two hills.
1/ ⚡️EU to apply 'unique' approach to Ukraine's accession path as @Hungary wields veto, official says.
There is an agreement in place with the #EU to maintain Kyiv's progress despite Budapest's veto, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras @taraskachka said.
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(Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Sept. 2, 2025. (Thomas Traasdahl / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images)
2/ The European Union has agreed to apply a "unique" approach that will allow Ukraine and Moldova to move forward on their path to bloc membership while Hungary continues to veto their accession, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said on Sept. 13.
Hungary, broadly seen as the most Kremlin-friendly nation in the EU and NATO, declared on Aug. 30 that it will not agree to open the first round of negotiations kyivindependent.com/hungary-contin…
on Ukraine's accession to the EU.
There is an agreement in place with the EU to maintain Kyiv's progress despite Budapest's veto, Kachka told reporters on the sidelines of the annual Yalta European Strategy meeting, where a Kyiv Independent journalist was present.
"The traditional EU policy is that you have to persuade such a member state, and until you persuade it, you are blocked. You can be blocked for two weeks, or you can be blocked for 10 years," he said.
"russian military personnel know exactly where their drones are headed and how long they can stay in the air," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, commenting on the attacks.
"The routes are always calculated. This cannot be an accident, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders."
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(Photo for illustrative purposes. F-16 fighter jets during a military parade on Polish Armed Forces Day in Warsaw, Poland on Aug. 15, 2023. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
2/ Romania and Poland took urgent military measures on Sept. 13 in response to escalating threats from Russian drone activity near their borders with Ukraine.
The incidents come just days after Poland confirmed it had shot down russian drones in its airspace during a mass aerial attack on Ukraine overnight on Sept. 10 kyivindependent.com/nato-jets-scra…
— marking the first known case of a #NATO member engaging Moscow’s military assets over its own territory since the full-scale invasion began in 2022.
russia denied targeting #Polish territory
3/ #Romania’s Defense Ministry confirmed it scrambled two F-16 fighter jets after detecting a drone breaching the country’s airspace during a russian
attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border.
Authorities issued warnings to residents in Tulcea County, near the Danube Delta, to take cover.kyivindependent.com/tag/russia/