Ukraine's General Staff says strikes on refineries in Syzran, Yaroslavl and Moscow have knocked out over 45% of Russia's refining capacity.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for reciprocal de-escalation if Russia stops strikes on energy, critical infrastructure and food exports.

Ambassadors of EU member states have once again failed to extend sanctions on Putin, Lavrov and others as Slovakia and France push to delist oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman.

Trump has said Russia's diesel oil industry has been crippled by Ukrainian attacks, calling for an end to the "never-ending war".

EU diplomats are considering extending Russia sanctions for 36 months in exchange for the removal of Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list.

Ukrainian company Vluchnyk has unveiled the Zorelit v5 interceptor drone, capable of 416 km/h and designed to counter Russian Geran-2, Geran-3 and Geran-4 UAVs.

Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Zelenskyy was ready to hold elections during the war but abandoned the idea because Zaluzhnyi might run.

Former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko has not returned to work at the Prosecutor General’s Office after his official trip abroad ended on 18 September.

On 16 September 2026, a verdict was delivered in The Hague against one of the most prominent political figures in post-war Kosovo. Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and three other former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) – Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi – were foun

Dmitry Peskov, press secretary for the Russian leader, has said the US president Donald Trump's signing of the sanctions law against Russia contributes neither to "reviving bilateral relations" nor to a peaceful settlement of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russian forces attack two petrol stations, including a WOG station on the M06 highway in Zviahel district, with no casualties reported.

Three plants that produced 90% of Ukraine's steel have halted operations following Russian strikes.