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The Russian colossus on clay feet should be seen for what it was, and is.

For half a millennium, Russia has projected itself as a great power, but its history is less one of enduring strength than of perpetual weakness disguised as might.

From Ivan the Terrible through the Soviet Union, Russia expanded at astonishing speed, seizing an empire that at its peak covered one-sixth of the globe. Yet this expansion concealed a reality: an autocracy propped up by repression, xenophobia, and fear, never by institutions of legitimacy or prosperity.

The speed of information diffusion is becoming more and more of a liability for governments trying to suppress anti-corruption protests. Nepal saw a revolution in less than a week.

In a stunning turn of events, Nepal – a Himalayan nation at the heart of South Asia – has witnessed a dramatic political upheaval, with its government toppled in just a few days. Leading the charge was Generation Z, the country’s most vocal and restless demographic. Their uprising reflects a growing trend across Asia, where disillusioned youth are increasingly taking to the streets to challenge entrenched elites, similar to the youth activism seen in Ukraine as part of the Revolution of Dignity in 2014 and the most recent summer protests against the dismantling of the anti-corruption institutions.

Nepal: a five-day revolution

A defender of Mariupol’s Azovstal and survivor of Russia’s notorious Olenivka prison describes her experience in captivity and afterwards – how she came to terms with PTSD.

The horrors of war do not simply vanish; they continue to live in the subconscious, as if sealed inside an isolated capsule. Over time, this capsule begins to crack, and the nightmares break into consciousness, building a new reality filled with endless flashbacks and bursts of aggression. These are signs of severe PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder).

Senior Sergeant, manager at the  3rd Naval Forces Recruitment Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Olha Shypytsyna, told Kyiv Post about her difficult path of fighting for herself and her soul.

As currently constituted, the UN gives Russia a license to kill and upend the world. That is the message that President Trump should have delivered this week.

President Donald Trump dropped several bombshells at the United Nations this week: He stated that Ukraine should and will win back all the land that Russia has stolen since 2014; that NATO allies should shoot down Russian aircraft encroaching on their airspace; and that the US will provide NATO with all the weapons it needs to help Ukraine and itself fend off Moscow.

He also claimed that excessive migration and political correctness were threats to Western civilization, but failed to mention the single biggest threat to mankind, which is Vladimir Putin, his wars, and his sabotage of peacekeeping efforts at the UN.

Unidentified drones reappear over Danish military sites.

More drones were observed over Danish military sites overnight for the second straight day, Denmark’s army said Sunday, the latest in a string of sightings across the country over the past week.

“The Armed Forces can confirm that drones have been observed at several of the Armed Forces’ locations during the night. Several capacities were deployed,” the military said in a statement.

As the world admires Ukraine’s defense innovations, it should also take notice of something quieter but just as strategic: a bold transformation of mental health services under fire.

The war in Ukraine has triggered Europe’s largest mental health crisis since WWII. Millions are suffering in silence, and children suffer most.

Yet against this backdrop of trauma, Ukraine is doing something remarkable: Reshaping its mental health services with a speed and ambition that should command global attention.

Poland also closed its airspace around the cities of Rzeszow and Lublin in the southeast due to what flight tracking service Flightradar24 called “unplanned military activity.”

Polish and allied fighter jets were scrambled in the early hours of Sunday as Russia launched another massive missile and drone assault on Ukrainian cities.

Poland also closed its airspace around the cities of Rzeszow and Lublin in the southeast due to what flight tracking service Flightradar24 called “unplanned military activity.”

A former Ukrainian Commander‑in‑Chief explains how drones, EW and AI turned 2023–25 into a new kind of positional war – and what tech and mobilization must change next.

This op-ed, written exclusively for Dzerkalo Tyzhnya by Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (2021–2024), is reprinted with permission. Read the original here.

While visiting the DSEI-2025 international exhibition in London—one of the world’s premier gatherings in the defense and security industry, showcasing new warfare technologies—I couldn’t help but recall the events of 2023, which were, if not fateful, then certainly significant for me.

The president said the assault included nearly 500 strike drones and more than 40 missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic weapons.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday condemned a massive, more than 12‑hour Russian assault that he called “a deliberate and targeted terror against ordinary cities,” saying the strikes came as the United Nations General Assembly week drew to a close.

“In the space of more than 12 hours, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine – brutal strikes, a deliberate and targeted terror against ordinary cities,” Zelensky said in a social media post.

The attacks on Zaporizhzhia occurred the same night as Russia’s massive overnight air assault on Kyiv, which killed at least three people and left widespread destruction across the capital.

Russian forces launched renewed attacks on Zaporizhzhia early on Sunday, Sept. 28, injuring at least 27 people, including three children, officials said. Two of the victims are in serious condition, according to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration.

The strikes damaged industrial facilities at a local enterprise and hit a multi-story residential building, where apartments caught fire. Emergency crews are still working to extinguish the blaze, which has spread across several floors.

On the night of September 9-10, around 20 Russian drones flew into Polish skies. Some were shot down by the Polish air force.

Over 90 Russian drones were heading for Poland earlier this month when an unprecedented incursion into the country’s airspace took place, but most were shot down by Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

On the night of September 9-10, around 20 Russian drones flew into Polish skies. Some were shot down by the Polish air force, while others crashed hundreds of kilometers inside the country.

NATO’s triumph is that it acts – and it must never forget that action is what keeps it alive.

When historians look back at the institutions created in the twentieth century, they will struggle to find one more successful than NATO.

Born in the aftermath of the Second World War, it has endured not merely as a military alliance but as the most successful security organization in history. Its core purpose was clear from day one: To deter aggression, defend its members and ensure that collective strength would always outweigh individual weakness.

The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for four straight days, Ukraine and Russia said Saturday.

The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for four straight days, Ukraine and Russia said Saturday, blaming each other for attacks on power lines.

Though blackouts at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant are frequent, due to its proximity to the front line, this one is the longest so far, which experts warn raises the risk of incidents.

Most polls show the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity, in power since 2021, in the lead in the vote. But analysts say the race is far from certain.

Moldovans began voting on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could see the country neighbouring Ukraine swerve from its pro-European path towards Moscow, with the government and the EU accusing Russia of “deeply interfering”.

Moldova, an EU candidate country, has long been divided over closer ties with Brussels or maintaining Soviet-era relations with Moscow.

The aerial assault lasted more than 12 hours and included 595 combat drones and 48 missiles of various types, Ukraine’s Air Force said.

Russia launched one of its largest air assaults on Kyiv early Sunday, firing waves of drones and cruise missiles. The attacks have killed at least four people – including a 12-year-old girl – and injured dozens, leaving widespread destruction across the city.

The assault lasted more than 12 hours and included nearly “500 combat drones and more than 40 missiles, including a Kinzhal hypersonic missile,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement following the attack. Ukraine’s Air Force clarified that there were 595 drones and 48 missiles.

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

Key Takeaways from the ISW:

• Gasoline shortages continue in Russia and occupied Ukraine due to repeated Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries.
• Ukraine’s Western partners continue to provide military aid to Ukraine, including through the purchase of US weapons.
• Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Spokesperson Maria Zakharova absurdly blamed Ukraine on September 26 for the September 9 to 10 Russian drone incursion in Poland and the September 13 Russian drone incursion in Romania.
• European officials continue to report unidentified drones operating within NATO airspace.
• Ukrainian forces recently advanced in northern Sumy and western Zaporizhia oblasts. Russian forces recently advanced in the Dobropillya tactical area and near Siversk, Pokrovsk, and Novopavlivka.