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Did Ukraine Lose More F-16 Fighter Aircraft in Thursday’s Missile Attack?

Several pro-Russian media sites carry unconfirmed reports that Ukraine lost more of its F-16s after the airfield in which they were based was hit by Kinzhal high velocity missiles.

By Steve Brown

Sept. 28, 2024

WATCH: ‘I’m in My Own Country, Go Back to F**g Russia and Detain Someone’

A man claiming to be a Moldovan citizen rips into Russian occupation soldiers manning a checkpoint in Transnistria and berates them for daring to detain him.

By Kyiv Post

Sept. 28, 2024

Russian Double-Tap Strikes on Hospital in Sumy Kill at Least 9

Overnight attacks in Ukraine saw a hospital targeted twice in Sumy, near the border with Russia’s Kursk oblast. At least nine people are dead with multiple injured.

By Kyiv Post

Sept. 28, 2024

EXCLUSIVE

OPINION: The Key to Ukraine’s Victory Lies in the West’s Courage

Ukraine’s fate is being held hostage by the US elections and a general cravenness with respect to defending the democratic principles that needed to be fought for in the past.

By Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC

Sept. 28, 2024

NATO

OPINION: The Surrender of Ukraine Is the Collapse of the West

Trump’s statements encourage Putin to further aggression. And his well demonstrated infatuation with dictators does not bode well for the smaller, weaker nations in the world.

By Dr. Orhan Dragas

Sept. 28, 2024

ISW

ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 27, 2024

War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on September 27, 2024

By ISW

Sept. 28, 2024

Zelensky

‘He Didn’t Play Cute’ – Trump Uses Zelensky Meeting to Throw Shade on ‘Impeachment Hoax’

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met in New York as the Ukrainian tried to hedge Kyiv’s position after disappointing meetings with the Biden administration.

By Stash Luczkiw

Sept. 28, 2024

Ukraine Offers Victory on a Plate – Is US on Board?

Zelensky’s Victory Plan, Biden’s Ukraine Aid Package, and the Trump Shadow

By Jeremy Dirac

Sept. 27, 2024

Featured

Lina Kostenko – Ukraine’s Poetic Sphinx, Turns 96

OPINION: A Time for War and a Time for Peace

OPINION: Ukraine Frozen Out in Alaska

Drones

Russians Strike AFU in Vuhledar With Copycat ‘Dragon Drones’

In early September, the Ukrainian military introduced deadly “Dragon drones” designed to fly low and slowly over enemy positions spilling burning thermite on Russian positions.

By Kyiv Post

Sept. 27, 2024

‘Russia Succeeds in Shifting Borders With Tanks’ – World Leaders Address Ukraine on Day 3 of UNGA

The war in Ukraine again featured prominently in speeches by world leaders during the third day of the UN General Assembly in New York, on Thursday, Sept. 26.

By Kyiv Post

Sept. 27, 2024

Nuclear weapons

US Fears Moscow May Retaliate if Ukraine Strikes Russia with Western Missiles

US intelligence agencies worry that Ukrainian strikes on Russia with long-range weapons could retaliate with sabotage attacks in Europe and on US military bases.

By Kyiv Post

Sept. 27, 2024

UK Accelerates AS-90 Howitzer Deliveries to Ukraine

The new UK government which pledged to deliver 12 of its 155mm self-propelled guns to Kyiv within 100 days of taking office is on schedule to send 16,

By Kyiv Post

Sept. 27, 2024

Cyberattack

HUR Hackers Cripple Russian Infrastructure in Massive Cyberattack

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) cyber specialists attacked 800+ Russian servers, destroying critical military and financial data, halting operations and crippling infrastructure.

By Kateryna Zakharchenko

Sept. 27, 2024

Desertion From Ukraine’s Armed Forces – Will New Mobilization Laws Help?

EXCLUSIVE

Armed Forces of Ukraine

Desertion From Ukraine’s Armed Forces – Will New Mobilization Laws Help?

The number of Ukrainian servicemen is growing, and while many military personnel condemn their colleagues, there is no single solution to stopping the growing trend.

By Sergii Kostezh

Sept. 27, 2024