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❗️Ukraine is currently negotiating with Russia only on humanitarian issues, NSDC Secretary Umerov said.
He noted that this concerns, in particular, the release of prisoners.
"We are waiting for trilateral and bilateral meetings to take place," the official added.
Ukraine will provide Poland with access to systems for tracking drones approaching Polish territory, Defense Minister Shmyhal said.
Drones attacked Gazprom’s petrochemical complex in Salavat, Bashkortostan, nearly 1,500 km from the Ukrainian border.
According to the Astra Telegram channel, Gazprom Neftokhim Salavat LLC operates the largest oil refining complex in southern Bashkortostan. The company carries out full-cycle hydrocarbon processing and produces over 150 products, including gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, bitumen, and polyethylene.
In 2024, the company reported revenue of 303 billion rubles (over $2 billion) and a net profit of 4.4 billion rubles (almost $30 million).
Bomb shelters are being inspected across Poland as the country prepares for potential conflict with Russia, RMF 24 reports.
The government has allocated 5 billion zlotys to local authorities for modernizing and repairing existing shelters, constructing new protective structures, and developing warning and communication systems.
❗️Damages from Russian aggression amount to at least $589 billion, says Hetmantsev.
"Thirteen percent of housing was damaged or destroyed. Two and a half million households were affected, four million people were internally displaced, seven million left the country, and 139,000 square kilometers of territory were mined," he noted.
The European Union is considering an accelerated phaseout of Russian liquefied natural gas following Trump’s call to abandon Russian oil, Bloomberg reported. [The heavy influence of the US in the EU is very clear if a call by him can actually -get- things moving faster - one of the good things he's done]
A fragment of a Russian Gerbera decoy drone was found on a beach in Lаtvia, the country’s Defense Minister reported.
The drone was not armed with a warhead.
❗️Putin kills many people, but he loses even more. Russian soldiers are dying at higher rates than Ukrainian ones, Trump said.
Ukraine and Poland Sign Memorandum to Establish Joint Drone Control Training Group
According to Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, the agreement will focus on joint training, experience exchange, testing methods for using and countering drones, and ensuring integration with NATO standards.
The defense ministers also signed a Joint Declaration on Deepening Defense Cooperation under the SAFE and PURL programs.
Under the agreement, Ukraine will train Polish personnel to create a “drone line” and provide access to attack monitoring systems, while Poland will establish a UAV control training ground with support from Norway.
“We have no plans to return to Russia,” said ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods, quoted by the Financial Times.
Woods added that Exxon is in talks with Russian officials about reimbursing $4.6 billion in expropriated assets, but not about making new investments.
“It was about negotiations to settle an arbitration case related to the expropriation of our assets in 2022,” he explained.
Estonia will completely stop importing Russian natural gas from 2026.
1,000 bodies have been returned to Ukraine, which, according to the Russian Federation, belong to Ukrainian military personnel.
On September 18, the Russian Federation appealed to the International Court of Justice of the United Nations against the decision of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council regarding its involvement in the downing of flight MH17 in July 2014.
“The decision of the ICAO Council is thus challenged by the Russian side in all aspects — on the grounds of jurisdiction, applicable law, facts, as well as in connection with fatal violations of procedure,” the report says.
The head of Britain's MI6 intelligence service, Richard Moore, said he sees "no evidence" that Putin is interested in achieving peace through negotiations with Ukraine.
According to him, the Kremlin leader seeks Ukraine’s complete surrender.
✨ Lev Krutogolov became the first Ukrainian to reach the podium at the World Karting Championship, finishing in third place.
❗️Russians attacked Kyiv with drones last night. An unexploded Russian drone was found in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Specialists are working at the scene.
A soldier who returned from captivity took his photo from the Alley of the Missing.
On September 17, the Alley with portraits of the missing was opened in the village of Krasnokutsk, Kharkiv region. One of the most touching moments was when 48-year-old Ihor Yakovlev personally took his photo from the alley.