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A rare Russian Orion drone worth over US$5 million has been destroyed by the Topota unit of the 414th Unmanned Strike Aviation Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Source: Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces Details: The Orion has a wingspan of 16.
The priority objectives set by the occupiers for their autumn-winter offensive campaign are quite obvious and pragmatic from a military point of view. As Oleksandr Kovalenko points out, the prime objective of Russia’s failed summer campaign was to set up a bridgehead for further advances in the cold season.
Ukraine launched large airstrikes that hit a chemical plant and an oil refinery inside of Russia as Moscow tested a new hypersonic cruise missile with Belarus.
The number of Belarusian citizens who signed contracts with Russian forces in the first half of 2025 is almost 100 times higher than in 2022, military intelligence data shows. Source: Patriots of Two States: How Belarusians Are Forced to Fight to the Death Against Ukrainians,
Russian troops operating in the Dnipropetrovsk and Krasnolimansk areas are gradually taking over the grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Krasnoarmeysko-Dmitrovskaya agglomeration. This was announced on September 14 by the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin.
EADaily, September 14th, 2025. The Russian Armed Forces struck two critical infrastructure enterprises in Nizhyn, Chernihiv region. This was stated to the Public television channel by the mayor of the city,
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has signed a decree authorizing NATO member states’ armed forces to be stationed in Poland as part of the alliance’s “Eastern Sentry” operation, the country’s National Security Bureau said on Sunday.
In a post on social media X, the command said the drones that entered Polish airspace "posed a real threat" to the safety of Polish citizens. According to the post, when drones entered the airspace they were shot down, and efforts are now underway to locate the potential crash sites of the "objects".
EADaily, September 13th, 2025. The situation in Kupyansk and its outskirts is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This is reported by the Ukrainian General Staff.
A foreign military contingent on the territory of Ukraine will be considered a legitimate target for the Russian Armed Forces. This was announced on September 14 by Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik.
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RBC Ukraine on MSNUkraine plans 30-kilometer Kill Zone to trap Russian forces
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced plans to build continuous drone lines up to 30 kilometers long. The goal is to block Russian advances and push the Kremlin back to the negotiating table. Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said Kyiv's priorities are saving soldiers' lives,