The draft state budget for 2026 includes UAH 1.9 billion for the implementation of the agreement between Ukraine and the United States on the creation of the U.S.–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund.

The draft state budget for 2026 provides for the creation of a “defense reserve” of 200 billion hryvnias — a key innovation among defense expenditures.

The Kirishi oil refinery in Russia’s Leningrad region has shut down a key processing unit following a Ukrainian drone attack over the weekend.

President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed the need to fully implement every agreement on the supply of air defense systems and missiles before the winter season.

In Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district, an explosion in an apartment, likely caused by a grenade, left two people dead and one injured.

Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, began her diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday, September 15, with a moment of silence in honor of the defenders who gave their lives for Ukraine's independence and freedom.

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov held a meeting with EU Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius and his team.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the draft law on Ukraine's state budget for 2026.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, 11,000 cases of chemical agents being used by the enemy have been recorded, resulting in 3,000 cases of exposure among Ukrainian servicemen.

Russian forces shelled the village of Mykilske with artillery and dropped explosives on the village of Bilozerka, killing two civilians.

The Ukrainian delegation, together with the European Commission, has concluded screening meetings in Brussels on Negotiation Chapter 11, "Agriculture and Rural Development."

A grenade exploded in an apartment in Odesa's Khadzhybeiskyi district on the afternoon of September 15, killing a 52-year-old man.

European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius considers the fight against disinformation to be an important element of defense.

Given the serious security threat to the European continent posed by Russia, the standard step-by-step approach to increasing defense production and other elements of strengthening EU security is not appropriate.

The European Union plans to actively involve Ukraine in creating a “wall against drones” on the eastern borders of the bloc, given Ukraine's extensive experience in shooting down Russian drones.

Five civilians were injured today in Sumy region as a result of attacks by the Russian Federation.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded state honors to the best tank soldiers.

In Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, the number of wounded after the Russian night attack has risen to 11 people.

Since July, Russia has launched a wave of massive attacks on Ukraine’s railway infrastructure, targeting key junction stations.

Provided that there are no systemic attacks on the energy system, Ukraine may go through the heating season without restrictions on electricity consumption.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine considers the results of the illegal “elections” held by Russia in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories to be null and void.

The Brave1 defense cluster has conducted final tests of kamikaze strike drones with a range exceeding 40 km; the systems will soon be used in combat.

The Russian Baltic Fleet has conducted exercises in Kaliningrad region as part of the joint Russian-Belarusian military drills Zapad-2025.

In the second half of September, Russian propaganda is expected to maintain intense information attacks against initiatives for international security guarantees for Ukraine.

Russian forces attacked Orikhiv community in Zaporizhzhia region, killing a man.

No troop activity has been observed toward Ukraine’s border from Belarus during the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises Zapad-2025.

Ukrainian Armed Forces and National Guard units have liberated the settlement of Pankivka and nearby territories in Donetsk region as a result of coordinated operations.

Cyber specialists of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine carried out a large-scale attack on the resources of Russia’s Central Election Commission on the so-called “single voting day” on September 14.

Strategically important Russian military targets in Crimea are entirely within the reach of Ukrainian forces.

Russian forces shelled 20 settlements in the Chernihiv region on September 14. Nizhyn and the Nizhyn district came under a massive attack by enemy drones.

A delegation of the National Guard of Ukraine at the international defense exhibition DSEI UK 2025 in London initiated direct negotiations with leading arms and military equipment manufacturers.

In the Sumy region, 12 men were injured as a result of a Russian missile strike on the outskirts of a village while they were harvesting crops.

Late on Sunday, September 14, the Russian army struck the center of Kramatorsk with three bombs.

U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed his position on sanctions against Russia, stressing that he will introduce them only if Europe increases pressure on Moscow and stops buying Russian oil.

Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 59 out of 84 Russian drones overnight.

A total of 187 combat engagements were recorded between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invaders on September 14.

The total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to September 15, 2025, amount to approximately 1,095,520 people, including 910 people over the past day.

Over the past 24 hours, the occupiers have launched 607 strikes on 17 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. As a result of enemy attacks on the Polohivsky district, one person was killed and two others were wounded.

The enemy attacked Zaporizhzhia again, explosions were heard for the second time during the night, and air defense forces were engaged with enemy targets.

As a result of a night attack on the suburbs of Zaporizhzhia, a house on the territory of a gardening association was partially destroyed.

Proposals to hand over frozen Russian assets in exchange for a ceasefire are not relevant, otherwise any dictator would repeat this strategy.

Pope Leo XIV acknowledged that the Vatican's mediating role in negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine is limited.

If Russian drones had caused deaths or injuries in Poland, Warsaw’s response would have been much tougher.

Special forces from the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) struck a Russian 9K317M Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Over the past 24 hours, 1,001 people, including 109 children, have been evacuated from the Donetsk region.

An exhibition of children’s works titled Illustration to a Folk Tale, originally organized in Kherson, has arrived in the Czech Republic.

Sumy region has received 150 child-sized bulletproof vests (first-class protection) from the Ukrainian Red Cross Society.

There have been 173 combat engagements along the front lines; in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Novopavlivka sectors, the occupiers made a total of 94 attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses.

Operators of FPV drones from the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces have targeted a Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system near Pokrovsk.

Ukraine is currently spending 31% of its GDP on defense, the highest rate in the world.