The Kremlin is attempting to manipulate the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in order to normalize bilateral relations between the United States and Russia without ending the war in Ukraine — contrary to Trump’s stated plan to work on relations only after peace in Ukraine is achieved.

The General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has adopted a resolution 'Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Security, and Safeguards in Ukraine', which calls on Russia to immediately de-occupy the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).

Overnight, Ukraine’s Defense Forces destroyed 71 Russian drones in the skies above the country, while strikes were recorded at six locations.

Fighters of the Viking Maritime Operations Center, part of the Department of Active Measures of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, carried out another night landing on Tendrivska Spit, where they set up minefields.

In the past 24 hours, Russian forces attacked 23 settlements in Sumy region, damaging a civilian infrastructure facility.

In the past 24 hours, there were 223 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian occupiers, the largest number taking place in the Pokrovsk sector.

The total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to September 19, 2025, amount to approximately 1,099,530 people, including 1,150 people over the past day.

Russian troops launched a massive drone attack on the city of Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, causing several fires, which were localized by rescue workers.

The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the logistics hub of the Russian Federation's 810th Separate Marine Brigade in the Kursk region.

The Canadian Armed Forces have demonstrated how their military personnel are improving the demining skills of Ukrainian sappers.

Over the past 24 hours, the occupiers have carried out 376 strikes on 14 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Four women were injured as a result of an enemy attack on the Polohivskyi district.

During the attack by enemy drones in Kyiv, debris was reported to have fallen in several locations.

In Zaporizhzhia, drone operators from the 210th Separate Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Ground Forces struck a checkpoint in the rear of the Russian invaders.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has recognized Tetiana Chornovol as an elected MP.

No matter when the Russia–Ukraine war ends, it will continue in the humanitarian and cultural spheres.

Deputy Head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Serhii Dubovyk stated that there are no preconditions — neither legislative nor financial — for holding elections in Ukraine next year.

Russia is strengthening its air defenses in the temporarily occupied Crimea due to intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russian military targets on the peninsula.

The Cabinet of Ministers has extended the experimental project for distributing humanitarian aid in the form of liquefied gas to household consumers in frontline regions.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed the law on the Military Ombudsman.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with the Danish Ambassador to Ukraine Ole Egberg Mikkelsen who is concluding his diplomatic mission in Ukraine after five years of service.

Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov and NATO Senior Representative in Ukraine Patrick Turner have discussed security guarantees for Ukraine and their practical implementation.

Two convoys carrying vehicles and equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces have arrived in Poland from Ireland, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Simon Harris said.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, during a meeting with World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde, presented the priorities for Ukraine's state budget for 2026 to secure continued institutional support.

The number of people injured in a Russian airstrike on Vozdvyzhivka, Zaporizhzhia region, has risen to four.

At a session of the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, the prosecutor demanded prison sentences of between 20 and 24 years for 18 captured fighters of Ukraine's Aidar Battalion.

Acting Minister for Asylum and Migration Mona Keijzer has said that Ukrainian men living in the Netherlands who have jobs should take care of their own accommodation.

The first European Defense Innovation Forum (EDIF) is set to open next week in The Hague, bringing together government officials, investors, defense companies, research institutions, and startups from Ukraine and across Europe.

Since the beginning of the year, Ukrainian forces have neutralized over 307,000 Russian military personnel.

President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a conversation with the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, expressed gratitude for Qatar’s assistance in returning Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.

Russian forces dropped at least three aerial bombs on the village of Vozdvyzhivka in Zaporizhzhia region.

Russian forces carried out strikes throughout the day on Synelnykove and Nikopol districts of Dnipropetrovsk region, resulting in damage to civilian infrastructure.

U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the urgent need to increase pressure on Russia in order to end the war in Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump once again said that he had considered the war between Russia and Ukraine one of the easiest to resolve thanks to his personal relationship with Vladimir Putin, but the Kremlin leader had let him down.

During the morning attack on the capital on September 7, Russian forces launched several missiles: one struck the Cabinet of Ministers building, while another was heading toward residential neighborhoods. It was stopped by a volunteer with the callsign Hrek, who opened fire with a Maxim machine gun.

Ukraine will soon be able to produce and deploy 1,000 interceptor drones per day.

Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has called for tougher sanctions against Russia and continued support for Ukraine.

The Council of Europe has published a draft convention on the establishment of an International Claims Commission for Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the command post of Ukraine's Air Assault Forces in the Donetsk region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine's Armed Forces have thwarted a planned Russian offensive near Pokrovsk and Dobropillia in the Donetsk region.

Ukraine is prepared to help train Polish engineers and military personnel, share its expertise in building a drone defense line, and provide access to specific software so that Poland can detect Russian attacks in advance.

In the Donetsk region, the Russian army dropped an aerial bomb on the city of Kostiantynivka, killing five people.

Ukrainian forces are conducting a counter-sabotage operation in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, with Russian sabotage group members already taken prisoner. For civilians who remain in the city, the situation is critical, though evacuations continue despite the risks.

In the last week of September 2025, there will be no particular threats to the exchange rate stability.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Ukrainian soldiers who took part in the Dobropillia counteroffensive operation in the Donetsk region.

As part of repatriation efforts, 1,000 bodies — which, according to the Russian side, belong to Ukrainian servicemen — have been returned to Ukraine.

Anonymous Telegram channels have been spreading false information aimed at discrediting Ukrainian intelligence services and destabilizing the situation inside Ukraine.

Ukraine and Poland have agreed to establish a joint operational group for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law establishing a Unified Information System for the Social Sphere, aimed at automating social support processes and strengthening the protection of citizens’ personal data.

British media report that Russian reconnaissance ships and drones are actively collecting data on subsea cables and pipelines in Europe.

On Thursday, September 18, the two-week international military exercise Pikne (Lightning) began in Estonia.