European Parliament President Roberta Metsola stated that the European Parliament has not yet determined its response to Russia’s withdrawal from the Convention for the Prevention of Torture, but condemned any abandonment of international obligations.
The European Parliament Office in Ukraine will be headed by Maximilian Shroeder, whose main role will be to facilitate the European Parliament’s ongoing support for Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. The key topics of discussion included Ukraine’s EU membership, strengthening sanctions against Russia, and the construction of shelters.
The Pokrovsk sector became a true trial for soldiers of the 92nd Assault Brigade: a group of Ukrainian troops found themselves fully surrounded by the enemy — cut off from communications, wounded, and under constant shelling. Despite this, they held out for 12 days and managed to break free.
The capabilities of Ukraine’s agri-food sector have been first presented in Washington as part of the Taste Ukraine initiative. Its goal is to expand business presence abroad and help promote Ukrainian products and innovations in global markets.
The Russian army continues to shell border districts in three Ukrainian regions daily, actively deploying various types of drones, with the heaviest strikes occurring in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
Sixteen Ukrainian children have been brought back from Russian-occupied territories as part of President Volodymyr Zelensky's Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
Kyiv is prepared to provide assistance to Chisinau to prevent destabilization in Moldova amid Russia's attempts to interfere in the country's parliamentary elections.
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed an investment of $75 million to the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, while Ukraine will double this contribution.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes the allocation of the first packages of military aid under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.
In accordance with the law, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) only informs the leadership of the state, the Verkhovna Rada, and the Cabinet of Ministers about the approximate forecast of a portion of profits that will be transferred to the state budget.
The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III during Trump's visit to the United Kingdom could lay the groundwork for convincing the American leader of the need to exert greater pressure on Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
Russia continues its attempts to restart the power units of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and use its capacity to supply electricity to Russia's southern regions.
During the active phase of the joint Zapad-2025 military exercises between Russia and Belarus, held from September 12 to 16, no threatening activity or unusual incidents were recorded directly along the Ukrainian border.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk has received from European Parliament President Roberta Metsola the protocol on the opening of the Permanent Representation Office of the European Parliament in Kyiv.
The Verkhovna Rada has ratified the One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The International Atomic Energy Agency team based at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) reported on Tuesday that shelling occurred near the site and observed black smoke rising from three nearby locations.
On September 16, Ukrainian Defense Forces were involved in 183 combat clashes with Russian invaders, with the heaviest assaults and offensive actions occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 590 attacks across 15 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region. As a result of enemy strikes on Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding district, one person was killed and 22 were injured, including four children.
The total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to September 17, 2025, amount to about 1,097,450 personnel, including 1,020 in the past 24 hours.
The European Commission will propose speeding up the phase-out of Russian fossil imports, while the next package of European sanctions will target, in particular, Russian crypto assets, banks, and energy.
Drone pilots from the Phoenix Unmanned Systems Unit of the Pomsta (Revenge) Border Guard Brigade destroyed a heavy bomber, a Mavic UAV, and electronic equipment belonging to Russian invaders in the Kupiansk sector.
The first U.S. weapons aid packages for Ukraine from President Donald Trump’s administration, under a new financial arrangement with European allies, have been approved and are expected to be shipped soon.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police have detained three more Russian agents who carried out arson attacks in eastern and western regions of Ukraine.
Seventy-five percent of Ukrainians categorically reject Russia's so-called "peace plan," which envisions the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donbas.
On the sidelines of the 69th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk has held a meeting with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.
Ukraine’s Agency for Reconstruction and Korea Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in Seoul. Under the agreement, a training center for heavy machinery operators will be established in Ukraine. The document also paves the way for South Korean companies to participate in the country’s reconstruction.
During an online meeting, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and the leadership of the International Register of Damage discussed how to make the compensation mechanism a real tool for payments to Ukrainians.
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