European Parliament President Metsola to visit Kyiv
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday that she would visit the Ukrainian capital.
17 September 2025
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday that she would visit the Ukrainian capital.
On Wednesday night, September 17, Russian invaders struck a hotel in Kramatorsk with two drones.
On the morning of September 17, Russian invaders attacked Ingulets in the Kherson region with a guided aerial bomb, injuring three adults and a child.
One person was killed and 11 others were wounded in the Kherson region over the past 24 hours as a result of Russian aggression.
For me, victory is in preserving the nation, preserving our statehood and achieving a diplomatic settlement on our terms
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.
Part of Kropyvnytskyi and 44 other settlements in Kirovohrad region were left without power following a massive Russian drone attack.
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 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.
A number of trains are delayed due to a large-scale Russian attack on Ukrzaliznytsia and power outages along railway routes.
In Cherkasy region, Russian strike UAVs targeted critical infrastructure facilities.
Seventy-five percent of Ukrainians categorically reject Russia's so-called "peace plan," which envisions the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donbas.
In Zaporizhzhia, two children who were injured as a result of a night attack on the city are in intensive care.
Russian propaganda is spreading a fake claim alleging that Ukrainian defenders used civilians in Sosnivka, Dnipropetrovsk region, as “human shields.”
16 September 2025
Two people were injured in the Kharkiv region on Tuesday, September 16, as a result of strikes by the Russian military.
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.
US President Donald Trump said he had a great conversation with the Indian Prime Minister, despite tensions between the two countries over tariffs, and noted that Narendra Modi thanked him for his support in ending the Russian war.
Since the beginning of the year, Ukrainian defenders have destroyed 29,095 units of Russian army vehicles.
Ukraine has responded positively to the US proposals to end the war.
A 74-year-old local resident was injured in the village of Bilozerka, Kherson region, as a result of an attack by a Russian drone.
UN Secretary General António Guterres does not see prospects for short-term progress in ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.
In Kyiv region, firefighters extinguished a fire covering 17,000 square meters after a Russian drone struck warehouse facilities at the logistics center of the Epicenter company.
In Kyiv region, firefighters extinguished a fire covering 17,000 square meters after a Russian drone struck warehouse facilities at the logistics center of the Epicenter company.
Throughout the day, Russian forces attacked Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of Dnipropetrovsk region, causing damage and injuring three people.
The Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration has submitted the 2025 Report to the European Commission, detailing the implementation of measures required to open EU negotiations under Cluster 1, Fundamentals.