Ukraine air defenses down 33 of 40 Russian drones overnight
Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces shot down 33 out of 40 Russian drones.
12 September 2025
Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces shot down 33 out of 40 Russian drones.
Russia’s drone attack on Polish territory should serve as a signal for everyone to take a more active stance, said Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi.
On September 11, 195 combat engagements were recorded between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with 60 concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector.
Russia’s total combat losses in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to September 12, 2025, amount to approximately 1,092,780 personnel, including 890 in the past 24 hours.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that Warsaw will closely cooperate with Kyiv to counter Russian drone threats.
A total of 1,372 families, caring for 1,743 children, remain in areas of the Donetsk region where mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for families with minors.
Japan can contribute to future security guarantees for Ukraine, which is why Kyiv should strengthen its diplomacy with Tokyo after the election of a new prime minister.
Ukrainian law enforcement, in cooperation with authorities from the United States, EU countries, and Europol, dismantled a hacker group that blocked access to servers of major global companies in order to extort ransom payments.
One Russian submarine carrying Kalibr cruise missiles is currently in the Black Sea.
Since the start of the full-scale war, the State Emergency Service and the National Police have destroyed nearly 1 million explosive devices.
11 September 2025
As part of President of Ukraine’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative, a 17-year-old boy was successfully brought back to Ukraine from Russia.
On September 11, the Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 141 clashes with Russian invaders, with the hottest activity reported in the Pokrovsk sector, where the enemy attempted 32 attacks.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and U.S. President’s Special Envoy Keith Kellogg discussed the PURL initiative during a meeting in Kyiv. The initiative allows financing the procurement of weapons from the United States.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. Special President’s Envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv to discuss joint weapons production, pressure on Russia, and security guarantees.
The U.S. bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus issued a statement condemning Russia’s drone attack on Poland and calling for new sanctions against Moscow, increased support for Ukraine, and stronger coordination within NATO.
The West must take decisive steps to ensure Ukraine’s security, as Ukraine is already paying the price for peace in Europe.
Will Britain's cultural elite and Ukrainian activists succeed in preventing the Putinist diva from performing on the Royal Opera stage?
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal held a meeting in London with Armin Papperger, CEO of the German defense company Rheinmetall AG, on the sidelines of the international arms exhibition DSEI.
A new program for Ukraine’s recovery, EU4Reconstruction, has officially been launched in Kyiv. The program is a joint initiative of the European Union, Denmark, Germany, France, and Lithuania.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated that U.S. President Donald Trump must understand that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is mocking him and his peace initiatives to end the war in Ukraine.
Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal held several meetings with representatives of leading defense companies in London during the DSEI international arms exhibition.
Almost 6,400 people currently remain in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 88 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops. Fighting continues in seven sectors, with the enemy continuing to attack most intensely in the Pokrovsk sector.
The State Statistics Service of Ukraine plans to conduct an experimental population estimate by the end of 2025.
In the Central district of Kherson, a Russian Molniya UAV damaged another educational institution, breaking about 20 windows and damaging two doors.
Victory over Russia means containing it now and preventing any repeat of aggression in the future.
The dynamics of export revenue inflows to Ukraine is stable, which indicates the effectiveness of the National Bank’s financial monitoring in this area.
Slovakia is ready to offer assistance in promoting peace in Ukraine, while refusing to provide military support to Ukraine, because, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico, this contributes to the continuation of the war.
Next week, Ukraine’s foreign exchange rates will be influenced mainly not by internal but external factors, in particular the U.S. Federal Reserve System’s decision on the rate policy.
Ukraine is preparing a meeting at the Coalition of the Willing in the US and events within the UN General Assembly dedicated to the issues of Crimea and abducted Ukrainian children.