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AP News: Military and defense officials from the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — NATO and EU members that border Russia — told The Associated Press that defending against drones requires solving a complex set of technological, financial and bureaucratic problems. Europe needs cheaper technology to buy and to speed up slow production and procurement cycles, they said.
ISW: The Russian Ministry of Defense publicly acknowledged Russia’s intent to advance further into Kharkiv Oblast should Russian forces seize Kupyansk, supporting ISW’s assessment of Russia’s operational intent.
AFP: Ahead of Moldova's parliamentary elections on Sunday, deepfake videos and unsubstantiated accusations targeting pro-EU President Maia Sandu are spreading online, with analysts warning the country has become Moscow's "testing ground" for information warfare in Europe.
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Reuters: Russia has systematically tortured Ukrainian civilians in over 100 detention centres in Russia and occupied Ukraine since the start of the war, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Estonia is prepared to intercept and, if necessary, shoot down Russian aircraft violating its airspace, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna told the Kyiv Independent on Sept. 23 following an incursion by Russian jets a few days earlier.
Reuters: Lithuania's parliament granted the Baltic country's armed forces powers on Tuesday to shoot down any unmanned drone violating its airspace following incidents in which it said two Russian drones crashed on its territory.
CNN: Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine could restore its borders from before Russia’s invasion and that he believes NATO member countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace, escalating his rhetoric against the Kremlin.
Reuters: Russia's Astrakhan gas processing plant, controlled by energy giant Gazprom, halted production of motor fuel on September 22 after a fire caused by a drone attack.
The Insider: Poland’s Central Bureau of Investigation has detained 20 people who are suspected of involvement with an international criminal group that smuggled approximately 600 premium-class cars to Russia and Belarus in violation of EU sanctions.
Reuters: Russia has unleashed a massive wave of attacks on Ukraine's railways since the summer, using new tactics to hit key nodes with long-range drones, but the network is holding up for now, the CEO of the state railway company told Reuters.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian troops have not yet come close to encircling the town of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Federico Borsari, a security expert at the Center for European Policy Analysis, told the Kyiv Independent on Sept. 23.
Euronews: The ruling military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger say their countries are withdrawing from the International Criminal Court. They have established new alliances, mainly with Russia, whose president Putin is subject to an arrest warrant by the ICC over forced deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
Reuters: Denmark said drones that halted flights at its main airport on Monday were the most serious attack yet on its critical infrastructure and linked them to a series of suspected Russian drone incursions and other disruptions across Europe.
The Kyiv Independent: Estonia is "always open" to hosting allied forces, including British nuclear-capable F-35A fighter jets, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur told the Telegraph in comments published on Sept. 23.
Reuters: Ukraine's military struck two Russian oil distribution facilities in the Bryansk and Samara regions overnight, Kyiv's general staff said on Tuesday.
United24 Media: Russia has launched a new wave of recruiting Indian nationals into its armed forces, often by deception and coercion, according to The Times of India on September 23.
Reuters: Russia is seeing shortages of certain fuel grades as Ukrainian drone attacks reduce refinery runs and high borrowing costs mean private filling stations can't afford to stockpile fuel, according to traders and retailers.
Politico: Russia’s attempt to regain access to the governing body of the U.N.'s aviation agency despite being held responsible for shooting down a civilian airliner and stealing hundreds of airplanes is being met with fierce resistance from the European Union.
Reuters: Serbia will sign a three-year gas import deal with Russia next month, securing an annual supply of 2.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas, the head of the state gas company told public broadcaster RTS on Tuesday.
Politico: There’s a great deal at stake in the upcoming Czech election — for Russia. So perhaps it’s no wonder that Czechia has been flooded by pro-Russian disinformation of late. A victory by populist right-winger Andrej Babiš, who is ahead in the polls, would see him join Viktor Orbán and Robert Fico around the EU table.
worth mentioning
Statement by the North Atlantic Council on recent airspace violations by Russia
Exxon signs initial agreement with Rosneft to chart possible path to recoup Russian losses
Germany’s €80B rearmament plan sidelines US weapons
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