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Reuters: U.S.-funded research has identified more than 210 sites where Ukrainian children have been taken for military training, drone manufacturing and other forced re-education by Russia, as part of a large-scale deportation programme.
FT: The Polish government is increasing its cyber security budget to a record €1bn this year, after Russian sabotage attempts targeted hospitals and urban water supplies. Dariusz Standerski, deputy minister for digital affairs, told the Financial Times that Poland was facing between 20 and 50 attempts to damage critical infrastructure every day, most of which are thwarted (archive).
Sky News: Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a "clear position" from Trump on a sanctions package for Russia and security guarantees for Ukraine to stop Putin and end the war.
Reuters: Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday the government will carefully consider what measures would be most effective in pressuring Russia, while noting challenges in imposing higher tariffs on countries buying Russian oil.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Zaporizhzhia late on Sept. 15, killing one person and injuring thirteen others, including a 4-year-old girl, officials reported. Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said the city sustained at least 10 strikes amid the attack which targeted both homes and "non-residential buildings."
ISW: Russia is using the Zapad-2025 exercises to practice potential future kinetic provocations against neighboring NATO states.
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Reuters: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday the Trump administration would not impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods to halt China's purchases of Russian oil unless European countries hit China and India with steep duties of their own.
Reuters: Poland's State Protection Service has neutralized a drone operating over sensitive government locations, including Parkowa Street and the Belweder Palace, said PM Tusk, amid heightened regional tensions following recent airspace violations. Two Belarusian citizens were detained in connection with the incident and police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, Tusk added.
British fighter jets will fly air defence missions over Poland to counter aerial threats from Russia, including drones, as part of NATO’s Eastern Sentry mission.
Reuters: One of Russia's largest oil refineries, in the northwestern town of Kirishi, has halted a key processing unit following a Ukrainian drone attack over the weekend.
The Kyiv Independent: The European Union and Ukraine have completed the final screening meetings for Chapter 11 of accession negotiations, focused on "Agriculture and Rural Development," Ukraine's Economy Ministry announced on Sept. 15.
Reuters: U.S. military officers observed joint war games between Russia and Belarus on Monday for the first time since Moscow used Belarus as a launchpad to enter Ukraine, as Trump deepens ties with Moscow's closest ally.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's Brave1 defense innovation cluster has completed the final stage of testing for new kamikaze drones with a range of over 40 kilometers (25 miles), Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on Sept. 15. The drones are built to withstand Russian electronic warfare systems and will soon be tested in combat.
AP News: Britain on Monday summoned the Russian ambassador in London following Moscow’s “unprecedented violation” of NATO airspace.
Euronews: A Kremlin-aligned disinformation operation is falsely accusing Ukraine's allies of plotting to divide the war-torn country's territory between them in the event of a peace deal with Russia.
Reuters: Russia on Monday warned European states that it would go after any state which sought to take its assets after reports that the European Union was floating the idea of spending billions of dollars worth of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.
Ukrainska Pravda: The Ukrainian defence forces operating in the area of responsibility of the 1st Azov Corps of the National Guard have cleared the village of Pankivka and surrounding areas of Russian forces.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's military intelligence carried out a "cyber revenge" hack on the Russian Central Election Commission on Sept. 14 in response to elections held in occupied Ukrainian territories.
Reuters: Old-fashioned barter is on the rise in Russia's foreign trade for the first time since the 1990s, as companies seeking to outfox Western sanctions swap wheat for Chinese cars and flax seeds for building materials.
worth mentioning
Swedish government to hike military spending to 2.8% of GDP in 2026
US and Europe do billions in trade with Russia despite sanctions
Ukraine plans 2026 budget with 18.4% deficit
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