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The Kyiv Independent: Russia came under a large-scale overnight drone attack on Sept. 12, with Moscow and Leningrad Oblast among the areas targeted, according to Russian officials and media reports. The attack reportedly caused fires on a vessel in the Primorsk Port and at a Lukoil facility in Smolensk.
ISW: The Kremlin continues efforts to destabilize the Balkans and dismantle the 1995 Dayton Accords that ended the 1992-1995 Bosnian War, likely as part of a larger campaign to divide and distract Europe.
The Kyiv Independent: The Trump administration plans to urge Group of Seven nations to impose sanctions on China and India over their purchase of Russian oil, the Financial Times reported on Sept. 11.
The Guardian: Prince Harry has made a surprise visit to Kyiv after an invitation from the Ukrainian government, saying he wanted to do “everything possible” to help the recovery of the thousands of military personnel who have been seriously injured in the three-year war against Russia.
France 24: Russia and Belarus on Friday began their "Zapad 2025" joint military exercises amid escalating tensions following Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine earlier this week. "Zapad" (or West in Russian) drills occur every two years and are perceived as intimidation exercises on NATO's eastern flank.
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Reuters: The United Nations Security Council is set to meet on Friday to discuss drone incursions into its airspace that the Polish president described as an attempt by Russia to test Warsaw and NATO's response.
Axios: A bipartisan group of senators are pushing to label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism over kidnapped Ukrainian children, as momentum builds once again for a big, bipartisan Russia sanctions package.
The Moscow Times: Russia on Thursday urged Poland to reopen its border with Belarus, Moscow's close ally, calling the closure "destructive" and warning of consequences.
The Guardian: Britain should work with Nato allies in developing an integrated air and missile defence system after the incursion of nearly 20 Russian drones into Poland, according to two authors of the UK strategic defence review.
BBC: Several Nato members are sending troops, artillery, and air defence systems to secure its eastern flank after what Poland called an unprecedented Russian drone incursion into its airspace.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian drones shot down over Poland were reportedly headed for Rzeszow Airport, a key logistics hub for aid to Ukraine, German media outlets Spiegel and Welt reported on Sept. 11.
The Moscow Times: Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardia) has reintroduced tank units as part of a wider expansion of its heavy weaponry, the force’s chief Viktor Zolotov said Thursday.
AP News: Thousands gathered at the Slovak capital on Thursday to protest a meeting between populist PM Fico and Putin, in an escalation of previous protests against Fico’s pro-Russia stance.
Reuters: Slovakia cannot support more European Union sanctions against Russia until it gets EU proposals to align climate targets with the needs of carmakers and heavy industry, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday.
The Kyiv Independent: Sweden pledged on Sept. 11 around 70 billion Swedish kronor ($7.5 billion) in military aid to Ukraine over the next two years and unveiled a new package worth 9.2 billion kronor ($840 million) as part of that commitment.
Reuters: German arms giant Rheinmetall plans to manufacture artillery shells for Ukrainian forces at a future production plant in Ukraine, Kyiv's defence minister said on Thursday.
TVP World: Poland is deploying around 40,000 soldiers to the country’s borders with Belarus and Russia amid heightened tensions following Wednesday’s large scale drone incursion.
The Kyiv Independent: More than half of Ukrainian children under Russian occupation were subjected to indoctrination, while some reported torture and sexual violence, according to a report by Save Ukraine and War Child U.K. published on Sept. 11.
Reuters: Italy's foreign minister on Thursday told the upper house of parliament that new sanctions were needed to put pressure on Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
LSM: Latvia's airspace will be closed to a depth of 50-kilometres along its eastern borders with Russia and Belarus from 18:00 on September 11th until at least September 18th, with the possibility of an extension after that.
Reuters: Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary warned on Thursday that the Russian war in Ukraine would cause travel disruption for European airlines for years to come, a day after Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace.
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