In Zaporizhzhia, rescue workers extinguished a fire that broke out as a result of a Russian drone attack on one of the city’s shopping centers on September 17.
Air defense forces shot down 72 drones and “Banderole”/“Dan-T” loitering munitions used by the Russian army to attack Ukraine on the night of September 18.
On September 18, the EU is expected to allocate EUR 3.3 billion as part of another package of defense assistance to Ukraine for the purchase of missiles and ammunition, while the remaining funds from the SAFE program will be used to launch a new program of joint EU-Ukraine defense projects.
All new interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense systems must be delivered to Ukraine on a priority basis immediately after they are manufactured.
Since this evening, the enemy has attacked three districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times with drones and artillery, resulting in two people being injured.
Total combat losses among Russian military personnel from February 24, 2022, through September 18, 2026, reached approximately 1,514,910, of whom 1,420 were killed in the past 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the year, the Defense Forces have received over one million UAVs and pieces of equipment through the DOT-Chain Defense digital marketplace.
France’s centrist and moderate right-wing political forces must nominate a single presidential candidate by early 2027 to prevent a split in the vote and maintain their chances of advancing to the second round of the presidential election.
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved more than $8 billion in new investments in Ukraine, Jordan and African countries.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine is interested in developing defense-tech cooperation with Japan, particularly in signing the Drone Deal.
On September 16 and during the night of September 17, 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of key military targets belonging to the Russian aggressor. These included S-400 launchers, UAV launch sites, and support facilities for the Russian occupation forces.