😡 A Russian drone strike hit an elementary school in Sumy. The attack happened at night—no kids were inside, and the guard was sheltering.

⚡️France’s Macron says seizing frozen Russian central bank assets would break international law, stressing Western nations must remain guarantors of global trust.

⚡️Ukraine’s Special Forces struck deep inside Russia, destroying radar and launcher of Moscow’s “invincible” S-400 air defense system in Kaluga region.

⚡️ Lithuania’s FM Kęstutis Budrys says the EU can’t be “held hostage by Orbán” and vows Hungary’s blockade of Ukraine’s EU path will be bypassed soon.

⚡️Captured Russian troops say commanders are sending them into deadly “meat assaults” near Pokrovsk—thrown into battle without equipment.

⚡️ Polish activist Jerzy Tyc, who dreamed of “restoring Polish-Russian friendship,” was killed fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine, RMF24 reports. He led a group restoring Soviet monuments in Poland before moving to Russia and joining its army.

⚡️NATO ambassadors will meet this week to discuss Russia’s fighter jets violating Estonia’s airspace, AFP reports.

⚡️Ukraine blew up a huge Russian ammo depot in occupied Luhansk holding over 19,000 drones and rare ZUBK14 tank missiles meant for the front.

russia does not stop its hostile attacks: when emergency services arrive at a scene, the enemy delivers repeated strikes. Rescuers are forced to fall to the ground and somehow protect themselves from enemy attacks. Help stop russian terror. u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

⚡️Russian TV brags that a teacher who fought in Russia’s war against Ukraine now trains schoolchildren to be “defenders of the fatherland,” dressing them in military uniforms.

🤔 Russia’s main domestic propaganda outlet claims its Eurovision ripoff was watched by 4 billion people—half the world’s population.

On this day in 1939, German and Soviet forces marched together in a victory parade in Brest-Litovsk. Moscow called it a “liberation campaign.” For Poland, it meant occupation, executions and mass deportations.

⚡️Bloomberg: Russia is plotting massive interference in Moldova’s Sept. 28 elections with bribed voters, disinfo, cyberattacks and staged protests to derail the country’s path to the EU.

⚡️Massive drone strike torches key Russian rail power hub. united24media.com/latest-news/massive-drone-strike-hits-key-russian-rail-power-hub-sparks-major-fire-11826

⚡️NYT: 17% of the world’s tankers are now part of Russia’s “shadow fleet,” helping Moscow dodge sanctions and keep its oil flowing.

⚡️Another daring Ukrainian op in Crimea. Prymary unit destroyed two rare Russian Be-12 “Chaika” anti-sub planes and took out a Mi-8 helicopter.

🔴 Russia dropped at least 5 bombs on Zaporizhzhia, killing 3 and wounding 2. One house was destroyed, 15 apartment blocks and 10 houses damaged.

⚡️Berlin Brandenburg and Brussels airports remain disrupted after a cyberattack. Collins Aerospace software was hit just days after the U.S. firm won a NATO contract.

⚡️Trump again tells Europe to stop buying Russian oil, slamming it as funding Putin’s war, Bloomberg reports. "The Europeans are buying oil from Russia – not supposed to happen, right?" Trump said.

⚡️ British Typhoon jets now patrol Poland under NATO’s new “Eastern Sentry” mission, launched after Russian drones violated Polish airspace.

This morning in Dnipro, people cheered as Ukrainian defenders shot down a Russian Shahed drone.

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Satellite images of Marinka 2020 vs 2024 show a city erased. Russia talks peace while leveling Ukrainian towns and rejecting President Trump’s calls to the peace table.

⚡️For the 10th time this year, NATO scrambled German Eurofighters after a Russian Il-20M flew over the Baltic Sea with no radio contact, ignoring calls and hard to identify.

⚡️Trump vows to defend Poland and the Baltics if Russia escalates. His pledge comes as Estonia called its first UN Security Council meeting in 34 years after 3 Russian jets violated its airspace for 12 minutes.

Today is the International Day of Peace. For Ukrainians, peace means schools instead of shelters, life instead of death, and hope instead of fear. While russia destroys, Ukrainians defend their right to a just peace. Stand with them. u24.gov.ua/donate/defen...

Ukrainian soldier meets his mother after being evacuated from territories temporarily occupied by Russia 🥹

💬 Russian “Gerbera” drones used to attack Poland cost about $10,000 each, while NATO spent millions scrambling jets and defenses to stop them. “Asymmetry of cost does not work,” says RUSI researcher Robert Tollast.

🥉 Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh won bronze at the World Championships in high jump. The Ukrainian cleared 1.97 m, sharing third place with Serbia’s Angelina Topić after unsuccessful attempts at 2.00 m and 2.02 m.

🔴 This week, Russia hit Ukraine with 1,500 drones, 1,280 bombs, and 50 missiles. Zelenskyy says they contained 132,000 foreign parts from Europe, the US, China, Japan, and more.

Today is Mariupol Day. What looks like harmless Russian culture abroad often masks war crimes—helping justify the destruction of cities like Mariupol. 🧵 1/9

👀 Agents of the partisan movement Atesh carried out a sabotage operation in the Russian city of Smolensk. Here's what it could mean for a key supplier of Kh-59 guided missiles ⬇️

🔴 Russian forces dropped unidentified explosives on Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, in what the mayor called “a new type of attack.” Experts are examining the materials, but no people were injured and no vehicles damaged, according to Suspilne.

🔴 Russian forces attacked Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region with “Smerch” rockets, artillery, and drones. At least two people were killed and three wounded.

Nothing says a superpower like two schools collapsing in two days. Yesterday in Moscow, a school under renovation killed 2 workers. Today in Novosibirsk region, a 1937-built school caved in. Russia spends billions on war, not safety.

⚡️Another daring Ukrainian intel op: the “Prymary” unit hit occupied Crimea, wiping out three Russian Mi-8 helicopters and a Nebo-U radar.

💥 Ukraine's Air Force showed the footage of Ukrainian F-16 pilots shooting down Russian targets on the night of September 19-20.

“Anywhere but Russia,” says a Kenyan captured in Ukraine after deserting from the Russian army.

Kellogg: It's good versus evil. Putin is not a good guy. What he has done is atrocious, horrific.

⚡️Polish border guards found an underground tunnel from Belarus and caught four illegal migrants trying to cross. Thanks to Poland’s electronic barrier, the attempt was stopped and the migrants were expelled.

⚡️ Czech President Petr Pavel called Russia’s airspace violations “extremely irresponsible,” warning they could justify shooting down a Russian jet.

Every Trump call for “peace with Putin” is met with fresh Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine. Putin answers words with war. 🧵 1/5

🔴 Estonia’s Defense Forces released the flight path of Russian MiG-31 jets that crossed into its airspace on September 19. The fighters entered near Väinloo Island without clearance, stayed 12 minutes, had no flight plans, and flew with transponders switched off.

💬 Zelenskyy: “As soon as the number of [Ukrainian] drones becomes comparable to that of the Russians, they will feel it in terms of fuel shortages and quantity. We are seeing this more and more.” 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

👀 Ukraine’s Armed Forces struck vital Russian oil facilities as part of efforts to disrupt Moscow’s war machine. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

💬 Zelenskyy on Russian offensive in Donetsk region: "“Their [Russian] reports differ greatly from reality."

🤔 In Russia, two high-profile executives tied to key Russian state companies were involved in "accidents," per Hromadske. Zeppelin CEO Andrey Krotkov was hospitalized in intensive care after being wounded, while UMATEX CEO Alexander Tyunin was found dead.

🔴 Footage has surfaced online showing a Russian missile striking a high-rise building in Dnipro. The attack killed one person and injured 30 others. Reports indicate the missile carried a cluster munition warhead.

⚡ A massive cyberattack has disrupted airports across Europe, forcing delays and cancellations, per Reuters. The attack targeted a provider of automated check-in and boarding systems, impacting airports in London, Brussels, and Berlin.

💬 Lithuania’s Defense Minister Dovile Šakalienė: NATO must take Russian air provocations seriously. Citing Turkey’s downing of a Russian Su-24 in 2015, she warned that NATO’s northeastern border is being deliberately tested.