Kramatorsk strike and a tentative ceasefire agenda
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Ukraine’s National Police said Russian forces struck Kramatorsk with four FAB-250 bombs fitted with UMPK guidance kits, killing a 58-year-old man and injuring a 53-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. Police said 54 houses, infrastructure facilities and a vehicle were damaged. [S3]
Source published ·Краматорськ, Краматорська міська громада, Краматорський район, Донецька область, 84300-84390, Україна · city
OpenStreetMap · One person was killed and two others were injured in Russian strikes on Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast
Political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko told Ukrinform that the Zelensky–Trump meeting was expected to address resuming trilateral talks, an energy ceasefire and a Black Sea ceasefire. He cautioned that no concrete decisions should be expected and that any agreements would be preliminary. [S4]
Source published ·New York, United States · city
OpenStreetMap · today’s meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump in New York
Reuters, citing EU diplomats, reported that EU envoys agreed to remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the Russia sanctions list and renew measures on about 3,000 other individuals and entities for three years. Formal adoption remains pending completion of a written procedure; Latvia abstained, allowing the agreement to proceed. [S1]
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Interpipe said Russia struck its civilian industrial enterprise with ballistic missiles, killing four employees and injuring seven. The company said damage to its main production equipment and infrastructure forced manufacturing to stop, while specialists were assessing the damage and possible recovery timetable. [S2]
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Ukrainska Pravda, citing Naftogaz’s press service, reported that at least five Russian ballistic missiles struck technical facilities at a long-idle oil-and-gas site in Poltava Oblast. Naftogaz said the critical damage had effectively made the facility impossible to repair or operate. [S5]
Source published ·Полтавська область, Україна · region
OpenStreetMap · Russian forces attacked an oil and gas facility in Poltava Oblast with ballistic missiles
Ukrinform, citing Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, reported that a Russian drone struck the city’s Kyivskyi district. Terekhov said one person was known to be injured, while regional administration head Oleh Syniehubov said medics were assisting a 37-year-old woman. [S3]
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia supported increasing the number of permanent UN Security Council members but remained committed to permanent membership and veto powers. The Moscow Times said the comments followed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call to abolish both and noted that Russia’s veto had blocked Council action on the war in Ukraine. [S1]
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Ukrinform, citing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Fonar, reported that Konstantin Polezhaev, a former Belgorod mayor and regional deputy governor, was killed while serving in the war against Ukraine. His family reported his death; Russian Telegram channels claimed he sustained fatal injuries in a drone strike. [S6]
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Ukrainska Pravda, citing Reuters sources, reported that Gazprom’s Moscow Oil Refinery halted crude processing after a Ukrainian drone attack on 20 September. The sources said both crude-distillation units caught fire and repairs could take several weeks. [S3]
Source published ·Москва, Центральный федеральный округ, Россия · city
OpenStreetMap · Gazprom's Moscow Oil Refinery has halted crude oil processing following a Ukrainian drone attack on 20 September.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said, according to Ukrinform, that Russia’s State Duma voting held on 18–20 September in occupied Ukrainian territories was illegal and its results null and void. It urged international non-recognition and increased pressure on Russia. [S5]
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Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, according to Ukrinform, that removing Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from EU sanctions lists would send Moscow the wrong signal. Ukrinform reported that EU countries extended the measures by only seven days amid disagreements. [S6]
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Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius told the BBC that Lithuania has evacuation plans for possible Russian threats but would fight if attacked. He described the threats as concrete but not daily; the origin of a recent drone incursion remained unconfirmed. [S7]
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Prosecutor General’s Office spokeswoman Mariana Haiovska said former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko resigned from the prosecution service and was dismissed on 21 September. The office said he had not resumed his duties after his official trip; Ukrainska Pravda sources said he had not returned to Ukraine by that date. [S1]
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Ukraine’s National Police said Russian forces struck Kramatorsk with four FAB-250 bombs fitted with UMPK guidance kits, killing a 58-year-old man and injuring a 53-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. Police said 54 houses, infrastructure facilities and a vehicle were damaged. [S3]
Political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko told Ukrinform that the Zelensky–Trump meeting was expected to address resuming trilateral talks, an energy ceasefire and a Black Sea ceasefire. He cautioned that no concrete decisions should be expected and that any agreements would be preliminary. [S4]
Reuters, citing EU diplomats, reported that EU envoys agreed to remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the Russia sanctions list and renew measures on about 3,000 other individuals and entities for three years. Formal adoption remains pending completion of a written procedure; Latvia abstained, allowing the agreement to proceed. [S1]
Interpipe said Russia struck its civilian industrial enterprise with ballistic missiles, killing four employees and injuring seven. The company said damage to its main production equipment and infrastructure forced manufacturing to stop, while specialists were assessing the damage and possible recovery timetable. [S2]
Ukrainska Pravda, citing Naftogaz’s press service, reported that at least five Russian ballistic missiles struck technical facilities at a long-idle oil-and-gas site in Poltava Oblast. Naftogaz said the critical damage had effectively made the facility impossible to repair or operate. [S5]
Ukrinform, citing Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, reported that a Russian drone struck the city’s Kyivskyi district. Terekhov said one person was known to be injured, while regional administration head Oleh Syniehubov said medics were assisting a 37-year-old woman. [S3]
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia supported increasing the number of permanent UN Security Council members but remained committed to permanent membership and veto powers. The Moscow Times said the comments followed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call to abolish both and noted that Russia’s veto had blocked Council action on the war in Ukraine. [S1]
Ukrinform, citing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Fonar, reported that Konstantin Polezhaev, a former Belgorod mayor and regional deputy governor, was killed while serving in the war against Ukraine. His family reported his death; Russian Telegram channels claimed he sustained fatal injuries in a drone strike. [S6]
Ukrainska Pravda, citing Reuters sources, reported that Gazprom’s Moscow Oil Refinery halted crude processing after a Ukrainian drone attack on 20 September. The sources said both crude-distillation units caught fire and repairs could take several weeks. [S3]
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said, according to Ukrinform, that Russia’s State Duma voting held on 18–20 September in occupied Ukrainian territories was illegal and its results null and void. It urged international non-recognition and increased pressure on Russia. [S5]
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, according to Ukrinform, that removing Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from EU sanctions lists would send Moscow the wrong signal. Ukrinform reported that EU countries extended the measures by only seven days amid disagreements. [S6]
Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius told the BBC that Lithuania has evacuation plans for possible Russian threats but would fight if attacked. He described the threats as concrete but not daily; the origin of a recent drone incursion remained unconfirmed. [S7]
Prosecutor General’s Office spokeswoman Mariana Haiovska said former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko resigned from the prosecution service and was dismissed on 21 September. The office said he had not resumed his duties after his official trip; Ukrainska Pravda sources said he had not returned to Ukraine by that date. [S1]
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