Anti-corruption bodies have completed the investigation into the embezzlement of state funds during the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s food procurement for the Armed Forces.

Russian propagandist Vitaly Voronov has issued threats against Yurii Butusov, commander of a 13th Brigade "Khartiia" platoon tasked with countering enemy UAV operators, after the serviceman reported his unit’s first strike against Russian forces in the Kharkiv region.

Given the low probability of Ukraine joining NATO, Western countries have supported an alternative strategy: investing billions of dollars in the development of the Ukrainian defence industry.

On Friday, September 19, the European Commission officially approved the 19th package of sanctions against Russia.

Russian occupiers are making progress in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine has offered the United States large-scale agreements on drones and weapons purchases.

Military Yurii Kasianov spoke about the "Lasar's Group" unit within the National Guard of Ukraine, which develops drones and shows good results on the battlefield.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has adopted a resolution calling for the restoration of Ukraine's control over Zaporizhzhia NPP, which poses a threat to nuclear safety.

Indian refineries do not plan to refuse Russian crude oil despite US pressure.

On the night of 18 September 2025, units of the Special Operations Forces struck the logistics hub of the 810th Separate Marine Brigade of the Russian Federation, located in the Kursk region.