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Ukraine Invasion

• Zelenskyy Says 24 Dead In 'Brutal' Russian Strike On Ukraine's Donetsk Region RFE/RL 09 Sep 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 24 civilians were killed in a "frankly brutal" Russian air strike on a village in eastern Ukraine and called on the international community to respond with an "appropriate reaction."
• Ukraine: Russian strike on village kills over 20, mostly pensioners UN News 09 Sep 2025 -- A Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian village in the frontline region of Donetsk on Tuesday has reportedly killed more than 20 - including many elderly civilians who were lining up to collect pension payments.
• Ukrainian Air Strikes Target Two Cities In Occupied Part Of Donetsk RFE/RL 09 Sep 2025 -- Ukrainian forces launched drone and missile attacks on two cities in occupied parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region as US and European officials met in Washington to discuss more economic sanctions on Russia to force it to negotiate an end to the war.
• Following SSU investigation, 8 traitors who fought against Defense Forces on eastern front sentenced to 15 years in prison Security Service of Ukraine 09 Sep 2025 -- Following the investigations by the Security Service, another eight militants who fought against the Defense Forces in Donetsk oblast have been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
• SSU detains agents who adjusted russian drone strikes on Odesa and Kirovohrad regions Security Service of Ukraine 09 Sep 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence has detained two agents of russia's federal security service who were adjusting russian missile and drone attacks on Odesa and Kirovohrad oblasts.
• SSU detains repeat offender - FSB agent preparing attacks on Dnipro using GPS beacons Security Service of Ukraine 09 Sep 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence has detained an enemy agent in Dnipro. He prepared coordinates for a new series of russian air strikes on the regional center.
• Ukraine Loses Over 515 Soldiers in Battles With Russian Forces - MoD Sputnik 09 Sep 2025 -- Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated over 515 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• China, Russia and Mongolia conduct joint exercise in border area Global Times 09 Sep 2025 -- Troops from China, Russia, and Mongolia conducted the Border Defense Cooperation-2025 joint exercise in a border region of the three countries from September 8 to 9, under the theme of joint prevention and combat of terrorist and sabotage activities in border areas, according to a release by China Bugle, an official media account affiliated with the PLA News Media Center. This event marks the first time the three countries have organized a joint exercise involving their border defense forces, read the release.
• Russia's Rosatom Completes Reactor Production for Nuclear Icebreaker Rossiya Sputnik 09 Sep 2025 -- Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced on Monday that it has completed the production of nuclear reactors for the world's future most powerful nuclear icebreaker, the Project 10510 lead vessel Rossiya.
• INDIAN ARMED FORCES CONTINGENT DEPARTS FOR MULTILATERAL EXERCISE ZAPAD 2025 IN RUSSIA India PIB 09 Sep 2025 -- An Indian Armed Forces contingent comprising 65 personnel departed today for the Mulino Training Ground, Nizhniy, Russia, to participate in the multilateral joint military exercise ZAPAD 2025, scheduled to be conducted from 10 to 16 September 2025

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of the Kingdom of Morocco Nasser Bourita Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Sep 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with President of Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Milorad Dodik, Moscow, September 9, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Sep 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's greetings to organisers of and participants in the International Anti-Fascist Forum 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Sep 2025
• Russia Strongly Condemns Western Attempts to Oust Republika Srpska President Dodik - Lavrov Sputnik 09 Sep 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia strongly condemns attempts by the West to remove Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from power.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, had a telephone conversation on Tuesday with Mr. Serguei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Morocco Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Sep 2025

News Reports

• Auction For $325-Million Russian-Owned Super Yacht Amadea Set To Conclude RFE/RL 09 Sep 2025 -- For sale: luxury motor yacht. Ownership fiercely disputed. The saga of the $325-million, 106-meter Amadea - replete with helicopter pad, pool, jacuzzi, and "a stunning winter garden on the sun deck" - enters its final chapter, potentially, on September 10 when a US-government-ordered auction is scheduled to conclude.