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![A general view of the oil terminal, in the port of Saint Petersburg, on September, 26, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A general view of the oil terminal, in the port of Saint Petersburg, on September, 26, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Ukrainian soldier prepares the P1-Sun interceptor drone for flight on April 29, 2026 in Donetsk region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Ukrainian soldier prepares the P1-Sun interceptor drone for flight on April 29, 2026 in Donetsk region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russia Is Repeatedly Striking Ukraine’s Borders With Moldova and NATO Countries. Here’s What’s Happening]( "Russia Is Repeatedly Striking Ukraine’s Borders With Moldova and NATO Countries. Here’s What’s Happening")
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Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s borders are expanding. On September 13, a Russian drone struck a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train just two kilometers from Poland, days after deadly strikes near the border with Moldova. What began as isolated attacks on border infrastructure is becoming a recurring threat along Ukraine’s borders with Europe.Your Ukraine Weekly briefing
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![A view of the European Commission building and the Council of the European Union building, illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, in Brussels, Belgium, on February 23, 2026.]( "A view of the European Commission building and the Council of the European Union building, illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, in Brussels, Belgium, on February 23, 2026.")
![Vantor satellite image shows a closer view of tunnel entrances and infrastructure at the Isfahan missile complex prior to airstrikes. (Satellite image: Vantor, 2026)]( "Vantor satellite image shows a closer view of tunnel entrances and infrastructure at the Isfahan missile complex prior to airstrikes. (Satellite image: Vantor, 2026)")
![The US Air Force A-10 attack aircraft and early-model F-15.]( "The US Air Force A-10 attack aircraft and early-model F-15.")
![People exit the Nevsky Prospekt metro station in St. Petersburg. (Source: Getty Images)]( "St. Petersburg Metro Plans to Convert 9 Stations Into Civil Defense Shelters")
![Ratel Robotics UGV. (Source: Facebook / Ratel Robotics)]( "Combat-Proven Robotics Meet AI Swarm Tech in $224 Million Deal Between Swarmer and Ratel Robotics")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands as they meet in Calgary, Alberta, on September 10, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine and Canada Sign Historic 100-Year Partnership Declaration")
![Lieutenant General Andre Bodemann, Commander of the Territorial Command of the Bundeswehr, speaks before the start of the conference on the new defense plan for Germany. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Lieutenant General Andre Bodemann, Commander of the Territorial Command of the Bundeswehr, speaks before the start of the conference on the new defense plan for Germany. (Source: Getty Images)")
![China's President Xi Jinping. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Xi Jinping and Putin Won’t Hold Bilateral Talks While Moscow and Beijing Clash Over Gas")
![What Happens When Russia Has Enough RASSVET Satellites to Control Drones Across Europe?]( "What Happens When Russia Has Enough RASSVET Satellites to Control Drones Across Europe?")
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Russia is deploying its own satellite network, RASSVET—an analog of Starlink that the Kremlin portrays as a system for civilian use but that could give its military a powerful new tool for controlling drones across Ukraine. The same technology could also pose a direct security threat to Europe, facilitating Russia’s hybrid war.![The alert for the nationwide warning day is displayed on the smartphones of tourists from Denmark in Berlin, Germany. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The alert for the nationwide warning day is displayed on the smartphones of tourists from Denmark in Berlin, Germany. (Source: Getty Images)")
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