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Ukraine War Monitor

September 18, 2026 · Based on tweets from the last 24 hours · 371 tweets analyzed · model: ollama-cloud/glm-5.2:cloud

Executive Summary

Russia escalated missile and drone attacks across Ukraine overnight, targeting Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Sumy regions with modified S-400 training missiles and Shahed drones, while Ukraine launched a massive drone raid on Moscow — reportedly the largest yet — coinciding with the start of Russia's three-day State Duma elections. Western leaders, including France's Macron and Poland's Tusk, issued increasingly stark warnings about Russia's intensifying hybrid threats to Europe, with Tusk visiting Ukraine for the inaugural Carpathian 8 summit. On the battlefield, Ukraine reported continued gains near Lyman, successful strikes on Russian military infrastructure in Crimea and Taganrog, and the development of new interceptor drone systems. Trump is set to sign a sweeping Russia sanctions bill passed overwhelmingly by Congress.

Key Events

Analysis

Escalation patterns are unmistakable. Russia is simultaneously intensifying its bombardment of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure (using cheaper repurposed S-400 missiles to conserve advanced systems for winter), conducting large-scale exercises near the Suwałki Gap, and expanding hybrid attacks across Europe. European leaders — Macron, Tusk, and now Finnish and Belgian F-35 deliveries — are responding with heightened vigilance and accelerated support.

Ukraine is going on the offensive in multiple domains. The unprecedented drone raid on Moscow during Russia's Duma elections is a clear signal. On the ground, Operation Vivaldi near Lyman has retaken ~85 km², pushing Russian forces back to the Zherebets River. Deep strikes on Russian defense industry (Taganrog drone factory, TANECO refinery, Saky airfield) continue at pace.

Funding gaps remain critical. Zelensky described Ukraine's deficit as "astronomical" and "space-level." The EU has disbursed funds but Ukraine has not yet submitted signed Patriot interceptor contracts. Norway provided $100M in budget support, and Canada is in talks to join the EU loan. The US sanctions bill, if signed, could significantly impact Russian energy revenue.

What to watch next: - Whether Russia announces open mobilization after the Duma elections - The impact of the US sanctions bill on Russian oil exports to China and India - Ukraine's ability to sustain the Lyman advance across the Zherebets River - Russian escalation against NATO infrastructure following Macron and Tusk's warnings - The humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky and potential international response

Tweet Feed

Air Alerts & Russian Attacks on Ukraine

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:58

Одещина: 🔄 1х реактив продовжує перебувати над Маяки. 21:58 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:52

Київщина дорозвідка до відбою. 🅿️3х реактиви з Орла у напрямку Чернігівщини через Брянщину. 21:52 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:47

Одещина: 🔄 1х реактив в секторі Лібенталь / Великий Дальник. 21:47 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:39

Київщина: 🅿️1х реактив у напрямку Макарів. 21:39 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:39

Дніпропетровщина: 🅿️1х реактив Павлоград. 21:38 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:33

Дніпропетровщина: 🅿️1х в секторі Синельникове. 21:33 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:28

Дніпропетровщина: 🅿️1х реактив в секторі Павлоград. 21:28 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:27

Київщина: 🅿️1х реактив від Кагралика у напрямку Васильків. 21:27 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:20

Київщина: 🅿️1х реактив Макарів. 21:19 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:18

💥 Вибухи поблизу Сум. 21:17 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:14

💣2х КАБи на Суми. 21:14 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:11

Київщина: 🅿️2х реактиви у напрямку Васильків. 21:11 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:09

Дніпропетровщина: 🔄 2х реактивних Сікери Губниха. 21:08 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:02

Київщина: 🅿️3х реактиви через Білоцерківський, Обухівський райони. 21:02 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T18:01

Дніпропетровщина: 🅿️2х реактиви повз Павлоград. 21:01 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T17:54

RT: 1. Ворог ймовірно став використовувати модифіковані Онікс (Онікс-М) по півночі, Київщині. Дальність 380км. → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T17:53

Київщина: 🅿️1х реактив повз Білу Церкву у напрямку Васильків. 🅿️3х реактиви з Черкащини у напрямку Білоцерківського району Київщини. 20:53 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T17:50

Дніпропетровщина: 🅿️1х реактив модифікації Сікер в сектор Дніпро / Синельникове. 20:49 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T17:44

🅿️ Одеса - невстановлений БпЛА Лиманка. 20:44 18.09.26 → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-09-18T17:39

20:37 Загально: 🅿️2х реактиви від Кременчука у напрямку Черкаси. 🅿️2х реактиви у Звенигородський район Черкащини. 🅿️1х реактив повз Павлоград, модифікація Сікер. 🅿️1х реактив через Кременчуцький район → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T14:11

An Odesa resident captured the moment a Shahed drone scored a direct hit on a business center building in the city. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T14:04

Russian forces struck a crowded business center in Odesa and launched a double-tap strike on the exact spot after rescuers arrived. Three people were injured, with one victim in serious condition. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T12:52

⚡️ Deadly strike on industrial zone in Zhytomyr as Russian attacks kill 6, injure 34 over past day. The strike occured in the evening of Sept. 17 near the city of Korosten, oblast governor Vitaliy Buchenko said on Telegram. → tweet link

Russian Drone Raid on Moscow & Ukrainian Strikes on Russia

@Osinttechnical · 2026-09-17T19:55

Ukrainian attack drones are mounting a major raid on and around the Russian capital, Moscow, tonight. Local channels report a few hundred drones in the air, with flights into Moscow-area airports holding. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T09:09

Russia's Defense Ministry claims its air defenses downed 629 Ukrainian UAVs overnight across Russian regions. Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin says over 350 drones headed toward the Moscow region from 20:00 Sept 17 to 07:00 Sept 18. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T09:19

Right now a map shows a UAV attack threat in 10 Russian regions, namely Tver, Smolensk, Bryansk, Moscow, Kaluga, Tula, Oryol, Kursk, Lipetsk, and Krasnodar Krai. → tweet link

@FilippDM · 2026-09-17T21:25

Zaczynamy wybory do rosyjskiej Dumy. Czy siły ukraińskie szykują wyjątkowo intensywne naloty na kolejne trzy dni, tak żeby huk eksplozji było słychać pod lokalami wyborczymi? Nie wiem, ale tej nocy duża ilość dronów kieruje się na Moskwę. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T18:10

Cyber Boroshno reports that an attack on Rostov-Central Airport resulted in two Mi-8 helicopters destroyed, along with An-12 and An-26 aircraft. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T11:44

❗️Ukrainian Neptune missiles struck Atlant Aero in Taganrog, completely destroying three production buildings at the company, which specializes in producing drones and their components. One warehouse used for military purposes suffered a roof collapse across an estimated 60×40-meter area. Another production building was almost completely penetrated, with damage covering an estimated area of 70×40 meters. #Ukraine → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T12:50

❗️Exilnova+ published footage it says confirms the destruction of one of two Russian S-400 launchers struck by Ukrainian forces. The launcher had been used in surface-to-surface mode for strikes on Kyiv just days before the Ukrainian attack. #Ukraine → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T13:28

One of three struck S-400 launchers that shelled Kyiv from the Bryansk region. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T09:13

Ukrainian forces struck the TANECO oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk with FP-1 drones on September 13, hitting the ELOU-AVT-7 unit. It is the refinery's largest primary oil processing unit, with annual capacity of 9.2 million tons. Taking ELOU-AVT-7 offline would halt around 52% of TANECO's total primary oil processing capacity. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T09:44

Ukraine's General Staff reports that on Sept 17 and overnight into Sept 18, 2026, Defense Forces hit several Russian targets. At Saky airfield near Novofedorivka in Crimea they struck a ground control station for the Orion UAV system. It also reports a site near Donetsk used to store, prepare, and launch strike drones was hit. In Luhansk region it confirms strikes on an ammo depot near Dovzhansk and a materiel depot near Kypuche. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T10:47

Ukrainian forces struck a ground control station for Russia's Orion reconnaissance-strike UAVs at Saky airfield near Novofedorivka in occupied Crimea, the General Staff says. The Orion is a MALE drone capable of reconnaissance, targeting and carrying guided weapons. → tweet link

Battlefield Updates — Lyman / Donetsk

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T09:12

Lyman direction, 18-09-2026. After months of Ukrainian counterattacks north of Lyman, the Russian salient that once pushed deep toward the city has largely been rolled back. Operation Vivaldi has now brought the fighting to the Zherebets River, where Russian troops are trying to build a new defensive line while Ukrainian forces keep pressing at several points. Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps says the operation has already cleared or retaken around 85 km². The Zherebets is now the critical line Russia is trying to defend. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T16:27

⚡️ Russia pulls elite drone unit from northern Donetsk Oblast after losses from Operation Vivaldi, Ukraine's military says. "Most specialized drone units in the area suffered significant losses among qualified personnel and material and technical resources," the 3rd Army Corps said. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T10:49

Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps is leaving the Joint Forces Group and will form the core of the newly created Center Group of Forces, spokesman Viktor Trehubov said. The formation will establish its own area of responsibility covering the Lyman axis and most of Donetsk region. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T10:48

Joint Forces spokesman Viktor Trehubov says Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps is leaving the Joint Forces grouping, moving to the newly formed Center grouping, and taking Lyman direction and most of Donetsk region as its zone. Kupiansk and South Slobozhansky directions stay under Joint Forces responsibility. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T16:05

Ukraine's 210th Regiment is conducting combat operations in Donetsk region, using a BM-21 Grad to strike an area where Russian personnel were concentrated. Drone operators also neutralized a Russian ambush drone, while assault troops eliminated Russian sabotage groups. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T15:24

Ukraine's 425th Skelia Regiment broke through Russian positions to reach and extract troops of the 159th Brigade who had been encircled, some after spending up to 11 months on their positions. The regiment said its assault troops cleared a route through Russian positions and brought out 21 Ukrainian servicemen without suffering losses during the operation. Two civilians were also evacuated, while Ukrainian troops captured nine Russian servicemen. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T10:16

Azov commander Denys Prokopenko assesses Russia could mobilize up to 600,000 troops by winter, with open mobilization beginning after elections in late September. He expects worsening weather in October to push Russian forces from small infantry assaults toward mechanized breakthroughs using heavy armor. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T10:50

Drone operators of Ukraine's 30th Mechanized Brigade took out eight occupiers using fiber-optic thermal drones overnight. → tweet link

@Osinttechnical · 2026-09-18T06:28

Ukrainian Tunguska SPAA system engaging a Russian air target with a 9M311 missile from a sunflower field. → tweet link

@Osinttechnical · 2026-09-17T21:17

Footage of a Ukrainian SAM crew stealing a Shahed drone kill from a Sting FPV interceptor. → tweet link

Western Support & Funding

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T09:41

⚡️Update: EU confirms release of $3.7 billion for Ukraine's defense. "We do whatever is necessary to help Ukraine in defending its sovereignty, protecting its people & securing a just, lasting peace," EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T14:01

Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will allocate €3.3bn for Ukraine's missiles and drones after speaking with Zelensky. Zelensky says Norway has provided $100m in budget support via the Ukraine Facility. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T10:52

❗️Norway is providing Ukraine with more than $100 million in budget support through the Ukraine Facility, Zelensky said. The contribution amounts to 1 billion Norwegian kroner and will support Ukrainian authorities in continuing to provide critical services and implement reforms. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T16:08

❗️Denmark is accelerating a 1.8 billion Danish kroner, or roughly $276 million, air-defense package for Ukraine after a Russian frigate fired flares toward a Danish military helicopter in international waters, narrowly missing the aircraft. Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus said Copenhagen's response would be to ramp up support for Ukraine faster than originally planned. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T16:00

❗️Ukraine has not yet submitted signed contracts for Patriot interceptors to the European Commission, preventing related payments from the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan for now. The EU is currently funding earlier production schedules focused on drones, missiles and fighter aircraft, with €11.7 billion disbursed for defense in 2026. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T16:10

❗️Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed Ukraine's defense funding shortfall and potential solutions during a phone call. Zelensky backed a proposal to use remaining funds from the SAFE program for new joint defense projects between Ukraine and the EU. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T12:27

⚡️Canada in talks to join EU's Ukraine loan, but it still needs to donate to Kyiv, Brussels says. Even if Canada helps the EU with its loan to Ukraine, it still needs to follow Norway's lead and provide direct financial support to Ukraine, said European Commission spokesperson Balazs Ujvari. → tweet link

@Osinttechnical · 2026-09-17T22:54

General Motors has officially begun producing parts for PATRIOT missiles. The automaker delivered its first batch of PAC-3 MSE interceptor housing components to Lockheed Martin just 22 days after signing the initial production contract. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T11:42

Two Ukrainian companies successfully completed combat tests of interceptor systems, destroying a high-speed Russian Shahed, Zelensky said. He said 67 companies are working on interceptors for high-speed and jet-powered Russian drones, with contracts already being signed. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T17:40

⚡️ Ukrainian National Guard creates recruitment center for foreign volunteers, Ukrainian Prime Minister announces. → tweet link

Sanctions & Diplomacy

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T17:30

A Radio Free Europe reporter, citing a White House source, says Trump is set to sign the "hellish" Russia sanctions bill today at 16:30 Washington time and 23:30 Kyiv time. It passed the Senate 86-11 and the House 262-159. The law targets Russian officials, banks, the energy sector, and the shadow fleet, and gives Trump the power to impose tariffs up to 100% on top buyers of Russian oil and gas, including China and India. → tweet link

@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-09-18T17:06

President Trump plans to sign the Russia sanctions bill today - CBS → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T12:48

❗️EU ambassadors have yet to agree on extending sanctions against Russia, Suspilne reports, with talks expected to continue on September 21 ahead of the September 22 deadline. According to the FT, Slovakia and France favor lifting sanctions on Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T10:59

Putin placed the Russian assets of European companies Nestlé, Auchan and Leroy Merlin under external management. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said one factor was that the companies come from countries Moscow considers "unfriendly," which he accused of involvement in Ukrainian strikes on Russian economic infrastructure. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T14:41

⚡️ Putin envoy Dmitriev, AfD prepare meeting on restarting Russian gas supplies to Germany, Reuters reports. Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev and the leadership of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are preparing to meet as early as March. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T12:01

⚡️Zelensky downplays rift as Hungary renews EU accession blockade over minority rights. Hungary again began blocking Ukraine's EU accession clusters, asking Kyiv to first implement earlier agreements addressing the rights of Ukraine's Hungarian minority. → tweet link

Russian Elections

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T08:01

⚡️Russia begins 3-day legislative elections as Kremlin seeks to project support for war. Russia on Sept. 18 began its three-day elections for the 450-member State Duma, the lower chamber of Russia's legislature, for the first time since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T09:53

Russia has begun a three-day State Duma election, the first since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Voting is also being organized in occupied areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. Ukraine's MFA calls it a farce and says results from occupied territory will have no legal force. → tweet link

@francis_scarr · 2026-09-18T16:07

As Russians head to polls in the parliamentary "election" today, Putin has been lauding the output of the country's military-industrial complex and handing out state awards to some of its workers → tweet link

@francis_scarr · 2026-09-18T12:15

State news agency TASS has posted this clip of Putin voting online in the Russian parliamentary election → tweet link

@francis_scarr · 2026-09-18T17:48

Russia likes to wheel out foreign "observers" to give their elections some veneer of legitimacy. This is Gonzalo Martin Garcia of Spain's far-right Democracia Nacional, who says he's in Nizhny Novgorod "to show the whole world that elections in Russia in fact take place properly" → tweet link

European Security & Russian Hybrid Threats

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T18:15

Macron says Russia's hybrid threat to Europeans and France has intensified in recent weeks. He says France is stepping up vigilance and preparing a plan to protect critical infrastructure and key defense sites from possible drone and cyberattacks. → tweet link

@JakubKrupa · 2026-09-18T12:25

Macron says the 'Russian hybrid threat has intensified' with the nature of Russian behaviour 'changing' as he calls for a European 'protection plan', also warns about Europe's vulnerability on gas storage/energy prices and need to do more there → tweet link

@JakubKrupa · 2026-09-18T12:16

Macron confirms Tusk's warnings from yesterday as he says the Russian threat "has intensified" and calls for civil preparedness, better protection of critical infrastructure against potential Russian attacks → tweet link

@DefenceGeek · 2026-09-18T13:46

French politicians and officials coming out of Macron's 3-hour meeting in what can simply be described as a "Stunned and alarmed" state... Clearly the intel that Poland and Germany have already talked about is making it's way around the NATO table... → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T09:20

Polish PM Donald Tusk warned that "difficult weeks and months" lie ahead for Ukraine and its partners, saying he came to demonstrate that Ukraine is not alone and that Poland stands with it. Tusk said Russia is intensifying attacks aimed at Ukraine's energy infrastructure and industry. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T15:28

Estonian PM Kristen Michal says Estonia is ready to shut its border with Russia immediately if a general mobilization is declared. Meanwhile Kremlin spokesman Peskov denies any plan to draft 300,000 by end-2026, after a Bloomberg report on alleged hidden mobilization. → tweet link

@JakubKrupa · 2026-09-18T16:19

Latvia's national security institution: "The likelihood of a conventional attack on the Baltic States and NATO is currently and in the near future very low. At the same time, Russia's attempts to escalate the security situation with unconventional attacks are still possible." → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T06:58

⚡️Slovakia doesn't want war 'because of some Article 5' Prime Minister Fico says. Speaking before his visit to Ukraine, the Slovak leader said that the Russia-Ukraine war is "out of control," and that the risk of a Europe-wide conflict has never been as serious as it is now. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T11:12

RBC-Ukraine sources say Slovak PM Robert Fico pulled out of a planned Ukraine trip at the last minute and missed the Carpathian Initiative summit where Zelensky unveiled a new cooperation format. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T09:02

Poland's Air Navigation Services Agency says Rzeszow and Lublin airports halted operations this morning for the third time in a three-day stretch, amid Russian attacks on Ukraine. → tweet link

@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-09-17T20:29

The Pentagon is considering withdrawing 25,000 or more U.S. troops from Europe, nearly a third of the American force stationed there, along with aircraft, ships and weapons, despite warnings from NATO allies over the growing threat from Russia. - NBC News → tweet link

@Osinttechnical · 2026-09-18T16:16

The Finnish Air Force received its first operational F-35s today, a major upgrade over its older F-18 Hornets. Seen here, JF-510 and JF-512 land at Rovaniemi airbase, roughly 100 miles from NATO's front with Russia. → tweet link

Carpathian 8 Summit

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T09:17

⚡️Zelensky hosts European leaders at inaugural Carpathian 8 Summit. "This is a serious beginning of a process that should bring our countries closer and create another strong element of cooperation at the EU level," Zelensky said on social media. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T09:15

Zelensky announced the launch of the C8, or Carpathian Eight, at the first summit bringing together Carpathian states, regions and communities in Ukraine. The format unites Ukraine with Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Austria and Hungary, alongside broader EU cooperation. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T09:39

Zelensky announced the formation of the Carpathian Eight, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Austria, and Hungary. The first summit starts today and runs until Sept 20. He says they'll cooperate on security, energy, logistics, cross-border economy, and community support. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T09:55

Zelensky says agreements worth €1 billion are set to be signed at the summit of eight Carpathian region countries. He said around 550 business representatives will attend and that investment and trade deals totaling €1 billion are prepared, calling it a good start. → tweet link

Russian Internal Developments

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T17:00

⚡️ Award-winning director Andrey Zvyagintsev labeled 'foreign agent' by Kremlin. Zvyagintsev, one of Russia's most famous contemporary film directors, has lived in exile since 2022. His latest film "Minotaur" has been praised as an anti-war film. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T17:30

"After the 'Carthage' operation, there should be no excuse for postponing this debate. Ukraine does not need another loyal prosecutor general. It needs the best prosecutor general we can find," writes Anastasia Radina, chairwoman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T14:23

⚡️ Lviv mayor says suspected bug found in his car. If confirmed, it would be the second listening device found by Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi, after the previous one was discovered last year. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T15:56

Ukraine's SBU says Russia's FSB is using networks of fake dating profiles to target Ukrainian servicemembers. After a servicemember responds, operatives allegedly work to gain his trust and extract information about his unit, location and tasks, with the SBU saying the ultimate objective can be his physical elimination. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-09-18T15:24

Zelensky says Ukraine has a "space-level" funding gap. He says proposals to close it are being prepared and that the issue has already been discussed with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-09-18T16:02

Ukraine currently faces an "astronomical" funding deficit, but Zelensky said the government is working to find solutions. Separately, Prime Minister Koretskyi announced plans to reduce the number of employees working in central executive authorities and cut the number of deputy ministers. → tweet link

Humanitarian Situation

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T13:41

Some 6,000 people — 200 of them children — are right now starving to death in a humanitarian catastrophe orchestrated by Vladimir Putin's Russia. The town of Oleshky and its surrounding district in the occupied part of Kherson Oblast exist under Russian occupation as a prison — and it is rapidly turning into a death camp. No one is allowed in or out. The last food delivery was on May 26. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T14:44

As Russian attacks on Ukraine's businesses escalate, the government's push to attract investment to Ukraine's wartime economy is coming up against a more immediate challenge: keeping businesses alive at all. "When the attacks started, we realized that the challenge was about more than raising investment. It's also about keeping supply chains and businesses going." → tweet link

@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-09-18T10:26

Fascist Russia has taken the lack of response from the West to its threat to trains carrying diplomats and dignitaries as a signal that it can expand its attacks on civilian passenger trains in Ukraine. → tweet link

US Politics & Ukraine

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T15:09

Exclusive: Everyone hates Steve Witkoff now. Even Russia. Kyiv and Moscow are growing increasingly frustrated with the U.S.-mediated peace process — and with Washington's Envoy Steve Witkoff, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-09-18T17:40

A Zelensky aide-turned-critic, Iuliia Mendel argues that the Kyiv leadership and its Western allies stand in the way of peace — and that she is the genuine Ukrainian voice to cut through the lies. Since her controversial appearance on U.S. podcaster Tucker Carlson's show in May, Zelensky's former press secretary has been increasingly accused of echoing Kremlin narratives. → tweet link

@francisjfarrell · 2026-09-17T19:22

There we go, it's spelled out. Her position is Ukrainian surrender. All the noise accompanying it is intellectually dishonest to the core, and has no connection to the reality of Russia's intentions. The malice towards Ukraine held by the people pushing it is transparent. → tweet link

@IAPonomarenko · 2026-09-18T14:36

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Elon, this is exactly what your algorithms need to keep shoving into my For You feed: tons of incredibly profound takes with a whopping seven likes about how Ukraine should have just been fed to Putin back in 2022, and then Europe would be enjoying dirt-cheap Russian gas and oil while Russian tourists single-handedly propped up the entire European economy. → tweet link

@IAPonomarenko · 2026-09-18T14:00

Let me guess: when Russian drones start flying over Slovakia, Robert Fico will be the first to yell that French, German, or Italian fighters must shoot them down, so that he can go on enjoying low unemployment, infrastructure and peace under the protection of "some article 5 of NATO" that he so publicly spits on. → tweet link