Alexander Buran
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Second consecutive AfD victory: exit polls in two German states and a 'catastrophe' for Merz's party
Exit polls on 21 September recorded the AfD's second consecutive victory in German state elections: 37% in Mecklenburg and 16% in Berlin. Chancellor Merz called the results a 'catastrophe' for the CDU, which may fail to clear the five-percent threshold.
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Nikolai Karpyuk Killed on the Zaporizhzhia Front — Co-Founder of UNA-UNSO and Former Russian Political Prisoner
Nikolai Karpyuk, co-founder of UNA-UNSO and former Russian political prisoner, was killed on September 19 on the Zaporizhzhia front. He was 60 years old and went to war voluntarily.
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Poland Installs Over 1,000 Alarm Sirens on Eastern Border: What's Behind the Sharp Strengthening of Civil Defense
Poland's Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński announced the installation of over 1,000 automatic alarm sirens on the eastern border. The decision was made after a series of Russian strikes on infrastructure near the Polish border, including an explosion near Dorohusk and a drone hitting a train.
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«Pelican» over Moscow: what actually attacked the Russian capital — a drone or a ballistic missile
RBC-Ukraine sources clarified: «Pelican», used in the overnight attack on Moscow, is a fixed-wing drone, not the FP-7 ballistic missile. As a result of the strikes, three units of Moscow NPPZ were hit, and hundreds of flights were cancelled at Russian airports.
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Aviation Collapse in Moscow: Over 400 Flights Cancelled and Delayed After Nighttime Drone Attack
Moscow's airports cancelled and delayed more than 400 flights on September 20 against the backdrop of a nighttime attack by Ukrainian drones. The airports describe the disruptions as unavoidable and are gradually restoring operations.
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North Korea Conducts Two Ballistic Missile Launches in Three Hours: Pyongyang Ratchets Up Pressure on the Region
On September 20, North Korea conducted two short-range ballistic missile launches from its eastern coast, spaced three hours apart. The launches occurred against the backdrop of Pyongyang's rejection of an IAEA resolution and its criticism of U.S. exercises near Guam.
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AI agents created their own language that their developers cannot decipher: what the Emergence study revealed
The Emergence study showed that AI agents from DeepSeek, Anthropic, Mistral, and Google formed their own set of phrases and metaphors over several days, the meaning of which developers are not always able to decipher. Scientists warn about the observability problem of inter-machine dialogue.
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Trehubov: Russian troops hold a strip up to 4 km deep along the border in the Sumy region
Spokesperson for the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Viktor Trehubov, reported that on the North-Slobodian direction Russian troops hold a strip 2–4 km deep along the border of the Sumy region, failing to expand it.
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Strike on the Gazprom Neft Moscow Refinery: One of Russia's Largest Plants Catches Fire in Kapotnya
On the night of September 20, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Gazprom Neft Moscow Refinery in the Kapotnya district: a large-scale fire broke out at the plant, and three production facilities were hit.
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Zelensky confirms strike on a key Moscow oil refinery: what is known about the massive drone and 'Flamingo' missile attack on the night of September 20
Zelensky confirmed the destruction of a key Moscow oil refinery and a logistics facility during a massive nighttime drone and 'Flamingo' missile attack. Russia claims to have shot down hundreds of UAVs, while Kyiv reports a direct hit on oil refining infrastructure.
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Verkhovna Rada Allows Renting Houses and Dormitories for One Hryvnia to Resettle Internally Displaced Persons
On September 17, 2026, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law allowing houses and dormitories to be rented for one hryvnia to resettle internally displaced persons. The document resolves a legal contradiction and is in effect until the beginning of 2028.
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Kremlin Exaggerates Frontline Successes by Orders of Magnitude: ISW Compares Russian MoD Claims with Real Data
According to ISW, Russian MoD claims of capturing thousands of square kilometers in 2026 are greatly exaggerated: Ukraine's actual losses are minimal, and the Defense Forces are conducting successful counteroffensives.
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Night drone attack on Moscow: fire breaks out at Gazprom Neft-MNPZ refinery supplying 40% of the capital's fuel market
On the night of 20 September, a massive drone attack was carried out on Moscow and the region: the Gazprom Neft-MNPZ refinery, which supplies 40% of the capital's fuel, and a warehouse complex in the Moscow Region were hit. The mayor confirmed the strike on the plant's facility.
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Warm Sunday: Air temperatures in Ukraine will reach +28° on September 20 with no rain
On Sunday, September 20, warm and dry weather will persist in Ukraine: air temperatures will reach +28°, with no precipitation expected. In Kyiv and the oblast — partly cloudy skies, no rain.
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Night drone attack on Moscow and the region: Sobyanin claims 30 UAVs destroyed, warehouses on fire in Sofyino
On the night of September 20, a massive drone attack passed over Moscow and the region: Sobyanin claimed the destruction of 30 UAVs, warehouses are on fire in Sofyino, including facilities of the shoe chain “Kari”.
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