The strike was part of ongoing efforts to destroy high-value Russian assets on the peninsula, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) said.

According to J.D. Vance, U.S. President Donald Trump is increasingly frustrated with Russia’s actions, believing Moscow is not doing enough to end the fighting. He said the Trump administration has conducted good-faith talks with both the Ukrainian and Russian sides,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump made another shift in his stance on Russia's war in Ukraine.

The front lines in Ukraine have reached an impasse, as parity in equipment, training and morale between Russian and Ukrainian forces stalls momentum on both sides, nationalist Russian senator Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview.

The total combat losses of Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—from February 24, 2022, to September 25, 2025—amount to approximately 1,105,490 personnel, including 940 killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is telling world leaders that the world is in “the most destructive arms race in human history."

Ukraine has ramped up strikes on energy sites to increase pressure on Russia, which relies on revenue from oil and gas exports.

The German government is open to a European Union plan to free up frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, a government source told Reuters on Monday. The EU plan is to send up to 200 billion euros ($235 billion) of Russian cash held in a Belgian depository to Ukraine and to replace it with EU-backed bonds,

Ukraine has increasingly taken aim at Russia’s refineries. Russia is the world’s second-largest oil exporter, with revenue from the sector crucial for its war effort. Sustained Ukrainian drone strikes as well as a seasonal rise in demand recently have brought shortages at the pumps.

Ukraine's armed forces face a challenging fall as Russia intensifies efforts to seize the eastern Donetsk region