today’s collected reporting — by newsroom and editorial bloc
today’s collected reporting — by newsroom and editorial bloc
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In 2026, the Vasyl Stus Prize was awarded to Andrii Sodomora and Olena Stiazhkina. The prize recognizes contributions to Ukrainian culture and civic resilience.
Brigadier General Andrii Biletsky refuted the Russian leadership's claim of capturing Sviatohirsk, stating that the city is under the control of the Third Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He recorded a video address from the city center against the backdrop of the Sviatohirsk Lavra.
The Mariupol City Council has filed two new lawsuits against Russia for over $11 million in damages for the destruction of the 'Ukrainian House' and the 'Divosvit' kindergarten. These cases are part of the Mariupol Justice initiative, which has seen a total of 19 lawsuits amounting to over $45 million.
On September 9, the police of Donetsk reported the ongoing forced evacuation of families with children from the most dangerous areas of the region. In the past day, 818 people left Donetsk, including 57 children. Evacuation groups, including juvenile police and volunteers, are operating in five settlements.
In the Donetsk region, Ukrainian drones, including FPV drones and kamikaze drones, struck Russian military equipment. Reports indicate that at least 15 units of equipment and 12 units of logistics vehicles were destroyed.
On September 10, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 44 attacks were repelled on the Pokrovsk direction. Additionally, the enemy conducted 91 airstrikes, dropping 331 guided bombs.
On September 3 and during the night of September 4, 2026, Ukrainian defense units targeted several enemy military facilities. They struck drone launch sites, command points, and reconnaissance assets in both occupied territories and Russia.
The UN General Assembly's presidium rejected Russia's attempt to remove the issue of Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories from the agenda. Only Russia supported the proposal, while the majority of members voted against it.
Volunteers from the international organization Universal Aid Ukraine are evacuating civilians from dangerous areas in Donetsk despite threats from shelling and drones. In 2025, the team evacuated 1,200 people, operating in the regions of Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Malotaranivka, and Druzhkivka.
Ukrainian special forces captured two Russian servicemen without firing a shot in Donetsk. Operators of the 4th Special Operations Regiment approached the enemy position unnoticed and caught the occupiers by surprise during a special operation.
On September 7-8, 2026, Ukrainian defense units targeted several military objects of Russian invaders. They struck a storage and launch site for strike drones in Donetsk, as well as UAV control points in Chornomorske (Crimea) and Zaliznychne (Zaporizhzhia region).
Andrii Biletsky, commander of the Third Army Corps, recorded a video from the center of Sviatohirsk, refuting Russian President Vladimir Putin's claims of the city's alleged capture. Biletsky stated that Sviatohirsk remains under the control of Ukrainian forces.
Ukrainian special services eliminated Oleg Shutov in occupied Donetsk, who was the direct executor of the murder of Major General Maksym Shapoval. Shutov was also involved in the killing of SBU Colonel Oleksandr Kharaberyush.
Ukrainian forces liberated over 200 sq. km of territory near Lyman by cutting off a Russian salient to the north of the city. The operation lasted about four months and is considered one of Ukraine's significant victories in 2026.
A Russian lieutenant colonel, Denis Pavlov, was killed in a missile strike on command posts in occupied Donetsk. His death was confirmed in Russian obituaries, stating he died on August 26, 2026. Pavlov had participated in the occupation war against Ukraine since 2022.
