Russian forces attacked a merchant cargo vessel flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda in Odesa Oblast, killing its Ukrainian captain and forcing the rest of the crew to evacuate.

Russian forces attacked Sumy with long-range weapons on the morning of 23 September. One person is known to have been injured and there were hits at four locations.

Ukraine’s General Staff recorded 247 combat clashes on 22 September, including 25 Russian attacks on the Kostiantynivka front and 23 on the Pokrovsk front.

Russian forces launched 161 drones of various types overnight, including 82 jet-powered UAVs. Ukraine's air defence destroyed 122 drones

Russian drone attack on Kyiv caused city train services to halt, with strikes recorded and fires breaking out in various districts of the capital

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,560 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has called for an end to Russian attacks on Ukrainian grain exports in the Black Sea, warning of the impact on global food security

Fears persist about Trump ‘sucking up’ to Xi on Taiwan, but few concrete outcomes anticipated from US meeting When Xi Jinping, China’s leader, touches down in Maryland on Wednesday, he will step out into the arms – perhaps a hug , if Donald Trump’s wishes come true – of a US president wh

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there is currently no energy truce agreement between Ukraine and Russia and argues that the war will end through negotiations rather than a decisive military victory

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says China's Xi Jinping should be involved in efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine, as he believes Xi has influence over Vladimir Putin.

Cuban delegates left the room during the US president's speech to the UN general assembly, where he called Cuba 'a failed state' and said the country 'will fall'. The US has maintained a trade embargo on Cuba for more than 60 years, and Trump's administration has stepped up pressure on the communist

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says there is a real risk of Russia using Belarusian territory and infrastructure for attacks on Ukraine.