Christophe Kopp
@chkopp.bsky.social
French, ex GP and medical editor. Daily roundup of information about Ukraine and Russia based mostly on Ukrainian, Baltic, Nordic, Eastern European, Balkans open sources.
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"After August 26, Russia sharply intensified its drone attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region. It seems Russian jet-powered drones have moved into the capital’s skies.
September 16, 2026 at 8:15 AM
"After August 26, Russia sharply intensified its drone attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region. It seems Russian jet-powered drones have moved into the capital’s skies.
"The truth remains brutally simple: russia invaded. Ukraine resisted. Europe is helping Ukraine prevail. If russia wants peace, there is an even simpler way to prove it. Stop attacking Ukrainians. Leave Ukraine. Now,” Mathernová concluded." odessa-journal.com/katarina-mat...
odessa-journal.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:15 AM
"The truth remains brutally simple: russia invaded. Ukraine resisted. Europe is helping Ukraine prevail. If russia wants peace, there is an even simpler way to prove it. Stop attacking Ukrainians. Leave Ukraine. Now,” Mathernová concluded." odessa-journal.com/katarina-mat...
"training crews and technical personnel, supplying simulators and components, arranging maritime transportation, and establishing an offshore payment mechanism." united24media.com/investigatio...
Russia Secretly Built Iran a 24-Helicopter Attack Fleet. Leaked Files Expose a Much Bigger Arms Pipeline
Internal Russian documents reveal a long-term arms pipeline to Iran, backed by training, logistics, and financial infrastructure.
united24media.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:40 AM
"training crews and technical personnel, supplying simulators and components, arranging maritime transportation, and establishing an offshore payment mechanism." united24media.com/investigatio...
"Officials in Russian regions are being fined en masse for failing to meet targets for recruiting contract soldiers for the war against Ukraine." militarnyi.com/en/news/russ...
Russian Officials Fined for Failing to Meet War Recruitment Targets
Officials in Russian regions are being fined en masse for failing to meet targets for recruiting contract soldiers for the war against Ukraine.
militarnyi.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:40 AM
"Officials in Russian regions are being fined en masse for failing to meet targets for recruiting contract soldiers for the war against Ukraine." militarnyi.com/en/news/russ...
"Moscow has been forced to turn to foreign fighters, from Colombia, Kenya, Cameroon and North Korea, to sustain its ranks." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why a fresh wave of North Korean soldiers may fight in Russia's war in Ukraine
North Korea will continue to send its soldiers to fight in Russia's war, but only for as long as it is profitable to do so, writes the BBC's Quentin Sommerville.
www.bbc.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:39 AM
"Moscow has been forced to turn to foreign fighters, from Colombia, Kenya, Cameroon and North Korea, to sustain its ranks." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"Every war crime will be investigated, and every war criminal will be identified, located, and ultimately punished."
#SeeYouInNuremgrad 👁
#SeeYouInNuremgrad 👁
"data on russian military pilots who carried out missile strikes against civilian infrastructure in the Odesa region" russian-torturers.org/en/news/knig...
Torturers
russian-torturers.org
September 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"Every war crime will be investigated, and every war criminal will be identified, located, and ultimately punished."
#SeeYouInNuremgrad 👁
#SeeYouInNuremgrad 👁
"data on russian military pilots who carried out missile strikes against civilian infrastructure in the Odesa region" russian-torturers.org/en/news/knig...
Torturers
russian-torturers.org
September 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM
"data on russian military pilots who carried out missile strikes against civilian infrastructure in the Odesa region" russian-torturers.org/en/news/knig...
#Rutte is irrelevant. He lacks the courage to shield Ukraine’s skies or shoot down jet‑propelled Russian drones. @xtytelman.bsky.social @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Russian strike on passenger train will not deter Ukraine’s backers, Nato chief says
Mark Rutte says attack that narrowly missed Boris Johnson and David Petraeus shows Vladimir Putin’s desperation
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
#Rutte is irrelevant. He lacks the courage to shield Ukraine’s skies or shoot down jet‑propelled Russian drones. @xtytelman.bsky.social @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
"Russia's invasion runs on more than troops: the same war that shells Ukrainian cities also targets the networks, newsrooms, and inboxes of those backing Kyiv, pushing European states toward defenses as blunt as quarantining email from Russian domains." euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/14/r...
Russian spies ran a campaign against Kyiv on Anthropic's Claude, and the AI chatbot's maker caught them at it - Euromaidan Press
The operators automated phishing, intrusion, and data theft, leaving the human to refine the workflows.
euromaidanpress.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
"Russia's invasion runs on more than troops: the same war that shells Ukrainian cities also targets the networks, newsrooms, and inboxes of those backing Kyiv, pushing European states toward defenses as blunt as quarantining email from Russian domains." euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/14/r...
"Powell said talk of Russian escalation was "not a problem" but a "sign of success" that pressure on President Vladimir Putin was finally paying off - and as such European nations should not take their "foot off the gas". www.bbc.com/news/article...
PM's top security adviser says Europe faces hard winter to keep pressure on Putin
In rare public remarks, Jonathan Powell said now was not the time for European nations to take their "foot off the gas".
www.bbc.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
"Powell said talk of Russian escalation was "not a problem" but a "sign of success" that pressure on President Vladimir Putin was finally paying off - and as such European nations should not take their "foot off the gas". www.bbc.com/news/article...
"The Gauleiters of the Russian Federation’s occupation “administrations,” under the direction of supervisors from Moscow, are once again planning to involve residents of the temporarily occupied territories in a fake plebiscite." @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social
shelter.in.ua/en/polityka/...
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Residents of Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories are urged not to participate in the Russian Federation’s sham elections | (shelter)
Residents of Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories are being warned not to participate in the illegal elections that the Kremlin plans to hold from September 18 to 20.
shelter.in.ua
September 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"The Gauleiters of the Russian Federation’s occupation “administrations,” under the direction of supervisors from Moscow, are once again planning to involve residents of the temporarily occupied territories in a fake plebiscite." @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social
shelter.in.ua/en/polityka/...
shelter.in.ua/en/polityka/...
"We can see that #Belarus has not stopped supporting the terrorist country, because even these airstrikes on Rivne, Volyn and Lviv oblasts were also effectively enabled from Belarusian territory." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Recent Russian drone attacks on Ukraine's west were facilitated by relay stations in Belarus, Kyiv says
Ukraine’s border guard service says Russian drone attacks on Rivne, Volyn and Lviv oblasts were enabled by relay stations operating from Belarus.
www.pravda.com.ua
September 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"We can see that #Belarus has not stopped supporting the terrorist country, because even these airstrikes on Rivne, Volyn and Lviv oblasts were also effectively enabled from Belarusian territory." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
"The reported death has been linked to a Ukrainian strike on Aug. 26 targeting Russian command posts in occupied Donetsk Oblast." kyivindependent.com/russian-51st...
Russian general involved in Donetsk offensives reportedly killed in Ukrainian strike
The reported death has been linked to a Ukrainian strike on Aug. 26 against Russian command posts in occupied Donetsk.
kyivindependent.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"The reported death has been linked to a Ukrainian strike on Aug. 26 targeting Russian command posts in occupied Donetsk Oblast." kyivindependent.com/russian-51st...
"Russia is building large new production halls at the Tatarstan site where it assembles the Shahed/Geran-type attack drones it fires at Ukrainian cities," euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/14/r...
Russia built five more halls for the drones it assembles using Chinese parts to hit Ukrainian cities - Euromaidan Press
The nightly waves that reach Kyiv and the western border regions all begin on the assembly lines inside this zone.
euromaidanpress.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"Russia is building large new production halls at the Tatarstan site where it assembles the Shahed/Geran-type attack drones it fires at Ukrainian cities," euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/14/r...
“Ukraine has shown that infrastructure at the heart of Russia’s gas economy, once protected by geography, is no longer beyond the reach of the war.” eutoday.net/ukraine-arct...
Ukraine’s Arctic strike brings Russia’s gas economy into the war - https://eutoday.net
Ukraine’s drone strike on Yamalo-Nenets was initially notable for the distance involved. According to the country’s Special Operations Forces, the aircraft
eutoday.net
September 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
“Ukraine has shown that infrastructure at the heart of Russia’s gas economy, once protected by geography, is no longer beyond the reach of the war.” eutoday.net/ukraine-arct...
"Siberia’s Irkutsk Oblast has raised payments to people who recruit foreign nationals into the Russian military to 1.5 million rubles ($17,800) per recruit, the highest such reward offered by a Russian region," kyivindependent.com/russian-regi...
Russian region offers record $18,000 reward for recruiting foreigners to fight in Ukraine
The increase comes amid mounting evidence that Russia has relied on foreigners, particularly people from lower-income countries, to replenish its forces.
kyivindependent.com
September 13, 2026 at 6:32 AM
"Siberia’s Irkutsk Oblast has raised payments to people who recruit foreign nationals into the Russian military to 1.5 million rubles ($17,800) per recruit, the highest such reward offered by a Russian region," kyivindependent.com/russian-regi...
"German security services can now name two suspects in the drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport with high probability, one of them attributed to Russian military intelligence" euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/12/a...
A Russian intelligence operative and a Belarusian petty criminal: Germany names the Leipzig bomb-drone suspects - Euromaidan Press
The files show one of them handled preparation and logistics, and the other left a scrap of glove on the equipment that flew the drone.
euromaidanpress.com
September 13, 2026 at 6:32 AM
"German security services can now name two suspects in the drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport with high probability, one of them attributed to Russian military intelligence" euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/12/a...
"A Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel destroyed a Russian naval drone in the Black Sea in what Ukraine’s Navy described as the "first-ever naval battle" between unmanned boats." kyivindependent.com/first-ever-b...
'First-ever battle' — Ukrainian naval drone destroys Russian unmanned boat in Black Sea, Navy says
The Russian drone was destroyed by a Ukrainian Sargan 3000 unmanned boat, equipped with a 12.7-mm Protector remote weapons station, according to the Navy, marking a historic first battle between marin...
kyivindependent.com
September 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"A Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel destroyed a Russian naval drone in the Black Sea in what Ukraine’s Navy described as the "first-ever naval battle" between unmanned boats." kyivindependent.com/first-ever-b...
"The aircraft plant specializes in the maintenance and modernization of A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft, Be series amphibious aircraft for the Russian Navy, and Tu-95MS/MSM strategic bombers, which Russia uses to launch X-101 cruise missiles at Ukraine." militarnyi.com/en/news/atta...
Drones Attack Aircraft Plant in Taganrog and Strike Chemical Plant in Tolyatti
On the night of September 12, Ukrainian drones attacked a number of targets in the Russian cities of Taganrog and Tolyatti.
militarnyi.com
September 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"The aircraft plant specializes in the maintenance and modernization of A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft, Be series amphibious aircraft for the Russian Navy, and Tu-95MS/MSM strategic bombers, which Russia uses to launch X-101 cruise missiles at Ukraine." militarnyi.com/en/news/atta...
"According to the researchers, from December 2025 to August 2026, the hackers attacked more than 20 organizations. Targets included government, military, and intelligence agencies; diplomatic missions; think tanks; defense companies; and drone manufacturers." militarnyi.com/en/news/russ...
Russian Hackers Used Claude AI to Launch Attacks Against Ukraine and Europe
The Russian hacking group Midnight Blizzard used Claude, an AI developed by Anthropic, to automate cyberespionage operations against Ukraine and European
militarnyi.com
September 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"According to the researchers, from December 2025 to August 2026, the hackers attacked more than 20 organizations. Targets included government, military, and intelligence agencies; diplomatic missions; think tanks; defense companies; and drone manufacturers." militarnyi.com/en/news/russ...
"Ukraine was last week among six countries that abstained in the vote." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia 'misconception'
The new ‘true-scale’ map shrinks Europe and North America while enlarging Africa – and depicts the disputed Kuril islands as ruled by Moscow
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2026 at 6:48 AM
"Ukraine was last week among six countries that abstained in the vote." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
"any strategy must assume that Pyongyang will retain its battlefield knowledge and much of Russia’s support long after the fighting in Ukraine ends." www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/nort...
North Korea’s military partnership with Russia has consequences far beyond Ukraine
North Korea is emerging as Russia’s reserve arsenal – and potentially its reserve army. This deepening partnership has strengthened Pyongyang’s military capabilities and its strategic position in East...
www.chathamhouse.org
September 12, 2026 at 6:48 AM
"any strategy must assume that Pyongyang will retain its battlefield knowledge and much of Russia’s support long after the fighting in Ukraine ends." www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/nort...
"The French move has caused “huge frustration” among other member states, particularly against the backdrop of escalating hybrid threats in Europe, including the latest case of an attempted drone attack on Leipzig airport in Germany." www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
France joins Slovakia in asking to delist Russian oligarch Usmanov
France joins Slovakia in demanding delisting of Russian oligarch Usmanov ahead of sanctions deadline in sensitive talks held among EU ambassadors. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
September 12, 2026 at 6:48 AM
"The French move has caused “huge frustration” among other member states, particularly against the backdrop of escalating hybrid threats in Europe, including the latest case of an attempted drone attack on Leipzig airport in Germany." www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
"The conditions in prison were very harsh. The Belarusian prison system has largely grown out of the Soviet prisons. The main goal is to destroy you, your personality, your sense of self-worth. Everything in prison is aimed at making people obsess about survival:
September 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"The conditions in prison were very harsh. The Belarusian prison system has largely grown out of the Soviet prisons. The main goal is to destroy you, your personality, your sense of self-worth. Everything in prison is aimed at making people obsess about survival:
"a gas processing plant in Novy Urengoy in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, about 3,000 km away, came under Ukrainian attack on 9 September – an area that Russia could previously have considered safe." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Estonian intelligence on Ukraine's strikes on Russian plants 3,000 km away from border: situation has changed
Estonian intelligence says Ukraine's strikes now reach nearly 3,000 km into Russia, hitting a key gas plant once considered out of range.
www.pravda.com.ua
September 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"a gas processing plant in Novy Urengoy in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, about 3,000 km away, came under Ukrainian attack on 9 September – an area that Russia could previously have considered safe." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...