EADaily, September 14th, 2025. The explosion due to the detonation of ammunition occurred during transportation by train near the village of Kalinovka, Kiev region of Ukraine, the Ukrainian edition of the Mirror of the Week reports,

Ukrainian Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that strengthening defence cooperation as Russia expands its aggression was the main topic of Kyiv talks with the Polish delegation, led by Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

I was struck by how beautiful the city was in the autumn light, and how, across the street, people sit in cafes or walk home from work, defiantly trying to live their lives under constant menace from Russia.

Ukraine will require at least $120 billion in 2026 to sustain its defence as the war with Russia enters its fourth year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced. He stressed that the funding is critical to

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 12 that the presence of U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv offered Ukraine air defense protection "no worse than Patriots," noting that Russian forces refrain from striking the capital when Kellogg is in town.

Russia and Ukraine have held held three rounds of direct talks since May this year, and agreed to a prisoner exchange deal after the first two rounds under a "thousand for a thousand" formula.

"We will also discuss increasing pressure on Russia, sanctions, and the importance of lasting peace," Ukraine's Presidential Office Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak said.

German arms giant Rheinmetall plans to manufacture artillery shells for Ukrainian forces at a future production plant in Ukraine, Kyiv's defence minister said on Thursday.