Ukraine-Russia War: 2026-09-23 — Live Updates

06:16 UTC

Belgium plans seven F-16 transfers to Ukraine this year as F-35s arrive

Intel Slava relayed a Belgian Air Force report that three more F-35As arrived at Florennes, bringing deliveries to seven of 34 ordered. Belgium said it will transfer seven F-16s to Ukraine this year (three operational, four for spare parts) and aims to hand over all 53 F-16s by end-2029.

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready for energy ceasefire after Trump talks

After a 40-minute meeting with US President Donald Trump in New York, Zelenskyy said Kyiv remains ready to halt strikes on Russian energy facilities if Moscow stops targeting Ukraine's power, heating and water systems. He also warned of intelligence indicating Russia was preparing a new massive attack.

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Ukraine condemns EU move to delist Usmanov and Fridman from sanctions

BBC reports the EU is removing Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from post-2022 sanctions lists after pressure from France and Luxembourg. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha called the step unacceptable and said it sent Moscow a wrong signal of impunity.

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Military Summary: Geran-4 strike hits warehouse complex near Odesa

The channel said a jet-powered Geran-4 drone struck a warehouse complex on the outskirts of Odesa at coordinates 46.503101, 30.629614, with a fire and thick black smoke reported afterward. The claim has not been independently verified here.

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Power outages reported across multiple Ukrainian regions after overnight strikes

Military Summary reported outages in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions, attributing them to overnight Russian strikes. Independent confirmation of the scale was not available in this update.

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