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Russian armed forces launched waves of drones against Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in the early hours of the morning, with air defense systems activated to fend them off, the Ukrainian military announced.

At least 11 people were wounded on Sunday in a series of Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, emergency services announced.

The regional capital was hit by several "massive aerial strikes" at dawn, Ukrainian emergency services said in a statement.

Kamala Harris criticized her U.S. election rival Donald Trump's "surrender" policy on Ukraine on Sept. 26, while the Republican said he would meet Ukraine's president despite a bitter row over the war with Russia.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that an updated nuclear doctrine that will allow Moscow to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states should be seen as a warning to the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 25 announced plans to broaden Russia's rules on the use of its nuclear weaponry, allowing it to unleash a nuclear response in the event of a "massive" air attack.

Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş met with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of his four-day trip to Russia where he highlighted the importance of the growing nature of bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.

The Kremlin declared today that pressuring Russia into a peace agreement would be a "fatal mistake," dismissing remarks made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations, according to AFP.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the UN General Assembly, urging the international community to unite in ending the war with Russia. He emphasized the importance of upholding the UN Charter and Ukraine's right to self-defense, calling for cooperation with nations that share values of peace and sovereignty.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pledged to work towards reviving a key grain deal amid the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

His remarks came during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at New York's Turkish House, a skyscraper located across from the U.N. building, on the sidelines of a General Assembly session on Sept. 25.

Parliament speaker, Numan Kurtulmuş, expressed optimism on Tuesday regarding Türkiye's potential membership in the BRICS economic group, during discussions with Valentina Matvienko, Chairwoman of Russia's Federation Council, in Moscow.

"I hope that Türkiye's BRICS membership will materialize as soon as possible," Kurtulmuş saidd, according to a Turkish parliament statement.

The European Union and 12 partner countries have met in Brussels to discuss the effectiveness of Western sanctions on Russia and ways to strengthen the G7 price cap on Russian oil, the EU Commission said on Tuesday.