Ukraine
Ukraine's NABU carried out raids on the energy sector, searching properties tied to state nuclear operator Energoatom, the justice minister and Zelensky associate Timur Mindich over alleged kickbacks.
Young Ukrainian men fled Ukraine in large numbers after authorities relaxed exit rules in August, sharply increasing refugee flows and fueling concerns about draft evasion.
Ukraine’s general staff chief acknowledged supply shortages to embattled eastern cities and denied Myrnohrad was encircled, while Russia claimed it seized three villages in Donetsk and Zaporizhia.