Reports have emerged today from Russian media suggesting that a Leopard 2 recently annihilated in Zaporizhzhia direction was operated by a German-speaking crew. Source
A Chinese wildlife conservation group has issued a desperate appeal for volunteers to donate food to animals at a zoo due to a lack of funds for feeding the animals — pointing to a much bigger crisis. Source
Another large-scale Russian attack on the morning of 21 September resulted in damage to an infrastructure facility in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv. Source
Another prominent Chinese property developer has filed for bankruptcy protection over its $15.5 billion foreign debt as police raid the investment arm of its embattled competitor, Evergrande. Source
On 21 September, the Defence Forces of Ukraine shot down 36 Russian cruise missiles out of 43 launched by 10 Tu-95MS strategic aircraft from the area west of Engels airfield. Source
There’s new hope for a resolution to the industrial dispute roiling Chevron’s LNG operations with union workers announcing they will consider recommendations from the Fair Work Commission to end the strike. Source
On the night of 21 September, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Navy conducted a special operation in the temporarily occupied Crimea, inflicting a powerful drone strike on the Saky airfield. Source
11 Su-24 tactical bombers armed with Storm Shadow attacked Crimea – this is what Rybar, which monitors the war from the scene of the events, reports today. Source
A wine producer travelling in China on a special delegation has expressed confidence Chinese tariffs on Australian wine will be resolved in the short or medium term, with business leaders from both countries “buoyant” about future trade. Source
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hit out at commentators who were talking about the allegedly slow pace of the Ukrainian counteroffensive on Thursday. Source
In an uncommon occurrence on August 23, RuAF mobilized a MiG-29 fighter to intercept a P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft, belonging to the Norwegian Air Force. Source
According to @Sprinter99800, a Russian Lancet kamikaze drone flew at least 70 km to a Ukrainian military airfield in Dnipropetrovsk region and damaged a MiG-29. Source
Economic contagion from China and soaring petrol prices pose significant risks to the Australian economy, the Reserve Bank has warned. Source
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that more than just victory is needed for people to come back to Ukraine: the refugees themselves have to want to come back. Source
The local benchmark was down across the board on Monday after a negative lead in from Wall St overnight. Source
Davyd Arakhamiia, the leader of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ruling party, Sluha Narodu (Servant of the People), has said that Ukrainians liable for military service who left Ukraine on the basis of forged certificates of their unfitness for service may be extradited home. Source
36 hours after the air crash that claimed the lives of 10 people in Russia the possibilities that it was only an unfortunate accident are less and less credible Source
The sounds of explosions were heard again in the Russian city of Pskov. The region’s governor reported the sighting of an unidentified object. Source
Australia and Ukraine have begun negotiations on a tax treaty that would make it easier to invest in the war-torn country once the Russian invasion ends. Source