The Internet Daily — Sunday 20 September 2026

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,516,430 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The Ukrainian General Staff reports that Russia has lost over 1.5 million troops since the 2022 invasion began. The report also details massive equipment losses and notes that Russian casualties significantly exceed those of Ukraine.

Kyiv Independent ↗

Ukraine & War

Kyiv Independent1 min

US approves possible $2.7 billion sale to support Ukraine's air defense

The U.S. approved a possible $2.7 billion sale of air defense systems and missiles to Ukraine. The deal aims to counter Russian drone and ballistic missile strikes using European and U.S. funding.

Kyiv Independent1 min

Zelensky approves 'new long-range operations' in response to Russian strikes

The Guardian3 min

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv denounces Russia’s inclusion of annexed regions in parliamentary elections

Kyiv Independent1 min

Russia says dozens of Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow as broader attack hit multiple regions

russia

Meduza1 min

В России продолжаются выборы. Наблюдателей не пускают на участки, медведи мешают избирателям, явка уже 30%. Материал обновляется

В России продолжается голосование с сообщениями о препятствовании наблюдателям и нарушениях на участках. Официальная явка превысила 30%, а на платформе ДЭГ достигла 75%.

Kyiv Independent2 min

Russia claims cyberattacks on voting systems during parliamentary election

Meduza6 min

Лукашенко освободил еще 25 политзаключенных. А американцы ожидали, что их будет 200 или 300. Кажется, переговоры Беларуси с США заходят в тупик. Почему — объясняет Артем Шрайбман (Carnegie Politika)

Meduza1 min

Илья Яшин отменил поездку в Ереван, где собирался прийти на избирательный участок. Он рассказал, что его предупредили о «физической угрозе» в Армении

UK

The Guardian3 min

UK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surge

Research reveals a surge in mega-donations from billionaires to UK political parties since 2019. This trend has sparked calls from some MPs to implement caps on individual political contributions.

The Guardian3 min

Caribbean nations draft action plan to push UK to redress reparations over slavery

The Guardian4 min

After 20 years of my school dinners campaign, I’m a happy man. At last, we’re going to feed kids properly | Jamie Oliver

The Guardian3 min

Reform UK activists squabble over Farage’s plan for £72m donations

LLMs & AI

The Guardian4 min

Trump to create ‘AI Force’ to monitor technology as fears over out-of-control agents grow

Donald Trump announced plans to create an "AI Force" and appoint an AI czar to monitor technology development. He aims to promote rapid industry growth while dismissing fears of AI dangers as a hoax.

Meduza1 min

ИИ-модель Gemini от Google взломала три компании во время тестирования

Hacker News

tomshardware.com3 min

Microsoft director: AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'

Terence Tao13 min

Why Do We Need Human Mathematicians Anymore?

Ukraine & War

The Guardian2 min

Meditating by the Dnipro: I’m an artist in Ukraine, searching for peace and a life between the missiles | Anna Ivanenko

An artist in Kyiv reflects on the contrast between pre-war normalcy and the current reality of living under missile threats. She explores how physical locations hold multiple, overlapping historical versions through the eyes of different witnesses.

The Guardian3 min

    Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reaches out to eastern Europe for new trade and security partnership  Kyiv Independent1 min

    Russian attacks kill 11, injure over 64 in Ukraine over past day  Kyiv Independent1 min

    Ukrainian drones target 16 Russian regions amid elections, Moscow claims  Kyiv Independent1 min

    Why drones can't replace Ukraine's reconnaissance soldiers  Kyiv Independent4 min

    All EU sanctions linked to Russia's war may expire as France, Slovakia seek to delist oligarchs  Kyiv Independent1 min

    Russia plans to recruit Yemenis to fight in the war, Ukraine's intelligence says  Kyiv Independent1 min

    Ukraine returns 15 civilians from Russian-occupied territories, ombudsman says  Kyiv Independent1 min

    Russian FPV drone strikes civilian car in Sumy Oblast, killing 4  Kyiv Independent2 min

    US Army awards $10.6 million contract for Ukrainian Raybird drones  Kyiv Independent1 min

    'Irreparable tragedy' — Mother, 2 children killed in Russian strike on Kyiv Oblast  Kyiv Independent2 min

    Ukraine urges countries to close 'Russian House' centers, citing disinformation, espionage risks  Meduza1 min

    Госдеп США одобрил продажу Украине средств ПВО на 2,7 миллиарда долларов  Meduza4 min

    Война. 1669-й день. Трамп подписал закон об «адских» санкциях против России. Но как они будут применяться (и будут ли), пока никто не знает  Meduza1 min

    Зеленский анонсировал «новые дальнобойные операции в ответ на российские удары»  Meduza2 min

    ООН зафиксировала более 1000 случаев сексуализированного насилия над гражданскими и пленными с начала вторжения России в Украину. За 89% случаев ответственна российская сторона

russia

Meduza2 min

В Южной Осетии прошли досрочные президентские выборы. ЦИК объявил победителем Марата Камболова — гражданина России, работавшего в правительстве РФ

Марат Камболов победил на досрочных выборах президента Южной Осетии, набрав более 85% голосов. Его победа была официально признана и поддержана президентом России Владимиром Путиным.

Meduza1 min

Лидеры французских ультраправых Марин Ле Пен и Жордан Барделла заявили, что Россия не сможет повлиять на политику Франции путем угроз и запугивания

UK

The Guardian6 min

‘A losing battle’: will UK public service broadcasters survive amid US onslaught?

UK public service broadcasters face an existential crisis due to intense competition from US digital streamers and shrinking advertising revenues. Major entities like the BBC and Channel 4 are implementing massive job cuts to secure their financial futures.

The Guardian2 min

    Michael Marra elected as Scottish Labour leader  The Guardian6 min

    Unease in ‘newly independent’ Piddington as world media and Danny Tommo descend  The Guardian3 min

    ‘Just cut the wires’: why UK conspiracy theorists are destroying traffic scanners  The Guardian3 min

    Jim Ratcliffe: UK is ‘on the slide’ from days when it had world’s ‘greatest empire’  The Guardian2 min

    Ed Davey takes aim at Reform and Elon Musk as Lib Dem conference begins  The Guardian2 min

    Kemi Badenoch accuses Andy Burnham of ‘fiddling while Europe risks burning’  Kyiv Independent2 min

    UK military sites see near-daily drone incidents in 2026 as Europe confronts widening hybrid threat

LLMs & AI

The Guardian11 min

China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario

U.S. AI companies argue that slowing technological development poses a significant national security risk against China. Industry leaders advocate for maintaining a competitive edge to ensure democratic control over frontier AI.

Meduza2 min

    Что будет, если заставить ИИ-агентов долго общаться между собой? Они быстро станут говорить так, что людям станет непонятно  Hacker News→scmp.com1 min

    Alibaba open-sources AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions  Hacker News→prinzai.com3 min

    GPT-6 Astra Solves a WWI German Radio Cipher  Hacker News→planetscale.com14 min

    Tin: full-text search for Postgres  Hacker News→spectrum.ieee.org8 min

    How OpenAI Used Its Own LLMs to Design Its Jalapeño Chip  Hacker News→byteshape.com9 min

    Shapelearn Qwen 3.8 27B (13.1 GB VRAM)  Hacker News→besok.github.io11 min

    What Zig felt like, coming from Rust  Hacker News→erichgrunewald.substack.com15 min

    Almost Never Use AI to Write Anything Substantive  Hacker News→john.hartnup.uk6 min

    AI-generated posters don’t have to be horrible  Hacker News→laya.convaiinnovations.com7 min

    Laya the open source version of Jev  Hacker News→ooni.org1 min

    Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest open dataset  Hacker News→arxiv.org1 min

    Cache-to-Cache: Direct Semantic Communication Between LLMs (2025)  Hacker News→jepedersen.dk6 min

    Science Is Open Software  Hacker News→github.com5 min

    We made Playwright 2x faster and 80% more token efficient  Hacker News→righto.com6 min

    How Hacker News ranking works: scoring, controversy, and penalties (2013)  Hacker News→bw.swerdlow.dev4 min

    Brood War Bench

World

Meduza1 min

США и Дания объявили о соглашении по Гренландии

США, Дания и Гренландия заключили соглашение о постоянном американском контроле над безопасностью острова. Сделка направлена на защиту интересов США в Арктике и предотвращение размещения баз противников.

Meduza1 min

    «Оставляем за собой право принять все необходимые меры для защиты своих интересов». Китай (крупнейший покупатель российской нефти) — об «адских» санкциях США  The Guardian2 min

    Thick smoke seen near Riyadh airport after air-raid alerts in Saudi capital  The Guardian4 min

    Future of German chancellor hangs in the balance as two states go to polls  The Guardian7 min

    Are global stock markets heading for a crash?  Kyiv Independent2 min

    Le Pen condemns Russia over seizure of European companies’ assets  The Guardian4 min

    Pact with Saudi Arabia threatens to draw Pakistan into Middle East conflict  The Guardian13 min

    Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children  The Guardian7 min

    The US air force admitted to deploying weapons in space. Don’t expect the White House to explain why  The Guardian4 min

    Kevin Warsh may be the adult in the room. But can he calm the US economy?  The Guardian7 min

    Brazil’s wind farms have been a huge success. So why isn’t everybody reaping the benefits?  The Guardian5 min

    Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention |  The Guardian3 min

    Denmark and Greenland say US military agreement will not compromise Arctic territory’s sovereignty  The Guardian1 min

    Dutch riot police break up far-right protest in The Hague after violence erupts  The Guardian2 min

    California warns of measles exposure in six counties from unvaccinated train passenger  The Guardian2 min

    Israeli president pardons combat medic who shot dead wounded Palestinian attacker  Meduza1 min

    Единственный аэропорт Люксембурга прерывал работу из-за «несанкционированных беспилотников»

Sports

The Guardian3 min

Jos Buttler blasts England to world No 1 spot in T20s with Sri Lanka whitewash

England secured the world No. 1 T20 ranking after a dominant whitewash of Sri Lanka at Old Trafford. Jos Buttler led the side to a decisive victory, finishing the match with a one-handed six.

The Guardian3 min

    Brighton demolish champions Arsenal 3-0 to mark anniversary in style  The Guardian3 min

    Wallaroos give up big lead as France make miracle comeback in match delayed by burning bus  The Guardian2 min

    Alex de Minaur roars back to life to fire Australia to early Davis Cup lead over Poland  The Guardian2 min

    Police on high alert before Millwall v West Ham, Spurs and Villa face crunch clash – matchday live  The Guardian4 min

    Heat is on Carrick but Wilcox must share blame for Manchester United’s woes  The Guardian2 min

    Tottenham v Aston Villa: Premier League – live  The Guardian4 min

    Andoni Iraola makes Bournemouth return still learning on the job at Liverpool  The Guardian1 min

    Brighton v Arsenal, Newcastle v Hull and more: clockwatch – live  The Guardian3 min

    England v Sri Lanka: third men’s cricket T20 – live  The Guardian3 min

    Aston Villa grab victory despite late Spurs goals as De Zerbi’s side are booed off  The Guardian2 min

    Kanté and Mavropanos rescue late point for West Ham in derby thriller at Millwall  The Guardian5 min

    Was Wrexham’s trailblazing black footballer also the first Indigenous Australian to play overseas?  The Guardian3 min

    Everton hold off Ipswich thanks to Thierno Barry goal despite VAR controversy  The Guardian3 min

    Newcastle bounce back from Leeds rout as Willock and Hall see off Hull  The Guardian3 min

    Arsenal v Manchester United: Women’s Super League – live  The Guardian2 min

    ‘They deserved to win’: Mikel Arteta left humbled by Brighton defeat  The Guardian3 min

    Rory McIlroy gives himself a chance to repeat history at PGA Championship  The Guardian3 min

    GB take command of Ecuador Davis Cup tie on Arthur Fery’s London return  The Guardian4 min

    England’s historic winning streak ends after Red Roses draw with Canada  The Guardian2 min

    De Zerbi rips into Spurs players after Villa defeat: ‘Disappointed, sad and frustrated’  The Guardian3 min

    Coventry delight in Jay Dasilva winner but ruled-out goal riles Nottingham Forest  The Guardian4 min

    Zidane’s next move as France coach may reveal the wizard behind the curtain | Jonathan Wilson  The Guardian3 min

    Holmberg rescues point for Arsenal but Manchester United off the mark in WSL  The Guardian12 min

    Belmont Park is back: inside New York’s $555m bet on horse racing  The Guardian4 min

    Union Jack Classic fails to spark on the pitch but electric atmosphere fires up Wembley  The Guardian1 min

    Footballers and fans pay tribute to Noah Woods after toddler’s death in Suffolk  The Guardian4 min

    ‘Embrace the chaos’: Tuchel aims to harness England’s football culture  The Guardian3 min

    Case not proven: Trent Alexander-Arnold’s England recall is based on patchy evidence

Culture & Arts

The Guardian3 min

Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza ‘unjustifiable’ in first show since tour plunged into turmoil

Ed Sheeran condemned the situation in Gaza as catastrophic and unjustifiable during a Philadelphia concert. He faced criticism and boycott calls after several opening acts withdrew from his tour over free speech concerns.

The Guardian5 min

    Ed Sheeran thought fans didn’t want artists to be politically engaged. He’s finding out how wrong he was | Jason Okundaye  The Guardian2 min

    US fashion CEO resigns after physically restraining animal rights activists  The Guardian17 min

    Ms Rachel, the controversial queen of toddler TV: ‘My goal isn’t to be the most liked. It’s to help kids and speak the truth’  The Guardian4 min

    Harrods seeks to recover abuse compensation costs from Mohamed Al Fayed’s estate  The Guardian7 min

    ‘He’s simply astonishing’: will Andrew Scott become the first out gay man to win the best actor Oscar?  The Guardian3 min

    The Guide #261: There is so much good telly this autumn you may never go outside again  The Guardian3 min

    Youth: Sharon Horgan’s comedy about dating at 50 is utterly hilarious  The Guardian3 min

    Tim Dowling: could the new dog’s tricks make her into a star?  The Guardian7 min

    Deep cuts: how one Londoner’s fake vinyl empire sheds light on ‘industrial scale’ fraud  The Guardian4 min

    Nine women in South Africa have been murdered since July. We are being told to be vigilant – but where are the warnings to men? | Nolethu Ndude  The Guardian1 min

    The David Bowie Centre is part of which museum? The Saturday quiz  The Guardian8 min

    From Beabadoobee to 70 Up: the week in rave reviews  The Guardian12 min

    Jonathan Franzen: ‘It’s still mysterious to me that I was angry for so long’  The GuardianSep 19, 2026

    Why do some balloons float and how do bees hear? The kids’ quiz  The Guardian6 min

    John Wilson on his unlikely concrete movie: ‘There might be a kind of sickness in shooting things this way’  The Guardian2 min

    Amanda Redman: ‘My most embarrassing moment? Getting caught doing a pretend Bafta thank you speech’  The Guardian6 min

    ‘It’s almost impossible not to feel inspired’: how the story of Terry Fox fired up Canada’s patriotic spirit again  The Guardian15 min

    ‘Everyone assumed it represented a poo emoji!’ 27 writers on the greatest cake of their life  The Guardian1 min

    ‘It felt like an eternal moment of silent tranquillity’: Amit Lennon’s best phone picture  The Guardian20 min

    Don’t be afraid to be masculine, laugh more, and phone your mum: letters to our sons, by Stephen Graham, Riz Ahmed, Danny Dyer and other wise men  The Guardian6 min

    The Black women who choose to have children on their own: ‘We’re going in eyes open’  The Guardian3 min

    Hunk – or ‘unc’? What magazine covers of Michael B Jordan and Tom Cruise tell us about manhood  The Guardian5 min

    A deadly crash and the perilous history of LA’s news helicopters: ‘the eye in the sky’  The Guardian2 min

    George Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’  The Guardian3 min

    Jewish heirs of Holocaust victims sue California museum over Nazi-looted art  The Guardian3 min

    Lindsay Clancy ex-husband says ‘I think I did the best I could’  The Guardian2 min

    Elderly man allegedly beaten to death in Virginia Walmart by parents of employee  The Guardian3 min

    Camilla praises ‘life-enhancing power’ of books amid Earl Spencer memoir controversy  The Guardian9 min

    ‘I feel like I’m cancelling out her life’: the wrenching work of clearing out a parent’s home  The Guardian6 min

    When friends become good neighbours: the Melbourne families who transformed one home into three townhouses  The Guardian3 min

    The moment I knew: On a bike ride, she did a bunny hop over a speed hump – her pure joy for life delighted me  The Guardian4 min

    Suzi Quatro: ‘It is absolutely crazy I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But I’m in good company!’  The Guardian3 min

    Strictly Come Dancing review – delighted new hosts helps show feel genuinely fresh  Meduza4 min

    Странно, что с этими новостями мы все давно не поседели. Хотя подождите, а от стресса такое правда может произойти? И бывает ли так, что седина — это не просто возрастное, а симптом?  Meduza3 min

    Закончился великий сериал «Вавилон-Берлин». Последний сезон оказался предсказуемо мрачнее предыдущих: к власти пришел Гитлер. А вот отсылок к современности стало больше  The Guardian6 min

    Five Great Reads: End times fascists, battling patriarchy in the climate crisis, and why Kylie still lives in our heads  Hacker News→med.stanford.edu5 min

    Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds  Hacker News→github.com21 min

    A graphical desktop for the ZX Spectrum  Hacker News→redblobgames.com1 min

    English: A vs. An

Apple

MacRumors4 min

Apple Watch Ultra 4 Sees First Discount After Launch, Now $779.99 on Amazon

MacRumors1 min