Ukraine Strikes Refineries, Wins Patriot Deal

Overnight strikes hit Russia's military and energy infrastructure: Ukrainian forces struck oil refineries in Perm and Novoshakhtinsk, the Iskra defense plant in Ulyanovsk, and a radar station, which Zelensky confirmed as retaliation for Russian attacks. The same day, Zelensky said Trump, at their New York meeting, finally approved licenses for Ukraine to build Patriot missiles at home, and reported a "positive" move near Lyman in Donetsk, though the operation there is not yet complete. At the UN General Assembly, Netanyahu sharply defended Israel's policies, ruling out concessions on Gaza or Iran, while Iran's Pezeshkian made his own appearance amid doubts over what he can achieve under sanctions. Hungary-Ukraine ties stayed strained too, minority rights and gas transit disputes overshadowing any fresh start. At home, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office opened a probe into dismissed prosecutor Kravchenko's unauthorized trip to Poland before his removal, and Zelensky said UK PM Andy Burnham promised sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman will stay despite their removal from EU lists. Elsewhere, a US judge ordered CNN, MSNOW and Politico reinstated at the White House, though reporters were still turned away at first; RIA Novosti briefly published then deleted a column on a "new war" in Lithuania; and Zakarpattia prosecutors appealed a ruling freeing a road-crash suspect to house arrest.