Yuriy Orlov, a 30-year-old professional hockey player who previously competed for the Ukrainian capital clubs Kryzhynka-Companion and Generals, was killed during a massive nighttime Russian air strike on Kyiv that struck a residential building in the Darnytskyi district. Orlov played 66 matches in the Ukrainian championship between 2015 and 2017. Preliminary reports indicate his girlfriend also died in the attack. The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Youth and Sports announced his death, while search-and-rescue operations continued at the site of the collapsed apartment building, where the overall death toll in Kyiv reached eight people alongside numerous injuries.
In a separate cyber security development, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, head of Amnesty International’s Security Lab and a specialist in espionage attacks, exposed an automated Signal phishing campaign after receiving a deceptive message from a fake security support chatbot. The attackers attempted to trick users into linking their accounts to hacker-controlled devices using an automated toolset codenamed “ApocalypseZ.” Ó Cearbhaill determined that he was targeted alongside more than 13,500 other individuals. Technical indicators, including operator interfaces and chat translation logs in Russian, suggest possible ties to Russian state intelligence. To mitigate risks, users have been advised to enable Signal’s Registration Lock feature to prevent unauthorized account re-registrations.
Additionally, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly invited Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the White House for a bilateral meeting on September 24. The invitation was extended during a state banquet in Beijing hosted by Xi in honor of the U.S. delegation, following constructive discussions between the two leaders regarding trade, regional stability, and diplomatic relations.
