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Updated: Russian strike on Kharkiv injures 11

Russian attack on Kharkiv's outskirts injures 5

A Russian attack against the village of Cherkaska Lozova just north of Kharkiv on Oct. 10 injured five people, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported. No further details on the consequences of the attack were provided at the moment. Shortly before the announcement, the Air Force warned about launches of guided aerial bombs by Russian tactical aviation […]

Ukraine

October 10, 2024

Oil depot burning in occupied Luhansk Oblast after Ukrainian strike, General Staff says

Ukraine hit a Russian fuel depot in occupied Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Oct. 12. Ukrainian troops in cooperation with the intelligence service (HUR) struck a depot containing oil and petroleum products used by the Russian military near the town of Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast. The attack set the depot ablaze and Ukraine is […]

Ukraine

October 12, 2024

Kyiv rebukes Jared Leto over controversial remarks on Russia, war

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry criticized Jared Leto, a U.S. actor and Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman, for his remarks made at a concert in Belgrade on Oct. 11. During his performance, Leto asked the audience if there were many Russians among them, which was met with screams of joy. The musician subsequently said that he missed […]

Ukraine

October 14, 2024

European Council's Michel invites Zelensky to present victory plan at EU Summit

European Council President Charles Michel announced on Oct. 15 that he had invited President Volodymyr Zelensky to present his victory plan for defeating Russia at a summit of EU leaders this week. Zelensky has been rallying support from Ukraine's Western allies as the Russian invasion drags into its third year and Russian forces continue to […]

Ukraine

October 15, 2024

Russian attacks injure 9 in Donetsk, Kherson oblasts over past day

Russian attacks across Ukraine injured nine people over the past day, regional authorities reported early on Oct. 17. Ukrainian air defenses downed 22 of the 65 attack drones launched overnight, the Air Force reported. Two drones flew in the direction of Belarus, and 27 were lost to electronic warfare means. Five drone strikes against infrastructure […]

Ukraine

October 17, 2024

Western-made parts found in North Korean missile downed over Ukraine, report shows

The North Korean KN-23/24 missile launched by Russia at Ukraine in September contained components made by at least nine Western manufacturers, Ukraine's Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO) said in its report published on Oct. 17. Microelectronics made by companies from the U.S., Switzerland, the U.K., and the Netherlands were found in the North Korean missile that […]

Ukraine

October 18, 2024

Belarus downs Russian drone over its airspace, monitoring group says

The Belarusian Air Force downed a Russian Shahed-type drone over the country's Homel Oblast overnight on Oct. 20, the monitoring group Belarusian Hajun reported. The incident marks just the third time a Belarusian aircraft has downed a drone that entered its airspace. According to the monitoring group, three Russian attack drones entered Belarus' southern territory […]

Ukraine

October 20, 2024

Ukrainian drones target Russian alcohol plants overnight, local authorities claim

Ukrainian drones attacked four plants in Tula, Tambov and Voronezh oblasts in Russia overnight on Oct. 22, Russian local authorities claimed. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses destroyed 11 drones over Bryansk Oblast, three over Belgorod Oblast, two over Kursk Oblast, one over Tula Oblast, and one over Orel Oblast. In Tambov Oblast, […]

Ukraine

October 22, 2024

Ukraine denies Russia breached Chasiv Yar defense line following conflicting reports

Russian troops were not able to get a foothold in Ukrainian defense lines in the city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, Andrii Polukhin, a spokesperson of the 24th Mechanized Brigade, said in an interview with Free Radio on Oct. 22. Hours prior, Ivan Petrychak, a representative of the 24th Mechanized Brigade's press service, said […]

Ukraine

October 23, 2024

Ukraine's immediate accession to NATO 'not realistic,' Slovak president says following meeting with Scholz

Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect comments made later in the day by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Following a meeting in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Oct. 24, Slovakian President Peter Pellegrini said that Ukraine's immediate accession to NATO was "not realistic." "We agreed with the Chancellor that today the […]

Ukraine

October 24, 2024

Polling station closed in southern Georgia during election following reported ballot stuffing

Georgia's Central Election Commisssion closed a polling station on Oct. 26 in the southern city of Marneuli after video footage of ballot stuffing during the parliamentary election surfaced. The Interior Ministry has also launched an investigation into the incident, Georgia media outlet SOVA reported. The investigation has been launched under Article 164 of Georgia's criminal […]

Ukraine

October 26, 2024

General Staff: Russia has lost 690,720 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

Russia has lost 690,720 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Oct. 28. This number includes 1,680 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,120 tanks, 18,395 armored fighting […]

Ukraine

October 28, 2024