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Donald Trump Jr. spent two days at a remote camp in Mongolia in late August 2026 accompanied by Umar Kremlev — a Russian businessman with prior criminal convictions and intimate institutional connections to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s security detail 🔗 link.nv.ua/rk09bW

The Japanese government has proposed requiring people acting in the interests of foreign countries to register and introducing penalties for such activities. The government could submit the legislation to parliament in 2027 🔗 link.nv.ua/htvT5v

❗️Model and former Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of rape 🔗 link.nv.ua/D84SMq

Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke by phone from Helsinki with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine 🔗 link.nv.ua/fYtDWs 📸: Office of the President of Ukraine

🎥 The Ukrainian documentary feature Traces (Slidy), codirected by Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk, captured the prestigious main prize in the Checkpoints competition at the 27th Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) in Norway 🔗 link.nv.ua/n8J13m 📸: tracesdocfilm | Instagram

Russian strikes on Kyiv and ten oblasts are pure state terrorism, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said 🔗 link.nv.ua/Nijq1O 📸: Ukraine's SES

Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv bridges to exert psychological pressure and disrupt logistics, former head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) Andrii Kovalenko said 🔗 link.nv.ua/ASsvC2

The “prolonged and artificial” delay in supplying interceptor missiles to Ukraine “directly helps Russia” achieve its war aims, Ukrainian President wrote in a statement following a massive ballistic missile strike on Kyiv overnight on October 27 🔗 link.nv.ua/F2toin 📸: President's Office

Russian forces damaged the office of DTEK Kyiv Electric Networks during a mass attack on Kyiv overnight into Oct. 27 🔗 link.nv.ua/fwq80J 📸: DTEK / Telegram

✍️ Ukraine holds its annual National Unity Radio Dictation The event began at 11 a.m. and ended at noon. This year’s text, “A Letter That Never Ends,” was written by author and war veteran Artur Dron. 📸: Oleksandra Marshal / NV

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has rebuked Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini after he vowed to push for an end to military aid to Kyiv. Meloni insists Italy’s policy will not change, while Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says the next military aid package is ready to be sent to Ukraine

The European Union is pursuing a five-pronged strategy to reduce Elon Musk’s dominance in satellite communications, from backing a potential European competitor to tightening regulations and developing its own satellite network

The Kremlin says territorial issues could be discussed during upcoming peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States, potentially opening a new front in negotiations

Russia lost its spot as the world's third-largest thermal coal exporter to South Africa as shipments dropped 18.6% 🔗 link.nv.ua/vR3TCY

A humanitarian mission is underway in the occupied city of Oleshky following a bilateral ceasefire agreement, Ukrainian Presidential Office Head Kyrylo Budanov announced 🔗 link.nv.ua/7QefEq

⚡️Humanitarian ceasefire took effect in Russian-occupied Oleshky under U.S. First Lady Melania Trump's mediation, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said 🔗 link.nv.ua/hybOLU 📸: 34-та окрема бригада морської піхоти "Борисфен"

Russian drone strikes left Konotop without electricity for a fourth straight day with no restoration timeline, Mayor Artem Semenikhin said 🔗 link.nv.ua/DACdzN

😡 Russian rocket artillery struck the Novobavarskyi District of Kharkiv overnight on October 26, killing two people and wounding four others, including a 17-year-old girl 🔗 link.nv.ua/9Vgkrr 📸: Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

❗️Russian ballistic missile strikes damaged Kyiv's Pivdennyi (South) Bridge, closing traffic and halting Green Line subway runs 🔗 link.nv.ua/PgNivg 📸: Vitali Klitschko / Telegram

‼️Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv overnight on October 27, causing widespread damage to residential buildings and the capital’s Southern Bridge 🔗 link.nv.ua/WXiZA7 📸: REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko

🐾 💔 Rescuers pull small dog from rubble in Kyiv after its owner is killed in Russian attack The frightened and injured dog was found under the rubble overnight. Firefighters took it to the nearest veterinary clinic. 📹: Ukrainian SES

⚠️ Russian ballistic missiles struck a Kyiv university campus, residential buildings and nearby areas on Oct. 26. Zelenskyy reported casualties and warned people could be trapped under the rubble 🔗https://link.nv.ua/JPq8N5 📸: Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Facebook

🇪🇺 The EU Council approved €4.9 billion in support for Ukraine, including €4.7 billion to reimburse member states for military aid and €230 million for the EU military assistance mission, on Oct. 26 🔗https://link.nv.ua/5NAlYt 📸: Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Facebook

📚 A poetry award honoring fallen Ukrainian soldier and poet Maksym Kryvtsov has been established in Rivne. The first ceremony will take place on Jan. 22, 2027, his birthday 📸: Maksym Kryvtsov / Facebook

🇳🇴 Norwegian MP Peter Frølich and the Fritt Ukraina charity tried to legally deliver thermal-imaging drones to Ukrainian troops, but customs blocked the shipment under decades-old export rules 📸: Peter C. Frølich / Facebook

🥇 Anastasiia-Anna Maloshenko and Yelyzaveta Tymofieieva won gold in the senior Performance Cheer Pom doubles event, claiming their fourth consecutive European title since 2023 Ukraine's team won seven medals at the European Championships in Crete. 📸: lvivangels_cheerleading, cheer_ua / Instagram

🥇🎾 Mariia Kocherzhenko became the first Ukrainian to win the U14 European Junior Masters in the tournament's 30-year history She defeated Italy's Olivia Serena Conticello 7–6, 6–3 in the final, securing the historic title. 📸: mariia_kocherzhenko_ / Instagram

🏋🏻‍♂️ Makariy Dutka, a monk from Lviv Oblast, set two Ukrainian bench press records by lifting 220 kg and 225 kg at a competition in Ternopil Instead of congratulations, he urged supporters to donate to Ukraine's Armed Forces, having already raised UAH 500,000. 📸: Makariy Dutka / Facebook

⚠️ Ukraine’s SBU detained a suspected Russian agent in Odesa accused of placing GPS trackers on fuel trucks to locate oil depots for future Russian drone and missile strikes, the agency reported on Oct. 26 🔗https://link.nv.ua/skMdev 📸: Security Service of Ukraine

⚠️ Russia is luring African citizens into its military with promises of civilian jobs and citizenship, Bloomberg reported 🔗https://link.nv.ua/Xd6pGY 📸: Defense Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry

🎯 Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps is striking Russian supply lines and key targets deep behind the front, with support from the newly formed 237th Unmanned Systems Battalion. NV journalist Serhii Okunev joined troops on a covert nighttime mission 🔗https://link.nv.ua/h00qES 📸: Serhii Okunev / NV

💙 Ukrainian combat medic Viktor, known as “Vitsyk,” and his wife are expecting a boy. The couple revealed the baby’s gender during a celebration on the Black Sea coast 📹: vitsikkkk / Threads

🇩🇪 Germany is preparing to buy Ukrainian-made Bars cruise missiles with a range of up to 1,000 km, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 26. It would be the Bundeswehr’s first known purchase of offensive weapons made in Ukraine 🔗https://link.nv.ua/C1AGLX 📸: NV

❗️ Putin has built over 50 air defense positions around his Valdai residence, nearly half the number protecting Moscow and the surrounding region. Sixteen new towers were added in October alone 📸: Social media

🤡 Elon Musk called for sympathy toward Russian conscripts, claiming they have no choice but to fight and die in Ukrainian drone strikes 📸: Donald J. Trump / Facebook

U.S. forces in the Middle East are reportedly ready to launch a potentially large-scale operation against Iran within four days of receiving an order from Donald Trump

New history textbooks introduced in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine deny Ukrainian nationhood, portray the Holodomor as fabricated and rewrite the country’s past to justify Moscow’s invasion

Mass celebrations took place in Belgrade and other Serbian cities over the election defeat of former President Aleksandar Vučić's United Serbia list on the evening of Oct. 25 🔗 link.nv.ua/8y3K4v 📸: REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Russia hopes to weaken NATO through peace talks over Ukraine, with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin expected to demand that the alliance scale back its military presence to its 1997 boundaries 🔗 link.nv.ua/paX3pb

Ukraine has been waiting for nearly a month for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on deliveries of ballistic missile interceptors for Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 🔗 link.nv.ua/9NGHiI 📸: Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Telegram

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a workshop producing power components for Russian weapons systems at the Energia plant in the town of Yelets in Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast on Oct. 25 and overnight into Oct. 26 🔗 link.nv.ua/8yevkw 📸: Exilenova + | Telegram

A student-led opposition movement has scored a stunning election victory in Serbia, ending Aleksandar Vučić’s 14-year dominance of the country’s political scene

A Democratic victory in the November 3 midterm elections could open the door to restoring U.S. military and financial aid to Ukraine, Reuters reports

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine could halt strikes on Russian oil refineries — but only if Moscow stops attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Starlink access is expanded to help target Russian missile launchers, and Kyiv receives Patriot interceptor missiles

Kyiv is trying to reschedule the next round of trilateral negotiations with Russia and the United States, as uncertainty surrounds plans for early-November peace talks

Russia is capable of launching 300 ballistic missiles at Ukraine each month, forcing Ukraine to consider asymmetrical operations against Russian targets due to a severe shortage of air defense interceptors, Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said 🔗 link.nv.ua/bRMxxC

The number of Patriot interceptor missiles that were used during the war in Iran would be enough for Ukraine for several years of combat work, Yuriy Ignat, head of the communications department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, said 🔗 link.nv.ua/E6SdAL 📸: Yuriy Ignat / Facebook

Ukrainian forces made tactical advances along the Oleksandrivka axis, forcing Russia to redeploy elite marine units 🔗 link.nv.ua/n7OUkw 📸: 93-тя ОМБр Холодний Яр

Russian troops made tactical advances near Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast and Vozdvyzhivka in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, monitoring group DeepState reported 🔗 link.nv.ua/xxCfLp 📸: AFU GenStaff/Facebook

⚡️ Ukraine’s parliament extends martial law until January 29, 2027 A total of 293 MPs voted in favor of the decision. This marks the 21st time the current parliament has voted to extend martial law. 📸: Zaliznyi Nardep / Telegram