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axios.comNorth Koreans gaining "experience" in Ukraine war, says U.S. commanderThere's "obvious cooperation" between Moscow and Pyongyang, said Lt. Gen. Joseph Hilbert.

🇰🇵 North Korean troops are "bringing experience back" from the Russia-Ukraine war, where drones and robotics are reshaping warfare, according to the commander of the U.S. Eighth Army. www.axios.com/2026/10/27/n...

presidentti.fiPresident Stubb and Prime Minister Støre held a phone call with President Putin - PresidenttiOffice of the President of the Republic of FinlandPress release 66/202627 October 2026 President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre made a phone c...

🇫🇮🇳🇴🇷🇺 President of #Finland Alexander Stubb and PM of #Norway Jonas Gahr Støre made a phone call with Putin on Tuesday 27 October in Helsinki. The call was a follow-up of the meeting in Oslo on 20 October and held in consultation with #Ukraine www.presidentti.fi/en/president... #russia

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Morning Briefing: - UN: Russia is committing crimes against humanity by targeting civilians in Ukraine - Russian sabotage network believed to have caused Romanian fire - Democrats lay groundwork to probe Trump's diesel deal - Ukraine has waited a month for US to sign off on Patriot missiles 🧵

russia-ukraine-newsletter.beehiiv.comHome | Russia-Ukraine Daily NewsThe latest news about Russia and Ukraine, hand-picked for you every weekday morning (09:30-10:00 GMT+3).

- Russia significantly expands glide-bomb production - Russia expands war recruitment in Africa, with enlistment in Burundi up 23-fold - Ukraine strikes chemical plant in Voronezh and plant producing missile, bomb batteries in Yelets 📨: russia-ukraine-newsletter.beehiiv.com 💬: t.me/russiaukrain...

politico.comRaskin warns oil industry against Trump's Russian diesel dealThe Democrat who is in line for a key committee chair says any imports would violate the law -- though the White House says it's all legal.

🇺🇸 Oil companies will “be held accountable” if they import any barrels of Russian diesel fuel under the deal that #Trump struck with the Kremlin, House Judiciary ranking member Jamie Raskin said in a letter to industry heads Monday. www.politico.com/news/2026/10... #usa #russia

reuters.comNo pressure from US to cut Russian oil imports, Indian oil minister saysIndia has faced no pressure from the US to reduce its Russian crude ‌imports, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday at an industry event.

🇺🇸🇮🇳🇷🇺 #India has faced no pressure from the US to reduce its Russian crude ‌imports, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday at an industry event. www.reuters.com/business/ene... #usa #russia #trump

kyivindependent.comNew report tracks how Russia helps China build better dronesThe investigation found that Russian designs for rocket-launched drones likely helped shape weapons China unveiled in 2025 and that Russian wind tunnels kept testing aircraft models for China's top ar...

🇨🇳🇷🇺 Russia's defense cooperation with #China extends far beyond imports of dual-use goods, with evidence pointing to sharing drone design technology, providing testing services, and joint research, according to a new report from U.S. think tank C4ADS. kyivindependent.com/new-report-t...

kyivindependent.comUkraine reportedly strikes Russian ammunition depot in occupied Luhansk OblastUkraine used strike drones in an attack that took several hours near the city of Khrustalnyi, according to Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova Plus.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian forces attacked an ammunition depot in occupied Luhansk Oblast, setting off explosions at the site overnight on Oct. 27, monitoring channels reported. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-repo... #ukraine #russia

kyivindependent.comRussian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv university, medical centers, major bridge — 1 dead, 15 injuredRussia launched two waves of ballistic missiles at the capital overnight, targeting a major bridge, metro stations, and other civilian infrastructure.

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian ballistic missiles targeted #Kyiv in a deadly attack overnight on Oct. 26-27, striking a university campus, a major bridge, an administrative building, and medical facilities. kyivindependent.com/paramedics-c... #russia #ukraine

reuters.comRussia, Ukraine begin Oleshky ceasefire but keep up strikes elsewhereRussia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, ‌but they continue strikes elsewher...

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia and #Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, ‌but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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meduza.ioSt. Petersburg schoolteacher who reportedly served in Russia’s war against Ukraine suspected of killing his 2-year-old son and the boy’s grandmother — MeduzaA math and physical education teacher in St. Petersburg is suspected of two murders and an attempted murder. Local news outlets Fontanka and Rotonda reported that the victims were a 2-year-old boy…

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A teacher and reported Ukraine war veteran is suspected of killing his 2-year-old son and the boy’s grandmother in St. Petersburg. The boy’s body was allegedly hidden in a refrigerator, and his mother was badly beaten, according to local reports. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

reuters.comRussian sabotage network believed to have caused Romanian fire, prosecutors sayRomania's Intelligence Service said on Monday it had identified a sabotage network coordinated by Russia, which it believed was responsible for a fire in September at an industrial site in central ‌R...

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🇷🇺 🇷🇴 Romania's Intelligence Service said on Monday it had identified a sabotage network coordinated by #Russia, which it believed was responsible for a fire in September at an industrial site in central ‌Romania near a state-owned weapons company. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

kyivindependent.comUkrainian forces evacuate 2 severely wounded soldiers from battlefield using drone, video showsThe two soldiers, 25-year-old Yevhen, call sign "Izium," and 24-year-old Artem, call sign "Kolobok," had suffered severe limb injuries and were stranded in a contested area about 5 kilometers (3 miles...

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🇺🇦 Ukraine's 475th Separate Assault Regiment Code 9.2 evacuated two severely wounded soldiers from the battlefield using a domestically developed aerial evacuation drone, StarGate, the unit reported on Oct. 26. kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-fo...

reuters.comRussian missile strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv kill two, injure four, mayor saysRussian forces launched strikes on Monday on ‌Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, killing two people and injuring four, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram.

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces launched strikes on Monday on ‌Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, killing two people and injuring four, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. www.reuters.com/world/russia...

consilium.europa.euEU support for Ukraine: Council mobilises €4.9 billion under the European Peace FacilityToday the Council adopted a set of decisions mobilising funds for Ukraine under the European Peace Facility. These decisions will allow for the partial reimbursement of previously delivered military a...

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🇪🇺🇺🇦 The EU Council today adopted a set of eight decisions enabling the use of funds for #Ukraine under the European Peace Facility (EPF). 🧵 www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

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These decisions allow for the partial reimbursement, through the EPF, of military aid already delivered by member states, amounting to a total amount of €4.7 billion. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre... #europe #ukraine

rferl.orgRussia And Iran Expand Nuclear Cooperation As International Oversight WeakensRussia and Iran are expanding their nuclear cooperation as both countries face Western sanctions and international isolation. Their partnership includes the construction of nuclear power plants, fuel ...

🇷🇺🇮🇷☢️ #Russia and #Iran are expanding their nuclear cooperation as both countries face Western sanctions and international isolation. Their partnership includes the construction of nuclear power plants, fuel supplies, and broader technological cooperation. www.rferl.org/a/russia-and...

axios.comExclusive: Democrats lay groundwork to probe Trump's diesel dealScrutiny of Trump's Russian diesel deal could extend well beyond the White House and into corporate boardrooms.

🇺🇲 Democrats lay groundwork to probe Trump's diesel deal Top Democrats poised for powerful roles next year are demanding that major banks and ports preserve any records they have tied to potential imports or other deals involving Russian diesel. www.axios.com/2026/10/26/d... #usa #russia

🇪🇺 The EU’s latest sanctions package, adopted Oct. 12, bears signs of having been generated by a large language model. The doc contains numerous errors — including references to companies that have long since closed, individuals listed without birthdates, and pseudonyms used in place of real names 🧵

theins.pressCopy-paste from Brussels: The EU’s error-riddled new sanctions package was generated using an LLMThe European Union’s latest sanctions package, adopted Oct. 12, bears signs of having been generated by a large language model. The document contains numerous…

The package also omits Chinese companies entirely, despite China’s growing role in helping #Russia evade sanctions aimed at hindering the work of Moscow’s military-industrial complex amid the war in Ukraine. theins.press/en/inv/298740

reuters.comSlovakia to develop Russia ties in areas not hit by sanctions, minister says after Moscow talksSlovakia will continue to pursue its national interests and develop cooperation with Russia in areas not affected by sanctions, Slovak Foreign ‌Minister Juraj Blanar said on Monday after talks in Mos...

🇸🇰🇷🇺 #Slovakia will continue to pursue its 'national interests' and develop cooperation with #Russia in areas not affected by sanctions, Slovak Foreign ‌Minister Juraj Blanar said on Monday after talks in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. www.reuters.com/world/slovak...

kyivindependent.comKyiv, Chisinau sign military-technical cooperation deal as Moldovan PM visits Kyiv"The agreement opens the way for an exchange of experience," Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said.

🇺🇦🇲🇩 #Ukraine and #Moldova signed a military-technical cooperation agreement on Oct. 26 during Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan's visit to Kyiv, Suspilne reported. kyivindependent.com/moldovan-pm-...

kyivindependent.comNATO Brigade in Latvia launches 'most extensive' deployment exercises, Latvian army saysThe Resolute Reforger 2026 exercises, scheduled from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, will involve about 3,000 soldiers and 1,000 units of equipment, moving on roads and railways, according to the Latvian army.

🇱🇻 The #NATO Multinational Brigade in #Latvia has launched its most extensive force deployment exercises, the Latvian army said on Oct. 26, as the Baltic states bulk up their defensive capabilities amid growing threats from Russia. kyivindependent.com/nato-brigade...

united24media.comUkrainian Intelligence Reveals How Russia Targets Africa to Recruit Soldiers for Ukraine WarRussia has sharply expanded military recruitment in Africa, with major increases in Burundi and Zimbabwe, Ukrainian intelligence documents reveal.

🇷🇺 #Russia has significantly expanded military recruitment across #Africa, targeting poorer countries to replenish its forces amid heavy battlefield losses in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported. united24media.com/world/ukrain...

hromadske.uaUkraine cuts off Russian underground infiltration route to Kupiansk, military saysUkrainian forces have cut off an underground route that Russian troops used for more than a year to infiltrate the city of Kupiansk in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, a Ukrainian military representative ...

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian forces have cut off an underground route that Russian troops used for more than a year to infiltrate the city of Kupiansk in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, a Ukrainian military representative said on October 26. hromadske.ua/en/amp/viysk... #Ukraine #Russia

kyivindependent.comExclusive: Russia significantly expands glide-bomb production, research shows"Russia is building the military-industrial capacity to continue waging wars even after the war in Ukraine ends. These are not the actions of a country preparing for lasting peace," Oleksandr Danylyuk...

🇷🇺 #Russia is significantly expanding its glide-bomb production, indicating that Moscow has no plans to scale back its war against Ukraine, a new report by Kyiv-based think tank Center for Defense Reforms exclusively shared with the Kyiv Independent reveals. kyivindependent.com/exclusive-ru...

kyivindependent.comUS holding up air defense missiles for Ukraine for nearly a month, Zelensky saysA senior Ukrainian official previously told the Kyiv Independent that the batch awaiting U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's approval was "significant."

🇺🇲 🇺🇦 #Ukraine has been waiting nearly a month for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to approve missiles for its Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Oct. 26. kyivindependent.com/us-holding-u... #USA

kyivindependent.comUkrainian strike reportedly damages chemical plant in Russia's VoronezhVoronezh Oblast Governor Aleksandr Gusev claimed that Russia had downed 113 Ukrainian drones over Voronezh and several districts of the region overnight and this morning, with over 70 of them heading ...

UPDATE: 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A chemical plant producing dual-use goods in the southwestern Russian city of Voronezh was likely hit in a Ukrainian drone attack, independent Russian media outlet Astra said on Oct. 26. kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-st... #Ukraine #Russia

ohchr.orgRussian authorities committed crimes against humanity through attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and trafficked foreign nationals to fight with their armed forces in Ukraine, says UN Commissio...NEW YORK / VIENNA – Russian authorities have committed war crimes of intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects and the crimes against humanity of other inhumane acts with continuous att...

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian authorities have committed war crimes of intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects and the crimes against humanity of other inhumane acts with continuous attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, said the UN Commission. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... #RussianWarCrimes

reuters.comBulgaria heads to presidential runoff after close voteBulgaria will ‌head to a runoff vote on November 1 after a tight race between the two leading presidential candidates failed to produce an outright winner in Sunday's elections, which garnered record-...

🇧🇬 #Bulgaria will ‌head to a runoff vote on November 1 after a tight race between the two leading presidential candidates failed to produce an outright winner in Sunday's elections, which garnered record-low participation, official results showed. www.reuters.com/world/bulgar...

cnn.com‘He can barely walk’: Russians tell how vulnerable men are being targeted and coerced into signing up | CNNSince 2022, Russia has relied mostly on financial incentives to lure soldiers to fight. Evidence suggests that is now slowly giving way to coercion and deception.

🇷🇺 Since a mass mobilization drive in 2022, which sparked a panicked exodus across its borders, #Russia has relied mostly on large financial incentives to lure soldiers to fight. Evidence suggests that is now slowly giving way to coercion and deception. www.cnn.com/2026/10/26/e...

reuters.comSerbia's Vucic concedes defeat in historic election win for student protest movementSerbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election on Sunday that ends his long grip on power and heralds a new political era in the Balkan country.

🇷🇸 Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election on Sunday that ends his long grip on power and heralds a new political era in the Balkan country. www.reuters.com/world/europe... #russia

kyivindependent.comDrone reportedly strikes business center in Russia's Voronezh as fires break out across cityReports mentioned numerous explosions across the city and thick smoke rising from several locations. Some residents told ASTRA that they had not heard air raid sirens despite the ongoing attack.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A drone reportedly struck a business center in the Russian city of Voronezh early on Oct. 26, as explosions and fires were reported across the city amid an ongoing drone attack. kyivindependent.com/drone-report... #ukraine #russia

reuters.comSix injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, officials sayA Russian strike on Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia injured four people overnight, regional governor Mykhailo Semikin said ‌on Telegram on Monday.

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 A Russian strike on Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia injured four people overnight. Two more were injured in Russian strikes on the Chernihiv region. www.reuters.com/world/europe... #russia #ukraine

understandingwar.orgRussian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 25, 2026Ukrainian forces are making slow but tactically significant gains in the Oleksandrivka direction that may later threaten Russian logistics.

ISW: 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian forces are making slow but tactically significant gains in the Oleksandrivka direction that may later threaten Russian logistics and efforts in the Oleksandrivka and Hulyaipole directions over the long term. understandingwar.org/research/rus... #ukraine #russia

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meduza.ioRussia is escalating its confrontation with the West in orbit. Its satellites are pursuing spacecraft from companies helping Ukraine — and Starlink has been put on notice. — MeduzaThere has long been talk of “hunter” satellites and an intensifying confrontation in space between Russia and the United States. But this week brought an unprecedented escalation in the new “star…

A Russian satellite made an extraordinarily close approach to a Western commercial spacecraft that provides imagery to Ukraine. A retired Russian colonel portrayed the maneuver as a warning to companies aiding Kyiv, including Starlink. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

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meduza.ioFor Russia’s sanctions-busting A7 payment service, international transfers start with bags of cash at Moscow markets. At its peak, it processed at least 58 metric tons in a single month. — MeduzaSanctions against Russian banks and payment systems, along with their disconnection from SWIFT after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, gave rise to shadow intermediaries offering Russians…

At its peak, A7 was processing at least 58 tons of cash a month. Leaked records examined by investigative journalists reveal how the Russian firm turns cash from Moscow markets into overseas payments, largely to China, circumventing Western sanctions. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

kyivindependent.com'Putin's paranoia' — New air defenses appear around Russian president's Valdai residence, analysis showsThe defensive perimeter extends to the Khotilovo military base, which serves as an alternate landing site, and a secret biological laboratory on Lisiy Island, according to RFE/RL.

🇷🇺 #Russia has built an additional ring of air defense towers within 50 kilometers (30 miles) of Putin's residence in Valdai, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and OSINT analyst Jembob reported on Oct. 25. kyivindependent.com/putins-paran...

reuters.comMoscow to host 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, IWF saysMoscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced on Sunday.

🇷🇺🏋🏻 Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, the International Weightlifting Federation announced on Sunday. www.reuters.com/sports/mosco... #russia

apnews.comUkraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of serviceUkrainian officials have disputed Elon Musk's claims that their military violated Starlink’s terms by using it for offensive drone strikes.

🇺🇦 🇺🇸 Ukrainian officials have disputed claims by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the country’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service by using the civilian satellite internet network for offensive drone strikes. 🧵 apnews.com/article/ukra...

Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said long-standing restrictions on the civilian system in #Ukraine made such offensive use impossible. apnews.com/article/ukra...

kyivindependent.comUkraine strikes Russian titanium plant more than 1,400 kilometers from border, monitoring channel claimsPerm Krai Governor Dmitry Makhonin said at around 11 a.m. local time that 11 drones had been downed during a Ukrainian attack on the region.

UPDATE: 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian forces struck Avisma, one of the world's largest titanium sponge producers, in Berezniki, Perm Krai, on Oct. 25, Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-stri... #ukraine #russia

newsukraine.rbc.uaMissiles attack Russian plant that manufactures batteries for Iskander and Kinzhal missilesRead more

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 On the afternoon of October 25, cruise missiles attacked the Energiya plant in Yelets, in Russia’s Lipetsk region. It manufactures batteries for Iskander and Kinzhal missiles, according to OSINT channels. newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/missile... #Ukraine

pravda.com.uaUkraine's General Staff reports strikes on Russian radars in Belgorod Oblast and command postsUkraine's General Staff says Ukrainian forces hit radar stations in Belgorod Oblast and command posts in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian forces struck radar stations in Russia's Belgorod Oblast and Russian forces' command posts in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts on 24 October and on the night of 24-25 October. www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... #Ukraine

reuters.comDrone attack injures five people, damages industrial facility in Russia’s Perm region, governor saysA drone attack on Russia's ‌Perm region damaged an industrial facility, injuring five of its ⁠workers, regional governor Dmitry Makhonin said on Sunday.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A drone attack on Russia's ‌Perm region damaged an industrial facility, injuring five of its ⁠workers, regional governor Dmitry Makhonin said on Sunday. www.reuters.com/world/drone-... #Ukraine

kyivindependent.comMassive Ukrainian drone attack hits shopping center in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, locals sayThe attack killed one civilian and injured 14 others, Russian authorities said.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A massive swarm of Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian border region of Belgorod overnight on Oct. 25, according to local officials and eyewitness footage posted to social media. kyivindependent.com/massive-ukra... #ukraine #russia

kyivindependent.comDeadly Russian drone strike targets apartment in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing 3, injuring 12One of the injured victims is an 11-year-old girl. Five wounded individuals are being treated in the hospital, with two in serious condition and undergoing surgery.

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 A Russian drone hit a residential building in the Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Oct. 24, killing three civilians and injuring another 12, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported. kyivindependent.com/deadly-russi... #russia #ukraine

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meduza.ioAn American lawyer helped open a backchannel between Biden’s White House and Putin. A Financial Times report details the exchanges, a later unofficial peace bid, and how it fell apart. — MeduzaThe Financial Times has published details of back-channel talks between U.S. leaders and Vladimir Putin in 2022 and early 2023. The effort began with Richard Conn, an American lawyer who had worked…

An FT long-read traces a backchannel to Putin that opened in 2022 with assurances that Washington sought no regime change in Moscow. Intermediaries then floated terms that would have left Crimea under Russian control. The channel later lost momentum. meduza.io/en/feature/2...