General Staff: Russia has lost 697,680 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,270 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The Kyiv Independent news desk
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World 'merely watching' as North Korea threat grows, Zelensky warns
Zelensky said that if granted permission to use Western long-range weapons on Russian territory, Ukraine could preemptively target "every camp" in Russia where North Korean troops are gathering.
Ukraine war latest: US announces new aid package; Ukrainian drones target oil depot in Russia's Stavropol Krai
Key developments on Nov. 1: * US announces new military aid package worth $425 million * Ukrainian drone targets oil depot in Stavropol Krai, Russian governor claims * Russia seizes more territory over past week than at any point in 2024, Bloomberg reports * Russian drone strikes on Ukraine soared to record monthly levels
US announces new military aid package worth $425 million
The recent military assistance is provided under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) which pulls weapons from U.S. stocks.
Rescue operations end in Kharkiv with 1 killed, 46 injured after Russian missile attack on police station
Two S-400 missiles hit a police station on Nov. 1, killing police officer Andrii Matvienko. Thirty-six police officers, nine civilians, and one rescuer were injured in the attack, according to the Interior Ministry.
North Korean troops could suffer even greater losses in Ukraine than Russia, Estonian intelligence says
North Korean soldiers are usually trained to fight in mountainous terrain, which means they are not familiar with Ukrainian territory, its climate, and geography, Estonia's intelligence said.
Poland's Sikorski hits back at Zelensky's MiG-29 fighter jets criticism
"We're trying to help, but we're also a front-line country. Russia also threatens us, and not everything is possible," Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.
Trump says those who describe him as a 'friend of Russia' are 'sick'
Trump has repeatedly backed and praised Putin and rarely criticized him. He described Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "genius" and "savvy" in 2022.
Russian butter prices soar, rise in supermarket dairy thefts reported
Two men were recently arrested in Moscow after allegedly trying to steal 25 packets of butter.
General Staff: Russia has lost 696,410 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,460 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Ukraine war latest: Russia confirms North Korea's involvement in war to West, Kyiv says
Key developments on Oct. 31: * Russia confirms North Korea's involvement in war to West, Zelensky says * 8,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk Oblast, Blinken says * Ukraine has received just 10% of US aid approved by Congress earlier this year, Zelensky says * Kyiv still waiting for MiG-29
8,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk Oblast, Blinken says
There have been no clashes between the North Korean and Ukrainian military so far, Antony Blinken said, adding that they can happen "in the coming days."
Kyiv won't stop supporting wartime pool of TV channels before martial law ends
The Ukrainian government doesn't plan to stop supporting the telethon, Ukraine's state-run pool of TV channels created during wartime, before the end of the martial law, Interfax Ukraine reported on Oct. 31, citing Culture Minister Mykola Tochytskyi.
Ukraine has received just 10% of US aid approved by Congress earlier this year, Zelensky says
"You do your job. You count on reserves, you count on special brigades, you count on such equipment. And if you get 10% of all the package (that) has already been voted on... It's not funny," Zelensky said.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill at least 9, injure 47 over past day
Russia launched at least 50 drones overnight, of which Ukrainian air defenses shot down 17 across various regions, Ukraine's Air Force said on Oct. 31.
US lawmakers call for Biden to allow Poland to down Russian missiles over Ukraine
The possibility of Warsaw downing Russian missiles heading toward Poland through Ukraine was laid out in June in a signed Polish-Ukrainian security agreement.
Ukraine charges Russian soldier exposed by Kyiv Independent for rape
The Kyiv Independent in June identified Mykola Senenko as raping a woman in Kherson Oblast in March 2022.
Russian court fines Google $2.5 trillion trillion trillion
Written in full $2.5 decillion is $2,500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
Time names Ukraine's online wedding service among best inventions of 2024
For more than two decades, Time editors have annually spotlighted the most influential new products and ideas in their Best Inventions issue.
Ukraine's UN envoy names North Korean generals sent to aid Russia's war
The top officers include two deputy chiefs of North Korean General Staff: Colonel General Kim Yong Bok, who oversees special forces, and Ri Chang Ho, who is in charge of the Reconnaissance Directorate, North Korea's spy agency, Kyslytsya said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 694,950 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,310 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Sanctioned LNG ships gather off Russian coast as buyers withdraw, Bloomberg reports
Tankers bearing sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) have clustered off Russia's eastern coast following suspension of operations at the Arctic LNG 2 plant, indicating that Moscow is unable to find buyers for its product amid sanctions.
Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers reportedly 50 km from Ukraine's border
Key developments on Oct. 30: * North Korean soldiers 50 km from Ukraine's border, including special forces, FT reports * Ukraine should strike back if North Korean troops cross into its territory, Biden says * No confidentiality between partners — Zelensky calls out White House over Tomahawk missiles leak * Kremlin denies Russia-Ukraine talks on
Georgia's accession to EU has been suspended due to actions of Georgian government
The European Commission singled out the recent legislative amendments to the election process, frequent compromises on vote secrecy, procedural inconsistencies, intimidation, and pressure on voters that negatively impacted public trust in the process.
Next Ramstein meeting to take place in 'coming weeks,' Zelensky says
Prior to Volodymyr Zelensky's announcement, the White House said on Oct. 17 that the next meeting in the Ramstein format would take place in November virtually.
Russian bank offers preferential mortgages in occupied parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts
The Russian banking giant offers interest rates as low as 2%, according to Interfax, and plans to expand its offer to Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts as soon as "housing constructions" start there.
Kremlin denies Russia-Ukraine talks on halting energy strikes
The denial comes a day after the Financial Times reported that Ukraine and Russia are resuming discussions about halting the strikes on each other's energy infrastructure after the talks abruptly ended in August following Ukraine's Kursk incursion.
Slovak PM interviewed by top Russian propagandist
Talking to the propagandist sanctioned by Western countries, the prime minister of a NATO and EU member country discussed several topics, including the Nord Stream pipeline explosions and the supposed Western fatigue over the support of Ukraine.
North Korean soldiers 50 km from Ukraine's border, including special forces, FT reports
A few hundred of those are special forces, with the rest being regular troops, one source said.
Georgian prosecutors open investigation into election fraud allegations
The office summoned President Salome Zourabichvili for Oct. 31 as part of the investigation. The president refused to acknowledge the result, calling it a "Russian special operation" and urged voters to protest.
Death toll of Russia's Kryvyi Rih strike on Oct. 28 rises to 2
"Unfortunately, a 55-year-old man died at 8:50 a.m.," said Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city's military administration, on his Telegram channel on Oct. 30.
Russian hackers targeting US officials, Microsoft warns
Russian hacker group Midnight Blizzard has been sending out highly targeted phishing emails to U.S. individuals working in government, academia, defense, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft warned on Oct. 29 in a blog post.
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