General Staff: Russia has lost 670,190 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

11:19 AM

Russia reportedly launches no Shahed drones against Ukraine overnight for first time in over month.

The lull came after Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 1,300 Shahed kamikaze drones in September, targeting settlements across the country on a daily basis for an entire month. This daily trend has continued for the first days of October.

10:54 AM

NATO holding annual nuclear drills involving 2,000 troops, 60 aircraft.

The two-week drills will involve over 2,000 military personnel and 60 aircraft from eight airbases. They will take place in Belgium, the Netherlands, and in the airspace over Denmark, the U.K., and the North Sea, with 13 NATO countries sending aircraft to participate.

10:43 AM

Opinion

Opinion: Documenting war ethically means going beyond capturing suffering

10:32 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 5, injure 8 over past day.

Russian attacks against Ukraine killed five people and injured eight others over the past day, regional authorities said on Oct. 14.

10:25 AM

US ready for talks with Russia, China, North Korea to reduce nuclear threat, Biden says.

"There is no benefit to our nations or the world to forestall progress on reducing nuclear arsenals. Reducing the nuclear threat is important not despite the dangers of today’s world but precisely because of them," President Joe Biden said.

9:35 AM

German opposition leader would deliver Taurus to Ukraine after certain steps.

At first, there should be an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop attacking civilian targets in Ukraine. If Moscow does not concede, Ukraine should be free to use already delivered weapons without restrictions, said the German opposition leader.

8:45 AM

Russian Tu-134 transport aircraft set ablaze over 1,000 km from Ukraine, military intelligence claims.

"Such Soviet aircraft are used, in particular, to transport the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry," Ukraine's military intelligence said.

8:35 AM

Russia hasn't received request for Scholz-Putin call, Kremlin claims.

The statement came two days after German Foreign Minister Annalenna Baerbock said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not willing to speak with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about brokering peace in Ukraine.

8:10 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 670,190 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,260 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:41 AM

Lukashenko claims Russian nuclear realignment was long overdue.

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, in a comment to a Russian reporter, said that recent changes to Russia's nuclear weapons policy were long overdue and would likely "cool the ardor" of Western nations.

5:42 AM

Orban threatens to interfere with Ukraine aid to support Trump, Politico reports.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is preparing to deliver a significant policy concession to former President Donald Trump, potentially allowing him to evade a $50 billion loan intended to support Ukraine amid its ongoing war with Russia.

2:13 AM

Nearly 37,000 residents evacuated from Sumy Oblast, additional efforts ongoing, military says.

A total of nearly 37,000 people have been evacuated from Sumy Oblast, including over 6,400 children, as efforts are ongoing to evacuate more residents under expanded mandatory evacuation orders, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration said on Oct. 13.

11:14 PM  (Updated:  October 14, 2024 1:16 am)

Officers detained men outside Okean Elzy concert in Kyiv, official confirms.

Video footage taken at the scene shows officers stationed outside the doors to the venue, intercepting male attendees as they exited the concert. Officers are shown forcibly arresting some men.

11:22 PM

Kyiv considering ceding territory to end war with Russia, Der Spiegel reports.

The government is now holding "serious discussions" about relinquishing its aim of full territorial restoration, an unnamed official told Der Spiegel.

9:48 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine is holding front line in Kursk Oblast despite Russian attacks, Zelensky says

9:04 PM

Zelensky warns of 'increasing alliance' between Russia, North Korea.

"We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea. This is no longer just about transferring weapons. It is actually about transferring people from North Korea to the occupying military forces."

8:31 PM

Estonia considering buying defense equipment from Ukraine, official says.

"We need to understand here that this can only be done in such a way that if we buy, then Ukraine gets more money. And they will be able to produce more for their army," Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said.

7:44 PM

Russia's illegal use of Starlink terminals hastened fall of Vuhledar, WP reports.

"They just overpowered us," an officer in the 72nd Mechanized Brigade, one of the units defending Vuhledar, told The Washington Post. The officer said Russia's access to Starlink was a key factor in the loss of the city.

6:19 PM

Defense minister confirms more weapons pledges, arms production after foreign visit.

The U.K. pledged to provide additional long-range weapons, artillery systems, and robotic systems, while French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the possibility of opening a training center for drone operators in France, according to the announcement.

6:09 PM

Media: Biden to visit Germany on Oct 18, Ramstein summit remains postponed.

Biden was supposed to convene a leader-level meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany on Oct. 12, where President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected to present his victory plan. However, he put off his visit in order to oversee the emergency response to Hurricane Milton.

5:09 PM

Video

Trump and Putin’s secret phone calls | Ukraine This Week.

The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur explains the top stories of the week, from the postponement of the Ramstein summit to the two-month anniversary of Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk Oblast.

4:59 PM

Zelensky: Russia has used around 900 aerial bombs against Ukraine this week.

Russia also launched more than 40 missiles and 400 combat drones of various types, Zelensky said in a video address posted on Telegram.

3:30 PM

Prosecutors open investigation into alleged killing of 9 POWs by Russians in Kursk Oblast.

"The killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and an international crime. A criminal case has been opened over the violation of the laws and customs of war combined with premeditated murder," Kostin posted on X.

2:11 PM

Ukraine is holding front line in Kursk Oblast despite Russian attacks, Zelensky says.

"There were attempts by Russia to push back our positions. But we are holding the defined lines," he said.

1:04 PM

Russian troops reportedly shoot 9 Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast.

The shootings are said to have occurred on Oct. 10, Deepstate reported, citing sources in Ukraine's First Tank Brigade.