General Staff: Russia has lost 677,180 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

9:51 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine says it struck airfield and 'largest explosives factory' in Russia

8:54 PM

Tens of thousands of Georgians rally in support of EU accession ahead of upcoming parliamentary election.

A large rally in support of Georgia's accession to the European Union was held in Tbilisi's Freedom Square on Oct. 20, ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election scheduled for Oct. 26.

6:47 PM

Belarus downs Russian drone over its airspace, monitoring group says.

The Belarusian Air Force downed a Russian Shahed-type drone over Belarus' 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.

1:04 PM  (Updated:  October 20, 2024 2:49 pm)

Ukraine says it struck airfield and 'largest explosives factory' in Russia.

The source told the Kyiv Independent the drones targeted the large state-owned Sverdlov Plant in the city of Dzerzhinsk in the Nizhny Novgorod region, some 900 kilometers deep into Russia.

11:41 AM

Russian overnight missile strike on Kryvyi Rih injures 17.

Eight of the injured are currently in the hospital, but their conditions are "moderate," Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city's military administration, said on Oct. 20.

9:33 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 677,180 troops since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,340 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:26 AM

Moldova votes in election, EU referendum amid alleged Russian interference.

Moldova's upcoming presidential election and EU referendum on Oct. 20 are seen as critical in determining its future direction toward European Union integration.

4:57 AM

Russia's attack on Sumy Oblast's town kills 1, injures 11.

Russian forces launched an attack on Shostka, a town in Sumy Oblast, overnight on Oct. 19 using guided bombs and drones, regional authorities reported. One civilian was killed, and 11 others were injured in the attack, according to Mykola Noha, mayor of Shostka.

2:33 AM

Russian victory would bring 'chaos,' French FM says.

"A Russian victory would consecrate the law of the strongest and precipitate the international order towards chaos," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said in Kyiv on Oct. 19.

12:29 AM

Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia, injuring 10.

The National Police confirmed that Russian forces carried out three air strikes on Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine using unguided high-explosive bombs.

9:52 PM

US Presidential election 2024

With US elections looming, Biden’s Berlin swan song was all talk, no action on Ukraine

9:49 PM

Ukraine’s NATO membership on 'irreversible path,' G7 defense ministers reaffirm.

Defense ministers of the G7 countries reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Ukraine's integration into NATO, according to the joint statement following their meeting in Naples on Oct. 19.

7:52 PM

US Intelligence Chairman urges immediate action on North Korean troop movements in Ukraine.

"U.S. Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Michael R. Turner appealed to President Joseph Biden on Oct. 18 to respond immediately to reports of North Korea's troops preparing to join Russia's army fighting in Ukraine.

7:29 PM

Investigations

Investigation: Russians carry out systemic terror in occupied part of Kherson Oblast

6:12 PM

At least 102 Ukrainian POWs executed by Russia, ombudsman says.

According to Dmytro Lubinets, the actual number of such cases is likely much higher since it is difficult to document Russian war crimes without supporting evidence such as videos of the executions.

5:28 PM

Romania says drone breached its airspace during Russia's attack on Ukraine.

It is the second time this week that Romanian airspace has been violated.

4:06 PM

Russian major killed by car bomb in occupied Luhansk, Ukraine's intelligence claims.

Russian Major Dmitriy Pervukha, allegedly involved in war crimes against Ukraine, was killed in the center of Russian-occupied Luhansk after his car exploded, Ukraine's military intelligence said on Oct. 19.

2:45 PM

Russian attacks kill 4 people over the past day, cause power outages in 3 Ukrainian regions.

Ukraine's Energy Ministry reported on the morning of Oct. 19 that over 73,000 consumers in three oblasts were left without electricity due to Russia's recent attacks.

2:03 PM

Business

Ukrainian puzzle company Frisson helps Ukrainians escape their wartime reality

1:26 PM

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 77

1:07 PM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 151

11:54 AM

Russian electronics plant reportedly on fire after drone strike in Bryansk.

"Kremniy EL" is one of the largest microelectronics plants in Russia that produces components widely used in Russian defense production, including for Pantsir air defense systems and Iskander missile systems.

10:17 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 677,180 troops since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,380 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.

6:55 AM

Released activist Butkevych says prisoner swap was complete surprise.

"Yesterday morning, after the inspection, they told me that I was leaving in half an hour, but they didn't tell me where. ... We found out about the exchange by accident on the way."

5:17 AM

Kursk Oblast conscripts among Russians returned in POW exchange, Russian organization says.

The returned prisoners also reportedly included some mobilized Russian fighters and contract soldiers, including kadyrovtsy, the notoriously ruthless troops named for Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov.