General Staff: Russia has lost 680,230 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

2:18 AM  (Updated:  October 21, 2024 10:41 am)

Sandu leads in 1st round of Moldovan elections, vote on EU referendum tilts toward 'yes.'

The election results have been tainted by allegations of Russian interference, with Moldovan lawmakers claiming that Moscow spent millions of dollars in a campaign to unseat pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu and vote down the EU referendum.

10:35 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 24 over past day.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down 59 of the 116 Shahed-type attack drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force said. Forty-five drones were reportedly "lost" on Ukrainian territory, and 10 more are still present in the Ukrainain airspace at the time of the publication.

10:22 AM

Russia's Black Sea Fleet forced to redeploy over Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian proxy admits.

"It (Black Sea Fleet) was forced to change, in fact, its registration because our large ships became large targets for the enemy's unmanned boats," Dmitry Rogozin, a Russian official heading the Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, said.

9:17 AM

Russian high-ranking pilot found dead in Bryansk Oblast, military intelligence says.

According to Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), Russian pilot Dmitry Golenkov suffered multiple head injuries, probably caused by a hammer.

8:54 AM

US Defense Secretary Austin arrives in Kyiv in surprise visit.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on Oct. 21 as Ukraine hopes to secure continued support ahead of the uncertain U.S. election, CNN reported.

12:32 AM  (Updated:  October 21, 2024 8:24 am)

Updated: Russian attack in Kharkiv injures 13.

The wounded include seven women aged 22 to 83 and five men aged 21 to 38, according to regional authorities. Some areas of the city lost electricity due to the attack.

8:11 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 680,230 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,710 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

5:22 AM

Navalny's prison diaries to be published posthumously this week.

The memoir, "Patriot," is compiled from the Russian opposition leader's prison diaries and was edited in part by his widow, Yulia Navalnaya. The book will be released in 22 languages, including Russian.

3:42 AM

Ukraine's new 'Sting' drone designed to hunt Shaheds, Telegraph reports.

According to the drone's developers, the Wild Hornets group, "Sting" will be able to fly at altitudes approaching 10,000 feet, with a speed of over 100 miles per hour. It is the first drone specifically developed to target Russia's arsenal of Shaheds.

11:23 PM

Russia has launched over 6,100 attack drones at Ukraine since start of 2024, Zelensky says.

Russia has launched a total of 6,130 Shahed-type drones since the start of 2024, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Oct. 20.

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.