General Staff: Russia has lost 684,280 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

12:12 PM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 5, injure 19 over past day.

Ukrainian forces downed 40 out of 50 Shahed-type drones and other unidentified drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Seven more drones were "lost," and two others flew toward Russia and Belarus, it added.

11:24 AM

4 Ukrainian POWs killed by Russian forces near Selydove, Prosecutor General's Office reports.

There have been multiple reports of the executions of Ukrainian POWs by Russian soldiers during the full-scale invasion, but they have increased dramatically over the last year.

10:38 AM

Lukashenko dismisses North Korean troop reports, says it would 'escalate' Russia's war in Ukraine.

"Knowing his character Putin would never try to persuade another country to involve its army in... Ukraine,," Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with BBC.

9:26 AM

At least 7 countries resisting Ukraine's NATO membership invitation, Politico reports.

Belgium, Slovenia, and Spain are among the countries that are reluctant to grant Ukraine an invitation to join NATO, Politico reported on Oct. 23, citing anonymous officials.

8:57 AM

North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine for Russia would be 'fair game,' White House says.

U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby also revealed details of U.S. intelligence assessments, saying Washington believes North Korea "moved at least 3000 soldiers into eastern Russia."

8:14 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 684,280 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

This number includes 1,240 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:28 AM

Moscow court sentences Ukrainian-born film producer to 8 and a half years in absentia for reporting on Russian war crimes.

Moscow's Basmanny district court sentenced Ukrainian film producer Alexander Rodnyansky, on Oct. 21, to 8 and a half years in absentia for "spreading fake information" about the Russian Army.

5:25 AM

Germany's Finance Minister suggests revising legal status and benefits for Ukrainian refugees.

Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner has proposed reevaluating the legal status of Ukrainian refugees, German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported on Oct. 23.

11:54 AM  (Updated:  October 24, 2024 3:37 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.

1:36 AM

Ukraine risks delay in receiving $43 billion instalment from EU's Ukraine Facility due to reform shortcomings, Foreign Ministry says.

Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Perebyinis issued a letter to cabinet ministers on Oct. 23 warning that the European Union has notified Ukraine that the next tranche of 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) from the EU's Ukraine Facility may be delayed until next year unless expected aspects of corruption reforms are completed by the end of this month.

11:48 PM

Controversial chief of staff for Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces dismissed months after appointment, Ukrainska Pravda reports.

Roman Hladkyi, the controversial Chief of Staff of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), was dismissed from his position just months after being appointed to the post in August 2024, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Oct. 23, citing Ukraine's Defense Ministry.

11:04 PM

Belarus schedules next presidential election for January 2025.

Belarus has scheduled its next presidential election for January 26, 2025, the country’s Central Electoral Commission announced on Oct. 23. Incumbent Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko is widely expected to hold on to power following the election's result.

10:59 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: US confirms North Korean troops in Russia; Zelensky preparing plan to withstand war

10:28 PM

Investigations

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10:19 PM

US to provide $20 billion loan to Ukraine as part of G7 pledge.

Daleep Singh, the White House deputy national security adviser on international economics, said that Joe Biden's administration intends to split the funds between helping the Ukrainian economy and the military.

9:31 PM

UK prepares another group of future Ukrainian F-16 pilots, bringing total number of trainees to 200.

"The next step is advanced fast jet training and conversion to F-16 with partner nations," the statement read.

9:14 PM

South Korea

Why South Korean weapons are unlikely to be heading directly to Ukraine anytime soon

8:54 PM

Russian Economy

Russia's wartime economy delivers growth, but will the bubble burst?

8:16 PM

Ukraine has stabilized situation in Toretsk, but Russia is concentrating troops in town's east, military says.

"The situation in Toretsk has relatively stabilized. We (Ukrainian forces) are now holding the line unchanged," Anastasiia Bobovnikova, a spokesperson of the Operational Tactical Group Luhansk, said.

7:36 PM

About 3,000 North Korean troops were sent to Russia to participate in war against Ukraine, South Korean intelligence says.

"Signs of troops being trained inside North Korea were detected in September and October," Park Sun-won, a member of a parliamentary intelligence committee, said.

7:13 PM

Video

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6:46 PM

Ukraine's 'I Want to Live' project posts Korean-language video message, calls on North Korean soldiers to surrender.

Launched in September 2022 by Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence, the 24-hour "I Want to Live" hotline helps Russian soldiers willingly surrender themselves or their units to the Ukrainian army.

5:53 PM

Ukraine denies Russia breached Chasiv Yar defense line following conflicting reports.

Hours prior, Ivan Petrychak, a representative of the 24th Mechanized Brigade's press service, said on national television that the Russian military managed to breach the defense, but there were no signs of the city's potential loss.

5:21 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Putin’s drone strategy shows the cracks in Russia’s war machine

4:05 PM

North Korean troops dispatch was secret clause of Moscow-Pyongyang pact, WSJ reports.

The secret clause reportedly allowed North Korea to send the first 1,000 of its soldiers to Ukraine to gain military experience. More North Korean troops are expected to be engaged, the source told the WSJ.