General Staff: Russia has lost 687,600 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

10:46 AM

Russia claims downing 51 Ukrainian drones, fire reported at oil facility.

A drone struck in the Michurinsky district of the region at around 0:40 a.m. local time, causing a fire that was quickly extinguished, Governor Maxim Egorov said on his Telegram channel.

10:08 AM

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

Ukrainian air defenses shot down 41 of the 80 Russian Shahed-type drones launched overnight, the Air Force reported. Thirty-two drones were lost on Ukrainian territory, and one flew toward Belarus, the statement read.

1:40 AM  (Updated:  October 27, 2024 9:24 am)

UPDATED: Russian missile attack in Dnipro targets key hospital, kills 5, injures 21, including children.

The casualties from the Russian missile attack that hit residential buildings and the Mechnikov hospital in the central-eastern city of Dnipro late on Oct. 25, have risen to five killed and 21 injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.

9:09 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 687,600 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,440 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

10:07 PM  (Updated:  October 27, 2024 7:21 am)

Georgia's ruling party secures majority with nearly all precincts counted, as opposition parties refuse to recognize results.

Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party captured 54.3% of the vote in the Oct. 26 parliamentary election, with over 99% of precincts counted, according to the country's central electoral commission.

1:47 AM  (Updated:  October 27, 2024 5:16 am)

Moscow funneled $39 million into Moldova ahead of presidential election in attempt to influence results, Moldovan authorities say.

Moscow funneled a total of $39 million in a scheme led by a pro-Russian oligarch aimed at influencing election results by paying ordinary citizens to vote against closer ties with the West, the country's national police chief said on Oct. 24.

4:15 AM

Ukraine, India discuss strengthening defense industry cooperation.

Ukraine's Strategic Industries Minister Herman Smetanin met with India's Ambassador to Ukraine Ravi Shankar on Oct. 26 to discuss strengthening defense industry cooperation between Kyiv and New Delhi, the Strategic Industries Ministry announced.

3:19 AM

Ukrainian-Canadian filmmakers pull out from film festival in protest after being featured alongside 'Russians at War.'

Ukrainian-Canadian filmmakers pulled their pro-Ukrainian film "Intercepted" from screening at the Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF) in protest after learning that it would be featured in a lineup alongside the controversial "Russians at War" documentary, the Canadian media outlet Windsor Star reported on Oct. 26.

1:55 AM

Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Europe’s women's Athlete of the Year award.

"It's a completely special moment for me especially for the challenging time for Ukraine," Mahuchikh said while accepting her award. "But, you know, I am happy to be here... for all my people in Ukraine, and I hope that it brings some happiness during this time."

1:11 AM

Zelensky signs law allowing foreigners to serve as officers in International Legion.

President Volodymyr Zelensky formally signed a bill on Oct. 25 allowing foreign volunteers fighting in Ukraine's International Legion to serve as officers.

12:04 AM

'Ukraine forced to fight against North Korea in Europe,' Zelensky says.

During his evening address on Oct. 26, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that North Korean troops may appear fighting alongside Russian forces on the front line in the coming days.

9:52 PM

War analysis

Ukraine hopes Washington will support Kyiv's NATO bid after elections, as opposition in Europe persists

8:16 PM

Both sides declare victory in Georgia's pivotal vote on European future.

The ruling Georgian Dream party, led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, and opposition groups aiming to end the party’s 12-year rule declared victory on Oct. 26.

6:07 PM

US Presidential election 2024

Final pre-election push to boost ‘heartland’ US support for Ukraine proves difficult

4:33 PM

Polling station closed in southern Georgia during election following reported ballot stuffing.

Footage surfaced earlier on Oct. 26 of an individual stuffing the ballot box at the polling station in the southern Georgian city of Marnueli.

4:08 PM

Government says 'strategically important' employees will be able to extend military exemption status.

Meanwhile, an audit of the exemption process is ongoing until Nov. 15 to assess which businesses qualify for critical enterprise status, reflecting the government's effort to balance the country's defense needs with economic stability.

3:05 PM

Georgians head out to vote in parliamentary elections, tensions run high at some polling stations.

Nino Lomjaria, a lawyer and former ombudswoman, reported on Oct. 26 that an election observer was attacked while filming a ballot box being stuffed.

11:46 AM

Media: US-sanctioned Gazprombank may buy Auchan chains in Russia.

Gazprombank, one of Russia's largest banks that is also under heavy U.S. sanctions, is reportedly poised to acquire the Russian operations of the Auchan retail chain, according to sources cited by Le Monde on Oct. 25.

10:23 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 687,600 troops since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,690 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

5:08 AM

G7 to provide Ukraine $50 billion in loans backed by frozen Russian assets.

"Our aim is to begin disbursing the funds by the end of the year," G7 leaders announced on Oct. 25. The loan will support Ukraine's economic, defense, and reconstruction needs.

4:31 AM

Satellite images show expansion at Soviet-era bioweapons lab in Russia.

Sergiyev Posad-6, a military site northeast of Moscow, was a biological weapons research center during the Cold War. A major renovation began at the site shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Washington Post reports.

9:45 PM  (Updated:  October 26, 2024 3:11 am)

Russian drone hits apartment building in Kyiv, killing teenage girl.

A Russian suicide drone hit a 25-story residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district on Oct. 25, killing a 15-year-old girl and injuring five people, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.

2:58 AM

US reports North Korean troops moving to Russia’s Kursk region.

The Biden administration believes that a contingent of North Korean troops is en route to Russia’s Kursk region to assist Moscow in countering a Ukrainian offensive launched there in August, according to a U.S. official.

12:05 AM

North Korea says any troop deployment to Russia is in 'regulations of international law.'

North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Oct. 25 that any decision to send its troops to support Russia in the war in Ukraine would comply with international law, however, it did not confirm whether such a deployment had occurred.

10:05 PM

Usyk appeals to Trump to help free Azovstal defenders from Russian captivity.

"If Mr. President is so confident in his influence over Putin, could he help free Azovstal defenders and all Ukrainians from Russian captivity right away? Time is of the essence," Ukrainian world boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk wrote on X.