General Staff: Russia has lost 694,950 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

11:13 AM

Russian court fines Google $25 trillion trillion trillion.

Written in full $2.5 decillion is $2,500,000,000,000,000,​000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

12:47 AM  (Updated:  October 31, 2024 10:23 am)

UPDATED: Russian attack on Kharkiv kills child, injures 34.

The attack hit a 9-story building, destroying the entryway from the first through fifth floors, authorities said.

2:32 PM  (Updated:  October 31, 2024 10:00 am)

Zelensky calls out White House over Tomahawk missiles leak - 'it was confidential'.

"It was confidential information between Ukraine and the White House. How to understand these messages?" President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press briefing with journalists from Nordic countries.

9:59 AM

Time names Ukraine's online wedding service among best inventions of 2024.

For more than two decades, Time editors have annually spotlighted the most influential new products and ideas in their Best Inventions issue.

9:38 AM

Ukraine's UN envoy names North Korean generals sent to aid Russia's war.

The top officers include two deputy chiefs of North Korean General Staff: Colonel General Kim Yong Bok, who oversees special forces, and Ri Chang Ho, who is in charge of the Reconnaissance Directorate, North Korea's spy agency, Kyslytsya said.

8:31 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 694,950 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,310 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:47 AM

Georgia's president declines to appear before prosecutors in election fraud investigation.

During a press conference in Tbilisi, President Salome Zourabichvili presented footage purportedly showing ballot violations. "It is not the President's responsibility to provide evidence that already exists within society."

6:48 AM

Ukraine produces 20 Bohdana howitzers per month, Zelensky says.

"...The Danish model allows (us) to attract finance from our partners in Ukrainian defense production. For example, we’re now manufacturing almost 20 'Bohdana' artillery units monthly, with strong progress across other areas," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

4:18 AM

Ukraine could join Union by late 2029, EU official says.

The European Commission has recently praised Ukraine’s progress on critical reforms, including those related to the rule of law, judicial system, and anti-corruption measures, though it emphasizes that further reforms are still required.

2:43 AM

Sanctioned LNG ships gather off Russian coast as buyers withdraw, Bloomberg reports.

Tankers bearing sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) have clustered off Russia's eastern coast following suspension of operations at the Arctic LNG 2 plant, indicating that Moscow is unable to find buyers for its product amid sanctions.

1:39 AM

Parts of Pokrovsk will be blocked for city's defense, authorities say.

"Fortifications are being built in Pokrovsk, and we are already entering the city, and certain areas of the city will be blocked, so please leave these areas, not entering or leaving the city," said Serhii Dobriak, head of the Pokrovsk military administration.

12:12 AM

'Putin will not prevail in Ukraine,' even with North Korean help, US defense secretary says.

"The evidence now suggests the that North Korea has sent about 10,000 soldiers to train in eastern Russia," U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Oct. 30. "And some of these DPRK troops have already moved closer to Ukraine, and we are seeing them outfitted with Russian uniforms and provided with Russian equipment."

11:18 PM

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11:08 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers 50 km from Ukraine's border, including special forces

11:02 PM

UK promises $3.8 billion per year in military aid to Ukraine.

London will provide guaranteed military support to Ukraine of £3 billion ($3.8 billion) per year "for as long as it takes," according to U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves.

10:15 PM

Georgia's accession to EU has been suspended due to actions of Georgian government.

The European Commission singled out the recent legislative amendments to the election process, frequent compromises on vote secrecy, procedural inconsistencies, intimidation, and pressure on voters that negatively impacted public trust in the process.

10:15 PM

EU slams Ukraine's wartime pool of TV channels, urges Kyiv to restore media pluralism.

Brussels expects Ukraine to restore the work of all broadcasters in the pre-war format, questioning the telethon's objectivity.

8:57 PM

Next Ramstein meeting to take place in 'coming weeks,' Zelensky says.

Prior to Volodymyr Zelensky's announcement, the White House said on Oct. 17 that the next meeting in the Ramstein format would take place in November virtually.

7:52 PM

US imposes sanctions on nearly 400 individuals, legal entities, including Putin's relative.

The recent limitations are applied to companies involved in sanctions evasion networks in 17 jurisdictions, including China, India, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thailand, and Turkey, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

6:26 PM

Ukraine presents roadmap for partially opening airspace during war.

Deputy Communities and Territories Development Minister Serhii Derkach introduced a step-by-step plan for a partial reopening of Ukraine's airspace at a conference in Warsaw.

6:20 PM

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Historian on the past, present and future of Russia's colonialism.

5:21 PM

Ukraine never wanted to seize Kursk nuclear Power Plant, Zelensky says.

"Russia thinks they are very strong, but if we wanted to seize their nuclear power plant, we would have done it, we could have done it, but we never wanted to do it," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

4:18 PM

Russian bank offers preferential mortgages in occupied parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts.

The Russian banking giant offers interest rates as low as 2%, according to Interfax, and plans to expand its offer to Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts as soon as "housing constructions" start there.

3:28 PM

Kremlin denies Russia-Ukraine talks on halting energy strikes.

The denial comes a day after the Financial Times reported that Ukraine and Russia are resuming discussions about halting the strikes on each other's energy infrastructure after the talks abruptly ended in August following Ukraine's Kursk incursion.

3:08 PM

Slovak PM interviewed by top Russian propagandist.

Talking to the propagandist sanctioned by Western countries, the prime minister of a NATO and EU member country discussed several topics, including the Nord Stream pipeline explosions and the supposed Western fatigue over the support of Ukraine.