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

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.

2:32 PM

No confidentiality between partners — Zelensky calls out White House over Tomahawk missiles leak.

"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.

1:48 PM

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 79

1:47 PM

Ex-Google CEO urges US to buy drones instead of 'useless' tanks, cites Ukraine experience.

Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia, Eric Schmidt said that Russia's war in Ukraine showed how a "$5,000 drone can destroy a $5 million tank."

12:44 PM

North Korean soldiers 50 km from Ukraine's border, including special forces, FT reports.

A few hundred of those are special forces, with the rest being regular troops, one source said.

12:19 PM

South Korea reportedly not considering direct 155 mm ammunition supplies to Ukraine.

Seoul has not received such a request from the Ukrainian side, and the matter is not under consideration, a source in the Presidential Office told the South Korean news agency.

11:32 AM

Georgian prosecutors open investigation into election fraud allegations.

The office summoned President Salome Zourabichvili for Oct. 31 as part of the investigation. The president refused to acknowledge the result, calling it a "Russian special operation" and urged voters to protest.

11:14 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure 41 over past day.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down 33 of the 62 Russian Shahed-type drones launched overnight, according to the Air Force. Twenty-three of the drones were reported as "lost."

10:41 AM

Death toll of Russia's Kryvyi Rih strike on Oct. 28 rises to 2.

"Unfortunately, a 55-year-old man died at 8:50 a.m.," said Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city's military administration, on his Telegram channel on Oct. 30.

10:26 AM

Russian hackers targeting US officials, Microsoft warns.

Russian hacker group Midnight Blizzard has been sending out highly targeted phishing emails to U.S. individuals working in government, academia, defense, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft warned on Oct. 29 in a blog post.

8:05 PM  (Updated:  October 30, 2024 10:00 am)

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Kharkiv’s historic skyscraper becomes the latest victim of Russia’s bombardments

9:29 AM

Ukraine should strike back if North Korean troops cross into its territory, Biden says.

In a separate news briefing on Oct. 28, Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder said a "relatively small number" of North Korean troops are already in Kursk Oblast.

9:18 AM

Chechnya drone strike: Kadyrov claims to use Ukrainian POWs as human shields.

Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov on Oct. 29 apparently boasted about using Ukrainian prisoners as human shields, claiming there were casualties among the captives after a drone strike on Chechnya.

8:14 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 693,640 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,560 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

8:06 AM

Russian drone debris hits residential building in Kyiv, 9 injured.

Russian drones targeted Kyiv during an overnight attack on Oct. 30, city authorities reported.

6:21 AM

Hungarian FM to attend and speak at Eurasian security conference in Belarus this week.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto is set to speak at the Minsk Conference on Eurasian Security in Belarus on October 31.

5:00 AM

Ukrainian and Russian officials to resume discussions on stopping energy plant attacks, FT reports.

Ukraine and Russia are reportedly holding preliminary discussions about stopping attacks on each other's energy infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 29.

1:37 AM

Mediazona confirms identities of over 75,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine.

Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 75,382 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion.