The Kyiv Independent

Some Oleshky residents remain seeking evacuation, others still on the road to Ukraine, Lubinets says

Yuliia Taradiuk — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:03:17 GMT

The exact number of people still remaining in Oleshky cannot currently be verified, Lubinets said, answering a question from the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine also cannot reveal the number of evacuees as stipulated by an agreement with Russia, he added.

Ukraine war latest: Russian bomb strikes kill 24 at humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

The Kyiv Independent news desk — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:00:41 GMT

Key developments on Nov. 2:

Russian bomb strikes kill 24 at humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Air raid alerts disrupt Ukrainian shopping malls for record one-third of operating hours in October
Russia adapts decoy drone for one-way attacks at ranges of up to 1,200 kilometers, HUR says
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Protesters, National Guard hold tense standoff over detainment of service members, draftees

Tania Myronyshena — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:56:31 GMT

Videos circulating on social media appear to show a tense standoff, with people demanding access to the building.

'Exceptionally horrific strike' — Russian bombs hit school used as humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing 26

Tania Myronyshena — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:32:26 GMT

Following the initial strike, Russian forces dropped another nine aerial bombs on a shelter where people were taking refuge, Zelensky said.

Kremlin rules out further humanitarian operations like Oleshky evacuation for now

Jimmy Rushton — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:58:36 GMT

Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News that Ukraine would welcome further humanitarian ceasefires in other parts of the front line.

Russian Defense Ministry to propose delaying troop salary payments, media reports

Jonas Heins — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:58:17 GMT

The Joint Group of Forces, the command currently fighting in Ukraine, would be exempted from the rule and receive their December pay before the new year, Verstka said.

Ukrainian journalists urge global media not to look away from Russian aggression

Yevgeniya Doluda — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:34:08 GMT

"Fellow journalists, do everything in your power to prevent your countries from siding with evil," Ukrainian journalists said in a joint video appeal to their international colleagues.

Air raid alerts shut Ukrainian malls for record one-third of opening hours in October

Sofiia Shakhova — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:33:28 GMT

The alerts accounted for 32.5% of their operating time, up 1.7% from September and almost three times the share recorded a year earlier, according to the Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centers (UCSC).

How did Vienna become safe haven for oligarchs and fugitives?

Cornelius Granig — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:26:28 GMT

The detention of Ukraine's best-known investigative journalist, Mykhailo Tkach, and his cameraman Yaroslav Bondarenko in Vienna this October caused an understandable outcry in both Ukraine and Austria.

The two work for Ukrainska Pravda media and were reporting on the whereabouts of former Ukrainian prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko, who

Russia adapts decoy drone for one-way attacks at ranges of up to 1,200 kilometers, HUR says

Jimmy Rushton — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:22:54 GMT

According to a technical breakdown published by HUR, the new version, called the Gerbera-2, has a range of 1,200 kilometers and carries a 25-kilogram warhead.

Russian attacks kill 2, injure over 30 across Ukraine over past day as 10 regions face power outages

Kateryna Hodunova — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:27:37 GMT

The power supply situation was most difficult in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv oblasts following Russian attacks, the Energy Ministry said.

UK intercepts Russian spy ship monitoring NATO military exercises

Yevgeniya Doluda — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:43:56 GMT

British helicopters tracked a Russian intelligence ship, Viktor Leonov, as it was "closely monitoring" NATO military drills off the coast of Scotland, the Royal Navy said.

Russia exploits ceasefire to mask military movements, General Staff says

Jimmy Rushton — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:51:54 GMT

Russia used the humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky to rotate soldiers, improve fighting positions, expand anti-drone netting on key logistics routes, and resupply soldiers with ammunition, Ukraine's General Staff said on Nov. 2.

Ukraine's air raid alert system hacked, Russian system targeted hours later

Volodymyr Ivanyshyn — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 21:29:01 GMT

Ukraine's air raid alert system was hacked late on Nov. 1, the Air Force said as sirens sounded across the country, falsely notifying people of nuclear, chemical, and street fighting threats.

Ukraine, EU split over US-backed plan to bring Russian gas back to Europe

Chris Powers — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:54:55 GMT

The European Union is unlikely to accept a U.S. proposal to resume Russian gas deliveries to Europe through Ukraine, EU officials told the Kyiv Independent, despite Washington's belief that the scheme could help secure a ceasefire and provide economic benefits to Kyiv.

The proposal would allow Russia