Update: 11 killed, 87 injured by Russia’s mass strike on Ukraine on Oct. 10

2:53 AM

Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov faces multiple criminal charges from Paris prosecutors.

Paris prosecutors have outlined potential charges against Pavel Durov, the Russian-born CEO of the messaging app Telegram.

12:43 AM

Controversial Ukrainian lawmaker fled country illegally, authorities confirm.

The State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) said that controversial lawmaker Artem Dmytruk illegally crossed the border in Odesa Oblast and entered Moldova.

12:35 AM

Borrell calls for lifting ban on Ukraine's use of Western long-range weapons after Russian mass attack on Aug 26.

Borrell had previously advocated lifting the ban for Ukraine, but he raised the issue again after Russia's recent attack on Aug. 26, in which it used 127 missiles and 109 drones against Ukraine.

12:12 AM

Audit discovers over $4 million in imported 'humanitarian aid' never reached destination.

From March to July, various military units did not receive the designated humanitarian aid worth nearly Hr 172 million ($4.2 million).

11:44 PM

‘A near-death feeling:’ Largest-yet Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure brings back widespread power outages

11:43 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russia launches largest aerial attack on Ukraine so far

11:18 PM

Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant has 'no critical damage' after Russian mass attack, governor says.

After the morning attack on Kyiv Oblast, the Kyiv dam was closed for means of transport until 5 p.m. local time.

10:59 PM

Ukraine has not officially requested withdrawal of Belarusian troops from border, Minsk claims.

Kyiv has not yet made an official request for Minsk to withdraw Belarusian troops from the border with Ukraine, Belarus' Foreign Ministry claimed on Aug. 26, a day after Ukraine urged Belarus to withdraw its forces "to a distance greater than the firing range of Belarus' systems."

10:50 PM

Ukraine preparing to respond to Russian mass attack with homemade weapons, Kyiv says.

Shortly before, President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that Ukraine has developed a domestic-made missile-drone, Palianytsia.

9:23 PM

Russia launches largest attack on Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion, Air Force reports.

Russia launched 127 missiles and 109 drones, while Ukraine downed 102 missiles and 99 drones, according to the Air Force. Russian strikes hit several civilian, energy, and fuel facilities, including a dam in Kyiv, part of the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant.

8:38 AM  (Updated:  August 26, 2024 9:10 pm)

Russia attacks Ukraine with over 100 missiles, around 100 drones, Zelensky says.

Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack against Ukraine on the morning of Aug. 26, killing seven people, injuring nearly 50 others, and targeting the country's energy infrastructure once again.

8:16 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Ukraine’s oligarchs were once kingmakers. Where are they now?

8:14 PM

IAEA chief to visit Russia's Kursk Nuclear Power Plant on Aug 27.

The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant is located nearly 80 kilometers (49 miles) from the town of Sudzha, which was captured by Ukrainian forces in mid-August during Kyiv's ongoing incursion into Kursk Oblast.

7:06 PM

Arrest of Russian-born Telegram CEO not a political decision, Macron says.

The recent arrest of Pavel Durov, the Russian-born CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was "in no way a political decision," French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement on Aug. 26.

6:23 PM

Opinion

Opinion: AI complacency is compromising Western defense

6:02 PM

Reuters journalist injured in Kramatorsk hotel strike in serious condition.

Reuters camera operator Ivan Lubysh-Kirdey suffered serious injuries from Russia's Aug. 24 strike on a hotel in Kramatorsk, his wife, Mariia Semenchenko, said on Aug. 26.

5:12 PM

Negotiations with Ukraine have now lost their relevance, Kremlin says.

Kremlin spokesperson's statement comes amid an ongoing Ukrainian incursion in Russia's Kursk Oblast, which started in early August.

4:56 PM

Wagner Group claims to no longer be fighting in Ukraine.

Wagner mercenaries are operating only in Belarus and Africa, and are not fighting alongside the Russian army in Ukraine, the Wagner Group claimed in a statement on Telegram on Aug. 26.

3:58 PM

Drone possibly flew into Polish territory during mass Russian attack on Ukraine, Polish military says.

Jacek Goryszewski, a spokesperson for Poland's Operational Command, told Reuters that "most likely (the object) was a drone, and we assume so because the trajectory of the flight and the speed indicate that it was definitely not a missile."

2:22 PM

Kyiv hydroelectric dam hit during massive Russian attack across Ukraine, aide says.

Russia used at least 100 missiles and 100 drones in a wide-scale attack across the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

1:22 PM

Explosion at oil refinery in Russian city of Omsk injures 2.

Vitaly Khotsenko, acting governor of Omsk Oblast, confirmed that two people had been injured and claimed that the situation was under control.

10:44 AM

Ukrainian soldiers down Russian cruise missile with anti-air missile in Zakarpattia Oblast.

Governor Viktor Mykyta said the missile was heading toward Zakarpattia Oblast from neighboring Lviv Oblast, and was targeted by the 650th separate anti-aircraft machine gun battalion.

10:10 AM

Poland says jets scrambled amid massive Russian strikes across Ukraine.

As of 10:09 a.m. local time, at least three people were killed in Ukraine, and strikes were reported in Odesa, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Kremenchuk, Dnipro, Khmelnytskyi, Kropyvnytskyi, and Kryvyi Rih, as well as in Lviv, Rivne, and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts.

7:55 AM

Russian authorities claim Saratov Oblast attacked by drones, 4 injured.

Drones reportedly struck Russia's Saratov Oblast overnight on Aug. 26, Russian authorities reported in the morning. At least four civilians were injured in the attack that caused damage to buildings and led to flight restrictions in the region.

6:40 AM

Ukraine has captured over 240 Russian soldiers during its Kursk incursion, WP reports.

Ukraine has apparently captured at least 247 Russian soldiers since its incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast began on Aug. 6, according to the Washington Post (WP) analysis of visual evidence.