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3:29 PM

Russian attack against Zaporizhzhia kills 2, injures 15.

Some 30 buildings were damaged after Russia struck the residential area of the city on the morning of Oct. 21.

3:11 PM

US announces $400 million defense aid package for Ukraine.

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said it would include ammunition, military equipment, and weapons.

3:02 PM

Ex-military logistics chief named new head of Ukroboronprom state defense company.

General Major Oleh Huliak replaced Herman Smetanin, who became the head of the Strategic Industries Ministry as part of the biggest wartime government reshuffle in September.

10:35 AM  (Updated:  October 21, 2024 2:19 pm)

Update: Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 5, injure 38 over past day.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down 59 of the 116 Shahed-type attack drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force said. Forty-five drones were reportedly "lost" on Ukrainian territory, and 10 more are still present in the Ukrainain airspace at the time of the publication.

1:57 PM

Ukraine destroys Russian Buk air defense system, military says.

Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 air defense system overnight on Oct. 21, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.

2:18 AM  (Updated:  October 21, 2024 1:43 pm)

Moldova's Sandu advances to presidential run-off, preliminary results show narrow 'yes' for EU referendum.

The election results have been tainted by allegations of Russian interference, with Moldovan lawmakers claiming that Moscow spent millions of dollars in a campaign to unseat pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu and vote down the EU referendum.

1:41 PM

Ukraine's 46th brigade releases video of repelled Russian attack near Kurakhove.

The attack reportedly involved seven tanks and 11 infantry fighting vehicles, with Ukrainian forces destroying seven pieces of Russian equipment.

1:34 PM

Kremlin calls North Korean troops reports 'contradictory' but stops short of denial.

"We see a lot of contradictory information," spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Russian media, the state-controlled news agency Interfax reported.

1:27 PM

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12:34 PM

Russia attacking toward town near Pokrovsk, National Guard says.

According to the National Guard, Russian troops periodically conduct mechanized assaults near Selydove, involving from three to five armored vehicles.

12:14 PM

Seoul summons Russian envoy, calls for 'immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops.'

South Korea on Oct. 21 summoned the Russian ambassador in Seoul, Georgy Zinoviev, to protest the dispatch of North Korean troops to assist Moscow's war against Ukraine, the Yonhap news agency reported.

11:53 AM

UN's nuclear agency funded Russian research in occupied Crimea, RFE/RL reports.

According to the agency's internal documents, the IAEA signed at least two agreements with Russian research institutes to conduct research that included fieldwork in Crimea. The deals were signed between 2016 and 2019, and the first was reportedly extended in the summer of 2019.

11:23 AM

Opinion

The Counteroffensive: An inside look at the virtual reality therapy reshaping veterans' rehabilitation

11:17 AM

Russia detains 18 North Korean soldiers who left positions in Kursk Oblast, source says.

Russian authorities detained 18 North Korean soldiers who abandoned their positions in Russia's Kursk Oblast, a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 21.

7:27 PM  (Updated:  October 21, 2024 11:10 am)

War analysis

As Russian tank losses in Ukraine pass 9,000, here's what you need to know

10:22 AM

Russia's Black Sea Fleet forced to redeploy over Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian proxy admits.

"It (Black Sea Fleet) was forced to change, in fact, its registration because our large ships became large targets for the enemy's unmanned boats," Dmitry Rogozin, a Russian official heading the Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, said.

9:17 AM

Russian high-ranking pilot found dead in Bryansk Oblast, military intelligence says.

According to Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), Russian pilot Dmitry Golenkov suffered multiple head injuries, probably caused by a hammer.

8:54 AM

US Defense Secretary Austin arrives in Kyiv in surprise visit.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on Oct. 21 as Ukraine hopes to secure continued support ahead of the uncertain U.S. election, CNN reported.

12:32 AM  (Updated:  October 21, 2024 8:24 am)

Updated: Russian attack in Kharkiv injures 13.

The wounded include seven women aged 22 to 83 and five men aged 21 to 38, according to regional authorities. Some areas of the city lost electricity due to the attack.

8:11 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 680,230 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,710 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

5:22 AM

Navalny's prison diaries to be published posthumously this week.

The memoir, "Patriot," is compiled from the Russian opposition leader's prison diaries and was edited in part by his widow, Yulia Navalnaya. The book will be released in 22 languages, including Russian.

3:42 AM

Ukraine's new 'Sting' drone designed to hunt Shaheds, Telegraph reports.

According to the drone's developers, the Wild Hornets group, "Sting" will be able to fly at altitudes approaching 10,000 feet, with a speed of over 100 miles per hour. It is the first drone specifically developed to target Russia's arsenal of Shaheds.

11:23 PM

Russia has launched over 6,100 attack drones at Ukraine since start of 2024, Zelensky says.

Russia has launched a total of 6,130 Shahed-type drones since the start of 2024, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Oct. 20.

9:51 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine says it struck airfield and 'largest explosives factory' in Russia

8:54 PM

Tens of thousands of Georgians rally in support of EU accession ahead of upcoming parliamentary election.

A large rally in support of Georgia's accession to the European Union was held in Tbilisi's Freedom Square on Oct. 20, ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election scheduled for Oct. 26.