Baltics

3:09 PM

US to provide Ukraine with another $800 million to boost domestic long-range capabilities, Zelensky says.

Washington is also planning to provide $800 million as the first tranche for the production of Ukrainian drones, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

2:28 PM

Putin hosts BRICS summit in Russia but Brazilian and Cuban leaders cancel attendance.

BRICS, composed of Russia, China, India, Brazil, and other nations, is a group of emerging economies often portrayed as a counterweight to the Western-led world.

1:01 PM

Baltics

As the Baltics raise the alarm about Russia, Washington still not listening

1:00 PM

North Korea denies sending troops to join Russia's war in Ukraine, dismisses 'groundless rumors'.

The statement is Pyongyang's first public reaction to multiple reports of such a deployment from Kyiv and Seoul.

12:18 PM

UK to provide Ukraine with $29 billion military loan, to be repaid with proceeds from frozen Russian assets.

The loan will be allocated to Ukraine's military spendings. Kyiv will be able to invest in key equipment to fight Russia, such as artillery, air defense, and wider equipment support.

11:33 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 10, injure 42 over past day.

Ukrainian forces downed 46 out of 60 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.

10:48 AM

South Korea considering sending military personnel to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops, Yonhap reports.

"While watching signs of North Korea-Russia military cooperation, the response measures will be taken in steps," a government source told the South Korean news agency Yonhap.

9:14 AM

Ukrainian drones target Russian alcohol plants overnight, local authorities claim.

Ukrainian drones attacked four plants, including three distilleries, in Tula, Tambov and Voronezh oblasts in Russia overnight on Oct. 22, Russian local authorities claimed.

8:23 AM

Polish officials seek access to classified sections of Ukraine's victory plan.

Warsaw is seeking to review the classified additions to Ukraine's victory plan recently presented by President Volodymyr Zelensky, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewsk said in an interview on Oct. 21.

8:14 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 681,580 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,350 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

6:05 AM

Russia executed 2 Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast, prosecutors say.

Russian soldiers executed two captured Ukrainian soldiers near Selydove in Donetsk Oblast, the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office reported on Oct.21.

5:21 AM

Cargo plane shot down in Sudan, Russian nationals possibly on board.

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed to have shot down a cargo plane in Darfur, with speculation that Russian nationals may have been on board.

1:25 AM

US to provide Ukraine with $800 million for drone production, Zelensky says.

"Every meeting with our partners involves discussions about the defense-industrial complex," Zelensky said in his evening address. "We need Ukraine to be able to defend its sovereignty and independence regardless of any political threats in the world."

2:18 AM  (Updated:  October 22, 2024 12:38 am)

Moldova's Sandu advances to presidential run-off, winning after 'unfair fight.'

"The people of Moldova have spoken: our EU future will now be anchored in the constitution," Sandu said on X. "We fought fairly in an unfair fight—and we won. But the fight isn’t over. We will keep pushing for peace, prosperity, and the freedom to build our own future."

10:36 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Opinion: Anti-money laundering watchdog FATF needs to blacklist Russia

10:18 PM

NATO

Is NATO ready for war with Russia?

10:00 PM

US has provided Ukraine with over $64 billion in military aid since start of full-scale invasion, Umerov says.

"Your unwavering support is not just a gesture of friendship. It's a powerful symbol of the shared values that bind our nations together," Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said alongside U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

9:26 PM

North Korea

‘Russia has problems’ – We asked 5 Ukrainian soldiers about North Korean troops fighting for Moscow

9:17 PM

Russian strikes against Pokrovsk district in Donetsk Oblast kill 3, injure 2.

Russia attacked the towns of Kurakhove and Myrnohrad in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast on Oct. 21, killing three and injuring two people, local authorities reported.

8:26 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Moldova's EU integration referendum hangs in the balance, highlighting the dangers of oversimplification

8:01 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: US announces new defense aid package for Ukraine worth $400 million

7:54 PM  (Updated:  October 21, 2024 7:55 pm)

Russian attack against Zaporizhzhia kills 3, injures 16.

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

7:04 PM

Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia says she will run for president if she can return to Russia.

"I will participate in the elections… as a candidate" when the time is right, Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told the BBC in an interview published on Oct. 21.

3:11 PM  (Updated:  October 21, 2024 7:02 pm)

US announces $400 million defense aid package for Ukraine.

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

5:52 PM

'Unprecedented interference' by Russia, its proxies in Moldova referendum, EU says.

Moldova's referendum on joining the EU, which took place alongside elections in the country, occurred under "unprecedented interference" by Russia and its proxies, European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano said.