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Monday, November 2
'Suspicious object' enters Latvian airspace near Belarus, Russia border
Less than an hour after the initial announcement, the Latvian military declared that the incursion had ended and the threat had left.
U.S. National Cathedral holds special prayer for Ukrainian children
"Today it is something special because it is about Ukrainian children," Denys Sienik, acting ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S., said. "Those children who are no longer with us, those children who have been kidnapped by Russia. And it is so important to draw attention, to raise public attention to the matter, and to send a message to all Ukrainian children that no one is forgotten."
Update: Inside Austria's network of Ukrainian fugitives, Russian elites, and political connections
Editor's note: A comment by ex-Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern has been added. The detention of two Ukrainian journalists in Austria earlier this month while conducting an investigation has highlighted deeper systemic concerns. Mykhailo Tkach and Yaroslav Bondarenko were investigating a former Ukrainian prosecutor general who had fled Ukraine and settled in Vienna. Austria has increasingly come under scrutiny for providing refuge to individuals wanted in connection with corruption cases in
Ukraine's air raid alert system hacked, Air Force says as false nuclear, chemical warnings sound
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.
Ukrainian forces evacuate civilians around Kherson Oblast during Oleshky ceasefire
167 Kherson Oblast residents trapped on the right bank of the Dnipro River were evacuated to safer areas in the region. 22 children and 21 people with limited mobility were among the evacuated, the General Staff said.
Sunday, November 1
Russian drone strike near school dormitory housing displaced people kills 13-year-old in Vinnytsia Oblast, injures more children
A Russian drone strike on the grounds of a vocational school dormitory in Vinnytsia Oblast killed two people, including a 13-year-old girl, on Nov. 1, the State Emergency Service reported.
About Cossacks
Cossacks were semi-nomadic military groups that emerged in the 15th century across the steppes of what is now Ukraine. The Cossack Hetmanate existed as an independent state from 1648 to 1764, before Russian imperial authorities abolished Cossack autonomy and suppressed their cultural identity. Modern Ukraine recognizes Cossack heritage as a foundational element of national identity and resistance against foreign domination.
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A live tracker map developed by Greenpeace, an international environmental organization, shows Russian tankers currently moving across the Atlantic Ocean, with one vessel approaching the U.S. East Coast.
