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Monday, October 26
With Kyiv’s air defense crews as they race to keep up with Russia’s jet-powered drones
In a cornfield north of Kyiv, pieces of blackened metal are scattered among rows of dried stalks. They are all that remains of a Russian Geran attack drone, shot down by Ukrainian fighter jets as it flew toward the capital during one of Russia's mass aerial assaults. "Last year we had so many of them," says Halyna Prykhodko, deputy director of the Branytsia division of the agricultural company Zemlya i Volya. "We found three, four, even five in the fields." Above Prykhodko's land is one of the
Drone reportedly strikes business center in Russia's Voronezh as fires break out across city
Reports mentioned numerous explosions across the city and thick smoke rising from several locations. Some residents told ASTRA that they had not heard air raid sirens despite the ongoing attack.
Bolsonaro refuses to concede as would-be Ukraine peace mediator Lula wins Brazil election
Lula had expressed the view in 2024 that Brazil should remain neutral and not interfere in Russia's war against Ukraine, but in the years that followed had been engaging in diplomacy, including efforts to position Brazil as a potential mediator between Kyiv and Moscow.
Sunday, October 25
Russian-friendly Vucic concedes defeat to student protest movement in Serbian election
For almost two years, student-led demonstrations in Serbia rallied against Vucic's right-wing incumbent Serbian Progressive Party. Protesting against alleged corruption in the government, the movement was triggered when a train station canopy in the city of Novi Sad collapsed in 2024, killing 16 people.
Zelensky details expectations for upcoming trilateral peace talks with Russia, US
Before a meeting between Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and U.S. President Donald Trump can take place, technical talks among the three countries' negotiating teams must be held first, said Zelensky.
Ukraine war latest: Starshield operations restored to normal speed, Zelensky confirms as Elon Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink terms
Key developments on Oct. 24-25: * Starshield operations restored to normal speed, Zelensky confirms as Elon Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink terms * Russian attacks kill 8, injure 51 across Ukraine over past day as drone strikes residential building in Vinnytsia * Moscow ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine, US after Nov. 4, Kremlin aide says * In less than 24 hours, Russia hits 4 hypermarkets belonging to one of Ukraine's largest retail chains * Massive Ukrainian drone attac
About Crimea
Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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Metro AG responded, saying it did not approve the donations. On Sept. 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree placing the Russian subsidiary of Metro AG under the Kremlin's control.
