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US envoy Steve Witkoff lands in St. Petersburg for Russia peace talks
Witkoff's movements are taking place while Kyiv's ties with Washington are sharply deteriorating due to concerns that the U.S. could be withholding the delivery of Patriot air-defense missiles funded by Ukraine's allies.
'Very difficult to defeat' — How Russia uses mesh networks inside drones to precision-strike Kyiv
A city stretches out beneath the lens of a Russian drone. Roads, apartment blocks, parks, and office buildings come into view as the weapon closes in on its target. Footage like this has become all too familiar over the course of Russia's full-scale war, usually captured by small first-person-view (FPV) drones stalking anything that moves along the front line, from soldiers and vehicles in the kill zone to civilians on their way to work. Now the camera is mounted on a long-range Russian attack
Russian drones kill 2 in Kharkiv Oblast, strike university building in Kremenchuk
An 81-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man were killed when Russian drones attacked the village of Korotych, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.
NATO to bolster Black Sea presence with patrol aircraft, drones after attacks on commercial ships
"Allies have or will send additional maritime patrol aircraft, radar systems, explosive exploitation teams, intelligence personnel, drones, and more to the Black Sea," U.S. Army Col. Martin O'Donnell, a NATO military spokesperson, said in a statement.
Ukrainian forces reportedly strike energy infrastructure in occupied Donetsk Oblast, Luhansk telecom site
Ukrainian forces struck energy infrastructure in the city of Chystiakove in Donetsk Oblast, and blackouts were reported in Crimea amid drone fire, monitoring channels reported late on Oct. 20.
Zelensky confirms ballistic missile early warning systems operational after skipped alerts
"This is very important for our people, as we can know when a Russian ballistic missile is incoming. Therefore, this morning began with positive signals from the American side," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.
