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Belgian military orders to shoot down unknown drones over bases
The announcement follows three consecutive nights of suspicious drone activity over military and civilian sites in the country, including the Kleine Brogel Air Base.

'Ballistics flew in' — Reported Russian strike on Ukrainian military award ceremony sparks probe
An investigation has been opened after a Russian missile strike on Ukrainian soldiers base in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Nov. 1, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on Nov. 3.

Explosions rock ammunition facility in occupied Luhansk Oblast, sites across Russia
Explosions rocked a Russian ammunition facility in occupied Luhansk Oblast and several regions across Russia, local media reported overnight on Nov. 4.

EU to praise Ukraine's 'remarkable commitment' to membership bid but warn of backsliding on anti-corruption in key report
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Ukraine has shown "remarkable commitment" to its bid for EU membership despite Russia's full-scale war, but must urgently reverse negative trends in the fight against corruption and step up rule of law reforms, the European Commission is expected to say in its draft enlargement report, seen by the Kyiv Independent. "Despite the very difficult circumstances the country finds itself in on account of Russia's war of aggression, Ukraine continued to demonstrate remarkable commit

Ukraine to open defense production offices in Berlin, Copenhagen this year, Zelensky says
"The first two capitals will be our representatives. These are Berlin and Copenhagen. This will be this year," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

'He left us too soon' — Ukrainian photographer and soldier Huzenko killed in Russian strike in eastern Ukraine
Kostiantyn Huzenko, 28, a Kyiv photographer who documented the war and enlisted the 35th Marine Brigade in April 2024, was killed Nov. 1 in a Russian strike in eastern Ukraine, the media outlet Ukrainer reported. Just over two years after the full-scale invasion began, Huzenko joined the communications department of the 35th Marine Brigade, where he served as a photographer and press officer until his death. "What I want most is for us to survive — to survive as Ukrainians," Huzenko said in an

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Editor’s note: The names of those coming from Russian-occupied territories have been changed for security reasons. On the Ukraine-Belarus border, the wind cuts to the bone. Olena, a retiree from the Russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, has just crossed the Volyn humanitarian corridor after nearly four years of living in fear. Dressed in the thickest, warmest overcoat she owns, Olena is still shivering from the cold. Yet she still vividly recalls the summer heat and drought in her nati
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