The far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), whose leader has argued against aid to Ukraine, lost nearly a third of its seats in parliament, according to exit polls.

Ukraine is "downgrading" diplomatic ties with Havana due to "the inaction of Cuba's authorities in response to massive recruitment of Cuban citizens to the Russian occupation army," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

Russian soldiers have advanced further into the city of Pokrovsk, threatening not only to take the city, but to complete a larger encirclement of the surrounding area, as independent analysts and commanders report a serious deterioration of the Ukrainian position in the area. The defense of the major city in Donetsk Oblast, which has held out for over a year of heavy fighting as one of the main hotspots of the front line, looks to have begun falling apart as Russian soldiers in their hundreds h

Hi, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,343 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russian soldiers have advanced further into the city of Pokrovsk, threatening not only to take the city, but to complete a larger encirclement of the surrounding area, as independent analysts and commanders report a serious deterioration of the Ukrainian position in the area. The defense of the major city in Donetsk Oblast, which has held out for over a year of heavy f

Russia's oil exports to China and India are a lifeline, fueling Moscow's war effort. Experts say now there is a chance to cut it. Over the past decade, revenues from oil and gas have accounted for 30–50% of Russia's budget, roughly equating to the amount Moscow spends on its all-out war against Ukraine. After an exhausted back and forth, U.S. President Donald Trump has been set to change that. His latest move — sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil — has prompted Moscow's top oil

In the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale war, parts of Ukraine are still facing devastating firsts. On Oct. 22, tragedy struck the village of Pohreby in Kyiv Oblast — a Russian drone hit a house where 38-year-old Antonina Zaichenko, her six-month-old daughter Adelina, and her 12-year-old niece, Nastya Nehoda, were sleeping. All three were killed. "Nothing like this has ever happened here. We all know one another. It’s a tragedy for the whole community," Vitalii Krupenko, the village head, to

The map allegedly showed the front in southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) charged Ukrainian billionaire Kostiantyn Zhevago in 2023 with bribing Vsevolod Kniazev, former head of the Supreme Court.

At the hearing, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi's lawyer, Mykola Hrabyk, called the allegations "unfounded," saying that the case materials contain no evidence of criminal wrongdoing on his part.

"The American decision involves halting the rotation in Europe of a brigade that had units in several NATO countries," the Romanian Defense Ministry said.

On Oct. 21, Russia announced a successful test of Burevestnik, a nuclear-powered cruise missile with a claimed “unlimited range.” Does this "super-weapon’ pose a new threat?

This is an excerpt from the Kyiv Independent business desk's Ukraine Business Roundup newsletter. To get more news like this directly to your inbox every week, subscribe here. Last week, a debate ensued over Ukraine's monetary policy on Facebook, after the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) held the interest rate at 15.5% for the fifth consecutive meeting, warning that inflation could intensify amid Russian attacks and ongoing budgetary strain. The normally routine and — to most people — dull exer

Get more news like this directly to your inbox every week by subscribing to our Ukraine Business Roundup newsletter. Ukraine’s merger & acquisition market has stayed active despite international investor caution, with 45 deals worth a disclosed $806 million in the first nine months of 2025, an 8% increase in value from last year, a new report from accounting firm KPMG Ukraine said. Domestic investors drove most of the activity, accounting for 73% of transactions and $442 million in value, whil

The man allegedly offered his services in pro-Kremlin online groups before being recruited by an FSB officer.

Ukraine's military reportedly struck an oil refinery as well as a chemical plant in Russia's western regions overnight on Oct. 29, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

The decision follows a string of airspace violations involving balloons launched from Belarusian territory that forced multiple airport closures.

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) "eliminated" on Oct. 25 a 45-year-old Russian lieutenant colonel Veniamin Mazzherin, involved in war crimes in Kyiv Oblast.

The Russian strike hit the hospital at around 9:20 a.m. local time, when patients, their parents, and medical staff were inside.

St. Petersburg police first detained Loginova, who performs under the stage name Naoko, on Oct. 15 after a video of her and her fellow bandmates performing anti-Kremlin songs by artists designated as "foreign agents" went viral.

Sweden and Ukraine have taken a major step toward expanding Ukraine's air force, signing an agreement to potentially acquire Gripen fighter jets, and the first of these cutting-edge aircraft could be in Ukrainian skies as soon as 2026, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. "For me, the JAS-39 is the only fighter jet in the world I'd be willing to sell my soul for," Ukrainian pilot Vadym Voroshylov, call sign Karaya, said on Instagram, describing the possible delivery of Swedish aircraft as

Two Polish MiG-29 fighter jets escorted the aircraft from the area of responsibility, the Polish Armed Forces said, reporting that the Russian plane "did not violate Polish airspace."

Hryhorii Shapoval, spokesperson for the communications department of the East Group of Forces, reported on Oct. 28 on national television that Russian troops are on the outskirts of the town, where street fighting is ongoing.

Ukrainian drones targeted oil depots in the city of Simferopol and the village of Hvardiiske in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight on Oct. 29, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported.

The controversial former mayor of Odesa, Hennadiy Trukhanov, has been charged with negligence over his handling of a heavy rainstorm and flooding that devastated the coastal city late last month, the Prosecutor General's Office confirmed on Oct. 29.

Editor's note: This was the edition of Ukraine war latest for Oct. 28. Read Ukraine war latest for Oct. 29 here. This is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,342 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The top story on Oct. 28: Ukraine used its domestically produced Flamingo and Ruta long-range missiles in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on Oct. 27, praising their effectiveness. "We are doing everything we can to ensure that this year we t

India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) signed a deal with Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in Moscow on Oct. 27 to jointly produce the SJ-100 civil passenger aircraft.

President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed Ukraine's Defense Ministry on Oct. 28 to launch the "controlled export" of Ukrainian weapons abroad beginning in November 2025, the president announced on social media.

When the full-scale invasion began, Andriy Lyubka struggled to write. A celebrated Ukrainian writer and translator, he turned instead to fundraising, logistics, and delivering used cars to the front for soldiers' needs. Yet somewhere between non-stop volunteer work and battling with exhaustion that comes from it, he began to see that even literature — words, sentences, imagination — could also serve Ukraine's cause, albeit in a less immediate way. His volunteer work led him to write a book of

In July 2021, Putin penned a history-laden pamphlet arguing that Ukrainians and Russians are kindred nations, artificially divided by outsiders. The cherry-picked historical narratives and outright distortions were Putin's casus belli for an all-out war. Seven months later, Putin's Russia was bombing Ukraine, illegally "annexing" large swathes of territory while killing untold thousands of people in the name of historical revisionism. Since then, the Russian leader has continued to draw on pas

The incident occurred on Oct. 17 near Camp Reedo, which plays an important role in the rotation of U.S. forces stationed in Estonia.

Instead of being released, Loginova is being kept overnight at the Police Department No. 76 in St. Petersburg after a new case was opened against her for holding an "unauthorized" public event, according to independent Russian outlet Mediazona.

Editor’s Note: In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first names and call signs only. KHARKIV OBLAST- Dug deep within walls of black soil in the rolling hills of northeastern Ukraine, what was once the undisputed god of war can no longer afford to rise above ground for long. With an 8-meter barrel designed by Soviet engineers for long-range and accuracy, the Ukrainian Giatsint towed howitzer is pointed to the skie