A meeting between the leaders is essential, said Zelensky, adding that Turkey can be a practical and realistic mediator of future talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

The upcoming midterms will play a major role in shaping Washington's domestic and foreign policy for the coming years. Control of the House and the Senate decides who sets the agenda on security assistance, sanctions against Russia, and oversight of the White House's peace diplomacy. It also increasingly decides how far Congress is willing to act on its own. This year has already shown that Ukraine policy in Washington is no longer decided solely in the White House. In June, a bipartisan coalit

Chinese President Xi Jinping was surprised by the proposal and noted that European officials should be involved in resolving the war, as it is taking place on the European continent, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.

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.

Iliana Yotova, who opposes military aid for Ukraine and calls for a dialogue with Moscow, won 57.58% of the Nov. 1 vote, with 99.95% of the polling station protocols processed.

The number includes 2,500 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

For months, Ukraine has faced mounting pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, as he seeks to secure political gains ahead of the November midterm elections. With both chambers of Congress at stake on Nov. 3, the key question is how heavily Republicans will lose — and whether the scale of any setback will be enough to shift Washington's foreign policy. The vote comes at a low point in U.S.-Ukraine relations. Trump drew fire from U.S. lawmakers, Kyiv, and European capitals for allowing Russ

Ukrainian monitoring channels reported that Ukrainian drones had struck the Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station in the city of Prosvet, around 835 kilometers (520 miles) northeast of Ukraine's border.

Less than an hour after the initial announcement, the Latvian military declared that the incursion had ended and the threat had left.

"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."

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

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.

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.

On Oct. 31, residents of the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky finally arrived in Ukrainian-controlled territory as part of an evacuation mission that involved a short pause in fighting mediated with the involvement of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. Seventeen buses carrying evacuees reached Ukrainian-controlled territory, where families were reunited with loved ones they had not seen for years. The Kyiv Independent’s Yuliia Taradiuk and Olena Zashko witnessed the arrival of the residents from Ol

Key developments on Oct. 31-Nov. 1: * Russian oil refinery in Kstovo ablaze after reported overnight drone strike * Russian airstrike destroys Kramatorsk city council building that survived 2014 occupation * Russian attack hits Kyiv energy facility, leaving parts of the city without power and water * Ukraine hits plant producing fuel for Russian multiple-launch rocket systems in Rostov Oblast, military says * Oleshky residents reach Ukrainian-controlled territory after escaping Russian occ

"I call on governments that have not lost their moral compass to deny Russian players entry to their territory," said Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

"A ‘Pantsir-S2’ system and a command and control vehicle belonging to the S-400 ‘Triumph’ system were also struck," Zelensky said, causing an estimated $70 million in damage.

Editor's note: Ukrainian journalist Daria Litovchenko contributed to reporting on the ground in Kherson, while Francis Farrell compiled the material from Kyiv. In all of Ukraine, perhaps no city has suffered as much, for as long, during Russia's full-scale war as Kherson. From the initial eight months of brutal Russian occupation in 2022 — with all of the associated torture, looting and deportation — to Russia's man-made flood caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, to the systematic "h

"The appointment of eight new members of the Constitutional Tribunal lies within the constitutional power of the Sejm (Poland's parliament)," a European Commission spokesperson told the Kyiv Independent.

Russia continued its campaign against Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, targeting infrastructure in at least four regions overnight and injuring three workers from the Ukrainian energy company DTEK.

According to the data from the General Staff, Russia's estimated losses reached 54,400 soldiers in October.

The number includes 2,100 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Ukraine has targeted the facility a number of times, including a confirmed strike on Aug. 26 that sparked a large fire. The NORSI suspended operations due to damaged sustained in that attack.

"They can destroy a building, scorch our land and steal our memories. But they cannot destroy our right to a future," he wrote.

Zelensky spoke of Russian attacks on Ukrainian clergy members and said over 800 institutions have been damaged.

"We're working to strengthen the protection of our people, our bilateral partnership with Turkey, and real diplomatic prospects. There are important issues concerning shipping in the Black Sea," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed uncertainty about whether a negotiated peace deal between Ukraine and Russia is possible, speaking at a G20 foreign ministers meeting on Oct. 31.

Ukraine's campaign targeting Russian oil refineries is ongoing, Ukrainian officials told the Kyiv Independent, rejecting reports that Kyiv had agreed to suspend the strikes. The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 29, citing people familiar with the operations, that Ukraine had agreed to a "pause" in attacks on Russian oil refineries. According to the report, the pause was expected to remain in place until after the U.S. midterm elections, potentially extending into November. The WSJ also cla

The U.S. Embassy said it considered the information about the potential incident "a credible threat" and was coordinating with Russian authorities.

The plant, located in the Russian city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, produces solid rocket propellant for the Uragan, Smerch, and Tornado-S multiple-launch rocket systems.

CHERNIHIV OBLAST — Evacuees from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky have reached Ukrainian-controlled territory on Oct. 31 after an arduous 19-hour journey. The city's residents, who had been trapped in a worsening humanitarian crisis for months on end, arrived to an emotional reception at the border crossing with Belarus by relatives, health workers with ambulances, aid organizations, police, and media. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the mission was successful, thanking all parties

"We will be home soon! For now, we are on the territory of the Republic of Belarus — together with our people and even their beloved pets," Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said