General Staff: Russia has lost 687,600 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,690 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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G7 to provide Ukraine $50 billion in loans backed by frozen Russian assets
"Our aim is to begin disbursing the funds by the end of the year," G7 leaders announced on Oct. 25. The loan will support Ukraine's economic, defense, and reconstruction needs.
Satellite images show expansion at Soviet-era bioweapons lab in Russia
Sergiyev Posad-6, a military site northeast of Moscow, was a biological weapons research center during the Cold War. A major renovation began at the site shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Washington Post reports.
US reports North Korean troops moving to Russia’s Kursk region
The Biden administration believes that a contingent of North Korean troops is en route to Russia’s Kursk region to assist Moscow in countering a Ukrainian offensive launched there in August, according to a U.S. official.
UPDATED: Russian missile attack in Dnipro targets key hospital, kills 5, injures 21, including children
The casualties from the Russian missile attack that hit residential buildings and the Mechnikov hospital in the central-eastern city of Dnipro late on Oct. 25, have risen to five killed and 21 injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.
North Korea says any troop deployment to Russia is in 'regulations of international law'
North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Oct. 25 that any decision to send its troops to support Russia in the war in Ukraine would comply with international law, however, it did not confirm whether such a deployment had occurred.
Usyk appeals to Trump to help free Azovstal defenders from Russian captivity
"If Mr. President is so confident in his influence over Putin, could he help free Azovstal defenders and all Ukrainians from Russian captivity right away? Time is of the essence," Ukrainian world boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk wrote on X.
Russian drone hits apartment building in Kyiv, killing teenage girl
A Russian suicide drone hit a 25-story residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district on Oct. 25, killing a 15-year-old girl and injuring five people, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.
Russian losses in Ukraine for October could hit 40,000, Estonian intelligence suggests
"Russia's losses are quite high. And this month seems to be one of the biggest in terms of losses for Russia," said Janek Kesselmann, the deputy commander of the Estonian Military Intelligence Center.
Translator to be assigned to every 30 North Korean soldiers, Ukraine's military intelligence says
Russia plans to assign an interpreter to every 30 North Korean soldiers for better interaction on the battlefield, Ukraine's military intelligence reported on Oct. 25, citing an intercepted conversation between service members of a Russian brigade in Kursk Oblast.
Poland rules out transferring recently-purchased South Korean weapons to Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda said he had talked to Kyiv about the possible transfer of South Korean weapons but that his response to the allies was "unequivocal."
Russia 'not planning any concessions,' Putin says on peace talks with Ukraine
"Any outcome must be in Russia's favor, I say directly, without any embarrassment, and must be based on the realities on the battlefield," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Rheinmetall provides Ukraine with 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles
Rheinmetall transferred so far about 200 combat vehicles, including over a hundred Marder 1A3 models, to Ukraine directly or indirectly through the so-called ring exchange.
Zelensky rejects UN secretary-general's visit over Russia trip, presidential source tells AFP
"After Kazan, (Guterres) wanted to come to Ukraine, but the president did not confirm his visit. So Guterres won't be here, specifically because of the humiliation of sanity and international law in Kazan," AFP reported, citing an unnamed high-ranking Ukrainian presidential source.
'Our business' if we deploy North Korean troops, Putin says
Speaking to Russian propagandist Olga Skabeyeva, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not explicitly confirm the dispatch of North Korean soldiers, saying that "once it's necessary to make a decision, we will do so."
Russia has suffered 17,800 casualties since start of Kursk incursion, Syrskyi claims
A total of 6,662 Russian troops have been killed, 10,446 wounded, and 711 captured since Aug. 8, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
Russia sending first 1,500 North Korean troops against Ukraine to test world's reaction, Netherlands says
Dutch intelligence has confirmed that Moscow has deployed at least 1,500 North Korean troops to join the war against Ukraine, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Oct. 25.
Kyiv receives lists of missing Ukrainian soldiers via Qatar, ombudsman says
Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets did not specify in his statement whether the lists were provided to Qatar by Moscow or the status of the listed missing soldiers.
Russia to deploy North Korean troops to combat zone on Oct. 27-28, Zelensky says
Russia is planning to send first North Korean soldiers to combat zones on Oct. 27-28, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 25, citing intelligence reports.
'We can't have a bad outcome,' JP Morgan Chase CEO says on Ukraine, Russia's nuclear threats
"The nuclear proliferation, of course, is the biggest risk mankind faces... I think we should be very careful about what we are trying to accomplish in the next couple of years," JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said.
Ukraine strikes Russian Buk air defenses, destroys radar guidance system
The attack, carried out by Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces and other military units, reportedly destroyed the radar guidance system of a Buk-M2 system.
Russian National Guard attacked in Chechnya, 1 killed
The incident took place near Grozny, the capital of Russia's Muslim-majority republic in the North Caucasus ruled by Putin's ally, dictator Ramzan Kadyrov.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 6, injure 16 over past day
Ukrainian forces downed 36 out of 63 Shahed-type drones and other unidentified drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Sixteen more drones were "lost," it added.
Russia provided Yemen's Houthis with satellite data to attack vessels in Red Sea, WSJ reports
Such assistance shows how far Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to go to undermine the Western economic and political order, the WSJ wrote.
Musk has been in contact with Putin, Russian officials since 2022, WSJ reports
Former and current European, U.S., and Russian officials told the WSJ that Musk held conversations with Putin and other high-ranking Kremlin officials since late 2022.
Kyiv preparing internal plan to 'strengthen Ukraine,' Zelensky confirms
Ukraine's economy, countering Russian disinformation, social protection, and "the issue of justice" need to be strengthened, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 685,910 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,630 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Putin seemingly acknowledges presence of North Korean troops in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to indirectly acknowledge reports of North Korean troops in Russia when speaking to foreign journalists on Oct. 24. He referred to the mutual defense clause in Russia and North Korea’s newly signed security treaty.
Sanctions delay to Russian zinc mine results in supply miscalculations, Reuters reports
Western sanctions on Russia's Ozernoye zinc mine have left the company struggling to replace key equipment needed to boost production, several sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Moscow funneled $39 million into Moldova ahead of presidential election in attempt to influence results, Moldovan authorities say
Moscow funneled a total of $39 million in a scheme led by a pro-Russian oligarch aimed at influencing election results by paying ordinary citizens to vote against closer ties with the West, the country's national police chief said on Oct. 24.
Ukraine cannot join NATO while at war, Scholz says
Speaking to German public broadcaster ZDF on Oct. 24, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Kyiv's appeals for an immediate invitation to join NATO, stating that "a country at war absolutely cannot become a member of NATO."
Uzbekistan refuses to join Eurasian Economic Union, which includes Russia
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Tashkent in August to hold talks with Uzbek officials about potentially joining the EAEU, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the new "center of a multipolar world."
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