Weekend in Kyiv

6:35 PM

Ukraine's 2025 economic outlook: Expert insights for investors, businesses, and government agencies.

Join our exclusive KI Insights monthly briefing and gain valuable perspectives on Ukraine’s economic challenges.

6:33 PM

US lawmakers pressuring Zelensky to lower mobilization age, Presidential Office advisor says.

The unnamed U.S. lawmakers have reportedly cited America's experience in the Vietnam War, when men aged 18-26 were drafted to fight, said Presidential Office advisor Serhii Leshchenko.

6:11 PM

North Korea has sent 10,000 soldiers to Russia, Western source says.

As Russia and North Korea deepen military ties, Western diplomats and experts stress that it shows Moscow's increasing need for resources to continue waging its costly war in Ukraine.

5:52 PM

Gaming platform Steam agrees to remove banned content in Russia, censorship agency says.

Steam, which has an online catalog of more than 100,000 games and is used by around 130 million users around the world, including close to 10 million in Russia, agreed to comply with legislation, the federal censorship agency Roskomnadzor told Interfax.

4:15 PM

Zelensky unveiling victory plan on Oct. 16: part will be disclosed only to parliamentary leaders, top lawmaker says.

"I think part will be declassified, and the other part will be present to the leaders of (parliamentary groups)," David Arakhamia, the leader of Zelensky's Servant of the People parliamentary group, said in comments for the Kyiv Independent.

4:00 PM

Finnish FM warns about growing Ukraine fatigue among Western allies.

The Western countries are growing tired of their support of Ukraine, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen warned, calling for stronger resolve in backing Kyiv, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Oct. 15.

3:50 PM

Trump holds slight lead over Harris in battleground states in early voting, poll shows.

A total of 48% of voters who said they would vote early in so-called swing states supported Trump, while 47% sided with Harris, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll. Another 5% said they went with another choice or had not yet voted.

3:02 PM

NATO will do what's necessary for Ukraine to prevail, Secretary General Rutte says.

"The message (to Russian President Vladimir Putin) is that we will continue, that we will do what's necessary to make sure that he will not get his way, that Ukraine will prevail," Mark Rutte said during a joint interview with Reuters and German radio Hessischer Rundfunk on Oct. 13.

2:30 PM

Wave of bomb threats proven false, most came from Russian IP addresses, police say.

Hundreds of Ukrainian schools, businesses, embassies, administrative buildings, and media outlets, including the Kyiv Independent, received bomb threats via email on Oct. 14, prompting evacuations of state institutions.

2:18 PM

Opinion

Opinion: The Russian opposition needs to stop blaming Putin and start confronting Russia's violent imperial legacy

2:10 PM

Hungary wants to increase gas purchases from Russia's Gazprom in 2025.

Budapest and Russia's state-owned gas company Gazprom are in talks on additional purchases of gas next year, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an interview with Kremlin-run RIA Novosti published on Oct. 15.

1:38 PM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 5, injure at least 34 over past day.

Ukrainian forces downed 12 out of 17 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Seven S-300/400 missiles were also fired against Mykolaiv Oblast and two Kh-59 missiles against Chernihiv Oblast overnight.

12:45 PM

Russia may resume strikes on Ukraine's energy sector in autumn, winter, official warns.

"With the start of the 'heating season,' we can expect massive Russian strikes on the energy sector," said Oleksandr Lytvynenko, National Security and Defense Council Secretary.

11:45 AM

Zelensky's advisor responds to allegations of pressure on Ukrainska Pravda, calls it 'incorrect story.'

Ukraine's presidential adviser Dmytro Lytvyn's reaction came after almost a week of silence after Ukrainska Pravda claimed that the Ukrainian government is exerting "systematic pressure" against one of Ukraine’s biggest news media sites.

11:05 AM

Kyiv denies media reports about supplying drones to Mali rebels.

The statement comes after an article by the French outlet Le Monde claimed that Tuareg fighters from the anti-government CSP movement are using Ukrainian drones against the military and Wagner mercenaries.

9:30 AM

'No intact buildings left' in Toretsk, accelerating Russian advance, military says.

"Now the town looks more like a desert planet: there are no shelters for civilians or soldiers," said Anastasia Bobovnikova, a spokesperson of the Operational Tactical Group Luhansk.

9:15 AM

Trump implies Putin told him about his designs for Ukraine.

"It (Ukraine) was the apple of his eye; he used to talk about it. But I said, 'You're not going in, and he wasn't going in," Donald Trump said on Oct. 14.

8:23 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 671,400 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,210 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

8:18 AM

Updated: Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv kills 1, injures 23.

Russian forces struck the city with S-300 anti-aircraft missiles at around 2:30 a.m. An industrial facility, a restaurant complex, shops, residential buildings, and cars were damaged, according to Governor Vitalii Kim.

7:53 AM

Ukrainians in occupied territories to lose free medication without Russian passports.

Starting in 2025, Ukrainians with diabetes, bronchial asthma, and other illnesses in Russian-occupied territories will lose access to free medications unless they acquire Russian passports, according to the Eastern Human Rights Group.

6:39 AM

Pro-Kremlin lawmaker from Fico's party visits Moscow, apologizes for EU policies.

Lubos Blaha, a senior lawmaker from Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's pro-Russian Smer (Direction) party, visited Moscow on Oct. 12.

4:31 AM

EU mission to train military in Ukraine to be extended by two years, Borrell says.

On Oct. 14, Josep Borrell confirmed plans to extend the EUMAM mandate for another two years, pending approval from the EU Council.

2:16 AM

Threatening emails sent to Ukrainian organizations after media investigation into Russian security services.

Hundreds of Ukrainian schools, businesses, embassies, and media outlets, including the Kyiv Independent, received bomb threats via email on Oct. 14, prompting evacuations. The threats were connected to a recent investigation by Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty into Russian security services' sabotage in Ukraine.

12:08 AM

Brazil must arrest Putin if he attends G20, Ukraine's Prosecutor General says.

In light of "information that Putin may attend the G20 summit in Brazil, I would like to reiterate that it's an obligation for the Brazilian authorities as a state party of the Rome Statute to arrest him if he dares to visit," Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin said.

11:42 PM

US Presidential election 2024

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