These Ukrainian women down Russian drones

10:55 PM

North Korean FM visits Moscow, promises to support Russia until 'victory' in Ukraine.

"And we also assure that until the day of victory we will firmly stand alongside our Russian comrades," North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said during talks with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.

10:17 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: US announces new aid package; Ukrainian drones target oil depot in Russia's Stavropol Krai

9:35 PM

Lavrov criticizes Turkey for supplying military equipment to Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said this "cannot but cause surprise," given the Turkish leadership's statements about its readiness to mediate between Ukraine and Russia.

9:28 PM

US Presidential election 2024

Ukrainians in the US weigh in on upcoming Trump vs Harris election

8:45 PM

US announces new military aid package worth $425 million.

The recent military assistance is provided under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) which pulls weapons from U.S. stocks.

8:43 PM

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These Ukrainian women down Russian drones.

The Kyiv Independent joined one such unit that refers to themselves as the Witches of Bucha, after a suburb in Kyiv Oblast where they are based. Since all of them are volunteers, these women combine their combat duties with civilian lives.

8:29 PM

Russian missile strike on Kharkiv kills 1, injures 30.

Two missiles hit a police station, killing police officer Andrii Matvienko. Twenty-six police officers and four civilians were injured in the attack, Kharkiv regional police reported.

7:16 PM

Russia seizes more territory over past week than at any point in 2024, Bloomberg reports.

Russia has captured 1,146 square kilometers (442 square miles) in Ukraine since Aug. 6, about a quarter more than in the first seven months of the year, Bloomberg reported.

6:14 PM

North Korean troops could suffer even greater losses in Ukraine than Russia, Estonian intelligence says.

North Korean soldiers are usually trained to fight in mountainous terrain, which means they are not familiar with Ukrainian territory, its climate, and geography, Estonia's intelligence said.

5:28 PM

Ukrainian Defense Ministry's chief inspector fired.

The Main Inspectorate of the Defense Ministry audits the ministry's activities, including monitoring the quality of military training and staffing, overseeing military aviation safety, and conducting technical investigations, among other functions.

4:05 PM

Russia not advancing in Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, contact line stabilized, Ukraine says.

"At the moment, they do not have an advantage in these towns. The contact line is stabilized," said Anastasia Bobovnikova, a spokesperson of the Operational Tactical Group Luhansk.

3:50 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Accessibility in Ukraine remains elusive as war reveals systemic failures

3:44 PM

Belarus weekly

Belarus Weekly: Minsk rushes with presidential election, seeking to hand Lukashenko a victory ahead of term's end

3:41 PM

Poland's Sikorski hits back at Zelensky's MiG-29 fighter jets criticism.

"We're trying to help, but we're also a front-line country. Russia also threatens us, and not everything is possible," Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.

3:12 PM

Russia's Lavrov reportedly to make first visit to EU country since launch of full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The last time Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited an EU country was in 2021, when he traveled to the OSCE meeting in Stockholm, Sweden

2:58 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Pennsylvania's Ukrainian community could swing the state in the upcoming election

2:22 PM

Poland starts fortifying border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave as part of 'East Shield' initiative.

The "East Shield" program aims to fortify Poland's borders with Belarus, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

1:36 PM

Russian drone strikes on Ukraine soared to record monthly levels during October, military says.

Russia launched more than 2,000 strike drones against Ukraine during October, the General Staff reported on Nov. 1, breaking the previous record set in September by nearly 700.

2:43 AM  (Updated:  November 1, 2024 1:17 pm)

Sanctioned LNG ships gather off Russian coast as buyers withdraw, Bloomberg reports.

Tankers bearing sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) have clustered off Russia's eastern coast following suspension of operations at the Arctic LNG 2 plant, indicating that Moscow is unable to find buyers for its product amid sanctions.

12:38 PM

Trump says those who describe him as a 'friend of Russia' are 'sick'.

Trump has repeatedly backed and praised Putin and rarely criticized him. He described Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "genius" and "savvy" in 2022.

11:04 AM

Russian butter prices soar, rise in supermarket dairy thefts reported.

Two men were recently arrested in Moscow after allegedly trying to steal 25 packets of butter.

10:47 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 2, injure 24 over past day.

Ukrainian forces downed 31 out of 48 Shahed-type drones and other unidentified drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Fourteen more drones were "lost," and three others flew towards Belarus, it added.

9:30 AM

Ukrainian drone targets oil depot in Stavropol Krai, Russian governor claims.

The town of Svetlograd has around 35,000 residents and lies over 600 (372 miles) kilometers southeast of Ukraine's border in Donetsk Oblast.

8:14 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 696,410 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

This number includes 1,460 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:27 AM

Over 45 countries pledge support at Montreal conference for total return of Ukrainians captured and deported to Russia.

Following the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of the Peace Formula in Montreal, over 45 countries signed a pledge on Oct. 31 in support of facilitating the return of all Ukrainian captives and deportees.