Bloomberg: Russia’s Central Bank governor tried to resign over war in Ukraine, Putin rejected.

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.

5:02 AM

Negotiations between Ukraine and China underway to expand agricultural exports.

Ukraine is currently in discussions with China to expand exports of various agricultural products, according to Oleh Osiian, the First Deputy Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

3:07 AM

War update

'A war of two countries against one' — Zelensky urges Western allies to take decisive action on North Korean troop involvement

2:42 AM

Ukraine, Hungary preparing bilateral document 'to clear up misunderstandings,' Zelensky says.

No information was provided on what specific agreements the bilateral document seeks to reach, however, Zelensky said that the document would likely involve issues pertaining to national minorities as well as security cooperation.

12:10 AM

Ukrainian drone strikes Russian oil refinery 1,500 km from border, Russian official claims.

A Ukrainian drone struck an oil refinery in the city of Ufa in Russia's Bashkortostan Republic, the head of the republic, Radiy Khabirov, said on Oct. 31.

10:35 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russia confirms North Korea's involvement in war to West, Kyiv says

9:43 PM

8,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk Oblast, Blinken says.

There have been no clashes between the North Korean and Ukrainian military so far, Antony Blinken said, adding that they can happen "in the coming days."

9:27 PM

War analysis

Russia's next mass missile attack on Kyiv likely imminent, experts and weary residents say

9:13 PM

Russian war crimes

Russia carried out at least 36 double-tap strikes in Ukraine, killing over 100 people since 2022, report says

8:54 PM

Kyiv won't stop supporting wartime pool of TV channels before martial law ends.

The Ukrainian government doesn't plan to stop supporting the telethon, Ukraine's state-run pool of TV channels created during wartime, before the end of the martial law, Interfax Ukraine reported on Oct. 31, citing Culture Minister Mykola Tochytskyi.

8:25 PM

Kyiv still waiting for MiG-29 fighter jets from Warsaw, Zelensky says.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in July that Warsaw may provide Kyiv with additional Soviet-made fighter jets if it can find a replacement. Following Zelensky's calls to speed up the transfer, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said, "Poland makes decisions based on its security and has already done everything it can for Ukraine."

6:51 PM

Russia confirms North Korea's involvement in war to West, Zelensky says.

Russia has confirmed to the West that North Korea is taking an active part in the war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the South Korean KBS TV channel published on Oct. 31.

5:45 PM

Ukraine has received just 10% of US aid approved by Congress earlier this year, Zelensky says.

"You do your job. You count on reserves, you count on special brigades, you count on such equipment. And if you get 10% of all the package (that) has already been voted on... It's not funny," Zelensky said.

4:33 PM

Ukraine’s 2025 budget clears first reading, allocates $53 billion for defense.

“The priority of next year's budget will also be security and defense. All taxes paid by people and businesses will go toward strengthening our defenders and military capabilities,” Prime Minister Denys Smyhal said on his Telegram channel.

4:20 PM

National Bank of Ukraine leaves interest rates unchanged at 13%.

The decision was in line with analysts’ predictions, and comes as Ukraine braces for next week’s U.S. presidential election, Bloomberg reported.

12:47 AM  (Updated:  October 31, 2024 2:23 pm)

UPDATED: Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 3, injures 35.

The attack hit a 9-story building, destroying the entryway from the first through fifth floors, authorities said.

2:20 PM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill at least 9, injure 47 over past day.

Russia launched at least 50 drones overnight, of which Ukrainian air defenses shot down 17 across various regions, Ukraine's Air Force said on Oct. 31.

12:58 PM

Ukraine Business Roundup — Ukraine debates who serves and who doesn’t

12:36 PM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 152