Oleh Kotenko, the commissioner for people missing under special circumstances, told the Suspilne media outlet that 7,200 Ukrainian service people have been reported missing to a call center. Most of them are in Russian captivity, according to Kotenko's estimations.
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The number includes 1090 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Members of the European Parliament from 19 EU countries have urged European Council President Antonio Costa to immediately advance Moldova’s EU accession talks, Vice President of the European Parliament Victor Negrescu announced on Oct. 5.
Ukraine finished the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi with 15 medals, Suspilne Sport reported on Oct. 5.
Slovakia seeks a swift end to the war in Ukraine rather than Russia’s defeat, Prime Minister Robert Fico said during a televised debate on Slovak public broadcaster STVR on Oct. 5.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 5 that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to voluntarily maintain limits on nuclear weapons "sounds like a good idea."
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
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Russia launched 500 drones and 50 missiles, including ballistic ones, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur reports on the wave of unidentified drone sightings across Europe — from Denmark to France — that have sparked airport closures, military investigations, and renewed calls to shoot them down.
Putin’s message comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a more hostile stance against Russia in recent weeks after a summer of courtship that saw the U.S. roll out the red carpet for Putin during the Alaskan Summit in August.
The Georgian Dream candidates won all cities and municipalities in Georgia, with Kakha Kaladze receiving 77.4% of the vote in Tbilisi, cementing his third term as mayor of the country's capital.
The bombing campaign hit an apartment building, injuring two women, three men, and a child.
The number includes 870 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
"The good thing is that there is a territory between Hungary and Russia that is now called Ukraine. This is a strategic interest of Hungary that Ukraine exists," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
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