A drone was flown over the Presidential Palace and nearby buildings in Helsinki on the afternoon of 6 October, in an area where drone flights are prohibited, reports the Finnish News Agency STT. An eyewitness contacted by STT saw the drone flying above the Presidential Palace and surrounding structures. TheContinue Reading
British motivational speaker and author Jim Lawless spent the night of 5 October in a shelter in Lviv as Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine. The writer came to the city for the Publishers Forum. “There are children sleeping beside me on our row of hard chairs. Their headsContinue Reading
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed on 6 October that its specialists recorded multiple incoming and outgoing strikes near the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Two projectiles landed 1.25 kilometers from the station’s perimeter, the agency reports. “The shelling increases risks to nuclear safety at ZNPP,” the IAEA reported. TheContinue Reading
The European Parliament’s industry committee will vote on 16 October on amendments to the RePowerEU regulation that would halt Russian oil and petroleum-product imports from the start of 2026 and ban all gas flows a year later, Bloomberg reported on 3 October, citing people familiar with the matter. The proposedContinue Reading
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck the missile corvette Grad in Lake Onega, Karelia, nearly 1,000 kilometers from Ukraine’s border, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The attack occurred at 04:31 am on 4 October 2025, hitting the starboard side of the vessel’s power plant compartment,Continue Reading
Ukrainian forces advanced in northeastern Yampil, southeast of Lyman, according to geolocated footage published on 1 October. Russian forces simultaneously pushed into northeastern Yampil and central Shandryholove northwest of Lyman, footage from 30 September indicates. The contested Lyman direction has become a focal point of Russian military concentration. Ukrainian militaryContinue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on 28 September that Russia employs oil tankers to launch and control drones targeting European nations. “This is yet another proof that the Baltic Sea and other seas must be closed to Russian tankers, at least to the shadow fleet,” Zelenskyy said. The shadow fleetContinue Reading
Moldova’s pro-European Action and Solidarity party (PAS), led by President Maia Sandu, holds a commanding lead with 43% of votes after more than 60% of ballots have been counted in the parliamentary elections, according to the Central Election Commission. The pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc secured second place with 28% ofContinue Reading
US Vice President JD Vance said Russia has refused bilateral and trilateral negotiations to end the war in Ukraine over recent weeks, calling on Moscow to “wake up and accept reality” amid mounting casualties and minimal territorial gains. Speaking in a Fox News interview, Vance explained President Traitor 47’s shiftingContinue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced his readiness to leave office once the war concludes, according to an interview with Axios. “If we finish the war with the Russians, yes, I am ready not to run [in the elections]. That was not my aim. I very much wanted, in this difficultContinue Reading
Ukrainian forces struck two Russian aircraft at a military airfield in occupied Crimea and targeted oil processing facilities in Russia during overnight operations on 23 September, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The strikes targeted infrastructure with strategic importance for Russian military operations. In particular,Continue Reading
Ukraine will apply to South Korea for a loan to purchase 20 Korean-made electric trains for state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia through a transparent competitive tender, Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction Oleksiy Kuleba announced during his working visit to Seoul. “Cooperation with Korean partners paves the way for the creation ofContinue Reading
Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed strikes on strategic facilities in Russia’s Samara and Saratov oblasts that support Russian military operations, according to an official statement on 20 September. The operations were conducted by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces and Special Operations Forces. The Saratov oil refinery in Saratov city sustained damage fromContinue Reading