NATO fighter jets conducting air policing missions in the Baltic states scrambled three times last week to identify and escort Russian military aircraft, Lithuania’s Ministry of Defence announced, according to LRT. On 27 October, NATO aircraft took off to identify a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance plane flying through international airspace fromContinue Reading
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyy said that there is no encirclement or blockade of Pokrovsk and Myrnograd in Donetsk Oblast. A comprehensive operation to destroy and displace enemy forces is underway in Pokrovsk, involving the Special Operations Forces, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and theContinue Reading
Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Robert “Magyar” Brovdi has advised Russians to prepare for blackouts, stating that Ukrainians should not be the only ones suffering from attacks on energy infrastructure. “Bugs, a blackout is not scary,” Brovdi wrote on Telegram on 1 November. “It’s justContinue Reading
A scientific study tracking over 100 Ukrainians’ sleep patterns during six months of war has revealed that chronic sleep disorders persist even on quiet nights, with insomnia rates three times higher than in peacetime countries, Texty.org.ua reported on 28 October. The research, conducted by an international team of scientists withContinue Reading
Ukrainian air defense systems intercepted 206 out of 223 attack drones launched by Russian forces in an overnight assault, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. Russia deployed Shahed, Gerber, and other types of unmanned aerial vehicles from multiple locations including Kursk, Millerovo, Bryansk, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, andContinue Reading
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has dismissed media reports claiming President Traitor 47 authorized military strikes against Venezuelan targets. “Your ‘sources’ who claim to ‘know about the situation’ tricked you into writing a fake article,” Rubio wrote on X. The denial came hours after the Miami Herald reported FridayContinue Reading
Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze arrived in Kyiv on 30 October to encourage German companies to invest in Ukraine’s reconstruction, reports DPA. Schulze arrived in Ukraine overnight as the country endured one of the most severe Russian air attacks since the full-scale invasion began. “Russia is attacking Ukraine with everContinue Reading
Estonia and Ireland have signed an agreement to renovate an intensive care unit at Berdychiv City Hospital in Zhytomyr Oblast and train medical staff, ERR reports. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Estonian Center for International Development (ESTDEV) signed theContinue Reading
Ukraine voted against the UN General Assembly resolution “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba,” marking the first time Kyiv has opposed this annually adopted document. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha announced the decision, explaining it as a response toContinue Reading