South Korean ‘tilt’ towards Russia alarms European allies
Lee Jae Myung prioritises Seoul’s interests with its giant neighbour amid strained ties with Ukraine, analysts say
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Lee Jae Myung prioritises Seoul’s interests with its giant neighbour amid strained ties with Ukraine, analysts say
A Russian attack on Kharkiv’s Osnovianskyi district late on Oct. 27 hit a residential apartment building, injuring four people, including a four-year-old boy. Local officials reported that people were trapped inside as emergency crews responded.
Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s civilian power grid qualifies as a crime against humanity, according to a new report by the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, writes Kateryna Odarchenko. The post UN report: Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid are a ‘crime against humanity’ appeared first on Atlantic Council.
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The publisher is assessing losses after the attack disrupted its planned 5 November releases, as repeated Russian strikes destroy books and damage Ukraine’s publishing industry.
In an interview with RFE/RL, Ilija Srdanovic, the lead candidate for Serbia's Student List -- which ousted longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic in recent elections -- pledged to pursue EU integration and said Belgrade's stance on sanctions against Russia could be reconsidered through public debate.
Kyiv's Southern Bridge was struck by at least one Russian ballistic missile on the morning of Oct. 27, leaving a large hole in the structure and closing the bridge to both road and rail traffic.
A UN report published on Oct. 19 says Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid show clear intent to deprive the civilian population of life’s necessities and may amount to crimes against humanity. Kyiv has warned of Russia’s plans to disable 90% of the country’s utility services, with the energy grid already strained from over four years of full-scale Russian invasion.
A humanitarian ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky is scheduled to last until late on Nov. 1, Ukrainian lawmaker David Arakhamia said. The pause is intended to enable aid deliveries and civilian evacuations, while Ukraine’s ombudsman reported that both sides were observing the agreement after it took effect early Tuesday.
Two satellites from Russia’s Rassvet broadband constellation, the country’s answer to SpaceX’s Starlink, are expected to fall back into the atmosphere and burn up within the next day or two after failing to raise their orbits, Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell said, while most of the other Rassvet-3 satellites have now settled into […]
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Humanitarian truce aims to evacuate residents stuck in Oleshky, who have been cut off from food and medicine
Russian attacks hit Kyiv's Southern Bridge, disrupting metro services, as well as a university campus, an administrative building, and medical centers.
Russian attacks overnight into Oct. 27 prompted restrictions on Kyiv’s South Bridge and disrupted the Green Line metro. Mayor released the first photos of the damage as specialists assess the crossing, with no reopening time announced.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Total combat losses of the enemy from...
Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets confirmed that the US-brokered ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky took effect Tuesday and that Ukraine is honoring its commitments. The agreement aims to facilitate humanitarian aid and evacuations, but implementation and monitoring arrangements remain unclear.
The attack is "part of a larger campaign of sabotage operations attributed to the Russian Federation in Europe," according to the Romanian Intelligence Service.
Around 2,000 people remain stranded in the city of Oleshky, facing severe shortages of food and medicine. The Russian-occupied town has been devastated by fighting and flooding since Moscow's invasion in 2022.
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Russian air attacks struck Kyiv late on October 26, hitting a university dormitory and other civilian sites, leaving at least one dead, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukraine's partners to provide the "proper tools" for the country to defend itself.
Belgrade erupted in celebration on Sunday night as Serbia's Gen Z-led protest movement transformed nearly two years of anti-corruption demonstrations into an electoral victory over the political establishment of former President Aleksandar Vucic, who had held power for 14 years.Among the crowds was Dijana Hrka, whose 27-year-old
Epicentr K said its retail and warehouse facilities were damaged in attacks over the past several days. The company reported damage in Dubno, Kharkiv, Kovel, Kyiv, Pervomaisk, Poltava, Uman, Vinnytsia and Zaporizhzhia.
A ceasefire along the Dnipro River on the Residents front is due to begin on Oct. 27 to facilitate the evacuation of the city of Oleshky, whose civilian residents have found themselves directly on the front line. Russia has used the occupied city as a key defensive position for more than four years.
How is this initiative viewed in Ukraine?
In May 2026, Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps launched a secret counteroffensive now known as Operation Vivaldi, aiming to strengthen Ukraine’s defensive positions in the Lyman and Sviatohirsk sectors and disrupt Russia’s plans to encircle Ukraine’s key strongholds – the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
Allegations that Ukrainian specialists are supporting Tuareg rebels in Mali highlight Kyiv's effort to challenge Russian influence far beyond the battlefield in Europe.
Ukraine and the United States are trying to bring planned talks with Russia forward by at least a week, Ukrainska Pravda reported. Kyiv also wants European representatives involved, potentially through briefings alongside the negotiations. Moscow had not confirmed an earlier date as of the evening of Oct.
25, and Ukrainian officials expect several rounds before concrete agreements emerge.
In a state TV interview, the Kremlin’s leader claimed Russia’s friends in Europe nearly cried when European companies had to leave, while his own decrees handed the Russian businesses of firms that stayed to Kremlin-picked managers.
The number includes 1,990 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Polish FM says Russia is waging a constant hybrid campaign across Europe, including assassinations, arson, cyberattacks and sabotage. Europe will not retaliate using Moscow’s methods, Sikorski said, adding that greater support for Ukraine is the best response.
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