Zelensky's comments come one day Russian ballistic missiles targeted Kyiv in a deadly attack on a university campus, a major bridge, an administrative building, and medical facilities in Kyiv. The attack killed one person and injured 15.
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.
The Nordic leaders called for de-escalation ahead of November peace talks, with Zelenskyy saying they pressed Putin over attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The Kremlin reiterated that any settlement must account for Russia’s demands.
Ukraine’s interception rate reaches 80% during some attacks, as F-16s, Mirage jets, mobile fire groups, and interceptor drones help counter Russia’s jet-powered attacks.
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.
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.
Residents fleeing Russian-occupied Oleshky describe hunger, soaring food prices, and threats from Russian soldiers. Cut off from supplies, civilians risk mines and drone attacks to escape. Now, a proposed cease-fire could open a humanitarian corridor for those still trapped in the Ukrainian city.
The commission concluded the strikes followed a state policy to deprive civilians of power and cause suffering, and noted that Russian authorities had openly announced further attacks and referred to a plan to carry them out.
Zelensky said prolonged delays in Patriot and NASAMS interceptor deliveries are helping Russia sustain its attacks after an overnight assault involving 16 ballistic missiles and more than 280 drones. At least 15 people were injured in a strike on a Kyiv university campus and surrounding area.
Moscow will restrict mobile internet for three days during the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and Russia-Africa summit, citing security concerns. The shutdowns come amid intensified Ukrainian drone attacks on the Moscow region and follow weeks-long outages in the capital earlier this year.
As the Taliban enters its sixth year in power, it remains more powerful than it was before the Sept. 11 attacks. The Taliban’s flag flies in all of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. While only Russia has formally recognized the group as the country’s government, China and the United Arab Emirates have officially accredited or accepted Taliban ambassadors and exchanged diplomatic staff, with Pakistan, Qatar, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Turkey establishing de facto working relationships with the Sunni Deobandi group.
Even its archrival, the Islamic State in Afghanistan, has seen its attack activity decline after years of counter-terrorism operations.However, beneath the The post The Anti-Taliban Resistance Has Survived. Can It Win? appeared first on War on the Rocks.
Russia’s attacks on energy infrastructure, which weaponize winter to inflict suffering, amount to war crimes, a UN inquiry has found.
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.
The platform has been built in a matter of months to counter Vladimir Putin's most advanced jet-powered drones and cruise missiles, which have caused mayhem in Ukraine in recent weeks.
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.
UN commission notes Russian weaponisation of cold in nearly five years of attacks on heating plants and power lines.
Key developments on Oct. 26:Ukrainian forces carry out 2 aerial evacuations of wounded soldiers, video showsDeath toll from Russian attack on park in Kharkiv Oblast on Oct. 19 rises to 6 after child dies in hospitalUkraine strikes Russian plant producing missile, bomb batteries in Yelets, General Staff
Twelve-year-old Artem Koval died in a Kyiv hospital on Monday, Oct. 26, after a week of fighting for his life following a Russian drone attack on a crowded park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region. The strike killed his 8-year-old sister Arina and five other civilians, including an infant, who was just over a year old when she was killed sitting in her stroller.
It was the second night running that Russia sent at least 140 drones, and strikes hit 15 locations both times.
Bulgaria’s pro-Russia President Iliana Iotova narrowly led the first round of elections but fell short of expectations, setting up a Nov. 1 runoff against pro-Western challenger Andrey Gyurov amid tensions over suspected drone attacks in the Black Sea.
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The aircraft plant belongs to Russia's state aviation holding, and the rubber plant to the petrochemical giant Sibur.
A Ukrainian observer says the larger part of the division ended up defending near Velyka Novosilka rather than attacking toward the Donbas fortress cities.
A reported drone attack damaged a business center and residential buildings in Voronezh, while industrial and aviation facilities may also have been targeted. Separately, a train derailment in Sverdlovsk Region left seven fuel tankers burning.
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.
Reports mentioned numerous explosions across the city and thick smoke rising from several locations. Some residents told ASTRA that they had not heard air raid sirens despite the ongoing attack.