The two drones were jet-powered, belonging to the Geran-family of attack drones frequently used by Russia to attack targets in Ukraine, according to Romania's Defense Ministry. The Ministry did not specify which nation the drones belonged to.
President Trump was in Kentucky on Saturday, rallying for midterm candidates just weeks before Election Day. The President is facing new criticism, including from some in his party, for ordering sanctions relief for Russia, even as it continues to strike Ukraine. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor reports.
The rest arrive in batches through 2029, and every sortie against Russia's jet drones brings the jets already in Ukraine closer to long inspections abroad.
Donald Trump's claim that waiving the measures at the eleventh hour was in the 'national interest' prompted a furious backlash from American politicians across party lines.
Ukraine's State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko has separately reported that equipment based in Belarus helps relay or amplify signals for Russian Shahed and Geran drones heading toward western Ukraine and Poland's border region.
Trump signed an order suspending a package of sanctions passed by Congress in a bill named for the late Senator Lindsay Graham. The US President said the pause was in the US "national interest"
US support at risk as Trump-Zelenskyy relations nosedive.
Among the drones it produces are the Sarych, which uses video and thermal imaging equipment for surveillance, and the Klin, a loitering munition designed to strike targets, according to Ukraine's military intelligence agency.
Russian Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov tells RFE/RL Putin is set on “liquidating Ukraine” and will not concessions. Slamming a proposed US deal to buy Russian diesel, Kasparov said that if Ukraine wins the war Putin will fall – giving a chance for democracy in Russia.
Republicans and Democrats condemn Trump’s decision to suspend sanctions, saying it undermines support for Ukraine.
"Today, this is fully under Europe's control. That means (Russian assets) are safe for now," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Russia floods AI chatbots with millions of fake articles so they repeat Kremlin narratives as fact
Yurii Fedorenko of the Achilles brigade says the US turn toward Moscow may push Europe to arm Ukraine more.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that the US is drafting a proposal to convene a trilateral summit between the leaders of Ukraine, the US, and Russia. Potential host venues under consideration include the upcoming G20 summit in the US, locations across the Middle East such as the UAE or Saudi Arabia, or a European nation.
Zelensky noted that European partners have initiated contacts regarding potential venues, though neither Washington nor Moscow has formally confirmed the framework. The proposal follows bilateral consultations between Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and US envoy Jared Kushner.
Russian air defenses intercepted 75 drones heading toward Moscow and a reported 610 nationwide early Saturday morning, Oct. 17. The widespread barrage triggered emergency airspace closures across the Russian capital, forcing international flights to divert to St. Petersburg amid an expanding campaign of strikes across 15 Russian regions.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on oct. 17 U.S. President Donald Trump was "wrong" to further "block" sanctions against Russia, while expressing hope that he would do "everything possible" to stop the full-scale war.
Ukraine has secured contracts and assurances from partners on additional supplies of F-16 ammunition, Zelensky noted, adding that the current deliveries were at a "satisfactory level."
President says restrictions only apply in Ukraine and are hampering efforts to intercept Russian attacks
Armed Forces of Ukraine spokesperson Major Andrii Kovalov has refuted claims by Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov alleging the capture of over 1,800 square kilometers and 92 settlements since Sept. 1. Kovalov clarified that Ukrainian forces have liberated more territory than lost this autumn, confirming that Dobropillia, Kostiantynivka, Orikhiv, and Velykomykhailivka remain under Ukrainian control while frontline positions near Zaporizhzhia hold stable.
At least eight people have been killed and nearly 60 injured in the latest wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine.
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The arrest in Montenegro of Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the influential pro-Kremlin military blog channel Rybar, signals a potential turning point in the country’s confrontation with Moscow.
Russian forces carried out one of their largest assaults on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, striking over 15 generation and transmission facilities, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday, Oct. 17. The widespread bombardment hit cities including Lutsk, Rivne, Zhytomyr, and Vinnytsia, prompting Zelensky to urge partners for air defense aid while criticizing the US waiver of Graham Act sanctions.
Analysts say Russia will benefit most from US sanctions waiver.
Amid blackouts, artillery fire and the onslaught of Russian drone attacks, the Richelievsky in Kherson provides a refuge for those with nowhere else to goThere is one important rule in the Richelievsky, Kherson’s last functioning hotel: close the curtains before dusk. Less than a kilometre away lies the Dnipro, the river that has formed the frontline since Ukrainian forces liberated Kherson in November 2022; Moscow’s troops are on the opposite bank.In a city where Russian drone operators hunt civilians in what is now widely known as the “human safari”, even a sliver of light escaping through a window may be enough to reveal someone’s location after dark.Hotel manager Yevhen Emtsov, 46, in the building’s former conference room Continue reading...
Russian tactical aircraft dropped eight guided aerial bombs on the Korabelnyi district of Kherson on Saturday, Oct. 17, killing an emergency ambulance driver, injuring 27 people – including a one-month-old infant and an 11-year-old child – and damaging 10 residential high-rises.
Moscow called the reversal historic.
How Russian and pro-Kremlin Telegram channels react to Ukrainian strikes on territory controlled by the Kremlin regime. Between 2024 and 2026, Ukraine's strikes on Russia's rear turned from isolated episodes into a sustained campaign. The targets moved far beyond the frontline zone: oil refineries and export ports, defence plants and, from summer 2026, the major logistics hubs of Russian online retail.
In parallel, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces launched a middle-strike campaign ...
US President Donald Trump has waived more sanctions on Russia in a bid to ease energy prices.
Ukrainian forces downed 289 out of the 332 drones, including jet-powered attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Russian drones and ballistic missiles of the Iskander-M or the North Korean KN-23 model struck 22 different locations, and debris fell in three areas.
Russian tactical aviation struck a residential district in Sloviansk with FAB-250 bombs early Saturday, Oct. 17, killing one person, injuring 10, and damaging eight high-rise apartment buildings. Emergency teams conducted search-and-rescue operations amid a wider overnight Russian barrage that also hit Vinnytsia, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia.
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explicare.deThe number includes 1,950 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Despite growing tensions over Russia, Kyiv and European leaders remain dependent on US support.
"Republicans and Democrats passed this law in Lindsey Graham's name to squeeze Russia's war revenues. Trump has now hollowed it out before its main sanctions could bite," said Alexander Kirk, a sanctions campaigner at Urgewald.
US President Donald Trump stated that while he does not know whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit in Miami this December, he “would love to have him” present. The remarks follow criticism from EU officials over Washington’s diplomatic outreach to Moscow and mixed signals from the Kremlin regarding whether the Russian leader would accept an invitation.
Russia strikes Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Volyn and Rivne as Moscow presses its campaign against Ukraine's power grid.
Named after late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the legislation had sought to clamp down more quickly on the flow of financial resources fueling the war against Ukraine.
Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers. There’s no electricity, heat or running water. Roads leading from town are mined and…
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a broad waiver of sanctions under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act on Oct. 16.
Trump announced a new diesel deal with Putin on October 9 to the surprise of many U.S. allies. Experts argue the agreement could undercut Western economic pressure on Russia and solidarity efforts with Ukraine while doing little to lower fuel prices.
Reports that the White House limited Ukraine’s Starlink service after pressure from Musk drew questions from Berlin, while Belgium promised 10 F-16s by year-end and Russian drones left 370,000 without power in Volyn Oblast.