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CONFLICTOct 7Defense Forces strike Seshcha airfield in Russia's Bryansk regionUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 7US issues formal complaint to Russia over response to suspected death related to labTrump said he expects to speak with Putin "very soon."ABC News
POLITICSOct 7Justina Shiroka Pula: Kosovo’s new president, elected during a crisisAn academic, former minister and a compromise choice, Pula was voted in by parliament amid protests.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 7A Russian man swam to Lithuania to seek asylum. He was sent back to Russia, where he was sentenced to six years in prison.The Baltic Fleet Military Court sentenced Igor Odintsov, a 68-year-old Russian national, to six years in prison. In September, Odintsov swam from Russia’s Kaliningrad region to Lithuania along the Neman River and requested political asylum, but Lithuanian border guards sent him back to Russia.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 7WHO seeks clarity on second pneumonia case in Russia amid plague fearsPolitico Europe
HEALTHOct 7WHO presses Russia for details on plague institute worker's death, Kremlin turns on media - ReutersRussia says plague institute worker's death does not risk an epidemic ReutersReuters World
HEALTHOct 7Trump to talk plague with Putin as Russia plays down fears of outbreakEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTOct 7Drone debris damages five houses in ZhmerynkaIn Zhmerynka, Vinnytsia region, five homes were damaged by debris from downed drones.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 7Russia glosses over Stalin-era repression in reinvented museumIn a Moscow museum that once housed evidence of Stalin-era repression, serene family scenes flickered on a screen as a narrator hailed the tranquillity of pre-World War II life in the Soviet Union. The museum – set up to commemorate the “genocide of the Soviet people” – has elbowed out the award-winning Gulag History Museum, a harrowing collection that had for years cast a light on the killings and imprisonment of millions under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. But since Russia launched its...South China Morning Post
HEALTHOct 7What is pneumonic plague? Symptoms and how it spreadsThe death of a researcher following a laboratory accident in Russia has sparked concern. But how of much of a threat does it pose?The Telegraph
POLITICSOct 7Hungary set to lift veto on Ukraine's EU membership talksHungary dropped its veto on two clusters of Ukraine's EU accession talks on Wednesday. The next phase depends on Kyiv's parliament passing a minority-rights law.EuroNews [en]
HEALTHOct 7U.S. Formally Seeks Information From Russia About Possible Plague DeathNew information around the death of a lab worker, including a statement that she had been vaccinated against the plague, came as U.S. officials demanded more data.NYT World
CONFLICTOct 7Oil tanker burns off Russia’s Sochi after naval drone attack, sending smoke billowing over the coast. Photos and videos.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 7Massive Russian Attack Kills At Least 19, Devastates Pryluky Apartment BlockRFE/RL
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 7Zelensky condemns 'vile' large-scale Russian attacks that killed 15BBC World
MILITARYOct 7EU releases €1.24 billion for Ukrainian-made drones and munitionsThe European Union has released €1.24 billion for Ukraine to buy drones, drone interceptors, drone ammunition and munitions manufactured domestically in a bid to push back against Russia's ongoing and escalated air attacks.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 7Media reports: Volgograd oil refinery halts operations following drone attackUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 7Trump speaking to Putin about suspected plague death after reports of second case in RussiaPresident said he is in ‘very deep discussions’ about the potential outbreak with U.S. intelligence servicesThe Independent World
DISASTEROct 7Plague fears in Siberia: How are Irkutsk residents reacting?Irkutsk residents react to reports of a suspected pneumonic plague death at a local anti-plague institute, with authorities saying the cause of death remains unconfirmed.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTOct 7Kyiv residents take refuge underground during overnight Russian attacksEuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Two Decades On, Politkovskaya's Daughter Says Little Has Changed In Russia Since Her Mother's MurderTwo decades after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a tenacious investigative reporter who exposed the brutality of Russia's war in Chechnya and documented how President Vladimir Putin curtailed democracy in Russia, her daughter Vera says little has changed in the country's political climate.RFE/RL
CONFLICTOct 7Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 15 as Putin celebrates 74th birthdayThe Independent World
CONFLICTOct 7Oil Tanker Hit By Naval Drones Near Sochi, Sparking Massive Fire On Black SeaRFE/RL
MILITARYOct 7NATO Military Committee delegation in Kyiv: Russia will not succeed in undermining support for UkraineA delegation from the NATO Military Committee, led by its chairman, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, visited Kyiv for talks with the leadership of the General Staff of the Armed Forces regarding the situation on the battlefield and continued support for Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]