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MILITARYBREAKINGOct 5Ukraine claims its attacks have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacityheadtopics · united states of america
POLITICSOct 5German education minister arrives in Kyiv on official visitGerman Education Minister Karin Prien is in Kyiv on a two-day visit.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Trapped in a Kill Zone, a Ukrainian City Is Beginning to StarveNYT World
CONFLICTOct 5The crippling effect we’re all feeling from the deadlock in Ukraine’s war with RussiaTwo of the world’s largest exporters of grain, locked in war for more than four years, have seen exports plunge even further over the last year. Prolonged conflict around the Black Sea threatens both economies - and those most in need, writes James C. ReynoldsThe Independent World
WORLDOct 5Monday Briefing from the Balkans: October 5, 2026Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 5Lukoil’s foreign asset sale becomes part of U.S.–Russia talks on ending Ukraine war, NYT reportsThe sale of Lukoil’s foreign assets has become part of Russia–U.S. talks on ending the Russia–Ukraine war, sources told The New York Times.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Ukrenergo: Russian attacks cause new power outages in six regionsUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 5In Montenegro, Whistleblower Reports Rise, But Convictions Remain RareThe number of whistleblower reports has increased since the end of three decades of rule by the Democratic Party of Socialists, but few cases ever reach court.Balkan Insight
WORLDOct 5Germany denies Russian art student a visa citing ‘security threat.’ Rights advocates call it a dangerous precedent.The German Embassy in Moscow has denied a study visa to a graduate of the Design program at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) who had been accepted into a similar program at a German art university. Molnia, a human rights project for students, reported the refusal after reviewing the letter denying the visa.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 5Russia ramps up attacks on Kyiv infrastructure as U.S. makes fresh push for peace talksCNBC
MILITARYOct 5DIU reveals new version of Russian Geran-4 with optics and compassThe Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has published information on the War&Sanctions portal regarding a new variant of the “Geran-4” jet-powered drones, which Russia began deploying this fall.Ukrinform [en]
DISASTEROct 5White House says it’s monitoring reports of plague in Russia, ‘assessing options’A White House official told Axios that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is aware of a suspected plague outbreak in the Irkutsk region.Meduza [en]
HEALTHBREAKINGOct 5Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague as 200 enter medical observationNBC News
CONFLICTOct 5Kyiv starts installing turrets to defend against jet-powered dronesKyiv has begun installing turrets to defend against jet-powered drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.Meduza [en]
MILITARYOct 5Tu-95MS bomber crashed in Russia, killing eight officers. Some helped organize missile strikes on Ukraine.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 5Japan to further pursue course to sign peace treaty with Russia — prime ministerRussia and Japan have been negotiating a post-World War II peace treaty since the mid-20th centurytass · russia
CONFLICTOct 5Russian attacks in Kharkiv and region leave one killed, 12 injured over past dayRussian forces struck Kharkiv and ten settlements in the region over the past day, killing one person and injuring 12 others.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 5Car bomb in Russia kills ex-prison official Ukraine accused of torturing POWsMeduza [en]
MILITARYOct 5FT: Estonia moving troops closer to Russia in 'active defense' pusherr_ee · estonia
POLITICSOct 5President Ilham Aliyev attends inauguration of pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Pirallahi Industrial Park (PHOTO)President Ilham Aliyev attended the inauguration of a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Pirallahi Industrial Park. This event highlights presidential engagement in industrial development.trendaz · azerbaijan
POLITICSOct 5Bosnian Election Sees Record Low Turnout, Dodik Triumphant, Presidency ReshapedAmid a major turnout fall, Milorad Dodik’s Serb nationalist party secured its dominant role in Republika Srpska while Croat candidate Darijana Filipovic looks set to become the new member of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s tripartite presidency.Balkan Insight
HEALTHOct 5Officials in Russia’s Irkutsk region advised against traveling to a town where a hospital patient may have died of plague. They later deleted the post.The administration of Baikalsk, a city in the Irkutsk region, published a Telegram post urging residents not to travel to Shelekhov, a satellite town of Irkutsk where a hospital patient may have died of pneumonic plague. It deleted the post two hours later, People of Baikal reported.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Russians launch massive attack on industrial and port infrastructure in Odesa regionUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 5Merz and Mathernová send a message to Moscow from KyivGood morning, Brussels. It’s Monday, and I am Angela Skujins. On today’s agenda: Friedrich Merz in Kyiv, Charles Michel on "our commo future", and the Brazilian ballot. Let’s dive in.EuroNews [en]