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POLITICSOct 3U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump AlliesNYT US
MILITARYOct 3Ukrainian forces strike drone launch site in Donetsk region, military targets in Russia's Belgorod regionUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 3Air defense intercepts 131 of 157 drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine overnightUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 3Russian forces lose another 1,560 soldiers in war against Ukraine over past dayUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 3Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns Putin ordered military to abandon rules of war as Moscow strikes key Kyiv bridgeThe Independent World
CONFLICTOct 3How Russia provokes NATO. With Carlo MasalaPolitico Europe
CONFLICTOct 3Pope's representative visits Ukrainian POWs in RussiaCardinal Matteo Zuppi, the Pope's special envoy for humanitarian affairs and president of the Italian Bishops' Conference, visited Ukrainian prisoners of war during a visit to Moscow.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 3Russian linked to GRU may have organized sabotage at Leipzig Airport — mediaUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 2Vyhivskyi, US diplomats discuss Ukraine's needs in countering Russian strikesUkraine's Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi discussed the security situation in Ukraine and the country's needs in countering Russian strikes during a meeting with U.S. Charge d'Affaires Paul Houston and William Solley, Head of the Law Enforcement Section at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 2Ukraine ready to share experience of countering Russian aggression with Europe – ZelenskyUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 2MFA asks Kazakhstan not to grant Russia's extradition request for detained UkrainianThe Embassy of Ukraine in Kazakhstan has asked the Kazakh side not to grant Russia's extradition request for Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska, who was detained in Astana.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 2Russian-speaking Latvians who back Ukraine and value their language are heading into an election without an obvious political homeLatvia will elect its 15th Saeima, or parliament, on October 3. September polls suggest seven political groups have a chance of winning seats. Two of them — the Sovereign Power / Young Latvians alliance and Latvia First — are competing vigorously to win over voters who once supported the “Russian” parties. Their rivalry is one of the campaign’s central stories: almost 35% of Latvian citizens speak Russian at home. Polls also suggest that the traditional “Russian” parties, especially Harmony Center, remain below the 5% threshold. Writing for Meduza, Sergejs Potapkins, a political scientist and Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 2Kazakhstan detains Ukrainian woman at Russia's request as she traveled to pick up grandsonUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 2The New York Times obtains a purported Russian plan to cripple Ukraine’s power grid, including by cutting electricity and heat supplies to three major cities by 90%Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 2Russia decided to increase planned war spending for 2027 in response to Ukrainian strikes on refineries and warehouses, the newsletter Vlast reportsMeduza [en]
POLITICSOct 2Russian political researcher Alexander Finiarel has lived in Spain without papers for two years. But soon he (and half a million other refugees) will be able to get documents. This is his story.In 2026, Spain is granting legal status to large numbers of undocumented migrants. The authorities initially planned to grant status to about 500,000 people, but nearly 1.2 million applied. Russian political researcher and journalist Alexander Finiarel is among those seeking legal status in Spain. He has lived there without it for two years and closely follows migration policy in Europe’s most attractive destination for migrants. At Meduza’s request, Finiarel explains how undocumented migrants live in Spain, what Spaniards think about migration, and how the mass legalization process works fromMeduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 2The Telegraph identifies Russian biker Oleg Levushkin as suspected organizer of Leipzig airport sabotage. It links the operation to a GRU unit whose officers are accused in the Skripal poisoning.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 2The U.S. seized $5.4 million from ‘Orthodox oligarch’ Konstantin Malofeyev and sent it to support Ukrainian veterans. Russia has now opened a criminal case over the confiscation.Russia’s Investigative Committee, the country’s main federal investigative agency, said it has opened a criminal case over U.S. authorities’ “misappropriation” of funds belonging to Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev, founder of the Tsargrad channel. The “Orthodox oligarch” himself filed the complaint seeking an investigation.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 2Hospital in Russia’s Irkutsk region quarantined amid reports that a patient died of pneumonic plagueMeduza [en]
POLITICSOct 2A Ukrainian grandmother came to Kazakhstan to collect her grandson. Instead, she was detained at Russia’s request.Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska was detained at Astana’s airport after arriving from Istanbul. She is now being held in a pretrial detention center, and a court hearing is expected within three days. Russia requested her detention through the Collective Security Treaty Organization, her lawyers told DW. Rozhanska could be extradited to Russia, where she is being investigated for child abduction.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 2Zelensky says Putin ordered Russia’s military chiefs to abandon rules of war in airstrikes on UkraineMeduza [en]
MILITARYOct 2Rutte: Russia keeps testing us across Europe, but no direct military attack on NATO at presentNATO allies must be prepared for further hostile actions by Russia against the Alliance, and the response should be increased support for Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 2Ukrainian drone flies over Donbas Arena, hits Russian target in DonetskUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 2Ukrainian drone flies over Donbas Arena, hits Russian target in Donetskukrinform · ukraine