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CONFLICTOct 9HALO’s Kosovo Mine-Clearing Work to End in 2026“In 1999, when Kosovo’s refugees began returning home, they found a country devastated by war. More than 800,000 people had been displaced, and the landscape was scarred by landmines and unexploded cluster munitions. For families returning home, the war may have ended, but the danger remained. Today, Kosovo is a very different country. After 27 […] The post HALO’s Kosovo Mine-Clearing Work to End in 2026 appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
CONFLICTOct 9Injury toll from Russian morning attack on Zaporizhzhia rises to 23, one deadUkrinform [en]
WORLDOct 9France Protests, Israel's 'politically charged' remembrance, Ethopia, UkraineIt’s been a week of vigils, protests and political upheaval – from Israel, where three years after the Hamas-led attacks, former hostages and mourners called for accountability over the failures of October 7th, as questions grow over the stalled path to peace in Gaza; to France, where mass demonstrations over chronic underfunding and poor conditions have drawn students, unions and hundreds of thousands of protesters into the streets, just months ahead of a presidential election. In Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has made the housing crisis the centrepiece of a high-stakes electoral gambleFrance 24 [en]
CONFLICTOct 9Russian forces attack logistics company warehouses in Dnipropetrovsk region, sparking fireRussian forces attacked warehouses belonging to a logistics company in the Dnipro district, Dnipropetrovsk region, sparking a fire.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 9Ukraine strikes Russian tech giant Yandex’s data centers for a second straight day as new peace talks involving Kyiv, the U.S., and Europe get underway in MiamiMeduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 9Russia attacks Nova Poshta depot in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, fire breaks out – videopravda_uk · ukraine
WORLDOct 9French citizen sued by his former employer, Thales, has languished in Azerbaijani prisons since 2022'A forgotten Frenchman in Baku' (1/2). Mehmet Sahan, a French-Turkish dual national who ran Thales's Azerbaijan office for seven years, has been detained in the country since February 2022, following a lawsuit from his former employer. He fears for his life, and his lawyers have called for him to be repatriated.Le Monde [en]
CONFLICTOct 9Mobile shelters being installed at railway stations in Kyiv regionMobile shelters are being installed at railway stations in the Kyiv region.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 9Four families, four stories of separation. The authors of ‘Stolen Youth,’ a new book from Meduza about how Russia abducted thousands of Ukrainian children, explain why they wrote it.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 9PM Koretskyi attends Conciliation Council meeting to discuss adoption of critical billsThe Conciliation Council of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine discussed priority bills that must be passed to ensure the timely receipt of international financial assistance.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 9Russian prosecutors cancel criminal case against investigator over missing jewelry seized from influencer Valeria ChekalinaSome of the jewelry seized during a search of blogger Valeria Chekalina’s home has gone missing, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said on Telegram. Authorities opened a criminal investigation into one of the investigators in the case against Chekalina, who is known as Lerchek.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 9A Ukrainian missile strike killed 20 Russian officers in occupied Donetsk. It was the largest known loss of Russian officers in a single attack since the invasion, Mediazona reports.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 9Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centresBBC World
POLITICSOct 9Forum in Paris discusses Ukraine’s future in EU and NATO, conditions for lasting peaceParticipants in the fifth annual Ukraine-France Forum in Paris discussed diplomatic pathways to ending Russia’s war, Ukraine’s accession to the EU, relations with NATO, and post-war reconstruction.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 9Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi foils Russia’s plan to encircle the Donbas, ISW analysis showsUkraine’s counter-offensive on the Lyman axis collapsed the northern arm of a Russian pincer movement aimed at surrounding Ukrainian-held Donetsk, liberating up to 176 square kilometres and forcing Russian units onto the defensive, the Washington-based think tank said.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 9First Russian to sue organizers of Kanye West’s canceled concerts receives 132,000-ruble ticket refundSay Agency, the organizer of Kanye West’s canceled concert in St. Petersburg, has refunded 132,000 rubles to Voronezh resident Yevgeny Rasskazov, the first person in Russia to sue the company over the cancellation, his representative told TASS.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 9Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker's death?A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come.NPR News
CONFLICTOct 9Russians attack Rivne region, injuring family with many childrenUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 9‘A Ceuta-style surge is possible’: Border tensions on NATO’s eastern flankBelarus-linked incidents trouble Latvia and Lithuania, where experts warn of security challenges.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTOct 9Zelensky meets Estonian Defense Minister to discuss additional air defense fundingPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with Estonian Defense Minister Martin Herem in Kyiv the possibility of new contributions under the PURL program, as well as efforts to secure additional funding for air defense procurement.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARYOct 9Russia proposes raising maximum age for women’s military serviceThe Russian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, that would raise the maximum age for women in military service from 45 to 50. The bill appears in the State Duma’s database.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 9Week in Review: Realities Old and NewA string of long-awaited elections, as well as changing international dynamics, are reshaping the region, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week highlights.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 9Montenegro expels founder of Russian pro-war Telegram channel Rybar, citing ‘potentially dangerous’ activitiesMontenegro is expelling Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Russian pro-war Telegram channel Rybar, from the country. News of his detention emerged on the morning of October 9.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 9In Mali, the recapture of the city of Kidal offers a symbolic victory to the junta and its Russian allyDÉCRYPTAGE - Les Forces Armées Maliennes (FAMa), épaulées par des mercenaires russes et des loyalistes touaregs, ont repris cette ville tenue par les rebelles depuis une offensive générale en avril.Le Figaro International