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MILITARYOct 8Intel: Russia deploying soldiers with HIV on combat missionsThe Russians are deploying even those occupiers who have tested positive for HIV to carry out combat missions on the front lines.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 8'Psychological War': Exiled Russian Activist Describes How Kremlin Targets Critics AbroadMikhail Klimaryov fled Russia to escape political persecution and now lives in Germany, but says he is still not safe. The constant pressure from Kremlin agents has, he says, driven him to "a kind of paranoia" about his security.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 8No Safe Haven: How Iran And Russia Target Exile EnemiesAuthoritarian states such as Russia and Iran are increasingly pursuing their opponents even after they find shelter in apparently safe Western countries. RFE/RL talks to some of those affected.RFE/RL
CONFLICTOct 8More than 34,000 civilians, including 436 children, remain in Sumy region's mandatory evacuation zoneMore than 34,000 people, including 436 children, remain in the border areas of the Sumy region, where a mandatory evacuation has been ordered.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 8More than 34,000 civilians, including 436 children, remain in Sumy region's mandatory evacuation zoneUkrinform [en]
MILITARYOct 8Defense Forces in Sumy region receive new shipment of interceptor dronesSoldiers defending the Sumy region have received 70 new “General Chereshnia” interceptor drones.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 8Kosovo lawmakers elect Justina Pula as the country's new president in late-night vote to avert snap electionThe late night parliamentary session effectively ends a more than 19-month legislative deadlock in the country. Pula’s election to the largely symbolic post of president makes her the third female to hold that office since Kosovo’s post-war independence from Serbia.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 8South Korea pledges legal action over alleged fuel exports to RussiaUkrainian reports of South Korean fuel exports to Russia come amid strained tensions between Seoul and Kyiv.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 8Bosnia's Trump-aligned kingmaker wins big despite electoral banNationalists came out on top in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)’s October 4 election. Allies of Milorad Dodik, the de facto leader of the country’s Bosnian Serb entity, won decisively in Republika Srpska despite Dodik himself being barred from office, while nationalist Bosniak and Croat parties dominated in the country’s other political entity, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.This election offered no real sign of change in a Balkan country long constrained by weak institutions, corruption, and deeply divided ethnic groups. Although BiH’s complex demographics and history necessitate some Responsible Statecraft
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 8Drone strike hits high-rise building in Kyiv, injuring four people, including two childrenUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 8Russian KAB strikes again target high school in Kushuhum, Zaporizhzhia regionUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 8Explosive device kills two teenagers in Sumy regionUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 8'Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya believed that a society that accepts lies ends up accepting violence as well'Twenty years ago, the journalist was murdered at the instigation of Russian security services. Documentary filmmaker Eric Bergkraut, who knew her well, recalls her fight for truth and against Kremlin propaganda – a struggle that is more necessary than ever as Vladimir Putin continues to kill.Le Monde [en]
CONFLICTOct 8Unexploded warhead of Russian missile found near PrylukyUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 8How the Kremlin is orchestrating the takeover of Russian assets from Leroy Merlin, Auchan, Nestlé, and FM LogisticLe Monde [en]
WORLDOct 8Ukraine to have dry weather on Thursday, temperatures up to 24°COn Thursday, October 8, Ukraine is expected to have partly cloudy weather with no precipitation. Temperatures will reach 12°C overnight and up to 24°C during the day.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 8Russia dismisses reports of second plague case as ‘false information’Senior WHO official urges Russia to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic plague cases.Al Jazeera [en]
HEALTHOct 7WHO questions Russia: "If plague is ruled out, what did she actually die from?"The World Health Organization is demanding answers from Russia amid reports of a second suspected case of plague. Imtiaz Tyab reports.CBS News
CONFLICTOct 7Ukraine receives more than 4,800 units of power equipment this yearSince the beginning of 2026, international partners have delivered 4,807 units of power generation equipment to Ukrainian energy companies.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 7WHO officials say unclear how Russia plague lab worker diedThe WHO said on Wednesday it does not have enough information from Russian authorities to conduct a full risk assessment after the death of a plague laboratory worker.ABC News
POLITICSOct 7Russian man who swam from Kaliningrad to Lithuania in asylum attempt sentenced to six years hard labourA 68-year-old Russian man who swam across the Nemunas River from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave into neighbouring Lithuania in an attempt to seek asylum has been sentenced to six years in a strict-regime penal colony in Russia for "publicly justifying terrorism."EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTOct 7Russian army used nearly 3,500 jet-powered drones against Ukraine in September – Air ForceUkrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 7Pneumonic plague in Russia: in the town of suspicious death, "nobody seems to care"Clarín
POLITICSOct 7Tillis criticizes Trump advisers for work with Russia-aligned Bosnia groupRetiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday condemned a report that two consultants to President Trump received a large profit from their work advising a pro-Russian government in the Balkans during the U.S. midterm elections cycle. The senator, who serves as co-chair of the Senate NATO Observer Group, called Republika Srpska a “destabilizing force” during…The Hill