Day 1,335: Zelenskyi responds to Russia’s demands to cede all of Donbas: no one is going to sell out Ukraine

Ceding Donetsk region to Russia would reinforce its positions in future attacks on Ukraine, ISW says. Russia’s overnight attacks damage Ukraine’s railways and port infrastructure. The EU is to adopt a new... Read more »

Russia’s Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery ceases operations following drone attack (4)

Hi, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,336 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today’s top story: Russia’s Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery ceased operations following a Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters... Read more »

‘Trump Got Played by Putin’ – Former Ambassador Warns Budapest Summit Is a ‘Trap’

WASHINGTON, DC – A veteran American diplomat is casting serious doubt on the White House’s latest efforts to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, arguing that Moscow is exploiting the... Read more »

Day 1,329: Trump, Zelenskyi to meet at White House on Friday

Trump and Zelenskyi are expected to meet at the White House on Friday. Russia attacks a UN humanitarian convoy in Kherson region with artillery and drones. The U.S. could only send 20... Read more »

Europe moves to end all Russian gas imports

Nearly four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU moved to impose a blanket ban Russian gas imports from Jan. 1, 2028 due to Moscow’s “weaponization” of gas... Read more »

В Австрії до кінця року припинить роботу останній центр прийому для українських переселенців

В Австрії до кінця 2025 року закривають останній центр прийому вимушених переселенців з України – віденський Quartier Schlossberg. Влада міста заявляє про перевантаження системи та недостатню підтримку з боку федерального уряду. Про... Read more »

Ukraine’s embattled steel sector’s latest struggle? Polish protectionists

An employee works in an open-hearth furnace shop at Zaporizhstal in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Nov. 13, 2024. (Ukrinform / NurPhoto via Getty Images) Ukraine’s metal sector says it is being made a... Read more »

Day 1,330: Russia reverts back to conducting mechanized assaults in frontline areas, ISW says

Russia reverts back to conducting mechanized assaults in the frontline areas, ISW says. A Ukrainian delegation meets with the manufacturer of Tomahawk missiles during a U.S. visit. Russia launches a third major... Read more »

Putin seeks full control of Donetsk Oblast as key to any deal with Ukraine, WP reports

Key developments on Oct. 18-19: Putin seeks full control of Donetsk Oblast as key to any deal with Ukraine, WP reportsUkraine peace deal should give no unoccupied lands to ‘terrorist’ Putin, Zelensky... Read more »

Solutions to win: school chefs’ battle in Zhytomyr region sees 11 teams showcase dishes, raise funds for Ukraine’s armed forces

Hadzynka, the village in the Hlybochytska territorial community, hosted the Zhytomyr region’s first school chefs’ competition. Cooks from 11 schools served main courses, desserts, and drinks while raising funds to support Ukraine’s... Read more »