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 »

‘Shameful’ — Ukraine condemns Russia for jailing Zaporizhzhia power plant engineer for 16 years

Ukraine has condemned Russia for the “shameful” jailing of a Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) engineer for donating money to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and allegedly providing detials on the location of... Read more »

Russia keeps hitting Ukraine’s training centers — and Ukraine doesn’t have an answer

Infantry recruits of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade listen to an instructor while undergoing a basic training course at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine on Oct. 11, 2025. (Ed Jones /... Read more »

Inside Lithuania’s strained relations with Belarus opposition

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, opposition leader in Belarus, at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (Nichlas Pollier/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Belarusian opposition in neighboring Lithuania had... Read more »

Trump says he hopes to end war without Tomahawks in latest meeting with Zelensky

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. The U.S. and Ukrainian leaders held their sixth meeting since Trump’s return to office in January, speaking in a closed-door session... Read more »

‘I will concentrate all efforts on ending the war’ (INTERVIEW)

Olha Stefanishyna, then deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, speaks during International Ministerial Social Policy Summit on April 26, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Stefanishyna was appointed Ukraine’s ambassador in the... Read more »

Day 1,331: Russia’s war on Ukraine’s energy system enters new phase

Russia launches 320 drones, 37 missiles at Ukraine overnight, targeting critical infrastructure. Russia’s war on Ukraine’s energy system enters a new phase. Nineteen countries pledge new aid to Ukraine at the 31st... Read more »

Two months of strikes on Russia’s energy sector: is Ukraine succeeding in shutting down Russia’s oil industry?

All last spring and summer, Ukraine barely touched Russia’s energy infrastructure – perhaps because of Trump’s attempt to end the war, or because of the semi-mythical “energy truce”. The focus of Ukraine’s... Read more »