Ukraine confirms Neptune missiles struck Russian energy infrastructure, oil refineries

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Ukraine’s Navy announced on 31 October that its forces deployed domestically manufactured Neptune cruise missiles in overnight strikes targeting key energy installations deep inside Russian territory on 31 October. The missiles... Read more »

Insomnia rates triple in Ukraine as chronic sleep disorders outlast air raid sirens

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); A scientific study tracking over 100 Ukrainians’ sleep patterns during six months of war has revealed that chronic sleep disorders persist even on quiet nights, with insomnia rates three times higher... Read more »

Ukraine’s HUR launches special forces raid in embattled Pokrovsk, media report

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) launched a special operation involving airborne assault units in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, under the command of HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov, according to reports. Reuters reported on Oct.... Read more »

The man who spent 20 years learning Ukraine’s vulnerabilities now runs Moldova

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Alexandru Munteanu, the newly appointed prime minister of the Republic of Moldova, has a résumé that makes diplomats swoon: founder of the American Chamber of Commerce, French cultural ambassador, and Wall... Read more »

Silence from Ukraine’s allies after ‘politically motivated’ arrest of former top energy official

The arrest and detention of a former top energy official in Ukraine this week is an alarming new episode of democratic backsliding, Ukraine’s civil society and lawmakers say — the latest in... Read more »

One critical shortage keeps Ukraine’s interceptor drones from blocking out Russia’s Shaheds

Sting drone interceptors in an undated photo. (Wild Hornets/Telegram) October is coming to an end and as winter approaches, many Ukrainians find themselves more vulnerable than ever in the face of mounting... Read more »

Special Operations Forces destroy Buk-M3 air defense system, Nebo-U radar in Russia’s Rostov Oblast (6)

Hi, this is Asami Terajima reporting from Kyiv on day 1,344 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today’s top story so far: Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) said on Oct. 31 that... Read more »

Day 1,344: Pokrovsk is again at risk of being captured by Russia

Russia advances in Pokrovsk, disrupts Ukraine’s supply lines toward Myrnohrad, DeepState says. Ukraine drones target Russia’s petrochemical plant, two oil refineries overnight. The Ukrainian Navy has received new Combat Boats 90 from... Read more »

Putin’s pressure campaign on Trump exposes Kremlin’s limits

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meet for their summit on the war in Ukraine at a U.S. air base in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. on Aug. 15, 2025. (Contributor... Read more »

US senators seek to question Russian ambassador on more than 19,000 abducted Ukrainian children

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Two US senators announced plans to summon Russia’s ambassador to Washington for a hearing on the systematic abduction of Ukrainian children. The bipartisan initiative from Senators Lindsey Graham and Brian Schatz... Read more »