The Russian military has not publicly commented. Zelensky initially put the death toll at 18, but Ukraine’s state emergencies service DSNS later said 24 people, including two rescuers and four police officers, were confirmed to have been killed. “The Russians could not have been unaware that the local residents who remained in Komyshuvakha received humanitarian…
The messages, which began around 10:45 p.m. Kyiv time (3:45 pm ET), warned residents not to go outside because of radiation hazard, chemical threat and street fights. Another message professed, in Russian, that all of Ukraine was under nuclear alert. “Don’t worry,” it added. “Oreshnik is in action,” referring to Russia’s nuclear-capable hypersonic missile. Shortly…
A rare humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine’s front-line Kherson region that allowed civilians to evacuate the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky has ended. The localised ceasefire was due to end at 22:59 Ukrainian time (21:00 GMT) on Sunday. While the truce had held since it was implemented last week, fighting had continued elsewhere. On Sunday evening, Ukraine’s…
A Ukrainian official disputed SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s claim that Ukraine’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service, prompting the company to restrict Ukraine’s access to the high-speed satellite technology. Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, wrote an online post on Sunday contesting Musk’s reason for temporarily throttling Ukraine’s access to…
A highly produced video on the EU Space Policy’s website declares: “With Iris², Europe will no longer depend on others for satellite connectivity.” So does that mean Ukraine could switch off Starlink? No – that wouldn’t be a good idea. “Users need to think about communications resilience,” Bingen said. “So if something happens to one…
SpaceX‘s Starlink internet system continues to be throttled in Ukraine as the stakes rise for the war-torn country, Ukrainian officials and a national security expert said Friday. “Every day matters for Ukraine, because every Ukrainian life matters,” wrote Denys Sienik, Ukraine’s deputy ambassador to the U.S., in a Friday post on X. “Our people are…
Last month, some of the remaining Oleshky residents told the BBC harrowing accounts of how they were surviving in the city that was being constantly shelled and cut off from food and water. They said that children remaining in wider Oleshky were suffering from malnutrition, a lack of medical services and were “degrading” without access…
WASHINGTON — In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has taken measures that strengthen Russia’s position and may rehabilitate Russian President Vladimir Putin’s soiled reputation in the international community. Trump returned to office vowing to swiftly end the Russia-Ukraine war, proclaiming last year that he was on “nobody’s side” except “humanity’s side.” But the neutral posture…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled Moscow is willing in principle to resume talks with Ukraine and the US next month, after a meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff. The proposal comes as Trump increases pressure on Kyiv to reach a deal. Published On 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026 Share Russia willing to resume peace…
BANGKOK, THAILAND – OCTOBER 16: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group annual meetings at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 16, 2026. Matt Hunt | Anadolu | Getty Images The world’s finance chiefs spent last week in Bangkok debating the biggest risk facing the global economy…
