Europe
UN: Ukrainian authorities report six civilians killed and 84 injured as attacks cut power and water in 11 regions
OCHA, briefed by the UN deputy spokesman on 16 October, relays Ukrainian reports of six civilians killed and 84 injured…
Topic
Russia-Ukraine war
Land Forces
Gerasimov tells Putin Russian forces are advancing along the whole front: claims on Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia
At a Joint Force command post meeting on 16 October, Russia's Chief of the General Staff made territorial and strike…
Drones
Ukraine: strike on the “Robo Avia” drone plant in Rostov – a railway bridge and a missile brigade depot hit in Bryansk
Ukraine’s General Staff says it confirmed a strike on October 16 on a production and storage building of Robo Avia,…
Europe
Trump calls Ukraine’s refinery strikes a “disgrace”; Zelensky, in Brussels, answers: “Yesterday we had a thousand drones” – and asks the EU for €70 billion and 300 Patriot missiles
Trump said Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian refineries only raise oil prices and that Zelensky is harder to deal with…
Military & Defense
IAEA brokers eighth local ceasefire at Zaporizhzhia plant to repair backup transformer, as Grossi warns diesel is running low
The IAEA brokered a localised ceasefire from 15 October so engineers can repair a backup transformer at Zaporizhzhia, while Grossi…
Europe
UN monitors record 328 civilians killed in Ukraine in September, the highest for that month since the invasion
The UN human rights mission says 328 civilians were killed and 2,105 injured in September, 85% more than a year…
Europe
EU sanctions three individuals and nine entities for circumventing restrictions on Russia
The Council has frozen the assets of three individuals and nine entities, including firms in Russia and Türkiye and shadow…
Analysis
Analysis: Russian tanks in Ukraine, “useless” or Soviet logic adapted to the drone war?
Russian tanks have been written off on social media more often than any other weapon of the war. Four years…
Air Force
Ukraine hits Borisoglebsk airfield with a “long Neptune”; Zelensky says four Su-34s were destroyed
Ukraine’s Navy struck the Russian military airfield at Borisoglebsk in the Voronezh region with the Neptune coastal missile system on…
Drones
Zelensky: “The ban is over”, as Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries after 850 Shaheds in a single day
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Financial Times that Ukraine is resuming strikes on Russian refineries after a three-day pause,…
Europe
WHO says four UN-used warehouses in Ukraine were hit since July, with more than $1.5 million in medical supplies destroyed
The World Health Organization says four warehouses it uses in Ukraine have been struck since July and that attacks on…
Europe
Kallas at the European Council: “Squeeze Russia, not Ukraine, to surrender”
Arriving at the European Council, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said sanctions pressure must target Russia, not Ukraine, and…