Europe
UN Commission of Inquiry: Russia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in strikes on Ukraine’s energy system
A new report to the UN General Assembly says Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system were war crimes and a…
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Russia
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Balkans
Drones hit a Greek-owned container ship off Bulgaria: three sea drones struck it 21 miles from Shabla, defence minister says
Bulgaria’s defence minister says three naval drones hit a Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged container ship off Shabla on 28 October. The crew…
Asia-Pacific
Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper: China the “greatest strategic challenge”, North Korea a threat “more serious and imminent than ever”, strong concern over Russia
Japan’s Ministry of Defense released its 2026 White Paper on October 26, calling the security environment the most severe and…
Europe
Royal Navy has five anti-submarine frigates instead of eight: Commons Defence Committee sees “glaring gaps” against Russia in the High North
The House of Commons Defence Committee says the Royal Navy lacks the ships and submarines to meet the demands of…
Military & Defense
Ukraine says it struck the Energia battery plant in Yelets, which it calls Russia’s sole maker of glide-bomb guidance batteries
Ukraine’s General Staff says it hit the Energia plant in Russia’s Lipetsk region on 25-26 October and caused a fire;…
Europe
Romania’s intelligence service says a Russian-run sabotage network set the 14 September fire at the Carfil arms platform in Brașov
Romania’s SRI says the 14 September fire beside CARFIL SA, a ROMARM subsidiary, was caused by a sabotage network coordinated…
Drones
Ukrainian drones reach Perm, more than 1,400 km from the border: Ukrainian channels say the Avisma titanium plant was the target, five workers injured
Ukrainian drones struck an industrial plant in northern Perm region on October 25; Ukrainian monitoring channels identified it as the…
Drones
Voronezh: governor reports two dead and 17 injured in a mass Ukrainian drone attack, with debris hitting a train
Voronezh governor Alexander Gusev said two people were killed and 17 injured, including a child, in the overnight drone attack…
Europe
Zelensky: territory only at leaders’ level in the November trilateral talks, with a US-Ukraine-EU-NATO meeting planned in Brussels
In an interview on October 25 Zelensky said territorial questions are a red line to be discussed only at leaders’…
Analysis
Mediazona and the BBC have named nearly 283,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
The independent Russian outlet Mediazona and the BBC’s Russian service have identified 282,993 Russian soldiers killed in the war against…
Asia-Pacific
Keen Sword 27: Chinese warships, drones and Y-9s around Japan, and Russian Il-20s over the Sea of Japan
While Japanese and US forces train in Keen Sword 27, Chinese warships, intelligence aircraft and drones pass through the straits…
Asia-Pacific
Putin and Li Qiang in St Petersburg: Russia and China sign a joint communique, and Putin points to a new Xi meeting at APEC in Shenzhen
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a joint communique on 21 October, and Putin told…