Europe
US to ask NATO allies for more money for PURL, with a gap of about $2 billion in approved weapons packages
Washington is preparing to ask NATO allies for fresh funding for PURL, the mechanism through which Europeans and others pay…
Topic
Ukraine
Latest news and analysis on Ukraine, the Russia-Ukraine war, military operations, diplomacy and international support.
Europe
Coalition of the Willing: first major exercise in Poland, Koalicja, with 2,800 troops from 11 countries
Britain and France announced that the exercise Koalicja will take place in Poland from November 9 to 22, the first…
Europe
Witkoff: new round of Ukraine-Russia-US talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, with a stop in Brussels first
US envoy Steve Witkoff announced technical-level talks between Ukraine and Russia mediated by the US in Abu Dhabi on November…
Military & Defense
Kharkiv: strike on a medical facility hours after Zelensky’s warning of a new mass attack, 62 injured and patients evacuated
A combined Russian ballistic-missile and guided-bomb attack hit Kharkiv before dawn on November 3, striking a medical facility. The injured…
Military & Defense
Komyshuvakha: double strike with FAB-3000 bombs on a humanitarian aid centre, at least 31 dead and almost 50 missing
Two successive Russian guided-bomb strikes on a former school and its shelter in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, killed at least 31…
Drones
Drone attack on the Yaroslavl refinery: governor confirms damage at a plant that fuels Russia’s war machine
Ukrainian drones hit the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl before dawn on November 3, starting a fire. Governor Mikhail Yevrayev confirmed…
Politics & Diplomacy
Ukraine: UNICEF counts almost 2,000 attacks on education since 2022 as school-time air-raid alerts hit 13% of lessons
UNICEF says Ukraine has suffered almost 2,000 attacks on education since 2022, about 270 this year, and that pupils lose…
Politics & Diplomacy
Oleshky: WFP feeds more than 400 evacuees in Kyiv, and Lindberg thanks Melania Trump for the ceasefire
The UN World Food Programme says it is serving hot meals to more than 400 people who left Oleshky during…
Europe
Burnham meets Albanese and Mottley ahead of CHOGM in Antigua, with AUKUS, Ukraine, climate and G20 debt reform on the agenda
Prime Minister Andy Burnham held talks with Australia's Anthony Albanese and Barbados's Mia Mottley on the eve of the Commonwealth…
Europe
UK and France to lead Exercise Koalicja in Poland, a 2,800-strong rehearsal for the Multinational Force Ukraine
The UK and France will lead 2,800 troops from 11 countries in Poland from 9 to 22 November, the first…
Politics & Diplomacy
Oleshky: Ukraine’s General Staff accuses Russia of reinforcing its positions during the ceasefire, while Lubinets speaks of demining
Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia used the humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky to strengthen its positions. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said vehicles…
Europe
UK and Germany agree to widen defence cooperation at second Defence Ministerial Council
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and Boris Pistorius met for the second UK-Germany Defence Ministerial Council, with long-range strike, Sting Ray…