Drones
Geran: Russia’s 600 km/h drones outrun cheap air defence, and the race for faster interceptor drones begins
Russia’s jet-powered kamikaze drones, flying at up to 600 km/h, have become the biggest problem for Ukraine’s air…
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Ukraine
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Europe
Nord Stream: trial of Ukrainian suspect Serhii K. over the pipeline explosions opens in Hamburg
The trial of the Ukrainian suspect Serhii K. for the 2022 explosions that destroyed three of the four…
Military & Defense
Russia fires 39 ballistic missiles and 128 drones at Ukrainian energy: 600,000 without power, dead in Kharkiv and Lutsk
Russia launched a massed combined attack on Ukraine overnight on October 14 with 39 ballistic missiles and 128…
Europe
European Commission disburses €2.86 billion to Ukraine for drones, air defence and ammunition
The Commission has paid €2.86 billion to Ukraine from the defence part of the €90 billion Ukraine Support…
Europe
NATO’s Rutte in Estonia: defence spending above 5% of GDP and a new €10 million for PURL
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met Estonia's leaders and Allied air personnel at Ämari, saying Estonia's core defence…
Europe
OCHA: Russian attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv killed civilians and injured dozens; Zelensky reports four dead in Kharkiv
The UN aid coordination office says recent Russian strikes on Ukraine's two largest cities killed and injured civilians;…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN General Assembly elects 15 members to the Human Rights Council, including Ukraine, Germany and Japan
The General Assembly filled 15 of the Human Rights Council's 47 seats by secret ballot on 13 October,…
Military & Defense
Kyiv: Russian ballistic missiles hit a thermal power plant and an apartment block, three dead; Zelensky: “Again no warning from partners”
Russia struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles in successive waves from the evening of Tuesday, October 13 until the…
Europe
EU and Ukraine hold fifth Cyber Dialogue; CERT-EU and SSSCIP sign information-sharing arrangement
At the fifth EU-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue in Brussels, CERT-EU and Ukraine’s SSSCIP signed an arrangement to share incident…
Military & Defense
Ukraine: Strike on an Iskander-M launcher repair base in Kursk; overnight Russian attack with 108 drones and 5 missiles
Ukrainian forces struck a repair base for Iskander-M self-propelled launchers and transporter-loaders near the village of Kondrinka in…
Balkans
Black Sea: Drones hit two merchant ships off Bulgaria, one sank; Radev calls it “absolutely unacceptable”
Two merchant ships were hit by drones overnight on Tuesday, October 13, in the Black Sea just outside…
Europe
EU lists 1,569 Russian firms and executives in its largest sanctions package on the military-industrial complex
The Council of the EU has listed 826 Russian companies and 743 executives that supply Russia's arms industry,…