Armed Forces of Russia
Six people killed, others injured and trapped under rubble following Russian air strikes on Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast
Six people were killed and 15 injured following Russian air and drone strikes on Sloviansk, the Donetsk Region (Oblast), on 17 October, the head of the Sloviansk city military administration, Vadym Liakh, and the State Emergency Service reported (SES)
US firms account for over 75% of parts in examined Geran-4 controller
US companies accounted for more than three-quarters of the electronic components catalogued in a recovered Geran-4 flight controller, according to an analysis shared with Militarnyi. Texas Instruments and its subsidiary National Semiconductor accounted for more than half. The article presenting the findings argues that this dependence exposes ineffective sanctions monitoring by companies and governments. The […]
Ukraine accuses Russian soldier of killing six people in Kharkiv Oblast
On 14 October 2026, a 36-year-old Russian citizen, a native of St Petersburg and a serviceman of the 2nd Battalion of the 1009th Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces, was detained in Kharkiv and is accused of involvement in the murder of five Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen and a civilian man
Russian forces kidnap over 2,000 civilians in Kherson region, 49 die in captivity, prosecutors say
Investigators have issued notices of suspicion against 159 people in 86 criminal proceedings over the illegal kidnapping of civilians. Eighty indictments against 153 people have been sent to court. Currently, 27 people have been convicted
Zelenskyy says Ukraine again received no warning before Russian ballistic strike on Kyiv that killed two, injured 21, including a child
According to intelligence reports, Russian forces are preparing further ballistic missile launches
Zelenskyy says partners provided no early warning before Russian attack on Kyiv
Zelenskyy did not specify why the warning was not received and from which specific partners Ukraine expected information
Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Donald Trump announced ceasefire – Zelenskyy
On Monday, Ukraine's state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo reported "new power cuts" in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia due to damage caused to energy equipment by Russian attacks
Russian forces attack civilian convoy leaving Kupiansk
The task force said it had been tracking and reporting such incidents. The military described the current direct strike on the civilian convoy as a new instance of Russia violating the laws of war
Russian cluster munitions kill family of three in Donetsk region
The police specified that the explosion killed the 13-year-old girl, her 36-year-old mother and her 62-year-old grandmother. The injured include three men (born in 1948, 1955 and 1964) and an 18-year-old man
Russian attack on Kyiv kills LISOD hospital oncologist Stella Bilas
The doctor had recently been working in the chemotherapy department of the LISOD Hospital of Israeli Oncology in Kyiv
We are ready to agree, but energy facility in Kharkiv has just been hit – Zelenskyy on Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’
He also noted that over the past week alone, the Russians have carried out over 200 strikes against power generation and transmission facilities in Ukraine. Another 17 strikes during the week have targeted gas and oil facilities in Ukraine. In this one week alone, the Russians have killed more than 150 Ukrainians and injured over 700 people
Russian forces drop drone munition on civilians in Dnipropetrovsk region: Boy killed, two more children injured
An 11-year-old boy was killed in Russian attacks in the Dnipropetrovsk Region (Oblast) on 10 October 2026. Five other people, including two children, were injured
Russian aerial bomb strike on Zaporizhzhia apartment block kills at least 24 civilians (updated)
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into a war crime resulting in casualties under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast are conducting the inquiry
Russian forces strike passenger buses in Kramatorsk, killing 35
The vehicles were carrying passengers at the time of the attack. Russian forces likely struck the buses using UMPB D-30 SN bombs
Four killed and 12 injured in Russian drone strike on Kyiv
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces also struck settlements in the Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Regions (Oblasts)
Russian missile strike on Pryluky kills at least 22 and injures 55 (updated)
The attack hit a five-storey residential building, a children's and youth creativity centre, and an enterprise. The strike killed at least 14 civilians, including four children
Russian drone damages civilian vessel in Black Sea: One killed, seven injured
Kiper said that by striking civilian shipping and port infrastructure, Russia is violating international law and creating a threat to global food security
At least six dead and 59 injured in Russian bomb and drone attack on Kharkiv (updated)
Russian forces also struck a petrol station in Kharkiv's Kyivskyi District with a combat drone
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