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CONFLICTBREAKING37m agoRussian strikes plunge Ukrainian city into blackout as Zelenskyy warns of more missile attacksCNBC
MILITARY48m agoRussia’s most powerful warship, the nuclear-powered battlecruiser Pyotr Veliky, deemed too worn out to repairA special commission has concluded that repairing and modernizing the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky is not practical, said Vladimir Maltsev, head of the All-Russian Movement in Support of the Navy.Meduza [en]
POLITICS58m agoRussia: Critical newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta' to close"Novaya Gazeta," one of the last remaining independent, critical media outlets in Russia, has announced it is closing under pressure from state authorities. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, evacuations have begun in Oleshky.DW News [en]
POLITICS59m agoRussia ‘forces’ closure of investigative newspaper Novaya GazetaA symbol of independent journalism, Novaya Gazeta has been classed as a 'foreign agent' by Moscow.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARY1h agoRussia recruits Africans to fight in Ukraine, families seek answersWhile African leaders and Russian officials gather to discuss security, trade and political cooperation at the Africa-Russia summit, one sensitive issue is notably absent from the agenda: the recruitment of Africans to fight for Russia in Ukraine. More than 1,400 Africans have been enlisted since 2023. In Tunisia, concern is growing as the families of several men who travelled to Russia for work or study are still searching for answers about the fate of their loved ones. FRANCE 24's team in Tunisia reports.France 24 [en]
CONFLICT1h agoRussian forces strike facility in ChernihivOn Friday, October 30, Russian troops attacked a facility in Chernihiv, causing a vehicle on the premises to catch fire.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS1h agoIIHF ordered to allow Russia back into world championshipsThe Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled that Russian teams must be allowed to take part in international ice hockey tournaments. The IIHF had banned Russia following the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.DW News [en]
CONFLICT1h agoInside Russian-occupied Oleshky: The first images from a city in humanitarian crisis as a temporary ceasefire allows civilian evacuationsMeduza [en]
CONFLICT1h agoCameroonian families call for repatriation of relatives sent to fight for Russia in UkraineLured by the promise of employment in Russia, young Cameroonian men have instead found themselves thrust onto the front lines in Ukraine.EuroNews [en]
MILITARY1h agoPentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources sayPentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, sources told Reuters.Defense News
MILITARY1h agoPentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources sayPentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, sources told Reuters.Military Times
CONFLICT1h agoRussian forces strike Dnipro againThe enemy army struck Dnipro.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICT1h agoResidents leave devastated Russian-occupied Oleshky as evacuation corridor opensSeveral hundred people are understood to have decided to stay in the frontline town, despite the lack of gas, electricity and running water.BBC World
POLITICS1h agoRussia's last free newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta' closes as press freedom faces its swan songFor more than 30 years, the newspaper founded by Dmitry Muratov, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, investigated corruption, state violence and human rights violations. But a 'coordinated operation' by the FSB led to the 'assassination' of the emblematic free press in Moscow.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS1h agoG20 Diplomats Meet In Atlanta Amid Divisions Over Russia, UkraineForeign ministers from the Group of 20 leading economies are gathering in Atlanta on October 30-31 for talks expected to expose continuing divisions among Western governments over Russia's war in Ukraine.RFE/RL
CONFLICTBREAKING2h agoEvacuation, humanitarian aid distribution begin in Russian-occupied OleshkyMeduza [en]
CONFLICT2h agoUkraine imposes new sanctions on Russia's Rassvet satellite system, 39 shadow fleet vesselsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted a National Security and Defense Council decision imposing sanctions on Russian companies and individuals involved in developing the Rassvet satellite communications system, as well as on 39 vessels belonging to Russia's shadow fleet.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSBREAKING2h ago'They Killed Us.' Novaya Gazeta -- Respected Russian Muckraking Newspaper -- Announces ClosureRFE/RL
POLITICSBREAKING2h ago‘They killed us’: Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announces its closure after decades of repressionMeduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKING2h agoRussian oil refinery suffers major drone attackU.S. President Donald Trump has been pressuring Ukraine not to hit energy targets inside Russia.Politico Europe
CONFLICT2h agoRussian attacks leave consumers without power in Kyiv and four regions – UkrenergoUkrinform [en]
POLITICS2h agoAmericans want Europe to temper its tone on RussiaEuropese NAVO-landen moeten, wat het Amerikaanse ministerie van Defensie betreft, hun toon over de Russische dreiging matigen. Dat zeggen bronnen tegen persbureau Reuters. Volgens het Pentagon ondermijnen sommige uitspraken van Europese leiders de veiligheid van het militaire bondgenootschap. In gesprekken met de Verenigde Staten zouden onder meer Letland, Estland en Litouwen - die grenzen aan Rusland - te horen hebben gekregen dat politici de Russen niet moeten provoceren met hun uitspraken. Het is niet duidelijk of naast de Baltische staten ook andere landen een dergelijk verzoek vanuit de VNOS Buitenland
MILITARY2h agoRussia’s Defense Ministry proposes delaying December military pay until JanuaryRussia’s Defense Ministry has drafted an order that would postpone service members’ December pay to January for the first time in at least 18 years, the independent Russian news outlet Verstka reported.Meduza [en]
CONFLICT2h agoRussian oil refinery struck as Ukraine renews drone attacksAl Jazeera [en]