Europe
EU presses Britain to increase Ukraine funding before November summit
European leaders want London and other non-EU partners to cover more of Kyiv's widening 2027 funding gap as Russian attacks raise costs.
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Russia
Russian strikes hit Kyivstar headquarters as Ukraine's data centres face mounting attacks
Kyivstar said its Kyiv head office was hit without casualties, while Ukraine linked a broader campaign against data centres to outages affecting about 100,000 households.
Russia
Trump urges Ukraine to stop striking Russian diesel infrastructure
The U.S. president linked Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries to a global diesel shortage, as disrupted Gulf exports and intensified strikes tightened fuel supplies and raised prices.
Europe
Finland stages Europe's largest civil defense exercise since World War II
More than 2,000 people joined Shelter 2026 in Kuopio, rehearsing power and water failures, cyberattacks and missile threats as Finland strengthens its whole-of-society defense model beside Russia.
Russia
Putin sees a chance for a Ukraine deal as US envoys prepare Moscow and Kyiv visits
Putin offered an unusually positive assessment of peace prospects while Zelenskiy announced imminent US visits, but both sides paired the opening with accusations over deep strikes and risks to civilian aviation.
Russia
Russia strikes nine Ukrainian cities as air-defense shortages deepen
The overnight missile and drone barrage damaged homes, businesses, energy systems and transport while Ukraine renewed its call for ballistic-missile defenses.
Russia
Ukraine expects Moscow to draft 300,000 troops after September elections
Zelenskyy linked a possible post-election mobilization to Russia's Donbas offensive, rising ballistic missile output and Ukraine's widening interceptor and defense-funding gaps.
Europe
France accelerates missile support for Ukraine as Russian attacks intensify
Paris is moving faster on interceptors, SAMP/T deployment and production licences as ballistic strikes increase civilian losses and strain Ukraine's air defenses.
Russia
Ukraine sends nearly 800 drones toward Russia as missile strike kills 10 in Kharkiv region
An expanding long-range air campaign brought mass drone interceptions around Moscow and renewed civilian casualties in northeastern Ukraine as the ground front remained largely locked.
Europe
Black Sea strikes threaten Egypt's food supplies as maritime attacks intensify
Kyiv warned that attacks on cargo shipping are reducing food deliveries and raising prices, while Moscow rejected a proposed halt to strikes on civilian vessels in the Black Sea.
Europe
EU directs €1.4 billion in Russian-asset profits to Ukraine financing and military aid
The latest allocation will send €1.33 billion to a mechanism servicing G7 and EU loans to Kyiv and €70 million to military assistance, while the immobilised central-bank principal remains untouched.
Russia
Drone attacks on CPC tankers halt oil loading near Novorossiysk
Two tankers were struck near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal, stopping Black Sea loading without casualties or an oil spill and extending a sequence of attacks on a route linking Kazakh fields to global markets.