Russia and Ukraine Exchange Missile and Drone Strikes as Oleshky Ceasefire Holds and November Talks Confirmed

Says hosting the second trilateral round reflects international trust in the UAE's role facilitating dialogue and its balanced relations with the three parties, and thanks the US team for enabling the talks.

Says the second round builds on the first and reaffirms the UAE's commitment to supporting efforts towards a comprehensive and sustainable political settlement.

Said the pause in fighting started at 01:00 GMT Tuesday to allow an aid mission into Oleshky later this week.

Brokered the localized ceasefire to enable aid deliveries and evacuations from Oleshky.

Was additionally involved in brokering the ceasefire.

Said up to 2,000 people remain in Oleshky and have been unable to leave because of explosive mines and drone attacks.

Said one strike occurred near a metro station, that an emergency crew was attacked and that people were injured, without giving a number.

Launched a missile attack on Kyiv, causing injuries and power outages and reportedly targeting energy facilities.

Says resuming trilateral talks does not imply restrictions on military actions; Russian forces continue massive strikes on Ukraine's military complex and military/quasi-military targets, while territorial issues could be discussed and details should not be publicized.

“"The decision to resume trilateral negotiations does not imply any restrictions on military actions. You know that our armed forces continue the special military operation and continue to deliver massive and consistent strikes on Ukraine’s military complex, on military and quasi-military targets,"”

Sent congratulations to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his election victory.

Decided to hold the 2030 weightlifting championships in the Russian capital.

Said that with 96.47% of ballots counted, Aleksandar Vucic's 'United Serbia' list trailed the opposition 'Student List' by 39.27% to 52.57%.

Launched ballistic missiles against Kyiv from the Chernihiv region in the evening.

Reported that an attack occurred near a metro station in Kyiv's Desnyanskyi district.

Accuses Russia of crimes against humanity for attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and of human trafficking to strengthen its armed forces, observing that the frequency, intensity and geographic extent of Russian attack waves have increased and caused considerable damage to Ukraine's energy sector.

“nel corso degli anni, la frequenza, l'intensità e l'estensione geografica delle ondate di attacchi” it

Says Beijing does not incite conflict, does not seek benefits from the situation, and does not accept groundless accusations, while calling on all parties to avoid escalation.

“does not incite conflict, does not seek benefits from this situation, and does not accept groundless accusations”

Identified a Chinese computer-controlled carousel lathe at the Votkinsk plant, where Oreshnik, Iskander-M and Topol-M missiles are manufactured.

Made sharp pre-summit remarks at some allies, though the declaration was adopted without open conflict.

Declared in its Ankara summit statement that an attack on one ally is an attack on all, pledged 70 billion euros of support to Ukraine and over $50 billion in new procurement.

“Birimize yönelik bir saldırı, hepimize yönelik bir saldırıdır” tr

Says the speed limits prevented Ukraine from using Starshield to shoot down Shahed attack drones.

“the Russians are trying to take advantage of the problems with Starlink in Ukraine, as our interceptor drones depend on this connection among other things.”

Says Starshield is owned and controlled by the US government, so any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately the president.

“Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS.”

Says the Pentagon has not manipulated or pulled back the service and has issued no directives.

“We haven't pulled anything back. There are terms of service that ultimately need to be complied to.”

Says he is seeking details on who ordered the slowdown of the satellite service.

“I don't know who it was, but I'd like to find out.”

Calls for an investigation into who imposed the restrictions, arguing lives are at risk.

“There needs to be an investigation, we need to find out who these people are because lives are at risk and lives are lost over these things.”

Passed laws requiring certain data to be stored locally and pursued a digital-sovereignty policy that isolated Russian internet services and limited foreign backup options.

Said the strikes on Russian data centres made it easier to breathe on many social media platforms by reducing Russian disinformation and bot activity.

““easier to breathe on many social media platforms””

Argues that Ukraine's data-centre strikes expose the physical infrastructure behind Russian disinformation and that digital sovereignty built through isolation creates vulnerabilities democracies can learn from.

Launched drone strikes on Sberbank and Yandex data centres after Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centres and internet providers.

Struck data centres in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in response to American attacks earlier this year.

Said US warnings of impending Russian ballistic-missile attacks are fully restored, SpaceX's Starshield satellite internet is working again after throttling, and Ukraine is ready for talks with Russia and the US in November, with territorial issues to be handled at leaders' level.

“»Wir sind bereit zu Gesprächen«” de

Reported that Ukrainian drone attacks killed at least two people and injured 17, that drone debris hit a train near Voronezh, and that a business centre, industrial facilities, a residential building and a school sports facility were damaged; 113 drones were shot down.

Said Ukraine attacked a large synthetic rubber and polymer plant in Voronezh.

Said a wagon of train No. 11 traveling from Anapa to Moscow was damaged by drone fragments.

Announced that direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators under US mediation are planned in Abu Dhabi for the first half of November.

Warned of impending Russian ballistic missile attacks; those warnings are now being fully transmitted to Ukraine.

Its Starshield satellite internet service was throttled for several days and restored by morning.

Reports that a missile attack on Kyiv killed at least one person and injured at least eight, hitting several buildings and an ambulance and injuring two paramedics, and that the key South Bridge over the Dnipro was damaged and rail traffic across it halted.

Announces that Russian forces ceased fire in the Oleshky area of Kherson Oblast from 4 a.m. Moscow time on Tuesday as part of preparations for a humanitarian operation.

“»im Rahmen der Vorbereitungen für einen humanitären Einsatz«” de

Mediated the local truce between Moscow and Kyiv, according to the US administration's account.

States that Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv near a university and in busy city districts where there is not a single military facility, framing the attack as aimed directly at the city and its infrastructure.

“»keine einzige militärische Einrichtung«” de

Stresses that the temporary ceasefire applies exclusively to the humanitarian operation and urges the public to handle information cautiously and not spread unverified reports about the routes, times and locations of people and humanitarian convoys.

“Wir rufen alle dazu auf, in diesem Zeitraum besonders umsichtig mit den Informationen umzugehen, die Sie erhalten und weitergeben” de

Says Ukraine's main interest is weakening Russian influence worldwide and describes cooperation with the Tuareg FLA as a tactical alliance against a common enemy rather than a global partnership.

“L'intérêt principal de l'Ukraine est d'affaiblir l'influence de la Russie dans le monde” fr

Judges Ukrainian support for the Tuareg movement plausible but says she has no direct evidence of it.

Said in 2024 that Tuareg rebels had received the information needed for their attack, while Ukraine denied direct participation in the fighting.

Wrote that Ukrainian intelligence protects the country's interests everywhere in the world, from Russia to Africa.

“de la Russie à l'Afrique, dans les sables brûlants du désert comme dans les glaces de l'Antarctique” fr

Says Russia continues expanding its activities in Africa via the Africa Corps and that Ukrainians regard Russian troops worldwide as legitimate targets.

Accused Ukraine at the United Nations of supporting terrorist and criminal groups to undermine Mali's territorial integrity.

Announced it will consider additional local ceasefires for humanitarian purposes but will not reduce the overall intensity of the war.

Announced that a Russian attack on Kyiv killed one person and injured eight, and damaged medical centers and a dormitory.

Said Russian forces attacked Kharkiv on Monday, killing two people and injuring four.

Issued air-raid warnings and declared red alert status in Kyiv ahead of the strikes.

Says Ukraine's main interest is to weaken Russia's global influence, describes the relationship with the Tuareg as a situational alliance against a common enemy rather than a comprehensive partnership, and warns that alleged cooperation with separatists could undermine Ukraine's Africa policy.

“"Ukraine's main interest is to weaken Russia's influence around the world,"”

Considers Ukrainian support for the Tuareg plausible but says she has no independent evidence, and argues that Ukrainians regard Russian troops anywhere as legitimate targets and that setbacks in Mali could tie up Russian resources.

“"The Ukrainians regard Russian troops anywhere in the world as legitimate targets."”

Said the Tuareg rebels had received information they needed to carry out the 2024 ambush on Wagner fighters near Tinzaouaten, while Ukraine denied direct involvement.

Wrote on X that Ukrainian intelligence protects the country's interests worldwide, including in Africa, without explicitly mentioning Mali or confirming a specific operation.

“"from Russia to Africa … in the burning desert sands and in the snows of icy Antarctica..."”

Says Russia is continuing to expand its activities in Africa and that the Africa Corps still uses Syria and Libya as transit points for flights from Russia.

“"I have received information that the Africa Corps still uses Syria and Libya as transit points for flights from Russia, including for refueling and loading, to support its operations on the continent,"”

Accused Ukraine at the United Nations of providing clear and open support to terrorist groups and other mafia-like groups to undermine Mali's territorial integrity.

“"providing clear and open support to terrorist groups and other mafia-like groups to undermine our country's territorial integrity,"”

Fights for an independent state in northern Mali and cooperates with JNIM, though its objectives differ.

Aims to impose strict Islamic rule in Mali and cooperates with the FLA against the military government and its Russian allies.

Reports that four strikes on Yasnohirka killed one person and wounded ten including a 13-year-old girl, condemns Russia for again hitting civilians and children, and publicizes mandatory evacuation of families with children from the Kramatorsk and Sloviansk communities.

“Росіяни знову б'ють по цивільних — знову страждають діти. Діти, які не повинні бути так близько до лінії фронту. Діти, батьки яких відповідають за їхню безпеку” uk

States that a Ukrainian strike on the Energia plant in Yelets sparked a large fire and severely damaged the workshop producing power cells for missiles and aerial bombs, and reports damage to the main microchip workshop at Proton-Electrotex and to two butyl rubber units and a rectification unit at Toliattykauchuk.

Reports that Russia's missile industry remains dependent on foreign machine tools, naming specific Chinese, German, Taiwanese, American, Turkish, Swiss and Italian equipment at missile plants, and calls for tougher end-user controls, on-site inspections, distributor audits and restrictions on component supplies to Chinese manufacturers working for the Russian defence industry.

Announces it detained two men accused of preparing, on SBU orders, drone attacks on a key element of Moscow's missile-defense system and an energy facility, and that the suspects were arrested and placed in pre-trial detention.

“„Controlul ulterior al dronelor urma să se realizeze de la distanță, de pe teritoriul Ucrainei. În etapa de pregătire a comiterii unui act terorist asupra unui obiectiv din sectorul energetic, precum și asupra unuia dintre elementele-cheie ale sistemului de apărare antirachetă al Moscovei, suspecții au fost reținuți de către angajații FSB din Rusia”” ro

Is accused by the FSB of ordering the drone attack and of recruiting one of the detained men, who was promised money to come to Russia and prepare the sabotage.

Says negotiations should focus on ensuring the security of Ukraine and Russia after a final peace agreement and should also cover the European security architecture as a whole; he has called NATO expansion the main cause of the war.

Says Ukraine supports proposals for an energy truce and an end to the war, and that Kyiv is ready for talks but wants concrete measures including a ceasefire and humanitarian steps.

Says Europe should be included in the new negotiations between Russian, Ukrainian and American officials because the continent has a crucial role in reaching an agreement, and describes the next trilateral meeting after the November 4 National Unity Day as preliminary and exploratory.

Said that at the Riyadh meeting with US officials Russia wanted to know whether it could make the US an ally for Yalta-type projects entailing withdrawal of NATO security guarantees to the 1997 line, later clarifying that these demands were not on the negotiating table and that he had referred to Russia's 2022 request.

Announces that the November meeting will be held in Abu Dhabi and rejects any pause in fighting before a substantive agreement, arguing a ceasefire would give Kyiv the chance to rearm.

Confirms a November meeting with Russia under US mediation, says the territorial question can only be addressed at leader level while security guarantees, the size of the army and alliance choices are not negotiable, and renews his call for an energy ceasefire.

“„Suntem pregătiți să discutăm. Dacă este vorba despre chestiunea teritorială, aceasta trebuie abordată la nivel de lideri. Celelalte chestiuni țin de grupurile tehnice. Prin urmare, toate acestea vor putea fi discutate în noiembrie”” ro

Reports one dead and ten injured, most of them students from a university dormitory, and damage to medical facilities and a building near a metro station.

Says Russian ballistic missiles struck a university campus, Kioto park, the area near a metro station and residential buildings.

States that Russian air defenses annihilated 290 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones across 16 regions overnight.

“Durante la pasada noche (...) las defensas antiaéreas aniquilaron 290 drones ucranianos de ala fija” es

Says it foiled sabotage and terrorist activity by two South Caucasus natives recruited by Ukraine's SBU, who were to prepare drones from a cache and launch them by remote control from Ukrainian territory against an electrical facility and one of Moscow's key missile-defense elements, and opened a terrorism case against them.

“El FSB abortó actividades de sabotaje y terrorismo de dos personas procedentes del Cáucaso Sur (nacidos en 1991 y 1998), agentes del Servicio de Seguridad de Ucrania (SBU) e implicados en los preparativos de un atentado terrorista” es

States that two men born in 1960 and 1973 died and 17 people were injured, including a minor, in what he calls a terrorist attack on Voronezh, that 113 drones were destroyed over the region, and that most injuries occurred when debris struck a train outside the city.

“"Lamentablemente, a consecuencia del ataque terrorista en Voronezh murieron dos personas (hombres nacidos en 1960 y 1973) y 17 resultaron heridas. Entre los heridos hay un menor de edad. Todos reciben atención médica"” es

States that two people died and 18 were injured in the overnight attack and that Ukrainian forces struck the region 113 times over the past day with artillery and short-range drones.

“"a consecuencia del ataque nocturno murieron dos personas y 18 resultaron heridas"” es

Attacked a Russian ammunition depot in occupied Luhansk Oblast with strike drones over several hours and has regularly struck military targets deep inside Russia and occupied territory.

Says fires broke out at several industrial facilities without serious consequences, that two people were killed and 17 injured including a child, that fires also hit a business center, apartment building, school stadium and garage cooperative, and that air defenses downed 113 Ukrainian drones, more than 70 of them heading toward the regional capital.

Claims that its FP-1 deep-strike drones were used in the attack on the chemical plant.

Said previously that the Voronezhsintezkauchuk facility was involved in producing solid rocket propellant, including for Iskander ballistic missiles.

Accuses Ukraine of striking Oleshky 18 times with artillery and more than 120 drone attacks on the town and its main roads in the week since Oct. 19, preventing aid delivery and civilian departures.

Says the local humanitarian ceasefire agreed for Oleshky with US assistance could set a precedent for similar ceasefires elsewhere in Ukraine.

Proposed that Europe take part in the Russia-Ukraine-US negotiations.

Says Europe's position is unchanged from January 2022, when NATO refused to withdraw troops and nuclear weapons from former Soviet states.

“Kantamme on sama kuin tammikuussa 2022” fi

Is likely to demand that NATO's military presence be returned to its 1997 level, implying the withdrawal of alliance troops from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland.

Proposed discussing the easing of sanctions on Russian fuel exports, a move that may have helped bring Moscow back to the negotiating table.

Reports that one person was killed and 10 injured in the enemy attack on the capital, most of them students from a university dormitory, with nine hospitalized.

“«Внаслідок атаки ворога на столицю одна людина загинула. 10 постраждалих. Більшість із них – студенти з гуртожитку одного з університетів. 9 поранених медики госпіталізували»” uk

Launched a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv after 21:40, killing one person, injuring 10 and damaging a metro station.

States that a Russian strike on the territory of a gas station in Zaporizhzhia injured two people, a 46-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man, without specifying the type of weapon used.

“«Унаслідок удару по території автозаправної станції поранені двоє людей – 46-річна жінка та 41-річний чоловік»” uk

States that four Russian strikes on Yasnohirka killed one person and wounded ten including a 13-year-old girl, and calls the forced evacuation of families with children the only way to protect children.

“«єдина можливість вберегти дітей»” uk

Describes patients arriving in succession with blast injuries to limbs, abdomen, chest and head and burns, several with severe bleeding requiring emergency surgery, and one who had stepped out for a coffee.

““We heard the sound of a drone, and moments later there was a loud explosion. Patients began arriving one after another with blast injuries to their limbs, abdomen, chest and head. Some also had burns. Several patients had severe bleeding and needed emergency surgery. One patient told me he had just stepped out for a coffee, but ended up in hospital with serious injuries,””

Condemns attacks on civilian infrastructure, describing the war as waged against civilians trying to live their everyday lives.

Rejects any pause in the fighting before a substantive agreement, arguing a truce would give Kyiv the opportunity to rearm.

Confirms a November trilateral meeting, says territorial questions can only be settled between leaders, rejects Russian demands on security guarantees, army size and alliances as non-negotiable, and calls for an energy ceasefire.

“« Nous sommes prêts à discuter. S'il s'agit de la question territoriale, elle doit être abordée au niveau des dirigeants. Les autres questions relèvent des groupes techniques. Tout cela pourra donc être discuté en novembre »” fr

Has repeatedly rejected a meeting between Putin and Zelensky before any final peace agreement.

Reports that at least one person died and 10 were injured in the Russian missile attack on Kyiv, with two medical facilities and a student dormitory damaged.

Announces that Russian forces stopped firing in the Oleshky area of Kherson region from 04:00 Moscow time Tuesday as part of preparations for a humanitarian operation.

Says a decision to resume trilateral talks includes no restrictions on combat and that Russian forces will keep conducting massive strikes on Ukraine's military-industrial complex, while hinting Russia may agree to further locally limited truces for humanitarian purposes.

“"Eine Entscheidung über eine Wiederaufnahme der trilateralen Gespräche beinhaltet keine Einschränkungen für die Kampfhandlungen"” de

Reports that at least four people were injured in a Russian attack on Kharkiv, with one- and multi-family houses and cars damaged.

Assesses Russia's systematic attacks on Ukraine's energy supply as crimes against humanity and documents human trafficking in the recruitment of men from 29 countries into the Russian armed forces.

Reports strikes on a Russian communications hub, command posts, a UAV command post and workshop, and logistics depots, stating the operations reduce Russia's ability to use drones against Ukrainian positions and frontline communities and complicate enemy supply.

“This reduces the enemy's ability to use drones to attack the positions of the Defense Forces and frontline communities”

Reports that Russian forces attacked overnight with one Kh-31P missile, three Kh-59/69 guided missiles and 140 Shahed-type, Gerbera and decoy drones, and that by 08:00 Ukrainian air defenses had downed or suppressed three missiles and 112 drones, with the attack still ongoing.

Reports that the Russian attack damaged apartment buildings, private homes and cars and that a major fire broke out at one of the struck locations.

Identifies those injured in the missile strike on the Novobavarskyi district as two men aged 61 and 77, a 60-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl, and lists the damaged structures including ten garages, four private homes, four apartment buildings and a daycare centre.

Concludes that Russian commanders knowingly targeted heating and energy facilities indispensable to civilians, committing war crimes by intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects, and finds compelling evidence that Russia trafficked men from 29 countries into its armed forces under deception and coercion.

Says the Russian demand is unsurprising and part of an unchanged neo-imperial policy, and that Poland is pursuing permanent US troop presence rather than withdrawal.

“Oczywiście, że będą tym grać, ale my idziemy w zupełnie innym kierunku – stałej obecności wojsk amerykańskich w Polsce” pl

Says Russian forces struck residential buildings in Novobavarskyi district, killing two people and injuring four, with parked vehicles also damaged.

Reports that the death toll from the mass drone attack on the region rose to three and the number of injured to 39.

Suspended operations after drone strikes disabled its power substation and began evacuating miners, later reporting that power supply was restored.

Reported that residents of the regional centre filed around 750 complaints about heating over the past week.

Says smoke from refinery fires contains nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, benzene and fine particulates that pose a direct health threat, especially to people with respiratory and cardiovascular disease, the elderly and children.

“Вдыхание этих веществ представляет непосредственную угрозу для здоровья, особенно для людей с заболеваниями дыхательной и сердечно-сосудистой систем, а также для пожилых и детей” ru

Says air pollution in Tuapse is colossal and predicts a surge in severe illnesses, including cancers, among residents in coming years.

“Там совершенно колоссальное загрязнение воздуха.” ru

Carried out measurements after only nine of more than 90 recorded fires and linked only seven of them to drone attacks, finding exceedances in just two cases.

Says air defence destroyed 113 drones overnight, more than 70 over Voronezh, and that two people died and 17 were injured.

Opened a hotline to receive complaints and provide legal assistance to those affected by the drone attack, and took compliance with victims' rights under supervision.

Issued the decree extending martial law that parliament put to a vote.

Approved the presidential decree extending martial law and general mobilisation by 90 days, until 29 January 2027, with 293 votes.

Says Ukrainian law sets no limit on the duration or number of extensions of martial law, which may last as long as the threat to Ukraine exists.

Estimates that Japanese-made components are contained in 90% of Russian missiles and drones, and sent at least 16 diplomatic letters to Japan's foreign ministry over a year.

Denied involvement in illicit supply, saying the components concerned are old models with no recent sales record.

Rejects the accusation that China provides equipment supporting Russian missile production, saying Beijing does not fuel the conflict, profit from it, or accept blame-shifting.

“在乌克兰危机问题上，中方从不拱火浇油，也不趁机渔利，更不接受甩锅推责。” zh