In brief: Satellite imagery has revealed four additional air defense towers constructed near Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence in the Novgorod region of Russia, with the nearest ...

In brief: Romanian F-16 fighter jets intercepted and shot down two unidentified drones over Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea on Oct. 17. The incident follows kinetic drone strikes on two ...

In brief: A Ukrainian drone attack early Sunday morning, Oct. 18, struck critical infrastructure across St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, igniting blazes at the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the ...

In brief: War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on October 17, 2026. Make us preferred on Google ...

In brief: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed precision strikes against the Roboavia drone development and production plant in Russia’s Rostov region and a missile brigade ...

In brief: President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Starlink operations in Ukraine are subjected to an artificial speed limit of 161 km/h, causing terminals to shut down and crash interceptor ...

In brief: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia may escalate hybrid attacks, sabotage, and border provocations against Poland and the Baltic states before Christmas. Speaking after the ...

In brief: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday, Oct. 16, waiving sweeping Russia sanctions and tariffs set to take effect Sunday under legislation he signed just a month earlier.

In brief: Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Geramisov told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russian forces have begun massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities and are targeting ...

In brief: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, said Ukrainians should choose their president while responding to Trump’s call for a new leader. He ...

In brief: Russian drone attacks killed two people and left 280,000 electricity customers without power in Kharkiv on Friday, officials said. Ten people were hospitalized, including two in serious ...