War
Ukraine's Coordination HQ for POWs says 261 servicemen and nine civilians were freed on 23 October, the third stage of an exchange begun on 19 August. Five returnees survived the Olenivka barracks blast.
Oleh Marchenko · 23 Oct 2026
Politics
In a podcast interview, Zelensky said agreeing to a ceasefire and talks is already a big compromise after Bucha. He said Trump could easily seat Putin at the table and should use the same rhetoric toward him as toward Kyiv.
Iryna Kovalenko · 23 Oct 2026
War
Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) says Russia is preparing sabotage in central and eastern Europe, including the Baltics, to blame on Ukraine. HUR has not published evidence, and the claim is unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 23 Oct 2026
War
Ukraine's General Staff says 252 bodies, which the Russian side says are Ukrainian defenders, were returned on 22 October. They will be sent for expert examination and identification.
Oleh Marchenko · 23 Oct 2026
Business
Ukraine's government has backed a simplified procedure for underground construction for defence-industry firms. Developers can build protected facilities with their own funds, provided at least 25% of the space goes to the defence sector.
Andriy Bondar · 22 Oct 2026
Technology
Ukraine's military intelligence has published a 3D model and component data for the Filin, a cheap ground-launched jet cruise missile Russia began using in late summer. HUR says it relies on Chinese navigation and many foreign parts.
Maksym Tkachuk · 22 Oct 2026
War
Ukraine's Armed Forces Strategic Communications says Dobropillia in Donetsk region has not been captured and accuses Russia's Centre group commander of falsely reporting its fall to Putin. The claims are unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 21 Oct 2026
Sport
Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv meet at 18:00 on 27 October in the Ukrainian Cup round of 16, the Ukrainian Association of Football said. All eight ties are scheduled for 27–29 October.
Taras Hnatiuk · 20 Oct 2026
War
Ukraine's military intelligence says all six reactors at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are in cold shutdown. It says the cooling pond is dropping and diesel for backup generators is scarce. The claims are unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 20 Oct 2026
Culture
A therapeutic garden at VDNH in Kyiv has won a New European Bauhaus Prize, taking the top spot in the local democracy and inclusion category among more than 700 applications. Its team plans to create similar spaces, including at rehabilitation sites for soldiers.
Sofia Lysenko · 20 Oct 2026
War
Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) says its GROUP 10 unit captured 29 Russian soldiers, killed 108 and hit over 1,100 targets in a seven-week operation in Sumy region. The figures are unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 20 Oct 2026
Sport
Lviv's Pokrova AMP retained the Super League title and their second side, Pokrova AMP-2, won the First League as the second Ukrainian Amputee Football Championship ended, the Ukrainian Association of Football said.
Taras Hnatiuk · 19 Oct 2026
Business
Ukraine's Defence Ministry says 63 defence enterprises are now Defence City residents, more than double the number at the end of May. Their qualified weapons revenue totals almost UAH 111.3 billion.
Andriy Bondar · 19 Oct 2026
Technology
Ukraine's Defence Ministry says Mission Control, a module of the DELTA battlefield system, has recorded over 3 million missions to hit enemy targets. Monthly entries rose more than ninefold in nine months. The figures are official and unverified.
Maksym Tkachuk · 19 Oct 2026
Technology
HUR has added to its War&Sanctions portal 37 foreign electronic components, 28 companies and 13 pieces of foreign equipment tied to Russia's jam-resistant Kometa navigation modules. The data are HUR's own claims.
Maksym Tkachuk · 19 Oct 2026
Culture
Maria Rizak has created the visual identity for the 2027 Bologna Children's Book Fair: six landscapes in needle and thread, themed "Landscape" as a response to border conflicts around the world.
Sofia Lysenko · 19 Oct 2026
Business
Ukraine's government has set up a commission to run the sale of Sense Bank and Ukrgasbank, Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said. International financial institutions and EU bodies may take part in its work.
Andriy Bondar · 19 Oct 2026
War
Ukraine's General Staff says forces struck a railway bridge in Russia's Bryansk region, a Roboavia drone-maker building in Rostov region and supply depots in occupied Donetsk region. The claims are unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 18 Oct 2026
Sport
The Ukrainian Association of Football says DNA tests have confirmed the death of Roman Maksymiuk, a five-cap Ukraine international listed missing since January 2025. He served in the 25th Airborne Brigade.
Taras Hnatiuk · 17 Oct 2026
Culture
Falling drone debris and a fire at Adrenalin City in Lutsk on 13 October damaged "Cosmogony", described as Ukraine's largest painting. One of its six parts, "The Future", was destroyed, the museum's director said.
Sofia Lysenko · 16 Oct 2026