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Ukrainian policemen and firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone strike at a multi-floor residential building in Kharkiv, late on Oct. 12, 2026. (SERGEY BOBOK / AFP via Getty Images) |
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| US threatens to cut intel sharing, arms shipments to Ukraine in push to protect Russian oil refineries, sources confirm. Two Ukrainian officials said their U.S. counterparts had made clear that Washington would hold Kyiv responsible if Russian energy infrastructure were struck during the recently announced ceasefire.
'We have one refinery' — Zelensky says energy ceasefire must cover power grid, not just oil, as Russia strikes energy facilities across Ukraine. Ukraine will halt its strikes against Russian refineries only if Moscow ceases its attacks against the Ukrainian power grid, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 12, signaling that a refinery-only truce makes little sense for a country with a single, badly damaged refinery.
Kremlin has nothing to say on Trump's energy ceasefire, rejects Zelensky's truce proposal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. 12 reiterated his readiness to adhere to the energy truce — provided that Russia follows suit.
New interceptor drone destroys two Russian Geran-5 drones in first week, Fedorov says. The successful test comes as Ukrainian cities are under repeated assault from Russia's new generation of jet-powered drones.
Russia-led military bloc launches joint military drills in Belarus. The drills involve more than 1,500 military personnel, over 300 pieces of military equipment, and around 80 drones, according to the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Fire Point trolls Russia's Yandex after drone attack on data center. The incident follows a series of reported drone strikes on Russian data centers that have disrupted Yandex services.
SBU detains 19-year-old suspected of plotting bomb attack on bus full of soldiers. The SBU said it had foiled a series of alleged terrorist plots prepared by Russian intelligence services in Rivne this year. Previous alleged plots targeted a park area and administrative buildings in the city center. |
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| | | | Ukraine war latest: Russian drones strike Kyiv morning and evening, kills 2, injures 14.
During an evening attack, a Russian drone struck a 25-story residential building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi District, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Photo: AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson |
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| | Finland pushes to all but eliminate Russian travel in EU
"The Kremlin must see that continued aggression will deepen its isolation. I ask you to take these proposals forward as an urgent priority," writes Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in a letter seen by the Kyiv Independent.
Photo: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images |
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Angry at Trump's Russian diesel deal? Here's how you can help Ukraine bomb Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump had a busy weekend, undermining sanctions on Russia, blaming Ukraine for the war Russia started — again — and insisting that Russian refineries become drone-free zones.
Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images |
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| | | Russian attacks kill at least 10, injure 69 across Ukraine as Moscow targets energy infrastructure in several oblasts. Overnight on Oct. 12, Russian forces launched 121 Shahed-type attack drones, including 76 jet-powered versions, as well as Gerbera and Parodiya decoy drones, Ukraine's Air Force said.
Russian drone attacks throughout the day strike Kyiv apartment bloc, kills 2, injures 14. "I'm in shock... I don't know how to carry on. We're all exhausted," Kyiv resident Yuliia Sheremet told the Kyiv Independent as the Russian strike on Ukraine's capital injured her father and severely damaged her house.
Russia strikes Roshen confectionery factory in Vinnytsia. "The corporation's enterprises produce confectionery products and do not manufacture drones or other products for military purposes. The production complex in Vinnytsia is a civilian facility," the company said.
Kyiv under missile attack before air raid alert issued. Kyiv Independent staff reported powerful blasts in central Kyiv, with air raid sirens and mobile notifications sounding only afterward.
Russian missile attack on Kharkiv kills 2, injures at least 11, including rescuer. A State Emergency Service rescuer was also injured while responding to the attack and was hospitalized, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing the emergency service. His condition was not immediately confirmed. |
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EU votes through largest ever Russia sanctions list. "This is the single largest expansion of our sanctions list since Russia started its war," chief EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said, adding that more than half of the roughly 1600 listings "are connected to the production chain for ballistic missiles."
Russian assets are only leverage if Europe uses them, says Ukraine's FM Sybiha. "Europe can no longer stay immobilized on Russia's immobilized assets. The leverage is not in holding the money, but in using it for defense," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
UK sanctions Dutch businessman, Turkish firm exposed by Kyiv Independent for shipping EU machinery to Russian missile suppliers. The U.K. has sanctioned Alexander Tattersall, a Dutch national, and Redwing Metal, the Turkish company he co-owns, nearly four months after a Kyiv Independent investigation revealed the firm had funneled EU-made industrial machinery to Russian metallurgical plants that supply the country's missile and fighter jet manufacturers.
EU should 'hold a mirror to itself' on Russia sanctions before criticizing others — Latvian minister on Trump diesel deal. "Let's look at ourselves. The EU first took out two big Russian oligarchs, the biggest ever supporters of Putin's regime, from the sanctions," Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braze said when asked to comment on a U.S. deal to buy Russian diesel.
French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean. The tanker DF Peak, previously named Kaliningrad, has falsely sailed under the flag of Benin and is sanctioned by the U.S, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan.
Lithuania calls on EU to designate Russia's foreign intelligence agency a terrorist organization. "Only when we increase our sanctions, when we show that we are serious, will we deny Russia the possibility to raise havoc in our capitals," Budrys said.
EU passes sanctions against Russia's illegal election in occupied Ukrainian territories. Of the 77 sanctioned individuals, 74 ran as candidates in the sham elections, while the remaining three were newly elected members of Russia's central electoral commission. |
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Poland investigates alleged plot to kill prime minister, his deputy. "We are taking this matter very seriously," National Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said at a press briefing on Oct. 11.
Ukraine moves to speed up privatization of state-owned assets. If passed, the bill could help alleviate bottlenecks the State Property Fund has repeatedly faced when trying to sell state-owned assets and help shore up funds for the state budget.
Zelensky signs minority schools bill to appease Hungary, advance EU talks. The vote paves the way for the EU to formally open two more accession clusters with Ukraine and Moldova at a meeting in Luxembourg on Oct. 13.
Ukrainska Pravda demands investigation into Austrian police conduct after journalists' detention. Tkach is known in Ukraine for his investigations of high-level corruption. He alleged that the arrest could have been retaliation from subjects of his investigations, who could have manipulated Austrian authorities by filing a fake report. |
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