The archive starts on 22 October 2026, the day this site went live: news feeds only carry the last few days, so older headlines can't be collected afterwards. For what happened before, read The war since 2022.
October 2026: 181 headlines
Thursday 22 October 2026
- Decoding America: Katie Zacharia and Trump’s women problem – video
- Zelensky awards Hero of Ukraine title to six service members, five posthumously
- Explosions, fires reported amid overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Lipetsk, Russia
- Partisans say they are cutting communication lines around key Moscow data center
- Lviv region resident sentenced to 15 years for plotting railway sabotage
- Russian ballistic missiles rock Kyiv in late-night attack, injuring 6
Wednesday 21 October 2026
- Military shows how engineering drones install defensive barriers on frontline
- Missiles hit Kyiv after Russia agrees to US call to resume Ukraine peace talks
- Putin orders release of jailed American as he meets Trump envoy for Ukraine talks
- Poland reportedly suspends major arms shipment to Ukraine over regional tribute to Ukrainian Insurgent Army, whose fighters took part in WWII massacres of Poles
- AfD’s Alice Weidel urges quick Ukraine talks and a return to cheap Russian energy
- German military classifies threat of Russian sabotage as 'significant' for first time, German media reports
- US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets Putin
- Council of Europe urges Ukraine to strengthen protection of Roma and LGBTI people against discrimination
- The only candidate from Russia’s Komi region to call for peace in last month’s parliamentary elections has been detained on suspicion of ‘justifying terrorism’
- Russian attack damages homes, car repair shop and gas station in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi District, injuring two
- Meduza surveyed more than 4,000 readers. Most respondents still in Russia want to emigrate, but half of those hoping to leave rate their chances of doing so within a year at two out of 10 or lower.
- Ukraine’s defence capabilities must be integrated into Europe’s security system as soon as possible, Kubilius says
- Rosenberg: US diplomatic push offers little hope for imminent Ukraine peace
- American Stephen Hubbard Freed After More Than 4 Years In Russian Custody
- Vance defends Trump envoy’s ‘humanitarian’ praise for Putin
- Talking to Putin: Europe seeks a negotiator-in-chief for Ukraine
- War update: 165 clashes on front line over past day, heaviest fighting on Pokrovsk axis
- Trilateral talks could be held in early November following Witkoff–Putin meeting, Zelensky says
- Trump, Putin and Xi at one table, without Ukraine. What Moscow wants from the proposal and why Beijing might agree.
- Russian drone attacks evacuation vehicle in Donetsk region
- Zelensky outlines joint projects with Norway to counter Shahed drones and strengthen air defense
- Russia puts Dmitry Bastrakov, founder of nationalist publishing house ‘Black Hundred,’ on wanted list amid reports of an AWOL investigation
- BBC Russian reveals that journalist Darya Shipacheva raised 1.5 million rubles for Ukraine’s military before receiving a 12-year treason sentence
- Russia launches round 60 strikes on energy and oil and gas infrastructure in three days
- Pyshnyy says NABU searches unrelated to him or NBU operations
- Russian-born Kazakhstani billionaire Timur Turlov is the new president of world chess. His election has divided Ukrainian officials, and Russia has abruptly dropped its case against him.
- Zelenskyy says Russia supports team-level Ukraine-US-Russia meeting
- Metro hypermarket in Rivne closes after Russian strike
- New Poland-Ukraine dispute looms as local authorities move to honor UPA military leader
- Russian forces attack warehouses in Kropyvnytskyi District
- Russia ready for 3-way talks on Ukraine war, Kremlin says
- Witkoff says trilateral talks between the US, Russia, and Ukraine to continue at technical level
- Ukraine seemed prepared for jet-powered drones, but has yet to find a solution. When will its anti-Geran weapon enter service?
- Russian strike on Sloviansk injures five, including two children
- ‘You are a humanitarian also, sir’: the US feeds Putin with lies as Ukraine’s children take cover and die | Andrew Roth
- Ukraine seemed prepared for jet-powered drones, but has yet to find a solution. When will its anti-Geran weapon enter service?
- Ukraine war latest: Zelensky supports resuming trilateral peace talks with US, Russia after Putin claims Kremlin readiness
- Russia’s Supreme Court allows father to keep daughter taken to Russia without permission, citing France’s ‘unfriendly’ status and NATO membership
- Russia hits gas production facility in Kharkiv Oblast, critical infrastructure in Dnipro, leaving 30,000 consumers without power
- Stay or flee? Kyiv mothers torn on how to keep children safe as Russian attacks step up
- Injury toll from Russian drone attack toll in Chortkiv rises to four
- Russian drone strikes Chortkiv in Ternopil Oblast, injuring three children
- Bulgaria says it will no longer fund lethal weapons for Ukraine
- EU eist dat Musk beperkingen Starlink voor Oekraïne opheft
- Moscow mayor announces plans to turn existing rehabilitation center into ‘palace’ for veterans of Russia’s war in Ukraine
- Witkoff announces technical-level trilateral meetings
- Russian forces attack critical infrastructure facility in Zhytomyr region
- Rusland en Oekraïne lijken bereid om onderhandelingen te hervatten
- Wikoff praises Putin the 'humanitarian’ as Moscow kills Ukrainian children
- Russian lawmakers approve four new deputy prime ministers and a transport minister in Mikhail Mishustin’s Cabinet reshuffle
- Russian scientist convicted of treason refuses food and water over alleged abuse in detention
- Two children, adult injured in Russian drone attack in Ternopil region
- Zelenskyy backs freezing front line as first step towards Ukraine ceasefire
- Russian forces strike centre of Sloviansk, injuring five, including children – video
- Axios: Ukraine and Russia accept proposal to resume trilateral talks
- Ukrainian energy companies urge international partners to speed up aid ahead of winter
- Moscow court fines blogger 30,000 rubles for joke that presented Russia’s 2020 Telegram unblocking announcement (now effectively rolled back) as current news
- US has disconnected its interests from morality, Kellogg’s daughter argues
- METRO suspends operations in Rivne following Russian attack
- Italy investigates possible Russian involvement in mass protests, Bloomberg reports
- Trump strikes a deal with Putin to bring down diesel prices. But Russia may not have enough fuel to make it work, analysts tell Reuters.
- Trump eyes December G20 summit for Russia–Ukraine peace deal, The Atlantic reports
- Construction fraud involving 256 victims: Prosecutors seek Interpol notices for suspects
- Trump wants to secure deal to end Russia-Ukraine war by end of year – The Atlantic
- Amid Russia's Onslaught, A Twist In The Pursuit Of Men Fleeing Ukraine For Moldova
- Russian security forces detain German national who served in Ukrainian army
- Su-30 fighter jet crashes in Russia
- Russia frees U.S. national Stephen Hubbard, convicted of fighting for Ukraine
- Mexico wil weten of kartelleden vechten in Oekraïne om dronekennis op te doen
- The Kremlin wants Russian media to call attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ‘Putin strikes.’ The inspiration? Stalin.
- Denmark guarantees $113 million loan for Ukrainian defense company Fire Point
- Thousands march in Greece over public education failures as Macron blasts ‘stupid’ commentary on French protests – as it happened
- Who is Stephen Hubbard, the American Putin just freed?
- Zelenskyy says he is ready to freeze war on current frontlines
- Shares in one of Ukraine’s biggest farm companies fall to a two-year low
- Russia says it detained German citizen suspected of fighting for Ukraine
- Kremlin claims China is "already preparing" for US-Russia-China summit
- Kremlin says it’s ready to resume trilateral talks but sees little ‘useful’ in new proposals from Ukraine and the EU
- Europe stands by Ukraine – but how long can that last?
- Putin and U.S. envoy Witkoff hold talks in St. Petersburg as Washington pushes a new plan to end the war in Ukraine
- Russia arrests German man, calls him a Ukraine 'mercenary'
- Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashes in Kaliningrad Oblast during training exercises, Moscow says
- Zelensky supports resuming trilateral peace talks with US, Russia after Putin claims Kremlin readiness
- Putin tells Trump's envoy Witkoff Russia is ready to resume trilateral talks in November
- Russia frees jailed American Stephen Hubbard during Witkoff talks
- EU leaders to discuss funding for Ukraine at special meeting
- Russians strike Metro store in Rivne Oblast
- Latvia ranks among top five importers of Russian grain this season as Moscow’s exports pivot toward Baltic ports
- The net gun built for civilians in Ukraine’s kill zone
- Trump's envoy Witkoff and Putin end nearly three-hour meeting
- ‘Trump’ caged and Serbian students on the march: photos of the day – Wednesday
- Up to 12,000 North Koreans work under conditions of forced labor at Russia’s Alabuga drone plant, CSIS report says
- Moscow and Washington are discussing possible prisoner releases through intelligence channels, Russia says
- Trump's envoy Witkoff calls Putin a "humanitarian" during meeting in Russia
- Russian Su-30SM fighter jet crashes in Kaliningrad Oblast – video
- Russia overturns court order for man to return daughter to mother in France, citing EU and NATO membership
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- Russia is losing almost US$2.5bn a month due to Ukrainian port blockade – Russian newspaper
- Kremlin open to new Ukraine peace talks as Russia frees US teacher Stephen Hubbard
- EU awaits envoy Witkoff's report on meeting with Putin in Russia: Ukraine talks key issue
- Lockheed Martin delegation meets Ukraine's defense chiefs in Kyiv amid severe Patriot shortage
- Witkoff lauds Putin as 'humanitarian' as Russia releases US prisoner Stephen Hubbard
- US Citizen Accused By Moscow Of Fighting For Ukraine Released From Russian Prison
- More Russians are settling in the EU with each year of war in Ukraine
- Putin’s “Doppelgängers”: The Insider gets inside the operations of the Kremlin's foreign disinformation network
- Zelensky says intelligence sharing 'works now' as US envoy to meet Putin in Russia
- After Witkoff Meeting, Putin 'Ready To Resume' US-Led Peace Talks With Ukraine
- Vladimir Putin’s Neighbors: Two Parallel Worlds On Lake Valdai
- US envoy in Russia for Putin talks after 'positive' Zelenskyy meeting
- Butter melted down into guns: Russia is once again cutting social spending to pay for its war in Ukraine
- Katie Zacharia and Trump’s women problem – podcast
- Russian drone attack kills two in Kyiv as residents survey damage
- Ukraine war briefing: US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin after ‘constructive’ talks with Zelenskyy in Norway
- 581. Trump and Putin vs. Zelensky: Is Europe Sleepwalking into Disaster?
Tuesday 20 October 2026
- Trump and Zelensky at loggerheads despite new optimism
- Wounded Ukrainian Soldier Rescued From Front Lines By Aerial Drone
- Russia permits Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic titles for sports schools in occupied Ukraine under special rules
- Russian pensioner jailed for six years after Lithuania handed him back to Russia says he clearly asked border guards for asylum
- US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy
- Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks
- Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine
- New EU plan for Arctic warily eyes influence of Russia, US
- Exclusive: Russia buys ‘holiday homes’ near NATO bases & Putin asks Trump for summit with Xi
- 'Everything Is Dead': Ukraine Liberates Dnipropetrovsk Settlements, But Villages Lie In Ruins
- Widow of general whose brigade is accused of Bucha atrocities set to join Russia’s Federation Council
- The dangers of letting tech billionaires shape our world
- My son has disappeared off the face of the earth fighting for Russia
- Chemical brother: Russia’s production of explosives and ammunition is heavily dependent on Chinese chemicals
- Moldova To Probe Possible Russian Data-Harvesting After RFE/RL Investigation
- After Oslo Talks, Zelenskyy Thanks US As Missile Intelligence 'Works Now'
- Norway detains “Guatemalan” cargo ship with Chinese name linked to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project
- Russian military satellite comes within 26 meters of U.S.-Finnish spacecraft providing data to Ukraine
- US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy claims US deliberately delaying interceptor missile deliveries to Kyiv
- US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan
Monday 19 October 2026
- French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened
- Funeral Held For Five Children From One Ukrainian Family Killed In Russian Strike In July
- The Insider finds evidence of prisoner beatings at Russia’s Polar Owl penal colony
- In Skepticism We Trust: Ukraine Reacts to the Diesel Deal
- The Guardian view on Trump and Putin: Ukraine’s future is not theirs to bargain away | Editorial
- Zelensky defies Trump with ‘massive’ raid on sites across St Petersburg
- Russia ships military equipment to Africa on civilian vessels carrying possible undercover intelligence officers, investigation finds
- Lithuania reports attempted arson attack on Starlink equipment used to connect with Ukraine — the third incident in the EU this month
- Star Wars: A Russian Military Satellite Gets Very, Very Close To One Used By Ukraine
- Lavrov In Tehran Amid Questions Over Whether Moscow Is Helping Iran In War With US
- Data centres in Russia: the consequences of Ukrainian drone strikes
- Rubio Vows To Keep Pushing For Ukraine Peace, Seeks Deeper US Ties In Central Asia
- WSJ: Putin proposed trilateral meeting with Trump and Xi to negotiate Ukraine’s fate
- Inside the shadowy world of anti-Putin sabotage from within Russia
- Ukraine war briefing: Trump accuses Zelenskyy of not wanting to end war as feud rumbles on
Sunday 18 October 2026
- Zelenskyy thanks Trump for resumed intelligence sharing after US Starlink ‘message’
- £2.5bn Chelsea fund could help children globally if Ed Miliband secures its release | Letters
- How reliant is Ukraine on the US-controlled Starlink internet service?
- Intensifying drone attacks on ships in Black Sea bring war ever closer to Nato shores
Saturday 17 October 2026
Friday 16 October 2026
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks at EU summit amid spat with Donald Trump
- Zelensky reportedly ready to halt energy strikes in return for extended Starlink access
- A thaw in relations? Hungary unblocks the opening of two clusters in Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations
- Reuters probe finds order blocking Ukrainian access to vital Starlink network came from White House
Thursday 15 October 2026
- Russian journalist expelled from Latvia after 12 years without explanation
- Saxony-Anhalt: AfD and BSW demand an end to aid for Ukraine
- Criminal investigators search Moscow home of Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief
- Ryazan oil refinery on fire as Ukraine restarts strikes on Russian energy facilities
- Ukraine to restart strikes on Russian oil refineries as US blocks Kyiv’s access to Starlink and intelligence