Russia announced it will test its emergency warning systems on Oct. 2, with the government telling citizens “don’t panic, be calm.”At 10:30 a.m. local time, sirens will sound for one minute accompanied by loudspeakers calling “Attention everyone!” and …
Russian forces execute 16 Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk, prosecutors sayRussian forces appear to have shot 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Donetsk Oblast, the largest recorded case of mass execution of surrendered soldiers on the battlefield, Uk…
The U.S. vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 between Republican Senator J.D. Vance and Democratic Governor Tim Walz touched on a variety of domestic issues, and some foreign policy, but did not include a single question — or comments from either candida…
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Oct. 1 against seven individuals and two entities associated with Evil Corp, a Russia-based cybercrime group.The Treasury’s sanctions coincided with an indictment from the U.S. Justice Department agai…
Russian defense production facilities are recruiting tens of thousands of factory workers amid an acute personnel shortage, the BBC’s Russian service reported on Oct. 1. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has drained Russia’s labor market and prompted …
Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) and Foreign Ministry evacuated 179 people from Lebanon on Oct. 1 amid escalating violence in the Middle East, the Foreign Ministry reported. The evacuation comes after Israel on Oct. 1 launched a ground invasion of…
Ukraine is in talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to place foreign observers near its nuclear power plants amid reports Russia is planning to attack the infrastructure connecting the plants to the country’s energy grid, an Energy M…
Editor’s note: This is issue 75 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Sept. 23- Sept. 29, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament rel…
Ukraine has exponentially increased domestic ammunition production over the past two years and has successfully tested its own ballistic missile, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 1 at Ukraine’s second international defense industry forum. Ukra…
Ukraine’s defense minister requests dismissal of 3 deputies, state secretary.
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov called the system of the Defense Ministry, including the Armed Forces, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HU…