In Article Audio Player Key Takeaways from the ISW: Russia is using unannounced strategic nuclear exercises to posture strength against Ukraine’s allies and distract from mounting battlefield ...

In brief: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “strategic disaster” and said Moscow would not achieve its original war aims. His remarks came as Ukrainian strikes ...

In brief: Ukraine says robotic machine-gun turrets using AI and machine vision have downed Russian jet-powered drones, including the Geran-5, as Kyiv expands deployments despite the systems’ limited ...

In brief: War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on November 4, 2026.

This undated handout photograph released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on Oct. 2, 2026 shows damage to a bridge following an air attack in Kyiv. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE / ...

In brief: Russian forces struck Kyiv’s North Bridge for the second consecutive day on Sunday, Oct. 4, blasting a crater into the road deck, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. The bombardment follows a ...

In brief: A third Russian drone hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge on Thursday after two earlier strikes near its supports, damaging the roadway and metro infrastructure. [UPDATED: Oct. 2, 1:57 am , Kyiv time ...

In brief: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived unannounced in Kyiv on Sunday, Oct. 4, pledging long-range weapons and 1,000 specialized interceptors to counter Russian jet-powered Shahed drones.

In brief: Fires were reported near a major oil refinery and chemical plant in Volgograd and at a large oil storage facility in Samara following a massive overnight drone attack. Russia claimed its air ...

In brief: Trump again blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for soaring US diesel prices, rejecting the Middle East war as the main cause. His energy secretary acknowledged disruptions from ...

In brief: Russian strike drones violated Moldovan airspace during an attack on Ukraine on Saturday, Oct. 3, detonating and scattering debris across the Căușeni, Ștefan Vodă, Hîncești, and Anenii Noi ...

In brief: Estonia has accused Russia of ordering an arson attack on defence company Milrem Robotics in Tallinn, a claim Moscow rejected as baseless. The incident comes amid growing accusations of ...