Regional authorities reported early October 27 that Russian attacks in Ukraine had killed five people and wounded 19 others over the past day.
The Air Force reported that Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 41 of the 80 Russian Shahed drones launched overnight. The statement stated that 32 drones were lost in Ukraine and one flew towards Belarus.
In a new drone attack on the capital, around 10 attack drones have been downed in the suburbs of Kyiv. The incident was not reported to have caused any casualties, but the debris that fell damaged a home and two cars.
Governor Vadym Fillashkin reported that Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast resulted in the deaths of two people and nine injuries.
On October 26, Russian airstrikes on Kostiantynivka resulted in the death of one person and the injury of three others. The second death was reported in Mykolaivka.
Two injuries were reported at Kurakhove; two at Kostiantynopil; one each in Toretsk and Sontsivka.
Oleh Simiehubov, the Governor of Kharkiv Oblast said that Russian attacks in the village Radkove killed an 84 year old man and injured a civilian 65 years old.
OleksandrProkudin, regional governor, reported that two people were killed in Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast and eight others were injured. Two civilians were reported killed in the Russian shelling of Stanislav village on October 26 at around 2 p.m.
The regional military administration reported that Russian drones attacked a power facility in the Romny District of Sumy Oblast early on October 27, according to the regional military administration.
One person was reported to have been injured in a drone attack against the Sumy Community that morning.
Cherkasy and Chernihiv were also attacked, but no casualties have been reported.
According to Ukrainian authorities, the casualties of the Russian missile attack on Dnipro’s central-eastern Dnipro city late on October 25 that targeted residential buildings and Mechnikov Hospital have risen to 5 dead and 21 injured.
This includes 1,440 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
According to the central electoral commission, Georgia‘s ruling Georgian Dream Party captured 54.3% in the Oct. 26, parliamentary elections, with more than 99% of precincts being counted.
The chief of the national police in the country said that on October 24, Moscow had funneled $39 million into a scheme run by a pro Russian oligarch to influence election results by paying ordinary people to vote against closer relations with the West.
The Strategic Industries Ministry announced that on October 26, Herman Smetanin, Ukraine’s Minister of Strategic Industries, met with India Ambassador to Ukraine Ravi Shankar to discuss strengthening defence industry cooperation between Kyiv & New Delhi.
Windsor Star, a Canadian media outlet, reported on October 26 that Ukrainian-Canadian film-makers pulled their pro Ukrainian film “Intercepted”, from the Windsor International Film Festival in protest. They learned that it was to be screened alongside the controversial documentary “Russians at War”.
Mahuchikh, who accepted her award, said: “It is a very special moment for me because of the difficult time that Ukraine is going through.” “But, you’re right, I’m happy to be here…for all my people in Ukraine and I hope it brings some joy during this time.”
On October 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law allowing foreign volunteers to serve as officers in Ukraine’s International Legion.
During his evening speech on October 26, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that North Korean forces may appear on the front lines fighting alongside Russian forces in the coming weeks.
On Oct. 26, the ruling Georgian Dream Party, led by billionaire Bidzina Ilvanishvili, and groups that aimed to end its 12-year rule, declared victory.
On Oct. 26, footage was released showing a person stuffing the ballot box in the southern Georgian town of Marnueli.
The government is currently auditing the exemption process until Nov. 15, to determine which businesses qualify for critical enterprises status. This reflects the government’s efforts to balance the country’s defense needs and economic stability.
Nino Lomjaria is a lawyer and a former ombudswoman who reported on October 26 that a voter observer was assaulted while filming the stuffing of a ballot box.
According to Le Monde, sources cited on October 25, Gazprombank is poised to buy the Russian operations of Auchan, one of Russia’s biggest banks, which is also under U.S. heavy sanctions.
This includes 1,690 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
G7 leaders announced that they hoped to start disbursing funds by the end the year. The loan will help Ukraine meet its economic, defense and reconstruction needs.
During the Cold War, Sergiyev Posad-6 was a biological weapon research center. The Washington Post reports that a major renovation was started at the site soon after Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine.
Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, reported that a Russian suicide drone struck a 25-story building in the Solomianskyi District on October 25, killing a girl aged 15 and injuring 5 others.
According to a U.S. government official, the Biden administration believes a contingent of North Korean soldiers is en route to Russia’s Kursk region in order to help Moscow counter a Ukrainian offensive launched in that region in August.
The North Korean foreign ministry stated on October 25 that any decision made to send troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine would be in accordance with international law. However, it did confirm if such a deployment has taken place.
“If Mr. Trump is so confident of his influence over Putin, would he be able to help free Azovstal’s defenders as well as all Ukrainians who are in Russian captivity immediately?” “Time is of the essence,” Ukrainian boxing world champion Oleksandr Uzyk wrote on X.
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