AI-generated summary
The war between Russia and Ukraine has been ongoing since February 2022. This is an international armed conflict with significant humanitarian and economic consequences. Both sides are carrying out attacks on military and civilian infrastructure, including energy supplies, bridges and transportation facilities. The reporting is based on information from authorities on both sides and international news agencies, although independent verification is often not possible.
You can find all articles on the topic on our topic page on the war against Ukraine. We update an overview map with current developments here every day.
Russian or Ukrainian information on details of individual attacks and the number of injured and killed cannot currently be independently verified.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukraine will step up its attacks on Russian oil refineries in the coming weeks, as announced by President Zelensky.
Likely · Within weeks
The closures of bridges in Kiev will cause ongoing traffic problems until the damage is repaired.
Very likely · Within days
Moldova will further increase its security measures in view of drone strikes on its territory.
Possible · Within weeks

On the final Oktoberfest weekend, Munich lifted the warning about overcrowding on the Theresienwiese, although it is still very crowded. Visitor numbers were 5.2 million as of Wednesday, 700,000 more than last year, with a share of international guests of 31 percent. There were incidents such as a resuscitated person dying in hospital and an assault with a beer mug by a 51-year-old against a 38-year-old. The medical service reported 466 patients treated on Thursday. The city advises using side entrances and avoiding main entrances.
The US Coast Guard is searching for a missing small plane off the east coast of the United States with six people on board, including four Canadians. Contact with the machine was lost early Saturday morning after it declared an emergency.

A search is underway off the US east coast for a small plane with six people on board that was traveling from Bermuda to Boston after an emergency call and suddenly lost altitude. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching by both air and water for the Gulfstream G100 aircraft, registration C-GRJP, registered to Latitude Air Ambulance.
The Israeli army targeted senior Hamas official Ali al-Amudi with an airstrike on an apartment in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. According to civilian sources, five people were killed in the attack, including two women and their daughters and a young man, two of them Christians. The army confirms the attempt to kill al-Amudi and is checking whether he is injured or dead. The attack occurred on the morning of the anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. Despite the ceasefire, Israel continues its attacks in the Gaza Strip.
Ethiopian government troops have recaptured the provincial capital Mek'ele in the Tigray region after TPLF fighters largely abandoned the city. TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael announced a transition to guerrilla tactics and described the war as a regional battle for control of the Red Sea. Ethiopia's relations with Eritrea and Egypt have been severely strained due to allegations of TPLF support, with Ethiopia and Eritrea having severed diplomatic relations. The civil war, which ended with a ceasefire in 2022, is no longer recognized by the TPLF.

Russia threatens massive attacks on Kyiv and calls on foreigners to leave the city. Deaths and injuries are reported in air strikes on Ukraine's energy and transport infrastructure, while Kiev responds with counterstrikes.