According to Ukrainian information, Russia is increasingly attacking Ukraine's digital infrastructure.
“Russia is systematically attacking our digital infrastructure as well as our energy sector,” said Prime Minister Sergiy Koretskyj. Last month alone, Russia attacked ten data centers in the capital Kyiv. Korezkyj also warns of an increasing number of cyberattacks on government information systems and companies supported by artificial intelligence (AI). He calls on government agencies to quickly build cybersecurity teams.
According to the White House, Melania Trump brokered a local ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine for the city of Oleshky. The ceasefire will begin on October 29th, according to the US Presidential Office. Russia and Ukraine agree to temporarily stop all hostilities in the city. This is intended to enable the distribution of humanitarian aid and prepare for the evacuation of civilians via a safe corridor.
Contrary to US President Donald Trump's announcement, Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine continues to be throttled, according to Kiev military sources. This was reported by several Ukrainian media outlets, citing sources in the Defense Ministry. “There is currently no confirmation that the throttling has been lifted,” it said.
Moscow's largest airport, Sheremetyevo, is urging passengers to seek shelter and evacuate certain areas due to a Ukrainian drone threat. The Russian aviation authority Rosawiatsiya announced that three Moscow airports have temporarily suspended flight operations.
Russia only sees a role for the Europeans in negotiations to end the Ukraine war at a later stage. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said in Moscow that the talks would initially be held again in a three-way format between Russia, the USA and Ukraine. Peskov confirmed that a meeting in the United Arab Emirates was being prepared for mid-November.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war again. 270 soldiers were handed over to their home countries, reports the Russian state news agency Tass, citing the Defense Ministry.
Off the Romanian Black Sea coast, not far from the border with Ukraine, a merchant ship was once again allegedly hit by a drone. One sailor died and nine were rescued. Romanian President Nicusor Dan described the incident as another “escalation attempt by Russia”.
According to Moscow-appointed governor Leonid Passechnik, two civilians were killed and four injured in Ukrainian drone strikes in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region.
Russia has triggered massive power outages in the country with new serious attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. According to authorities, more than half a million people in the Zhytomyr, Volhynia, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi and Rivne regions are affected.
A tanker loaded with 40,000 tons of Russian diesel is on its way to New York. The delivery is part of an agreement between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Austria expels four Russian diplomats accredited in Vienna. Three members of the Russian Embassy “performed activities that are incompatible with their diplomatic status.”
According to a newspaper report, Ukraine is negotiating with Poland and Slovakia about moving customs controls for grain transport into the interior of the two EU states in order to prevent Russian drone attacks on trucks at the border.
After a conversation with US negotiator Steve Witkoff about an end to the war in Ukraine, Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin appears ready to negotiate. “We agreed that we are ready to resume our trilateral contacts,” Putin said.
Despite his announced willingness to hold peace talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin does not indicate that he is ready to withdraw from the territories in eastern Ukraine that have been occupied in violation of international law. The areas claimed by Moscow are historically Russian land.
In view of the increased pressure from the USA on his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns US President Donald Trump against further concessions to Russia. “I think if we lift the sanctions, we will make him stronger,” Zelensky said.
Elon Musk has restored Ukraine's access to the Starlink satellite network, according to US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump called on SpaceX boss Elon Musk to lift restrictions on the Starlink satellite system.
