05.10.2025

Reuters: Trump's administration is mobilizing U.S. diplomats to lobby against a U.N. resolution calling on Washington to lift its decades-long embargo on Cuba, in part by sharing details of Cuba’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters.

Ukrainska Pravda: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said his government's policy is focused on ending the war in Ukraine quickly rather than pursuing Russia's defeat.

Reuters: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he assumed Russia was behind many of the drones sighted over Germany this weekend, potentially including those that disrupted dozens of flights and stranded more than 10,000 passengers at Munich Airport.

United24 Media: According to Defense Express, the Ukrainian RK-360L, an extended-range modification of the Neptune-D missile, has officially demonstrated characteristics that place it on par with, or even above, the French-made MdCN, also known as NCM (Naval Cruise Missile).

Reuters: Putin said that if the United States supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russia then it would lead to the destruction of Moscow's relationship with Washington.

The Kyiv Independent: A large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine killed at least six people and injured at least 18 overnight on Oct. 5, according to the authorities.

The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces attacked the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast with aerial bombs late on Oct. 4, injuring six people, the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office reported on Oct. 5.

04.10.2025

Reuters: Billionaire Andrej Babis's ANO party cruised to victory in the Czech Republic's parliamentary election on Saturday, raising the prospect of a government that would boost Europe's populist, anti-immigration camp and reduce support for Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent: Kyiv has evidence that China has provided Russia with satellite data which has been used to target missile strikes on Ukraine, including strikes on facilities used by foreign companies, a member of Ukraine's foreign intelligence service said on Oct. 4.

Reuters: Drones have been spotted at airports and military installations across Germany over the past two days, Bild newspaper quoted a confidential police report as saying, suggesting sightings this week at Munich Airport were the tip of the iceberg.

ERR: Estonia and Ukraine have launched a new joint project to train more than 500 Ukrainian cyber specialists over the next 14 months under the framework of the Tallinn Mechanism.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck a Russian Buyan-M-class small missile ship, a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles, in Russia's republic of Karelia, the military reported on Oct. 4.

Reuters: Two Russian drones struck trains at a station in Ukraine's northern Sumy region, killing one person and injuring about 30 others, officials said on Saturday, with Ukraine's foreign minister accusing Moscow of deliberately hitting passenger trains.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Kirishi, in Russia's Leningrad region, overnight Oct. 4, sparking a fire that was later extinguished, Ukraine's General Staff has said.

ISW: The Kremlin continues efforts to undermine Western-brokered peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, likely as part of a larger campaign to divide and distract Europe.

03.10.2025

Reuters: Austria told the EU on Friday it would not support the bloc's latest sanctions package against Russia unless the EU unfroze some Russian assets to compensate Austria's Raiffeisen Bank for penalties imposed by Russia, diplomats said.

Reuters: Sweden is proposing legislation to increase security in the Baltic Sea by expanding its coast guard's ability to conduct maritime surveillance, the Nordic country's defence ministry said on Friday.

Reuters: A massive Russian air assault struck several of Ukraine's main gas production facilities, officials said on Friday, in some cases causing critical damage as Ukraine prepares for a new heating season.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones attacked the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Russia's Orenburg Oblast on Oct. 3. The facility lies about 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) from Ukraine-controlled territory.

Reuters: Russian warships have repeatedly sailed on collision courses, aimed weapons at Danish naval vessels and disrupted navigation systems in Denmark's straits that connect the Baltic Sea to the North Sea, its defence intelligence service said on Friday.

The Kyiv Independent: German investigators are examining possible links between unidentified drones spotted over northern Germany and a Russian "shadow fleet" vessel, Spiegel reported on Oct. 2, citing security sources.

The Insider: The hacker collective Black Mirror has released the first portion of an archive of documents from the Russian state defense corporation Rostec. The tranche contains more than 300 items. The materials detail Russia’s military and technical cooperation with foreign clients, pricing for military items, and logistics schemes aimed at evading sanctions.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones attacked the Azot chemical plant in Russia's Perm Krai overnight on Oct. 3, regional Governor Dmitry Makhonin reported.

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