Ukraine

Russia reportedly launched 500 missiles and drones at Ukraine in three days; two of the biggest cities have been hit in a wave of heavy air strikes and at least five civilians have been killed

As Kherson residents prepare for winter, emergency services workers are scrambling to repair artillery damage to roofs and windows; 33.000 windows have been replaced in the past year

'If the world gets tired of helping us, it will simply let us die' Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska said in an interview with the BBC

The Defence Intelligence spokesman officially confirmed the poisoning of Marianna Budanova, wife of Ukrainian Defence Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov, and the poisoning of several other members of the Kiev intelligence community with heavy metals

A 'dry port' in the western region of Transcarpathia will be built in order to increase cereal exports to the European Union; it is planned to be implemented in the village of Horonda and will organize the supply of agricultural products to Italy

Moving schools underground, missile-proof and capable of withstanding a nuclear attack is becoming a reality in eastern Ukraine: Kharkiv built new schools below the surface and shells capable of withstanding an S-300 missile and radiation

"No one believes in our victory like I do, no one," Volodymyr Zelensky told the American weekly Time, saying he was tired of continuing to convince the allies that, with their help, Ukraine could defeat Russia

Fighting in north-eastern Ukraine has 'significantly worsened', especially in the Lyman and Kupyansk areas, reported General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of the Ukrainian ground forces

After the Russian missile attack that killed over 50 people, the UN sent a team to the village of Groza in the Kharkiv region for inspection

The country declared it is ready to develop its own air defence system production plan, with specialists in the field being invited for this purpose

To build a DNA database and facilitate the identification and subsequent reunification of abducted children with their families, DNA kits will be donated by the Netherlands