Russian-Ukraine War: Multiple Explosions Heard In Kyiv The explosions happened at around 7 am local time. One of them sounded close to the city Centre. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Oct 17, 2022
Fire erupts at energy facility in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk after missile hit - governor A big fire broke out at an energy facility in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region after an overnight missile hit, a local official said on Monday. Reuters · Oct 17, 2022
What are kamikaze drones and why is Russia using them in Ukraine? Hitting civilian infrastructure seems to be only effective tactic for Putin’s under-pressure forces The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022
Ukraine: Explosions rock Kyiv a week after Russian strikes Several loud explosions rocked the center of the Ukrainian capital Monday morning, a week after Russia orchestrated a massive coordinated air strike across the country The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Explosions in Kyiv, as kamikaze drones attack The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been hit by explosions from a wave of kamikaze drones, the head of the Ukrainian president's staff says. The New Daily · Oct 17, 2022
Explosions rock central Kyiv, Ukrainian officials blame Russia's Iranian-made 'kamikaze drones' Several blasts hit the city centre early on Monday morning, followed by more explosions just after 8am local time, when many people were rushing to work or school. ABC News · Oct 17, 2022
Russian ‘kamikaze’ drones strike Kyiv, Zelensky says attacks ‘won’t break’ Ukrainians Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky’s chief of staff said Russian “kamikaze drones” hit Kyiv early on Monday. Zelensky said Russia had launched a barrage of drone and missile attacks across the country, but that the strikes would not "break" Ukrainians. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events… France 24 · Oct 17, 2022
Iran sending missiles to Russia as Putin’s army loses weapons at ‘unsustainable rate’ Iran has been forced to deny supplying weapons to Russia following after a number of Iranian kamikaze drones and troops from the Revolutionary Guard were spotted in Ukraine Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022
Russia-Ukraine news – live: Kyiv ‘shot down 85%’ of kamikaze drones launched in Putin attack Heavy fighting underway in towns near Donbas, says Volodymyr Zelensky The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Four killed in Kyiv as Russia unleashes 'kamikaze' drones Elena Mazur rushed to the blast site of a Russian drone attack in Kyiv on Monday when she received a phone call from her mother saying she was trapped under the wreckage of a residential building. Reuters · Oct 17, 2022
Fighter jet crashes in Russian city near Ukraine; Kyiv says 108 women freed in prisoner swap – as it happened Fighter plane hits residential building in southern Russian city of Yeysk; Ukraine says it is first all-female exchange with Moscow The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2022
Russia war in Ukraine pushes 4 million children into poverty: UN Study of 22 countries shows children in Russia and Ukraine were most affected by the economic fallout of war, UN says. Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2022
Could China Save the World? It is difficult to imagine Xi Jinping brokering peace in Ukraine, but if China wants to be respected, this is a chance. The News Lens · Oct 17, 2022
Russia threatens to equip Belarusian warplanes with nuclear missile capability Russia has pledged to equip warplanes from ally Belarus with nuclear missiles in its latest show of strength against the West following a string of military setbacks in Ukraine Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022
Reuters · Oct 17, 2022 U.S. condemns 'war crimes' after Russia drone attack hits Kyiv apartment block The United States will hold Russia accountable for "war crimes", the White House said on Monday, hours after Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with drones during morning rush hour, killing at least four people in an apartment building in Kyiv.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 236 of the invasion At least four people killed in drone strikes on capital Kyiv; Iran denies supplying weapons to Russia
WEKU · Oct 16, 2022 A rocket struck a mayor's office in Donetsk, an area controlled by separatists Pro-Kremlin officials on Sunday blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck the mayor's office in Donetsk, a city controlled by pro-Russian separatists.
Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022 Vladimir Putin 'has now lost more soldiers in Ukraine war than US did in Vietnam' If the unverified figure is accurate, it means that Russia's death count after eight months would be beyond what the US's was during their battle in Vietnam
ABC News · Oct 16, 2022 Heavy fighting in Soledar, Bakhmut in Donbas, Russia sends thousands of troops to Belarus There is heavy fighting in two towns in Ukraine's Donbas region as thousands of Russian troops move to Belarus, further raising tensions along Ukraine's north-western border.
Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2022 Russian forces hold the line in Kherson as Ukraine counterstrikes Moscow says it repelled a major attack by Kyiv’s troops in the south and inflicted ‘significant losses on the enemy’.
Reuters · Oct 16, 2022 Zelenskiy: heavy fighting around two Donbas towns (Corrects spelling error in paragraph 3)
Tribune News Service · Oct 16, 2022 Martin Schram: Will Putin’s exit be an off-ramp or trapdoor? Once again, the talking- and typing-heads are filling our news screens with double-doming about building an “off-ramp” Vladimir Putin will be willing to take to get out of the Ukraine war.
Axios · Oct 16, 2022 Russia targeting civilian areas to forcibly enlist men into Ukraine war Russian authorities have shown up at centers for the homeless and hostels housing labor migrants to round up men.
Tribune News Service · Oct 16, 2022 ‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill on the ‘responsibility’ of being an ambassador in Ukraine’s fight against Russia He’s a force for good.
The Conversation · Oct 16, 2022 Vladimir Putin is increasingly isolated in Russia and abroad. Does he have an exit strategy? One of Vladimir Putin’s oft-quoted maxims is that “sometimes it is necessary to be lonely to prove you are right”. As his ill-fated invasion of Ukraine drags on, he seems to be heeding his own advice.