The toll from a Russian attack in the Ukrainian region of Sumy is one dead and 13 injured. The Russians launched a drone which hit a minibus. This was reported by the head of the Sumy regional military administration, Oleh Hryhorov, he writes Ukrinform.
The victim was a 69-year-old man, while the injured included an 8-year-old boy and a 15-year-old teenager.
Moscow: “Three more villages conquered in Ukraine”
Moscow today claimed control of three more villages in Ukraine in the last 24 hours. They’ve been busy. “The units of the East troop group advanced into the depths of the enemy defense and liberated the settlements of Novonikolaevka and Privolnoe in the Zaporizhzhia region, as well as Egorovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region,” the Russian Defense Ministry wrote in its Telegram channel.
Kremlin to Trump: “We follow our national interests regarding missiles”
Donald Trump’s position “is important”, but “Russia and the president of Russia, first of all, are guided by their own national interests.” This is the response given by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by the agency Interfaxto the comment of the American president, who had judged “inappropriate” Moscow’s announcement of the test of the new Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile.
Vladimir Putin “should end the war…instead of testing missiles,” Trump said. According to the TassFurthermore, the head of the White House, during the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo, stated that the USA does not need new missiles because the Russians know that “we have a nuclear submarine, the largest in the world, in front of their coasts”.
However, Peskov judged that the missile test will not have a negative impact on relations with the United States.
“There is nothing – he said, quoted again by Tass – which can or should put pressure on relations between Moscow and Washington, especially since these relations are at a minimum level”. “So far – added Peskov – the first timid efforts to bring these relations out of the previous state of torpor have just been glimpsed”
Kremlin: “The development of the Burevestnik missile in defense from Europe’s militarism”
Russia must do everything for its own security, in the face of Europe’s aggressive conduct, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, responding to journalists who asked him whether the tests of the new Russian cruise missile Burevestnik sent a message to the West, including the United States, and served as a response to economic pressure.
“Russia is making constant efforts to ensure national security. New weapons systems, including this one, are being developed to achieve this goal. Ensuring security is vital for Russia, especially against the backdrop of the militaristic attitude that the Europeans are demonstrating,” Peskov denounced.
The Europeans, Putin’s spokesman claims, “are in a state of hysteria within themselves, which is Russophobic, aggressive and militaristic”, added Peskov. “Clearly, in this context, Russia must do everything possible to ensure its own security,” he concluded.
Moscow launches the first “infinity” missile, powered by a nuclear engine
by Gianluca Di Feo
In the afternoon Putin will see the Foreign Minister of North Korea
This afternoon, Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in the Kremlin. This was reported by the spokesman of the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov. Pyongyang’s number one diplomat, added Peskov, is currently in talks with her Russian counterpart, Serghei Lavrov.
Lithuania, the prime minister: “We will shoot down the balloons arriving from Belarus, border closed”
Lithuania will close its border with Belarus and shoot down balloons that violate its airspace. This was confirmed by the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Inga Ruginiene, after the Security Council meeting. With respect to the border closure, “an exception will be made for diplomats and EU citizens leaving Belarus”, the prime minister said. “This way we send a signal to Belarus and say that no hybrid attack will be tolerated here, we will take all the strictest measures to stop such attacks,” Ruginiene was quoted as saying by the public broadcaster Lrt.
Berlin prepares a 377 billion plan to strengthen the armed forces
Germany is preparing for a massive 377 billion euro rearmament plan, with the aim of transforming the Bundeswehr into the most powerful conventional armed force in Europe. This is what emerges from an internal German government document seen by Politico, which outlines a list of large-scale military purchases in all sectors – land, air, sea, space and cyber. The plan, divided into 39 pages and 320 new projects, represents a real roadmap for the modernization of the German army, strongly oriented towards national industry. Around 182 billion euros of the planned contracts would in fact be destined for German companies. The main beneficiary is Rheinmetall, which appears in 53 program lines for a total value of over 88 billion euros, followed by Diehl Defense, involved in Iris-T missile supplies for around 17 billion. The document also includes a large expansion of space and air defense capabilities: more than 14 billion are earmarked for new satellites and secure communications, while the Bundeswehr aims to acquire hundreds of Iris-T and Skyranger defense systems. The most sensitive programs also include the purchase of 15 F-35 fighters and 400 Tomahawk missiles from the United States, to maintain Berlin’s role in NATO nuclear sharing and strengthen its long-range attack capability. The plan, which will be detailed in the 2026 budget, is part of the new financing model desired by German Chancellor Fridrich Merz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, aimed at excluding military spending from the constitutional debt constraint. According to Politico, only 5% of the projects – equal to around 14 billion euros – are linked to foreign suppliers, but these include the most strategic components of German defense, from nuclear to surveillance and long-distance attack capabilities.
Media: “Power cuts in Kiev and two regions”
In Kiev and the Kiev and Dnipropetrovsk regions, emergency electrical power cuts were applied on the orders of Ukrenergo (Ukrainian electricity company, ed.). As Ukrinform reports, the news was communicated by the Dtek Group on Telegram. “On orders of Ukrenergo, emergency power cuts were applied in Kiev, Kiev and Dnipropetrovsk regions,” it reads
Moscow: “Rain of drones from Kiev, also on the capital”
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that it intercepted 193 Ukrainian drones overnight from Sunday to Monday in an attack that killed a bus driver and injured five passengers in the village of Pogar. Aleksandr Bogomaz, governor of the Bryansk region, on the border with Ukraine, said this via Telegram on Monday morning. Of the drones counted, 47 flew over the Bryansk region and 40 over the Moscow region, most of which were headed towards the Russian capital, according to the Defense Ministry.
Ukraine, drone attack on Donetsk: two women killed
Two women died and another was injured in a drone attack on a residential building in Donetsk. This was reported by Denis Pushilin, the separatist leader of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic.
Dozens of Ukrainian drones against Moscow, two airports temporarily closed
Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports have temporarily suspended operations in response to the Ukrainian drone threat. Explosions were reported in several parts of the capital and the surrounding region, according to Russian Telegram channels. No casualties were reported, while a fire reportedly broke out at an oil depot in Serpukhov.
Temporary closure of Vilnius airport: 13 flights canceled and 14 diverted
The temporary closure of Vilnius airport forced the cancellation of 13 flights and the diversion of another 14 to other airports. Another 20 flights were delayed. The cause of the temporary interruption is the sighting in its surroundings of sounding balloons, used by Belarusian smugglers to transport cigarettes across the border. Last week the airport of the Lithuanian capital was forced to close three more times due to similar incidents.
Trump: “Putin should end the war, not test nuclear missiles”
Russian President Vladimir Putin “should end the war” in Ukraine “instead of testing missiles.” This was stated to reporters on board Air Force One by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who defined yesterday’s testing of a new Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile as “inappropriate”. “He should end the war, a war that was supposed to take a week will soon be going into its fourth year. That’s what he should do instead of testing missiles,” Trump said.
Drone hits minibus in Bryansk. One dead and five injured
A Ukrainian drone hit a minibus in the Bryansk region, killing the driver and injuring five people, the governor of Russia’s southwestern region, which borders Ukraine, said on Monday. All the injured were transported to a local hospital, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said on the Telegram messaging app.
24 drones destroyed in the Tula region of Russia
Twenty-four Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight in the Tula region of Russia. This was reported by Governor Dmitry Milyaev. “During combat operations to protect the airspace of our region, air defense units of the Russian Ministry of Defense destroyed another 24 Ukrainian drones last night. There were no casualties. No damage to buildings or infrastructure was recorded,” Milyaev wrote on Telegram
Lithuania closes its border with Belarus
Lithuania has indefinitely closed its border crossings with Belarus after hot air balloons violated its airspace for the third consecutive night. Vilnius officials reported this, quoted by local media. “Vilnius International Airport temporarily suspended operations for several hours on October 26 and 27 due to one or more hot air balloons flying in the direction of the airport,” airport authorities said. The incident marks the third consecutive night and the fourth time this week that airspace violations have halted air traffic in Lithuania.
Dozens of Ukrainian drones against Moscow
Dozens of Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow tonight, according to Mayor Sergey Sobyanin quoted by local media. Russian air defenses have so far shot down around 30 aircraft, the news agency reported Tass. Moscow’s Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports temporarily suspended operations in response to the threat. Explosions were reported in several parts of the capital and the surrounding region, according to Russian Telegram channels. No casualties were reported, while a fire reportedly broke out at an oil depot in Serpukhov. Yesterday, Russian raids on Kiev caused at least three deaths and over 30 injuries during the night. Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov announced that on October 21, Moscow successfully tested the new Burevestnik cruise missile, a nuclear-powered carrier capable of carrying atomic warheads.
Zelensky: “Encirclement in Kupyansk is a total lie”
Russian statements about the alleged encirclement of Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk and Pokrovsk area are a complete lie. The Ukrainian president said this Volodymyr Zelensky quoted by RBC-Ukrainecommenting on the Kremlin’s news that Russian troops had surrounded up to 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers in Pokrovsk and Kupyansk. This is a total lie. And it’s not the first time,” Zelensky argued.
