Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks killed three people in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region and damaged an industrial site in the Perm region of the Ural Mountains, officials said on Sunday.
In the city of Belgorod near the Russian border with Ukraine, an attack killed two people and injured 13, said Belgorod regional governor Alexander Shuvayev.
“The attack has damaged 30 blocks of flats, 35 cars, four houses, three administrative buildings, eight commercial premises and three social facilities,” he said.
Another person was killed and one was injured in a village near the town of Shebekino, authorities said.
A drone attack on Russia's Perm region damaged an industrial facility, injuring five of its workers, regional governor Dmitry Makhonin said on Sunday.
Emergency services were at the scene and that the injured people received the necessary medical help, he said on the state-backed MAX messaging app without providing further detail on the nature of the damage.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its drones had struck a cargo vessel bound for the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk during an overnight attack. The ministry said the vessel was being used to supply the Ukrainian army.
Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of service
Ukrainian officials have disputed claims by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the country’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service by using the civilian satellite internet network for offensive drone strikes.
Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said long-standing restrictions on the civilian system in Ukraine made such offensive use impossible.
“It’s very strange that Elon Musk doesn’t know about the restrictions on Starlink’s operation in Ukraine,” he wrote in an online post.
Ukraine strike on industrial zone kills security guard in Russia's Lipetsk
A Ukrainian missile strike on an industrial zone in the city of Yelets in Russia's southwestern Lipetsk region killed a security guard and injured a paramedic, regional governor Igor Artamonov said on Sunday.
Artamonov said the security guard worked at one of the industrial facilities located on the site. The paramedic at the medical centre was taken to hospital, where she was receiving the necessary treatment, the governor said.
The governor did not identify the facility that was hit in the strike.
Reuters could not independently verify the report. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.
Elon Musk restricted Ukraine’s Starlink access after military ‘violated’ terms
SpaceX intentionally slowed its Starlink satellite internet network in Ukraine, owner Elon Musk confirmed on Saturday, hindering military efforts essential for the nation's defense against ongoing Russian aggression.
The tech mogul acknowledged the decision online shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that connectivity across both Starlink and Starshield services had returned to previous levels following a week-long disruption to combat operations.
Uncertainty had mounted over the past week regarding who authorized the service slowdowns affecting the critical communications network, which Kyiv has depended upon throughout its conflict with Moscow.
Britain must be ready for war in 1,000 days, Wes Streeting warns
Defence secretary Wes Streeting has said that Britain must be ready for war in 1,000 days as the government tells Britons to stock up with tinned food and bottles of water.
Writing in The Telegraph, Mr Streeting warns Britain’s adversaries could be ready to attack the UK in 2030.
He wrote: “Our adversaries’ willingness to harm us is not new. What has changed is there capacity. By 2030 their force strength and war economy could put them in a position to attack.
Bulgaria votes for president in wake of deadly Black Sea drone strikes
Bulgarians vote in presidential elections on Sunday as Russia's war in Ukraine spreads to the waters off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.
Polls place acting President Iliana Iotova, 61, and ex-caretaker prime minister Andrey Gyurov, 50, as leaders in a race of 27 candidates.
While the presidency is largely ceremonial, Sunday's vote has taken on added significance after a series of drone attacks on merchant ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast that likely killed some two-dozen international seafarers.
The strikes, which sparked international condemnation and concerns about the growing reach of the war in Ukraine, prompted the government to seek allied assistance to bolster maritime security.
Bulgaria has stopped short of directly accusing Russia of carrying out the attacks, but prime minister Rumen Radev said their outcome "benefits the Russian Federation".
Both leading presidential candidates condemned the strikes, but they differ over the broader war.
Gyurov, who served as caretaker prime minister this year, is supported by pro-Western, reformist parties and has long expressed support for Ukraine.
He signed a security cooperation agreement with Kyiv during his time as premier.
"I want Bulgaria to have a voice of its own in Europe. A reliable NATO ally that defends its interests through preparedness, strong diplomacy and a clear position," he said at a rally on Thursday.
Iotova, formerly vice president, became acting president in January after Radev resigned to enter the parliamentary race, which he won on what many political analysts considered a Kremlin-friendly ticket.
Radev supports Iotova and they both call for a diplomatic end to the war.
A victory for Iotova would make her Bulgaria's first elected female president. "My opponents argue that there must be a war of attrition." she told a rally on Thursday.
"The truth is, we are all the ones who are most exhausted."
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Putin targets Ukrainian civilians in barbaric ‘safari’ attacks as Trump turns blind eye
Vladimir Putin is targeting Ukrainian civilians in a surge of barbaric attacks across the country despite Donald Trump claiming that Russia is acting “fine” in the war.
New figures released by the UN this week show the number of Ukrainian civilian casualties in September rose by 85 per cent compared with the year before.
First-person drones, long-range glide bombs, ballistic rockets and new jet-powered Shahed cruise missiles are being used in the attacks as winter closes in. No one is off limits. Children, babies, mothers in the park, elderly fruit vendors.
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EU makes cautious approaches to Russia
After initially leaving it to Trump to try to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine, the EU has made cautious approaches to Russia.
The leaders of Britain, Germany and France have said they supported a proposal for talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Putin to try to secure a ceasefire, and that Europe would play a role.
Russia, meanwhile, has said it would be open to dialogue but not ultimatums.
On Sunday, Ushakov said that Russia was ready to resume three-way peace talks with Ukraine and the US after Russia's National Unity Day on November 4, echoing Kremlin comments this week on Putin's willingness to resume US-mediated talks with Ukraine as soon as next month.
Zelensky said on Friday that peace negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the US had agreed to meet at a technical level in the first half of November in Abu Dhabi, adding that he hoped a meeting of their `leaders would follow.
Ushakov also commented on a potential meeting between Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, saying that preparations had already started.
The proposed meeting is set to be held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China over November 18-19.
A separate meeting between Putin and Trump in Shenzhen had not been agreed upon, Ushakov said.
Europe should be included in Ukraine peace discussions, Kremlin aide says
Europe should be included in discussions on a peace settlement in Ukraine because its position could be crucial, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Sunday.
The US has been unable to put pressure on Kyiv to agree to a peace deal, Ushakov said in an interview with state television correspondent Pavel Zarubin.
"Before, it seemed after Anchorage, that the US administration might be able to dictate something and force Kyiv to comply. But so far, this hasn't really worked out," Ushakov said, referring to a 2025 meeting in Anchorage between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"That's because it's not enough to talk only to Kyiv; we need to talk to the whole of Europe, which fully supports Kyiv."
Ukraine launches massive drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod - report
A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod region overnight on Sunday reportedly killed one civilian and injured 10 others, local authorities claimed.
The drones reportedly targeted the MegaGRINN shopping complex, the city’s largest retail and entertainment centre, which was closed and empty at the time, The Kyiv Independent reported.
Officials confirmed a "massive UAV attack" but did not identify specific targets.
Reports of explosions, fires and air defence operations circulated on social media, but The Kyiv Independent said it could not independently verify them.
The attack came a day after Ukraine said its Starshield system had been restored to full speed. The military satellite network, which had operated at sharply reduced speeds since 14 October, is used by Ukrainian forces to coordinate drone strikes and other military operations.