Russia/Ukraine War
Russia’s RTS Index tops 900 points for first time since early August
At 10:49 a.m. Moscow time, the benchmark index gained 0.82% to reach 906.04 points
Putin wants Ukraine deal more than Zelensky – Trump
Vladimir Putin wants to reach a peace deal on Ukraine more than Vladimir Zelensky, Donald Trump has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Two ships hit by drones of unknown origin off Bulgarian coast – Europe live
Rescue operations underway after one vessel is sunk in the Black Sea and another damagedThe four ministers are speaking now.Poland’s Sikorski says he “regrets” that Europe “wasted…
French Navy Boards Russia-Linked Tanker in Indian Ocean
The ship is at least the sixth shadow-fleet tanker French authorities have detained over the past year.
Drones attack two cargo ships off Bulgaria’s coast, one Ukrainian-owned. Sofia plans to summon Russian ambassador.
Two cargo ships came under attack overnight on October 13 in the Black Sea off Bulgaria’s coast, the country’s prime minister, Rumen Radev, said.
North Korea tests technically upgraded ballistic missile component — news agency
According to KCNA, the modernization is expected to lead to significant improvements in the power and accuracy of North Korea’s offensive weapons systems
IMF projects average oil price at $95.74 per barrel in 2026 and $87.39 in 2027
The average price of oil in US dollars a barrel was $67.74 in 2025
Zelensky’s behavior angers Trump amid refinery strikes — media
According to the magazine, after a heated confrontation with the US leader at the White House in February 2025, Vladimir Zelensky "spent more than a year trying to repair his rela…
Kyiv has learned to live between air raid alerts. After two months of relentless Russian attacks, there’s barely any time between them.
Kyiv residents have lived under Russian drone and missile attacks since the start of the war, but this summer the attacks became a daily occurrence. Since late August, Russian for…
Reuters: Witkoff and Kushner told Kyiv that a diesel deal with Russia would help bring the Kremlin back to the negotiating table
U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner tried to convince the Ukrainian delegation at a meeting in Miami that a diesel deal with Russia could help bring the Kreml…
Ukraine’s Air Force confirms lack of timely data on missile launches
The causes are being established
FACTBOX: Damaged school in Kaluga Region, 604 UAVs, aftermath of attacks on Russia
Damage from falling drone debris was recorded in the city of Nevinnomyssk in Russia’s North Caucasus Stavropol Region
Trump may cut off Ukraine’s access to intelligence, Starlink — media
According to the report, the recent Russia-US diesel agreements came "in a wretched month for Ukrainians, ahead of a fast-approaching frigid winter"
Russian strikes hit Ukrainian defense plants, logistics centers, railway infrastructure
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, a Pulp Mill Print workshop housing a production site for missiles and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles was struck in Kiev
‘Yandex Pay’ partially resumes operations after Ukrainian drone strikes on data centers
Dmitry Pirogov, the head of Yandex Pay’s fintech division, announced that the company has restored access to transfers and payments for some users.
France seizes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker in Indian Ocean
France’s navy detained an oil tanker called the DF Peak that belongs to the “shadow fleet” on October 12, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills three
Rescuers clearing rubble at a residential building damaged in a Russian strike found the bodies of three people who had been killed, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional adm…
Russian stock indices decline as main trading session opens on Moscow Exchange
At the opening of the main session, the benchmark MOEX and RTS indices both shed 0.13%, easing to 2,390.78 and 897.51 points, respectively
More than 400 Ukrainian drones flew toward Moscow, school building damaged in Russia’s Kaluga region
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 417 Ukrainian drones flew toward the Moscow region overnight on October 13.
Moscow repels one of this year’s largest drone attacks, calculations show
According to Sergey Sobyanin, between 8:30 p.m. Moscow time on October 12 and 7:00 a.m. Moscow time on Tuesday, 417 UAVs flew toward the Moscow Region
Merchant ship comes under drone attack in Black Sea off Bulgaria — news website
The injured sailors and the other crew members were evacuated to Varna on board border patrol boats
Tuesday briefing: Could Burnham take Britain back towards the EU?
In today’s newsletter: The prime minister is calling for closer ties with the EU, but what could this actually amount to?Good morning. After a holiday spent contracting nursery bu…
Trump says 'would love' to serve third term as US president
By law, Donald Trump’s second term as president is set to end in January 2029
Iran accuses UK of ‘false-flag’ terror plot at airbase
Iran has accused Britain of staging a false-flag terror plot at RAF Fairford to cover up its involvement in US-Israeli strikes on Iran Read Full Article at RT.com