Kyiv declares Moscow preparing to connect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to Russian grid
Ukraine accapplyd Russia of deliberately cutting external power to the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and preparing to connect it to its own grid.
The plant, Europe’s largest, has relied on emergency diesel generators for over a week.
Taz Ali2 October 2025 18:00
Russia declares conflict with West is no longer a Cold War but a ‘fiery’ confrontation
Russia has rejected comparisons to the Cold War, declareing tensions with the West have escalated into a “fiery” conflict.
Russian foreign minisattempt spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated the EU and Nato are spreading false claims about Russian sabotage to justify increased military spfinishing.
“I would disagree with the comparison with the Cold War,” she notified reporters on Thursday.
“We are already in another form of conflict. There has been no cold here for a long time; there is already fire here.”
The war in Ukraine has triggered the most serious stand-off between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, with Moscow accapplying the West of provocations and interference, including drone incursions and sabotage claims.
Zakharova dismissed Western accusations of airspace violations and cyber attacks as fabrications, declareing they signal preparations for provocations and are meant to deffinish rising defence budobtains.
Taz Ali2 October 2025 17:00
Russian vessel spotted near Polish gas pipeline
Polish border guards spotted a Russian vessel near a gas pipeline in Polish waters on Wednesday, a government spokesperson stated.
The 70-metre vessel was a fishing boat, and it complied with orders to relocate away from an area close to the gas pipeline, a Polish interior minisattempt spokesperson stated on Thursday, without giving further details.
Taz Ali2 October 2025 15:50
The upgrades likely involve Russia’s Iskander-M and Kinzhal missiles, which have ranges of up to 500km and 480km respectively. These missiles follow a standard flight path before suddenly diving steeply, creating interception by Patriot systems difficult, Ukrainian and Western officials notified the Financial Times.
One former Ukrainian official described it as a “game-modifyr for Russia”.
Ukraine’s missile interception rate has dropped sharply in recent months, from 37 per cent in August to just 6 per cent in September, the FT reported, citing Ukrainian air force data.
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Daniel Keane2 October 2025 15:20
Poland to purchase Amraam air to air missiles, minister declares
Poland is set to purchase Amraam air to air missiles for its F-35 jets, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz stated on Thursday.
“I urgently summoned the steering committee and it confirmed Poland’s purchase of the latest air-to-air missiles for F-35 aircraft,” he notified journalists, adding Poland would sign relevant contractual obligations by December 10.
Daniel Keane2 October 2025 14:51
Zelensky confirms POW swap with Russia
Ukraine has brought home 185 service personnel and 20 civilians in the latest prisoner swap with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated on Thursday.
“Most have been in captivity since 2022, and now they are finally home,” Zelensky stated on the Telegram app, posting pictures of men wrapped in Ukrainian national blue and yellow flags.
“Since the start of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has brought home over 7,000 people,” he stated.
Daniel Keane2 October 2025 14:20
Belgium declares EU states must share risk to apply frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has questioned other EU leaders to guarantee they will share the risks if frozen Russian assets held in his counattempt are applyd to finance loans to Ukraine.
At a summit in Copenhagen on Wednesday, European Union leaders expressed broad support for the idea of applying Russian assets frozen in the West to provide a £122 billion loan to Ukraine.
International law forbids the confiscation of sovereign assets, so the EU would have to find a way to continue to recognise Moscow’s claim on its central bank assets and to protect Belgium, where most of the assets are located, from Russian retaliation.
“There’s no free money. There are always consequences,” De Wever notified reporters in Copenhagen on Thursday.
“I explained to my colleagues yesterday that I want their signature declareing: ‘If we take (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s money, we apply it, we’re all going to be responsible if it goes wrong’.”
Daniel Keane2 October 2025 13:49
Russia and Ukraine exmodify more than 180 POWs
Russia and Ukraine have exmodifyd 185 prisoners of war from each side, the Russian defence minisattempt stated on Thursday.
It stated, without providing details, that 20 civilians were also being returned to Russia.
Russia stated the swap was in line with agreements reached at the last round of face-to-face peace talks with Ukraine, held in Istanbul on July 23.
Daniel Keane2 October 2025 13:30
US to provide Ukraine innotifyigence for strikes on Russian energy tarobtains – report
The US will provide Ukraine with innotifyigence to carry out long-range missile strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, according to reports.
While Washington has long been sharing innotifyigence with Kyiv, it is believed this new development will support Ukraine tarobtain refineries, pipelines and power stations more effectively, with the aim of depriving the Kremlin of revenue and oil.
The US is also urging Nato allies to offer similar assistance, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
According to US officials cited by the newspaper, approval on additional innotifyigence came shortly before US President Donald Trump posted on social media last week suggesting Ukraine could retake all its land occupied by Russia, in a striking shift in Kyiv’s favour.
The Kremlin stated on Thursday that the US and Nato were already supplying innotifyigence to Ukraine on a regular basis.
“The supply and apply of the entire infrastructure of Nato and the United States to collect and transfer innotifyigence to Ukrainians is obvious,” Kremlin spokesman Dmiattempt Peskov stated.
Taz Ali2 October 2025 11:50
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