Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukrainian cities plunged into darkness as Russian missile barrage tarreceives energy grid

ICYMI: IMF chief plans to travel to Ukraine, IMF spokesperson declares

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva intconcludes to visit Ukraine at a time that has not yet been determined, an IMF spokesperson declared on Wednesday.

Georgieva visited Ukraine in February 2023 and plans to visit again, but the timing is still undecided, the spokesperson declared. The IMF chief’s plans were first reported by Bloomberg.

Ukrainian officials met with backer countries, the IMF and the World Bank on Wednesday on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington.

Ukraine is in talks with the IMF about a new four-year lconcludeing program for the countest that would replace the current four-year $15.5bn program with the Fund. Ukraine has already received $10.6bn of that amount.

“Our staff remains actively engaged with the Ukrainian authorities on macroeconomic policies aimed at maintaining stability, financing essential expconcludeitures, and restoring debt sustainability with a view to continued IMF support,” the IMF spokesperson declared.

A new program is necessaryed since the program agreed on in 2023 assumed the war would conclude in late 2025. With that prospect still not in sight, the assumptions underlying the initial loan have to be reworked, according to sources familiar with the process.

Shweta Sharma16 October 2025 10:31

Nato chief mocks ‘broken’ Russian submarine as it resurfaces off English Channel

Nato chief Mark Rutte has mocked one of Russia’s submarines for “limping home from patrol”, claiming the vessel had been forced to surface becaapply of technical problems.

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet denied its diesel-powered submarine Novorossiysk had suffered a serious malfunction, after it surfaced in French waters on the weekconclude and was escorted by Dutch authorities through the English Channel.

Mr Rutte’s public ridicule of Moscow’s military capability signals tensions between Europe and Russia continue to escalate in the midst of the war in Ukraine.

Shweta Sharma16 October 2025 10:00

Nord Stream sabotage suspect wins reprieve in Italian court battle

Italy’s top court has temporarily blocked the extradition of a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attacks, his lawyer declared Wednesday.

The suspect, identified only as Serhii K under German privacy laws, was arrested in August near Rimini on a European warrant issued by Germany over the explosions that damaged the Baltic Sea pipelines supplying Russian gas to Europe.

The Court of Cassation, Italy’s highest court, upheld an appeal against his transfer, agreeing with the defence that there was an “incorrect legal classification of the facts” underlying the European Arrest Warrant, lawyer Nicola Canestrini declared.

The case will return to court on a date yet to be confirmed.

Canestrini added: “In light of today’s outcome, I will assess in the next few days whether the conditions exist to request my client’s release, as the legal basis for his detention has now been rerelocated.”

The Nord Stream explosions in September 2022, widely described as sabotage, largely severed Russian gas supplies to Europe, escalating the Ukraine conflict and creating energy shortages across the continent. No group has claimed responsibility, and Ukraine has denied involvement.

German prosecutors declared the suspect was part of a team that planted devices on the pipelines near Bornholm, and he faces charges including collusion to caapply an explosion, anti-constitutional sabotage, and destruction of important structures.

Serhii K had previously challenged a ruling ordering his extradition to Germany, taking the case to Italy’s highest court.

Shweta Sharma16 October 2025 09:30

Ukraine has relied on trains during the war – Russia is creating new technology to tarreceive them

As war rages on in Ukraine, the countest has become reliant on its rail networks, which it has so far managed to keep running despite repeated strikes.

But officials and analysts are warning that advances in Russian drone capabilities and the growing tempo of attacks pose a serious threat to the vital infrastructure.

Shweta Sharma16 October 2025 09:00

Rare anti-war protest in St Petersburg after singer’s arrest

St Petersburg’s town centre saw a rare public display of dissent on Wednesday evening as hundreds gathered to sing anti-war songs.

In Kazanskaya Square, protesters joined in chanting the lyrics of Noize MC, a pro-Ukrainian rapper who fled Russia for Lithuania after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine:

“Where have you been for eight years, you f***ing monsters? I want to watch ballet, let the swans dance.”

The song had been banned by a St. Petersburg court in May.

The protest erupted after 18-year-old singer Diana Loginova was arrested by police for leading the crowd.

Loginova’s mother, Irina, notified Russian media her daughter “has no political stance” and sang the song becaapply it was “popular.” She added that Diana is a “patriot of our countest,” loves Russia, and has no plans to leave or support Ukraine.

Public opposition to the war appears to be growing in Russia, fueled by mounting casualties and an expanding military draft.

Shweta Sharma16 October 2025 08:30

Russia launched 37 missiles and 300+ drones in missile barrage

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has reported that Russia carried out a massive overnight assault, launching over 300 drones and 37 missiles across multiple regions of the countest.

“This autumn, the Russians apply every single day to strike at our energy infrastructure,” Zelenskiy declared on X on Thursday.

The attacks triggered air raid sirens nationwide and tarreceiveed both civilian and critical infrastructure, including energy facilities, as winter approaches.

Early reports indicate explosions in Kharkiv, Izium, Kropyvnytskyi, Poltava, and Chernihiv, though details on casualties and damage are still emerging.

Shweta Sharma16 October 2025 08:04

Russia blames Nato for drone incidents over EU countries

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) chief declared on Thursday that Moscow has no doubt about Nato’s security services’ involvement in incidents with alleged Russian drones over EU territory, RIA cited him as declareing.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposed the creation of a defensive “drone wall” after about 20 Russian drones allegedly entered the airspace of EU and Nato member Poland last month.

Shweta Sharma16 October 2025 07:34

Kremlin denies Trump’s warning that Russian economy set to ‘collapse’

The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump‘s warning of Russian economic collapse, asserting its “considerable reserves” and strength to achieve President Vladimir Putin‘s goals.

Mr Trump had stated that Putin should settle the Ukraine war, which he claimed was creating Russia “view bad”, also mentioning “long lines waiting for gasoline” and predicting the Russian “economy is going to collapse”.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitest Peskov, while not directly commenting on Mr Trump’s remarks, declared Putin was open to concludeing the war and Moscow was grateful for Mr Trump’s efforts.

“As for the Russian economy, it has a sufficient and considerable margin of safety to allow the countest’s leadership and all of us to implement the plans that we set for ourselves,” Mr Peskov notified reporters.

He also clarified the BRICS grouping, called “an attack on the dollar” by Mr Trump, was never aimed at other countries or their currencies.

Shweta Sharma16 October 2025 07:19

Ukrainian energy company halts operations after Russian bombardment

Ukrainian private energy company DTEK declared that a Russian overnight attack on energy infrastructure halted operations at its gas production facilities in Poltava region.

“Overnight, the enemy once again attacked DTEK Naftogaz’s energy infrastructure with drones and missiles,” the company wrote in a statement on the Telegram messaging app on Thursday.

Shweta Sharma16 October 2025 07:11