Russian Defence Ministry
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Ukraine and Russia start limited humanitarian ceasefire around occupied Oleshky
Ukraine and Russia began a limited ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson region to facilitate aid deliveries and prepare a safe evacuation corridor for civilians. The pause started at 03:00 Kyiv time on October 27 and was scheduled to last until 22:59 on November 1, with no violations reported by either side as of 17:30 on October 27.
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UN commission: Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are war crimes
A UN investigative commission concluded that Russia’s deliberate, systematic attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. It also found evidence that Russian authorities engaged in human trafficking to recruit men from 29 countries for the armed forces.
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Russia launches massive combined missile and drone strike on Kyiv overnight, killing civilians including a child
In the night of 29–30 September 2026, Russia carried out a large-scale combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine with the main strike direction targeting Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast. Ukrainian air defense reported intercepting 5 ballistic missiles and 155 of 188 launched drones. Two women were killed in Kyiv and a child died in Vyshhorod, where rescuers pulled three survivors from the rubble of a destroyed house. Fires and damage were recorded in four Kyiv districts and across multiple Kyiv Oblast districts, and 8,000 Kyiv households lost power before DTEK restored supply.
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Ukrainian drone strike halts Moscow oil refinery on day of State Duma vote
On the night of 20 September, Ukrainian forces struck the Gazpromneft-Moscow refinery in the Kapotnya district of Moscow with a combined drone and missile attack, setting both primary crude distillation units ablaze and forcing a full halt of oil processing. Ukraine's General Staff says cumulative strikes have now knocked out more than 45% of Russia's designed oil refining capacity. The attack fell on the day of Russia's State Duma election, with Moscow authorities not activating air raid sirens or SMS warnings, an omission analysts at the Institute for the Study of War linked to a priority on voter turnout over civilian safety.