United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War to maintain international peace and security, promote cooperation among states, and protect human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City. The UN coordinates humanitarian assistance worldwide, including in Ukraine, through agencies such as the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The current Secretary-General is António Guterres.
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Putin proposes Trump–Xi summit on Ukraine without Zelensky, Rubio confirms talks
The Wall Street Journal reported that Vladimir Putin proposed a trilateral summit with US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC meeting in Shenzhen on 18–19 November to end the war in Ukraine on terms favourable to Moscow. The proposed format would not include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the sides are discussing the idea but said no agenda exists yet; US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the talks on 19 October in Samarkand, saying Trump has not agreed but wants the war to end.
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Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian missile-fuel and launch-complex facilities overnight
On the night of 9 October 2026, Ukraine's Defence Forces struck Russian facilities tied to missile launches and rocket-fuel production, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. Three missile-related targets were confirmed hit: a branch of the Barmin Research Institute of Launch Complexes near Dalneye Konstantinovo-5 in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, the Centre for Elimination of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles near Surovatikha in the same oblast, and the Redkino Research Plant in Tver Oblast. Fires broke out at the Redkino plant; the regional governor said no workers were hurt. Reports also describe simultaneous drone strikes on an oil depot north of Belgorod, the Ukhta refinery in the Komi Republic, and sites in Kaluga Oblast.
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Ukrainian churches appeal to Pope Leo XIV over humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky
The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations has appealed to Pope Leo XIV, the UN, the ICRC and other religious bodies to intervene in what it calls a humanitarian catastrophe in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast. Ukraine says the city has had no food deliveries since late May 2026, with civilians cut off from supplies and prevented from leaving, and announced it will raise the situation at the UN General Assembly High-Level Week.