Ukraine
Ukraine
Tears and Joy in Ukraine POW Swap: ‘I’ll Hug and Kiss Him’
Kyiv Post team visited a prisoner exchange in northern Ukraine. Families who had been waiting months and even years for their loved ones finally saw them return from Russian captivity.
Oct. 6, 2025
France
Greeks Bearing Gifts for Ukraine: Big Cannon and Lots of Zuni Rockets
It’s not a donation by Athens to Kyiv, it’s an arms sale financed by Europe. Discussions that dozens of Greek Mirage fighter jets might also fly for Ukraine’s Air Force seem stalled.
Oct. 6, 2025
Czechia
Eurotopics: Former PM Babiš Wins Czech Election
Commentators discuss the reasons behind the billionaire’s success and discuss whether the Czech Republic will now abandon its pro-European, pro-Ukrainian course.
Oct. 6, 2025
War in Ukraine
Western Parts Found in Russian Drones, Missiles: Zelensky
Russia fired almost 500 drones and over 50 missiles at Ukraine on Sunday, killing five people – including in the western Lviv region – and damaging its energy infrastructure.
Oct. 6, 2025
Russia
Drones Hit Huge Russian Explosives Plant – 900 km Behind Lines
Drones struck one of Russia’s biggest explosives producers, the Sverdlov Plant in Dzerzhinsk, sparking a fire and multiple explosions. Authorities say 20 drones were intercepted.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Builds Battery Network to Keep Power On During Russian Attacks
The batteries serve as backup power, automatically kicking in if a power plant goes offline, helping prevent blackouts and giving engineers time to restore the main grid.
Oct. 6, 2025
Russia
Chinese Spy Satellites Tracked Over Ukraine During Russia’s Massive Missile Strike
During Russia’s massive Oct. 5 missile-and-drone attack on Ukraine, at least three Chinese Yaogan satellites passed over western regions, with Kyiv’s intelligence linking such data to Russian strikes.
Oct. 6, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine’s ‘Skala’ Regiment – Heroes or Villains?
Saturday’s article in The Times reports on the 425th Separate Assault Regiment draws attention to its frontline successes but there are wider concerns about the way its leadership achieves its wins.
Oct. 6, 2025
War in Ukraine
Putin Uses Threats and Promises to Block Tomahawk Missiles for Ukraine – ISW
In an interview published Oct. 5, Putin warned that US provision of Tomahawk missiles would “lead to the destruction” of an “emerging positive trend” in ties between Washington and Moscow.
Oct. 6, 2025
Drones
Russia Pounds Kharkiv With Overnight Drone Strike, Fires Erupt Across City
Russian strike drones hit Kharkiv overnight, sparking fires, injuring four, and damaging homes following one of the heaviest nationwide attacks in months.
Oct. 6, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 5, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on October 5, 2025
Oct. 6, 2025
US
At UN, US to Push to Sanction Cuba For Fighters in Ukraine
As more than 5,000 Cubans are said to have been recruited by the Kremlin, Washington refuses to budge on its 50-some year embargo, and doubles down on pressure on Havana.
Oct. 6, 2025
Ukraine
Avoiding Obstruction: Czechia Unlikely to Mirror Hungary Despite ‘Trumpist’ Ex-PM Win, Experts Say
Analysts suggest the new government will be less proactive, but unlikely to adopt the full-scale obstructionist policies of Hungary or Slovakia.
Oct. 6, 2025
Ukraine
Russian Aerial Attacks Kill 5, Wound More Than a Dozen Across Ukraine, Cause Blackouts
Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Lviv kill at least 5, wound 14 others, including a teenager, and target power grid amid falling temperatures, as Poland scrambled fighters to secure its airspace.
Oct. 5, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Russia – Western Business Knew the Risks
The interests of Western taxpayers should come first.
Oct. 5, 2025
Putin
OPINION: Russia Faces Catastrophe Because of Ukrainian Perseverance
Trump’s declaration that Ukraine can win back all the territory Russia has seized, seems an acknowledgement that Putin is about to lose and a greater understanding of the reality he previously held.
Oct. 5, 2025
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