Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) said on Oct. 31 that it had destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 air defense system and a Nebo-U radar in Russia's Rostov Oblast, which borders Ukraine to the east. The Buk-M3 air defense system destroyed in the claimed September attack can hit targets up to 80 kilometers,

Russia suffered approximately 1,141,830 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and October 31, 2025, with 970 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours. — Ukrinform.

Drone teams compete to ascend a scoreboard that rewards units for successful attacks. Ukrainian officials say the contest helps keep soldiers motivated.

Russia fired one of its largest drone and missile assaults against Ukraine overnight, killing three people, including a 7-year-old girl, and cutting power to thousands as winter approaches,

Russia has been attacking Ukraine with cruise missiles, whose secret development led to President Donald Trump to abandon a nuclear arms control pact during his first term, according to Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is now believed to be more dug in than ever, according to a recent intelligence assessment.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv is working with its partners in the "Coalition of the Willing" to draw up a peace plan, including a ceasefire, to end the Russian war against Ukraine in a similar vein to U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point framework for Gaza.

Russia launched its second largest air attack on Ukraine since the start of the war with 700 drones and missiles, injuring dozens and killing four, one of whom was a 7-year-old girl.