Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine carried out a new prisoner exchange under the July 23 Istanbul agreement. Both sides exchanged 185 soldiers and 20 civilians each. Moscow said its returnees were taken to Belarus for medical and…

Heavy rains triggered floods in the southern city of Odessa, killing nine people, according to emergency services. Officials said 362 people were rescued as floodwaters submerged vehicles and buildings. Mayor Gennady Trukhanov…

Fishermen off Trabzon’s Çarşıbaşı coast in Türkiye discovered an unidentified unmanned marine vehicle at night and towed it ashore. The vessel was taken to Yoroz Port amid suspicions it could be carrying explosives.…

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Russia is becoming “increasingly aggressive,” citing repeated violations of Polish and Estonian airspace. Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, Pistorius stressed that Moscow is testing NATO’s…

Russia launched 12-hour airstrikes with nearly 600 drones and missiles on 11 Ukrainian regions, killing four and injuring 70. All deaths occurred in Kyiv, including a nurse and patient at the Cardiology Institute. Zaporizhia’s…

Ukraine’s military intelligence announced that two Russian An-26 transport aircraft and two radar stations were destroyed in a drone attack on Russian positions in Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014. The An-26 aircraft, a Soviet-era…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Syrian President Ahmed al-Shahara in New York, USA, during the UN General Assembly. The two leaders signed a Joint Declaration restoring diplomatic ties, which were cut in 2022 after Syria…

Russian forces struck the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia this morning, killing three people and injuring two, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov. He said at least 10 aerial bombs damaged 15 apartment blocks, 10…