Russia/Ukraine War
NATO, EU establishment waging ‘hybrid war’ against Europe — analyst
Italian journalist Thomas Fazi noted that Europeans were being subjected to a targeted psychological campaign designed to make them believe that Europe is under attack by Russia
CIS countries' historic choice to unite proves worthwhile — statement
The growing role of regional associations has become a global trend, the statement notes
Montenegro detains founder of Rybar, one of Russia’s most popular pro-war Telegram channels. Here’s what we know.
Montenegrin authorities detained the creator of the Telegram channel Rybar. Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife, and three other Rybar staffers were detained in the town of Risan on the mo…
Multipolarity, need to remove trade barriers in CIS: Putin’s key statements
According to the Russian leader, trade between Russia and the CIS member states exceeded 110 billion dollars in 2025 and continued to grow this year
NATO to conduct nuclear deterrence exercise in Italy without live ammunition
17 countries will participate in the exercise
Confirmed Ebola cases in DRC exceed 8,700 — WHO
The fatality rate stands at around 48.2%
Rybar project confirms detention of its founder, other Russian nationals in Montenegro
The project stressed that all of them had been legally and officially present in the country
EU gas shortage caused by bloc’s own actions — envoy
Kirill Dmitriev commented on a report that EU countries would face their largest gas shortage in 15 years in winter
Montenegro Arrests Founder of Influential Russian Pro-War Blog Rybar
The U.S. is offering up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of Mikhail Zvinchuk, the founder of the influential pro-war channel Rybar.
Press review: Kiev may step up Russia strikes as Rubio urges EU to put its interests first
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, October 9th
Montenegrin security services claim blogger Zvinchuk was carrying drones
The newspaper earlier reported the detention of Mikhail Zvinchuk and his associates in the town of Risan
Rybar project head with his colleagues detained in Montenegro — news outlet
The detentions took place in the town of Risan
Russian forces destroy Ukrainian deployment sites with FAB-3000 air bombs at Orekhov
Russian Aerospace Forces crews struck the targets at the moments of maximum concentration of Ukrainian personnel
Several modules of Yandex’s data center in Russia completely knocked out by Ukrainian drone strike
Yandex said a drone strike hit its data center in Kaluga.
Battlegroup North artillery eliminates over 100 Ukrainian militants near Kharkov, Sumy
The battlegroup's artilery crews carried out more than 200 fire missions overnight
Former UN high commissioner for human rights to receive 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Navanethem "Navi" Pillay was honored "for her efforts to promote peace and international law"
Montenegro detains Russian pro-war blogger behind Rybar, a Telegram channel with 1.5 million subscribers
Montenegrin authorities detained Mikhail Zvinchuk, creator of the Z channel Rybar, local outlets Vijesti and Pobjeda reported.
Battlegroup North destroys 189 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over past day
According to Vasily Mezhevykh, 27 Ukrainian UAV control centers, 45 R-18 heavy combat drones and eight ground robotic systems were eliminated as a result of battlegroup's operatio…
Ukrainian grandmother released after Russia had her arrested in Kazakhstan on kidnapping charges. She’d traveled there to retrieve her grandson.
Liubov Rozhanska, a Ukrainian citizen detained in Kazakhstan at Russia’s request, has been released, her lawyer, Alexei Pryanishnikov, told Vot Tak.
Russia’s Battlegroup South destroys 102 Ukrainian copter drones over past 24 hours
According to battlegroup’s spokesman Vadim Astafiev, 34 Ukrainian UAV control centers, 34 ground robotic systems and six materiel depots were eliminated over the past day
Saudia pilot killed in attack on Riyadh airport — TV
The airline confirmed that one of its aircraft sustained damage while parked on the tarmac as a result of the attack on October 8
European gas storage levels could fall to critical 11% by winter's end — report
EU storage levels are projected to stand at around 30% by the end of March 2027
Kiev faces critical situation as its power generation destroyed, says expert
Emergency blackouts were earlier imposed in the part of the city on the right bank of the Dnieper
Russia’s Battlegroup West destroys 90 Ukrainian combat multicopters over past day
According to the battlegroup’s spokesman Ivan Bigma, 54 Ukrainian UAV control centers, two motorcycles and 39 enemy ground robotic systems were eliminated over the past day