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Received — 27 October 2026 ⏭ The Kyiv Independent

Export hurdles and visa waits for Ukrainian companies force Pentagon to slow its drone contest

27 October 2026 at 20:01

One morning in June, the head of export at Ukrainian drone company Stellarion found himself unexpectedly in need of a U-Haul outside the Detroit Metro Airport in Michigan.

Stellarion was set to test its drones in front of American soldiers at a competition organized by the Pentagon at Camp Grayling,

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky reveals details of 'Operation Veles'

27 October 2026 at 19:20
The operation, code-named "Veles," involved an underground advance of more than 15 kilometers (9 miles), according to Zelensky.

Starving residents of Oleshky must not become props in Russian propaganda

27 October 2026 at 17:37

For months, desperate civilians remaining in the southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky have been blockaded inside, as Russia severed food and medicine supplies to the city amid constant shelling, food shop closures, and reports of looting; many of the city's elderly and less mobile residents have been forced

Kyiv approves alternative Dnipro crossings after Russian strikes on bridges

27 October 2026 at 15:45
Kyiv's Southern Bridge was struck by at least one Russian ballistic missile on the morning of Oct. 27, leaving a large hole in the structure and closing the bridge to both road and rail traffic.

Ukrainians fled west for safety. Now Russian drones are following them

27 October 2026 at 15:23

Andrii Mazur has spent 24 years with Ukraine's State Emergency Service in Volyn Oblast, but during all that time, nothing has compared to the situation that has unfolded in recent weeks.

He and his team have been dispatched to disaster areas eight times in seven days, operating round

On Ukraine's language day, Russia strikes publisher's warehouse in Kharkiv

27 October 2026 at 14:01
The disruption to KSD's planned releases is the latest blow to Ukraine's book industry, which has endured repeated Russian strikes on printing facilities and warehouses since the start of the full-scale war.

Russia's return to global sports gathers momentum as EU mulls response

27 October 2026 at 13:34
"Sports and culture must not become vehicles for whitewashing Russian aggression," the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Oct. 13. But since then, Russia has advanced its sports agenda in at least two instances.

Ukrainian postal service forms private air defense force, shoots down Russian drones

27 October 2026 at 13:19
Nova Poshta is the largest private postal and courier company in Ukraine, operating over 15,817 branches across the country, and employing over 34,000 people. Its post offices and distribution centers have frequently come under Russian attack.

302,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded by Ukrainian drones since January, Defense Ministry says

27 October 2026 at 11:25
The highest number of casualties Ukrainian drones inflicted on the Russian military was recorded in March, with almost 34,000 soldiers killed or irrecoverably wounded.

Norway, Finland call Putin ahead of potential Abu Dhabi peace talks

27 October 2026 at 10:22
"The outcome of this war will have a direct impact on our and the broader European security. Ending the war requires direct discussions," said Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,581,840 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

Russia has lost 1,581,840 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Oct. 27.

The number includes 1,400 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

According to the

How free is Ukraine's press in wartime?

27 October 2026 at 06:00
"An environment is gradually taking shape in which it is becoming increasingly difficult for journalists to do their jobs," Inna Vedernikova, a journalist at the Ukrainian newspaper Dzerkalo Tyzhnia, told the Kyiv Independent. "The space for freedom of speech is shrinking."

New report tracks how Russia helps China build better drones

27 October 2026 at 03:54
The investigation found that Russian designs for rocket-launched drones likely helped shape weapons China unveiled in 2025 and that Russian wind tunnels kept testing aircraft models for China's top arms maker after the invasion of Ukraine.

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