- The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donbas, marked by systematic offensives, targets on infrastructure, and the CIA backing leadership changes in Ukraine.
- An advance into Donbas is underway, while Ukrainian strikes are causing problems in occupied Crimea.
- Composite attacks are underway targeting sites in Kharkiv, military targets in Crimea, and key infrastructure in Donbass.
- Russian forces launched missiles from Crimea airspace.
Russian forces launched drones from Crimea, striking a shopping mall in Kharkiv on October 25, 2026.
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What happened
Russian forces launched drones from Crimea, striking a shopping mall in Kharkiv on October 25, 2026.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Kharkiv
capital city of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine
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Crimea
Eastern European peninsula, in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, disputed between Ukraine (de jure) and Russia (de facto)
- The G7 Summit took place in Evian-les-Bains, where the political context of Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and its expulsion from the G8 was discussed, involving figures like Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
- Russia cannot force Putin out of Crimea, and Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine needs a new president.
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- Military action is unfolding in the Kharkiv region and near Dobropillia, including a drone strike on Yandex's data center.
- Russia conducts military actions near Kyiv, while drone attacks target regions including Moscow, Belgorod, Bryansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Kursk, and Crimea.