Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

A Russian missile strike on Kyiv early Wednesday caused widespread damage, including to six embassies and several other locations across the city. The embassies of Albania, Argentina, Palestine, North Macedonia, Portugal, and Montenegro, all housed in the same building, were significantly impacted, according to Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on Oct. 24, 2024.

A fire erupted in Voronezh following a Ukrainian drone strike, with the Voronezh Malshevo believed to have been targeted. Ukrainian army commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announced that the advance into Russian territory southwest of Kursk is progressing. Kyiv recently reported control over more than 74 settlements in the Kursk region.

Ukraine has been plunged into darkness as parts of the country experienced a widespread blackout following a series of devastating attacks on its power plants by Russia. The emergency blackout comes amidst escalating tensions between the two nations, with Russia intensifying its bombing campaign in response to alleged Ukrainian attacks on its border regions.

The Nobel Foundation on Sept. 2 withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year's Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the decision announced a day earlier "provoked strong reactions."

NATO has göne into cleanup mode in the wake of a debate over a senior official's suggestion that Ukraine could cede territory to Russia in exchange for NATO membership.

The 100-year-old former U.S. statesman has become the latest person to be pranked by a couple known as Vovan and Lexus, according to Russian media.

The new ambassador of Ukraine to Bulgaria - Olesya Ilashuk, who caused more than mixed reactions, criticized for her lack of diplomatic experience, presented her credentials to Bulgarian President Rumen Radev.

The President of the Republic of Croatia is blacklisted/Photo:EPA/MARTIAL TREZZINI

The reason was Milanovic's recent statements that Ukraine had no place in NATO and that the EU had instigated a "coup d'état" in Ukraine in 2014, which overthrew pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych.

Efforts to evacuate civilians from Luhansk in eastern Ukraine came to a halt Monday after a French journalist was killed.
French President Emmanuel Macron said today, after the agreement of the leaders of the European Union on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, that additional sanctions should not be written off in the coming weeks, Reuters reported.