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The Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported that the bodies of 563 servicemen have been returned to Ukraine, of whom 320 were killed in Donetsk, 89 in Bakhmut, and another 154 had been in morgues on Russian territory.
More than 40 countries from Europe and beyond have met in Budapest for a summit of the European Political Community summit. Donald Trump's return to the White House and the possible knock-on effects on the war in Ukraine topped the agenda, as RFE/RL's Olena Abramovych reports.
Sergei Markelov, a Russian journalist living in the United States, said he is wanted in Russia, where a criminal case has been opened against him.
Ukrainian soldiers have diverse opinions on Donald Trump's election as U.S. president. "We need to think how to win the war, not what Trump will do," said a fighter stoically, while his fellow in arms hoped the president-elect would "do something good for Ukraine."
State-aligned Russian media celebrated Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election -- and the political split in U.S. society -- before official results were declared. But a Kremlin spokesman said he knew of no plans by Russian President Vladimir Putin to congratulate Trump.
The Pentagon announced a $425 million package of fresh security assistance to Ukraine under the presidential "drawdown authority" on November 1, its 69th tranche of defense equipment since late 2021.
The Finnish Prosecutor-General's Office has charged Voislav Torden, also known as Yan Petrovsky, a Russian ultranationalist and former commander of the Rusich sabotage group, with war crimes committed in Ukraine in 2014.
Ilya Yashin, a Kremlin opponent who was exchanged in a historic prisoner swap between Russia and the West, says he is working with colleagues -- including fellow activists Yulia Navalnaya and Vladimir Kara-Murza -- to unite Russians abroad with the goal of removing President Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Russia intends to deploy troops from North Korea in combat areas as early as October 27. He also called for "tangible" international pressure on the two countries to get them to respect UN legislation.
Some 80 percent of the high-rise residential buildings were damaged in Izyum in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region during the Russian occupation of the city between April and September 2022.
Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, has approved a strategic partnership treaty with North Korea that allows for "military and other assistance" from one country to the other.
Ukraine is evacuating the remaining residents of Kurakhove in the country's Donetsk region. Current Time's Borys Sachalko traveled with a police officer as he evacuated a local woman, driving at 150 kilometers per hour to avoid Russian kamikaze drones.
Roman Shklover, a 34-year-old activist from the Russian Diaspora of Armenia (RDA), was detained in Yerevan on the central Republic Square on October 21, the RDA said in a statement.
Apple has informed RFE/RL that it has removed Current Time's app from the Russian version of its App Store at the request of Roskomnadzor, Russia’s media regulatory agency.
City authorities in Minsk have put the home of self-exiled opposition politician Valer Tsapkala up for auction as part of a broader crackdown on government critics.
A Russian man sentenced to prison on a charge of discrediting Russia's armed forces after an anti-war drawing by his teenage daughter drew attention to him was released on October 15, saying conditions inside the institution were horrible and that he fears he may not be free for long.
Journalists and observers say they were removed from polling places during Kazakhstan's October 6 referendum on building its first nuclear power plant. The official tally in the tightly controlled vote showed over 70 percent in favor of launching the project. The government has backed the plan.
A Russian military court has sentenced Ukrainian Iryna Navalna, 26, to eight years in prison on charges of attempting to commit a terrorist attack and illegal possession of weapons.
Russian opposition activist Ildar Dadin, who fought on Ukraine's side, was killed in fighting against Russian forces in Kharkiv region, former Ekho Moskvy journalist Ksenia Larina reported.
Russia has deported about 100,000 foreigners in the first half of this year, 53 percent more than in the same period last year. Some 143,00 were denied entry in a campaign mainly targeting Central Asian migrants. Back home they struggle to find jobs, despite government promises of new opportunities.
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