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During the massive shelling on October 30, Russians damaged substations critical to nuclear safety in Ukraine, — IAEA
Yehor Soboliev shared the story of his son Mykhailo, who joined the military at 18 after years of studying, volunteering, and working with drones.
Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of October 30, 2025.
Putin ordered unhindered access for foreign journalists to Donetsk areas where Ukrainian forces are allegedly trapped, while Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry warned reporters not to trust Russia’s “corridor” offers.
Several Russian missiles entered the Chernivtsi region in West Ukraine from Romania this morning after crossing Moldova and Botoșani County.
To implement the plan to encircle the Pokrovsk agglomeration, the enemy deployed around 11 thousand personnel. Enemy groups that managed to infiltrate the city aim to advance northwest and north of Pokrovsk.
The “East” group clarified that as of October 29, no Russian forces are in Myrnohrad. The city and surroundings remain fully controlled by Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
Ukrainian SBU drones struck Russian military and infrastructure in occupied Crimea on October 29, hitting oil depots, a Pantsir-S2 system, and two radar stations.
Overnight, Russian forces launched 126 drones across Ukraine, hitting Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Chernihiv regions, causing injuries, fires, infrastructure damage, and widespread power outages.
Russian artillery shelled a children’s hospital in Kherson on October 29, injuring nine people, including four children and three medics. The building sustained severe damage.
Ylva Johansson stated 4.7 million Ukrainians are under temporary protection in the EU, numbers rising weekly, with plans to transition from protection to long-term partnership.
Germany’s Federal Court upheld the life sentence for a Russian man who killed two Ukrainian servicemen in Bavaria, rejecting his appeal and making the verdict final.