The military operation by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) in the Kursk region has significantly expanded the exchange pool. However, some Russian captives have been held in Ukraine since the onset of the broader conflict.

The number of captured Russian soldiers keeps rising as the full-scale conflict drags on. The commencement of the AFU’s operation in the Kursk region has opened new avenues for increasing the exchange pool. According to the "I Want to Live" project, on September 27, there …

Soldiers from the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade successfully repelled a massive Russian attack in the Donetsk region, according to a video released by the brigade's press service. In this intense engagement, the Russians attempted to pierce Ukrainian defenses with 19 pieces of military hardware, including tanks.

Ukrainian paratroopers report that near the village of Kostyantynivka in the Kurakhove direction, the Russians sent 11 armored infantry vehicles into battle, reinforced by eight …

Lithuanian customs officers have intercepted camouflage nets destined for Russian armed forces and will redirect them to Ukraine, officials confirmed.

The nets, discovered in a "Kaliningrad — Moscow" train during an inspection, were hidden in seven parcels containing 22 nets in total.

The first shipment of nets was found on a train on September 27: seven packages containing 22 nets. Another package with two camouflage nets was seized on September 29 at the Kibartai railway post.

The …

Russian authorities are planning to deploy up to 40% of individuals awaiting trial for military service, enabled by a new law passed in late September. Previously, only those in pre-trial detention or already convicted were eligible to sign contracts with the armed forces, reports the news outlet Important Stories, citing a source in the Ministry of Defence.

According to the source, military officials tasked with recruiting contract soldiers have been directed to identify which defendants are …

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to reach out to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in nearly two years. This anticipated phone call, which could take place as early as next month, is poised to occur ahead of the upcoming G20 summit in Brazil in November, reports Die Zeit, citing sources within the German government.

Although no formal request for the conversation has been submitted yet, government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit mentioned that Scholz is open to the …

Russian advances into Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, have intensified, as reported by a defense forces soldier with the call sign "Muchnoy" on his Telegram channel on October 1. The message highlighted that Russian troops have already made incursions into the western part of the city, planting their flags.

"About Vuhledar: the intensity of fighting remains high. The soldiers holding the line are brave warriors who will never be forgotten. The enemy is trying to completely seize the western part of …

In a historic move, the Lithuanian government has officially submitted evidence of crimes committed by the Belarusian authorities against their own citizens to the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. This information was reported by the Belarusian United Transitional Cabinet on Telegram.

“Given that these crimes were committed both on the territory of Belarus and member states of the Rome Statute, the ICC potentially has jurisdiction,” the cabinet's …

Ukraine's Energy Ministry reported on Tuesday, October 1, that Russia attacked a substation, disrupting one of the power lines to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The plant is once again on the brink of blackout, posing a severe accident risk, warned Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko.

"We demand immediate compliance with the IAEA resolution and the return of the plant under Ukrainian control. Safe operation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is only possible under Ukrainian …