Saab ready to open Gripen fighter jet assembly plant in Ukraine
Swedish aerospace company Saab is prepared to open a final-assembly plant in Ukraine as part of a proposed deal for Kyiv to buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets.
27 October 2025
Swedish aerospace company Saab is prepared to open a final-assembly plant in Ukraine as part of a proposed deal for Kyiv to buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets.
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) have destroyed a fuel and lubricant storage facility and a Russian fuel depot in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna signed a memorandum of understanding in Kyiv confirming Tallinn’s readiness to host the Ukraine Recovery Conference in 2027.
European Council President António Costa discussed Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine with China’s Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
U.S. President Donald Trump responded to reports that Russia had tested a nuclear-powered missile, advising Russian leader Vladimir Putin to focus on ending the war in Ukraine rather than conducting missile tests.
During the past day, Russian troops attacked the city of Kharkiv and 13 settlements across the Kharkiv region using various types of weapons, injuring three civilians.
Ukraine's air defense forces shot down 66 Russian drones of various types out of 100 launched by Russia since the evening of October 26.
There were 124 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops on October 26, with the heaviest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk sector.
Russia suffered approximately 1,137,960 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and October 23, 2025, with 800 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
The activities of Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev in the United States are aimed at enabling Russia to continue its war against Ukraine and kill even more people. Therefore, he deserves the reinstatement and strengthening of U.S. sanctions against him.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev is a Russian propagandist who lies about the consequences of sanctions for the Russian economy.
One person was killed and six others were injured today following an explosion of a turbine at an oil depot in the Al-Zubair district of Basra Governorate in southern Iraq.
Austrian Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker has spoken out against any attempts to exclude Israel from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Vienna next May, calling such a move a "great mistake."
26 October 2025
The U.S. government is likely to abandon its plan to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese goods.
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna welcomed the sanctions imposed on Russia by President Trump administration and European countries, emphasizing that these measures, together with coordinated assistance to Ukraine, create the best possible backdrop for negotiations.
Russia’s plans for its offensive campaign have once again been shattered over the past ten months thanks to the bravery of Ukrainian soldiers.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 71 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with fighting ongoing in five sectors of the front.
Moscow is seeking to use the visit of the Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev to the United States to spread Kremlin narratives in the U.S. information space.
Since Vladimir Putin came to power, Russia has turned into a totalitarian state. Russian leader has been meticulously guarding his regime from any threats. Now, he reportedly fears that a coup may be looming.
The current approach of the U.S. President toward Ukraine is based on viewing the country as a partner with major business opportunities — a perspective confirmed by recent actions of the U.S. administration.
Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braze, commenting on Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv, stated that while Vladimir Putin's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, is visiting the United States, the Kremlin leader is killing children.
To secure reliable guarantees of protection, Ukraine must become a full member of NATO, subject to the provisions of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty — and this is attainable.
Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić arrived in Kyiv on Sunday, October 26, for an official visit.
Two people were killed and eight injured in Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region yesterday and this morning.
Agents of the ATESH guerrilla movement disabled relay equipment on the railway near Armiansk in occupied Crimea, disrupting the logistics of the Russian invaders.
As of October 26, 2025, Ukrainian forces have liberated 185.6 square kilometers of the Pokrovsk district in the Donetsk region and cleared an additional 243.8 square kilometers.
At least one person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting on Saturday evening at Lincoln University in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
In Kyiv, the number of people injured as a result of the Russian attack on the night of October 26 has risen to 31, including seven children, while three people have been confirmed dead.
On the night of October 26 (from 8 p.m. on October 25), Air Defense Forces shot down/jammed 90 enemy Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of drones in the north, south, and east of the country.
On October 25, a total of 181 combat engagements occurred between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the enemy showing the greatest activity in the Pokrovsk sector of the frontline, where they carried out 76 assault actions.