Volodymyr Zelensky has said there has been no real reaction from the world after Moscow's "deliberate and open" attack on Ukraine in Lviv.
“Russia is openly trying to destroy our civilian infrastructure right now, ahead of winter – our gas infrastructure, our power generation and transmission,” he said in his nightly address.
“Zero real reaction from the world. We will fight so that the world does not remain silent and so that Russia feels the response,” Zelensky said.
At least five civilians have died after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure.
Moscow sent more than 50 ballistic missiles and around 500 drones into nine regions across Ukraine, Zelensky said on Sunday morning.
Poland said it scrambled aircraft early on Sunday to ensure its air safety after Russia launched the airstrikes on Ukraine, with Ukrainian officials reporting missiles and drones raining down on the Lviv region near the Polish border.
Key Points
- Zelensky criticises partners over 'zero real reaction' to Russian strikes
- All we know about large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine that killed five
- Patrolling Nato’s skies with the RAF: A bird’s-eye look at Europe’s creeping frontline
- Up to 5,000 Cuban mercenaries fighting in Ukraine
Russian sabotage groups operating in eastern city of Pokrovsk, says Ukrainian commander
16:01 , Alex CroftRussian sabotage groups are operating inside the embattled eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, where forces from both sides have clashed, said the commander of a Ukrainian drone unit.
Dmytro Lavro, a deputy commander in Ukraine's 25th Airborne Brigade, said fighting rages "on the ground and in the sky" for the city, a strategic hub for Kyiv's forces on the eastern front.
"The enemy is putting pressure on us (and) we are doing our best to repel them," he said. "At the moment, we are evenly matched."
Russia has been attacking Pokrovsk for many months as it grinds out incremental gains in the east and south of Ukraine. Open source maps showing Russian military positions indicate the city is being gradually surrounded in a pincer movement.
Lavro added that the proportion of Ukrainian-made drones and ammunition had increased since 2023, the result of Kyiv's efforts to scale up its burgeoning domestic defence industry.
Zelensky shares video of Russian drone strike on Ukrainian passenger train - ICYMI
15:02 , Alex CroftCzech president says end of ammunition drive would hurt country's position and Ukraine
15:02 , Alex CroftThe end of the Czech initiative for delivering ammunition to Ukraine would hurt the Czech Republic as well as Kyiv's defence against Russia, Czech president Petr Pavel said on Monday.
His comments came after parliamentary elections in the country won by billionaire populist Andrej Babis’ party. Babis, who served as prime minister from 2017 to 2021 has supported ending the programme.
"If we were to reduce or even end this support, we would primarily harm ourselves, but ending this support would also have a negative impact on Ukraine, if many more lost their lives," Mr Pavel said after holding talks with political parties.
Zelensky: Ukraine used domestically-produced missiles in attack on Russian infrastructure
14:31 , Alex CroftPresident Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that recent attacks by Ukraine's military on Russian infrastructure included domestically produced missiles.
"It's important to understand that in recent days Ukraine has been using exclusively Ukrainian products (and) not just drones," he said at a briefing in Kyiv, when asked whether Ukraine has fired its new long-range Flamingo missile against Russian targets.
"And judging by the strikes, I think it's clear to people where drones were used, and where drones were not used."
Mr Zelensky added that the supply of US-produced weapons to Ukraine has not been affected by the ongoing government shutdown in Washington.
Polish court extends custody for Ukrainian wanted in Nord Stream case
14:00 , Daniel KeaneA Polish court has decided that a Ukrainian diver wanted by Berlin over his alleged involvement in explosions which damaged the Nord Stream gas pipeline must remain in custody for another 40 days.
Volodymyr Z. was detained near Warsaw last Tuesday and the court decided he would be kept in custody for seven days.
The court decided on Monday to extend his detention while a decision is made on whether to transfer him to Germany based on a European arrest warrant.
Kremlin trying to stop Trump from providing Tomahawk to Ukraine – ISW
13:32 , Maira ButtThe Kremlin is trying to prevent the United States from providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in order to retain the sanctuary that Russia enjoys in its rear, a Washington-based think tank has said.
“Ukrainian forces are able to conduct long-range drone strikes against a significant portion of Russia’s rear, but the payloads on these drones are limited and not suitable to destroy specialised objects,” the Institute for the Study of War said.
It added that Ukraine’s ability to launch missile strikes “deep into Russia’s rear with larger payloads would allow Ukraine to significantly damage – if not destroy – key military assets in Russia, such as the Shahed drone factory in Yelabuga, Republic of Tatarstan, or the Engels-2 Air Base in Saratov Oblast from which Russia sorties strategic bombers that fire air-launch cruise missiles at Ukraine”.
“ISW assesses that there are at least 1,945 Russian military objects within range of the 2,500-kilometre variant Tomahawk and at least 1,655 within range of the 1,600-kilometre variant,” the think tank monitoring the war in Ukraine said.
“Ukraine likely can significantly degrade Russia’s frontline battlefield performance by targeting a vulnerable subset of rear support areas that sustain and support Russia’s frontline operations,” it said.
The Kremlin is trying to prevent the United States from providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in order to retain the sanctuary that Russia enjoys in its rear. ⬇️
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) October 6, 2025
Ukrainian forces are able to conduct long-range drone strikes against a significant portion of Russia’s rear, but… https://t.co/Jj6HTzxAvr pic.twitter.com/o156dxvkap
Watch: Zelensky criticises partners over 'zero real reaction' to Russian strikes
13:02 , Maira ButtAll we know about large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine that killed five
12:32 , Maira ButtRussia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs across Ukraine in the early hours yesterday, killing five people in a major nighttime attack that Ukrainian officials said targeted civilian infrastructure.
Moscow fired 53 ballistic and cruise missiles and 496 drones, Ukraine's air force said. Volodymyr Zelensky reported that nine regions were targeted.
Four people, including a 15-year-old, died in a combined drone and missile strike on Lviv, according to regional officials and Ukraine's emergency service.
It was the largest aerial assault on the historic western city and surrounding region since Russia's full-scale invasion on February 2022, according to Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the local military administration. Earlier in the war, Lviv was seen as a haven from the fighting and destruction farther east.
In a Telegram post, Kozytskyi said Russia launched about 140 Shahed drones and 23 ballistic missiles across the region. At least six more people were injured, according to a statement by Ukraine's police force.
Up to 5,000 Cuban mercenaries fighting in Ukraine
12:00 , Maira ButtCuba and its president Miguel Diaz-Canel were actively supporting Russia's war in Ukraine, according to an internal US State Department cable seen by Reuters.
"After North Korea, Cuba is the largest contributor of foreign troops to Russia's aggression, with an estimated 1000-5000 Cubans fighting in Ukraine," the cable said.
The State Department spokesperson declined to provide further details on the Cuban fighters but said Washington was aware of the reports that they were fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine.
"The Cuban regime has failed to protect its citizens from being used as pawns in the Russia-Ukraine war," the spokesperson said.
In recent weeks, Ukrainian officials warned US lawmakers about the growing scale of recruitment of Cuban mercenaries by Russia to fight in Ukraine.
Ukraine hits Russian oil terminal in Crimea, says military
11:28 , Maira ButtUkraine’s military has allegedly hit a Russian oil terminal in occupied Crimea, its military said on Monday.
It reportedly struck one of Russia’s main explosives factories.
Ukraine's military General Staff said "numerous explosions" were reported after the strike on the explosives factory, in a statement. A fire has also broken out following the attack on the oil depot, according to the report.
Both sides maintain that they are targeting war infrastructure.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel reflects on pre-invasion negotiations
11:01 , Maira ButtAngela Merkel, Germany’s former chancellor, gave a candid reflection on Europe’s negotiations with Russia prior to its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
She told Partizán that she did not feel Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking the Minsk Agreement seriously in 2021.
“That's why I wanted a new format where we could speak directly with Putin as the European Union,” she said.
“Some people didn't support this. These were primarily the Baltic states, but Poland was also against it.”
She explained that the countries were afraid that “we wouldn't have a common policy towards Russia.”
She added: “In any case, it didn't come to fruition. Then I left office, and then Putin's war began.
“We can't say today what would have happened.”
Patrolling Nato’s skies with the RAF: A bird’s-eye look at Europe’s creeping frontline
10:32 , Maira ButtAs the seemingly unremarkable ZZ-343 aircraft taxies along the apron at RAF Brize Norton, it passes the vibrant union flag livery of its distinctly more glamorous twin the Vespina, emblazoned with the words “United Kingdom”.
The planes are fine examples of these islands’ genius for compromise. They’re passenger carriers that are also airborne fuel tankers, known as Voyager. Vespina is fitted out to carry royalty and other British VIPs – but put to better use by the military most of the time.
Sam Kiley reports:
Patrolling Nato’s skies with the RAF: A birds-eye look at Europe’s creeping frontline
In photos: Rescuers look for victims in Russian attack on Lviv
10:05 , Maira Butt
Former Russian President says drone disruptions reminder to Europe of danger of war
09:30 , Maira ButtFormer Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that drone incursions into European airspace are a useful reminder to its citizens of the dangers of war.
“The main thing is that short-sighted Europeans feel the danger of war on their own skin,” he wrote on Telegram.
“That they fear and tremble like dumb animals in a herd being driven to slaughter.”
Russia has insisted it is not behind the incursions and does not want to attack Europe.
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Thousands left without power after Ukraine attack on Belgorod
09:04 , Maira ButtUkraine’s overnight attacks in the Belgorod region of Russia has damaged power infrastructure across the region.
Thousands of customers were left without power after the attacks caused electricity links to snap, the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Monday.
Emergency services and engineers were able to restore power to 34,000 people by Monday but 5,400 were still left without electricity.
Both sides say they are aiming attacks at war infrastructure.
Russia says Ukrainian drone attack damaged security staff office at oil refinery
08:29 , Arpan RaiThe Rosneft-controlled Tuapse oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar region was targeted by Ukrainian drones overnight, causing a fire at a building for security staff which was quickly out, regional authorities said this morning.
Ukraine has sharply stepped up its drone strikes on Russia's oil refineries and pipelines in the past two months in what it says is a response to Russia's attacks on its own energy infrastructure.
Just hours earlier, the Russian military said that its air defence units had destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones overnight, most of them over the southwest, with 61 over the waters of the Black Sea and one heading towards Moscow.
"On the night of 6 October, drone debris fell on the grounds of the Tuapse oil refinery. A fire broke out in the security building, which was quickly extinguished," local officials in the Krasnodar region, where the refinery is located, said on the Telegram social media channel.
"Two people were injured and hospitalised," they said.
The export-oriented Tuapse plant, which has a processing capacity of 240,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) produces naphtha, fuel oil, vacuum gasoil and high-sulphur diesel.
It mainly supplies China, Malaysia, Singapore and Turkey.
Watch: Zelensky criticises allies over 'zero real reaction' to Russian strikes
08:26 , Arpan RaiOslo Airport temporarily pauses landings after suspected drone sightings
08:21 , Maira ButtNorway’s Oslo Airport was forced to pause between one and several landings on Monday.
A Norwegian pilot reported seeing three to five drones while approaching the airport and raised the alarm to police around midnight.
“One or more aircraft waited in the air until the situation was clarified. No aircraft departed for alternative airports,” an Avinor spokesperson said.
Still no external power at Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
08:15 , Arpan RaiIt's still not possible to connect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine to an external power source due to a tense situation but things are under control, the RIA state news agency said this morning.
RIA cited the plant's Russian-controlled management who have said that the plant is running off reserve generators after an external power line was cut.
Kremlin trying to stop Trump from providing Tomahawk to Ukraine – ISW
07:55 , Arpan RaiThe Kremlin is trying to prevent the United States from providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in order to retain the sanctuary that Russia enjoys in its rear, a Washington-based think tank has said.
“Ukrainian forces are able to conduct long-range drone strikes against a significant portion of Russia’s rear, but the payloads on these drones are limited and not suitable to destroy specialised objects,” the Institute for the Study of War said.
It added that Ukraine’s ability to launch missile strikes “deep into Russia’s rear with larger payloads would allow Ukraine to significantly damage – if not destroy – key military assets in Russia, such as the Shahed drone factory in Yelabuga, Republic of Tatarstan, or the Engels-2 Air Base in Saratov Oblast from which Russia sorties strategic bombers that fire air-launch cruise missiles at Ukraine”.
“ISW assesses that there are at least 1,945 Russian military objects within range of the 2,500-kilometre variant Tomahawk and at least 1,655 within range of the 1,600-kilometre variant,” the think tank monitoring the war in Ukraine said.
“Ukraine likely can significantly degrade Russia’s frontline battlefield performance by targeting a vulnerable subset of rear support areas that sustain and support Russia’s frontline operations,” it said.
The Kremlin is trying to prevent the United States from providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in order to retain the sanctuary that Russia enjoys in its rear. ⬇️
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) October 6, 2025
Ukrainian forces are able to conduct long-range drone strikes against a significant portion of Russia’s rear, but… https://t.co/Jj6HTzxAvr pic.twitter.com/o156dxvkap
Russia says it downs 251 Ukrainian drones, including 61 over Black Sea
07:44 , Arpan RaiRussia said on Monday its air defence units destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones overnight, most of them over the southwest, with 61 over the waters of the Black Sea and one heading towards Moscow.
The Russian defence ministry posted the figures on the Telegram messaging app, but there was no official information on possible damage. Russia’s defence ministry reports only the number of drones destroyed, not how many in total are launched by Ukraine.
Ukrainian news channels on Telegram said a large fire was sparked by a hit on an oil depot in Feodosia on the Crimean coast of the Black Sea. A fuel tank at the depot exploded as a result of the attack, the RBK-Ukraine media outlet said.
A breakdown of Russia's latest aerial attack
07:20 , Arpan RaiBelow, you can see a breakdown of Russia’s latest, overnight aerial attack.
⚡️On the night of October 5 (starting 20:00, October 4), Russia launched a massive combined strike. Ukrainian air defense tracked 549 aerial targets:
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) October 5, 2025
•496 attack UAVs (about 250 Shaheds);
•2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles;
•42 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles;
•9 Kalibr… pic.twitter.com/RTH02NZZ9l
Up to 5,000 Cuban mercenaries fighting in Ukraine
06:40 , Arpan RaiCuba and its president Miguel Diaz-Canel were actively supporting Russia's war in Ukraine, according to an internal US State Department cable seen by Reuters.
"After North Korea, Cuba is the largest contributor of foreign troops to Russia's aggression, with an estimated 1000-5000 Cubans fighting in Ukraine," the cable said.
The State Department spokesperson declined to provide further details on the Cuban fighters but said Washington was aware of the reports that they were fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine.
"The Cuban regime has failed to protect its citizens from being used as pawns in the Russia-Ukraine war," the spokesperson said.
In recent weeks, Ukrainian officials warned US lawmakers about the growing scale of recruitment of Cuban mercenaries by Russia to fight in Ukraine.
In photos: Rescuers look for victims in Russian attack on Lviv
06:29 , Arpan Rai
All we know about large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine that killed five
06:16 , Arpan RaiRussia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs across Ukraine in the early hours yesterday, killing five people in a major nighttime attack that Ukrainian officials said targeted civilian infrastructure.
Moscow fired 53 ballistic and cruise missiles and 496 drones, Ukraine's air force said. Volodymyr Zelensky reported that nine regions were targeted.
Four people, including a 15-year-old, died in a combined drone and missile strike on Lviv, according to regional officials and Ukraine's emergency service.
It was the largest aerial assault on the historic western city and surrounding region since Russia's full-scale invasion on February 2022, according to Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the local military administration. Earlier in the war, Lviv was seen as a haven from the fighting and destruction farther east.
In a Telegram post, Kozytskyi said Russia launched about 140 Shahed drones and 23 ballistic missiles across the region. At least six more people were injured, according to a statement by Ukraine's police force.
Patrolling Nato’s skies with the RAF: A bird’s-eye look at Europe’s creeping frontline
05:52 , Arpan RaiAs the seemingly unremarkable ZZ-343 aircraft taxies along the apron at RAF Brize Norton, it passes the vibrant union flag livery of its distinctly more glamorous twin the Vespina, emblazoned with the words “United Kingdom”.
The planes are fine examples of these islands’ genius for compromise. They’re passenger carriers that are also airborne fuel tankers, known as Voyager. Vespina is fitted out to carry royalty and other British VIPs – but put to better use by the military most of the time.
On this autumnal evening, ZZ-343 left her sibling on a once almost unimaginable mission. Part of Operation Eastern Sentry, she is carrying fuel to Typhoon fighter jets patrolling the skies over Poland to see off Russian invaders.
Inconceivable at the end of the 20th century, Eastern Sentry is now what passes for a “norm”. The hybrid Voyager aircraft is now engaged in hybrid warfare with Russia that’s heating up and defining the early decades of this century.
Patrolling Nato’s skies with the RAF: A birds-eye look at Europe’s creeping frontline
Watch: Zelensky criticises partners over 'zero real reaction' to Russian strikes
05:22 , Arpan RaiRussia openly trying to hit Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, says Zelensky
05:18 , Arpan RaiVolodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of deliberately and openly trying to attack Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure in the recent military onslaught.
“Russia is openly trying to destroy our civilian infrastructure right now, ahead of winter – our gas infrastructure, our power generation and transmission,” he said in his nightly address.
“Zero real reaction from the world. We will fight so that the world does not remain silent and so that Russia feels the response,” Zelensky said.
Russia is openly trying to destroy our civilian infrastructure right now, ahead of winter – our gas infrastructure, our power generation and transmission. Zero real reaction from the world. We will fight so that the world does not remain silent and so that Russia feels the… pic.twitter.com/7AXfXD6x7U
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 5, 2025
Mystery drones are causing havoc across Europe. Here’s what we know
05:03 , Arpan RaiMystery drone incursions into European Union airspace have sparked considerable alarm among both the public and political figures in recent weeks.
These incidents, which extended to Nato airspace, reached an unprecedented scale last month, with some officials attributing them to Russia.
Such actions have been interpreted by some European officials as Moscow testing the alliance's defensive capabilities, prompting concerns over Nato's readiness against potential Russian aggression.
Countries are scrambling to figure out how to respond in the moment, including weighing whether to allow authorities to shoot the drones down.
Mystery drones are causing havoc across Europe. Here’s what we know
Avoid Putin's 'escalation traps', says German defence minister
04:42 , Arpan RaiGermany must improve its anti-drone defences, its defence minister said, but warned against a hasty response to airspace incursions by Russia which would risk falling into "Putin's escalation trap".
Boris Pistorius' remarks in an interview with Handelsblatt newspaper followed drone sightings at Munich Airport that cancelled dozens of flights and stranded over 10,000 passengers this weekend.
Authorities have yet to attribute blame, but officials have said Russia was responsible for dozens of recent aircraft incursions and sightings in the airspace of Ukraine's European allies.
"Putin knows Germany very, very well," Pistorius said of the Russian President, who was a KGB agent in East Germany in the 1980s.
"We mustn't fall into Putin's escalation trap," he added.
"If we shot an aeroplane down, he would claim the airspace violation was just pilot error and we had shot down an innocent young man," he told Handelsblatt.
Russian air defence unit destroys drone heading for Moscow, mayor says
04:28 , Arpan RaiRussia's air defence unit destroyed a drone heading for Moscow, the mayor of the capital said this morning.
Emergency services were despatched to the site where the debris fell, mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram.
Watch: Zelensky shares video of Russian drone strike on Ukrainian passenger train
04:16 , Arpan RaiTrump says Putin's offer on nuclear arms control 'sounds like a good idea'
03:58 , Arpan RaiUS president Donald Trump said Russian president Vladimir Putin's offer to voluntarily maintain limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons "sounds like a good idea."
Putin last month offered to voluntarily maintain limits capping the size of the world's two biggest nuclear arsenals set out in the 2010 New START accord, which expires in February, if the US does the same.
“Sounds like a good idea to me," Trump told reporters as he departed the White House, when asked about Putin's offer.
Russia's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia last week had said Moscow was still waiting for Trump to respond to Putin's offer to voluntarily maintain the limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons once a key arms control treaty expires.
Any agreement on continuing to limit nuclear arms would stand in contrast to rising tensions between the United States and Russia since Trump and Putin met in Alaska in mid-August given reported incursions of Russian drones into Nato airspace.
Mystery drones are causing havoc across Europe. Here’s what we know
03:00 , Tom WatlingMystery drones are causing havoc across Europe. Here’s what we know
Patrolling Nato’s skies with the RAF on Europe’s creeping frontline
02:01 , Tom WatlingPatrolling Nato’s skies with the RAF: A birds-eye look at Europe’s creeping frontline
Nine killed after Ukraine hit by flash floods
01:01 , Tom Watling
Europe mulls using Russian assets to fund loan to Ukraine
Monday 6 October 2025 00:01 , Tom Watling
How Europe aims to support Ukraine using seized Russian assets
Sunday 5 October 2025 23:01 , Tom Watling
How Europe aims to support Ukraine using seized Russian assets
Frantic 911 calls after Ukraine refugee’s fatal stabbing released
Sunday 5 October 2025 22:01 , Tom Watling
Frantic 911 calls moments after Ukraine refugee’s fatal stabbing released
Russia using ‘new missile upgrade to bypass Ukraine’s air defence’
Sunday 5 October 2025 21:01 , Tom Watling
Russia ‘using deadly new missile upgrade’ to bypass Ukrainian air defence systems
Putin warns of ‘new escalation’ if US supplies weapons to Kyiv
Sunday 5 October 2025 20:01 , Tom Watling
Putin warns of ‘new escalation’ if US supplies weapons to Kyiv
US book publishers honor Russian dissident house Freedom Letters
Sunday 5 October 2025 19:00 , Tom Watling
US book publishers honor Russian dissident house Freedom Letters
Russia targets critical Ukraine energy sites in overnight attacks
Sunday 5 October 2025 18:01 , Tom Watling
Russia targets critical Ukraine energy sites in overnight attacks
Russia launches devastating attack on Ukrainian energy
Sunday 5 October 2025 17:00 , Tom Watling
At least 5 dead in large-scale nighttime Russian strike on Ukraine
Sunday 5 October 2025 16:00 , Tom Watling
At least 5 dead in large-scale nighttime Russian strike on Ukraine
A breakdown of Russia's latest aerial attack
Sunday 5 October 2025 15:02 , Tom WatlingBelow, you can see a breakdown of Russia’s latest, overnight aerial attack.
⚡️On the night of October 5 (starting 20:00, October 4), Russia launched a massive combined strike. Ukrainian air defense tracked 549 aerial targets:
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) October 5, 2025
•496 attack UAVs (about 250 Shaheds);
•2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles;
•42 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles;
•9 Kalibr… pic.twitter.com/RTH02NZZ9l
‘Shadow fleet’ vessel leaves court days after French troops raid
Sunday 5 October 2025 14:30 , Tom Watling
‘Shadow fleet’ vessel leaves court days after French troops raid
Hungary clings to Russian oil and gas as EU and NATO push to cut supplies
Sunday 5 October 2025 14:01 , Tom Watling
Hungary clings to Russian oil and gas as EU and NATO push to cut supplies
Lithuania FM: We must stop feeding Putin's imperialist appetite
Sunday 5 October 2025 13:28 , Tom WatlingLithuania’s foreign minister has urged his European counterparts to stop buying Russian oil and gas following Moscow’s latest aerial attack across Ukraine.
In a statement on X, Kestutis Budrys said: “The Kremlin continues to pursue its terrorist objectives: to freeze, starve, and terrorize theUkrainian nation into surrender. Russia will not seek peace unless it is compelled to do so.
“We must stop feeding its imperial appetite and put an end to state terrorism. How many more Ukrainians must die before Europe decisively cuts off Russian oil and gas imports and helps Ukraine arm itself sufficiently enough to stop this evil once and for all?!”
His message was reshared by his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha.
Thank you @BudrysKestutis for speaking out with such clarity. The question you asked is one the democratic world cannot keep postponing. The only real answer is decisive action: cutting Russia off from all means of its brutal terror and ensuring Ukraine has all the means to put… https://t.co/mrncAtGA45
— Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) October 5, 2025
Russia’s new ‘game-changer’ missiles in Ukraine war
Sunday 5 October 2025 13:00 , Tom Watling
In pictures: Rescuers search for survivors after Lviv strike
Sunday 5 October 2025 12:28 , Tom Watling
At least 5 dead in large-scale nighttime Russian strike on Ukraine
Sunday 5 October 2025 12:00 , Tom WatlingRead our piece below detailing in full Russia’s latest, horrific aerial attack on Ukraine.
At least 5 dead in large-scale nighttime Russian strike on Ukraine
Patrolling Nato’s skies with the RAF on Europe’s creeping frontline
Sunday 5 October 2025 11:29 , Tom WatlingPatrolling Nato’s skies with the RAF: A birds-eye look at Europe’s creeping frontline
From the frontline - in pictures
Sunday 5 October 2025 11:00 , Tom WatlingBelow, we have some of the latest pictures from the frontline in Ukraine.
Russian air attack damages energy infrastructure in several Ukrainian regions, Kyiv says
Sunday 5 October 2025 10:43 , Tara CobhamA Russian overnight air attack on Ukraine damaged energy infrastructure in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region and Chernihiv region in northern Ukraine, Kyiv's energy ministry said on Sunday.
In a statement on Telegram, it said "a significant number" of consumers in Zaporizhzhia were left without power and that emergency outages were being implemented in Chernihiv and Sumy, another northern region which had come under attack on Saturday.
Entire family killed in Russian strike, says Kyiv
Sunday 5 October 2025 10:17 , Tom WatlingAn entire family of four, including a teenage girl, was killed in the latest overnight Russian strikes, Ukraine’s foreign minister has claimed.
In a post on X, Andriy Sybiha wrote that Russia’s massive aerial attack overnight killed a family near the western city of Lviv.
You can read his full statement below.
Overnight, over 50 Russian missiles and 500 drones struck cities and communities across Ukraine, killing at least 5 people and injuring a dozen more.
— Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) October 5, 2025
Near Lviv, an entire family of four was killed in their home, including a teenage girl.
To stop this escalation of terror,… pic.twitter.com/BUS25ZDi9f
Putin says Tomahawk supply to Ukraine would destroy Russia-US relationship
Sunday 5 October 2025 10:00 , Tara CobhamRussian President Vladimir Putin said that if the United States supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine then it would destroy the Russia-US relationship.
"This will lead to the destruction of our relations, or at least the positive trends that have emerged in these relations," Putin said in a video clip released on Sunday.
At least 5 dead in large-scale nighttime Russian strike on Ukraine
Sunday 5 October 2025 09:44 , Tara CobhamAt least five civilians died after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight into Sunday, in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure.
Moscow sent over 50 ballistic missiles and around 500 drones into nine regions across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday morning.
Four people died in a combined drone and missile strike on Lviv, according to regional officials and Ukraine's emergency service. The historic western city is often seen as a haven from the fighting and destruction further east. At least four more people sustained injuries, the emergency service said.
The strike left two districts without power and public transport suspended for a few hours early Sunday, mayor Andriy Sadovyi reported. He added that a business complex on the outskirts of Lviv was on fire following the strike.
In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a nighttime aerial assault killed a civilian woman and wounded nine other people including a 16-year-old girl, regional Gov. Ivan Fedorov reported. He said Russia attacked with drones and guided aerial bombs.
Fedorov said the strike destroyed residential buildings and left some 73,000 households in Zaporizhzhia and surrounding areas without power.
Ukraine and Poland now UK's largest egg suppliers sparking welfare concerns
Sunday 5 October 2025 09:22 , Tara CobhamUkraine and Poland are now the UK’s largest egg suppliers, having overtaken other EU countries.
The development has led to warnings that welfare pledges are not being met as eggs from caged hens are being imported “through the back door”.
The Guardian reported that the two countries have already exported 15m kilograms of eggs to the UK this year, with Ukraine having provided the most at 8m kilograms.
Meanwhile, the Netherlands’ share has fallen from 2022, when it provided a large proportion, while exports from Spain, Italy and other southern and eastern European countries have risen, according to the freedom of information data provided to the newspaper by the Animal and Plant Health Agency for up to July.
What we know about the mystery drones causing havoc across Europe
Sunday 5 October 2025 08:44 , Tara CobhamMystery drone incursions into European Union airspace have sparked considerable alarm among both the public and political figures in recent weeks.
These incidents, which extended to NATO airspace, reached an unprecedented scale last month, with some officials attributing them to Russia. Such actions have been interpreted by some European officials as Moscow testing the alliance's defensive capabilities, prompting concerns over NATO's readiness against potential Russian aggression.
On 10 September, a swarm of Russian drones flew into Poland's airspace, forcing NATO aircraft to scramble to intercept them and shoot down some of the devices. It was the first direct encounter between NATO and Moscow since Russia launched its all-out war on Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
Read more here:
Mystery drones are causing havoc across Europe. Here’s what we know
Two killed in Russian air attack on Ukraine's Lviv region, governor says
Sunday 5 October 2025 08:00 , Tara CobhamA Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine's western Lviv region overnight killed two people, the region's governor said on Sunday.
Writing on the Telegram messaging app, Maksym Kozytskyi added that two other people had been wounded.
Lithuania-bound flights diverted to Latvia and Poland after 'balloons' incident
Sunday 5 October 2025 07:41 , Tara CobhamLithuania's public broadcaster LRT cited the head of the country's National Crisis Management as saying late on Saturday that 13 balloons were heading towards Vilnius airport.
According to notices posted to the US Federal Aviation Administration's website, the flight restrictions were due to "hot air balloon flights".
It was not immediately clear who launched the balloons and what kind they were.
The Vilnius airport said that throughout Sunday, flight delays may occur due to disrupted crew and aircraft rotations. Overnight, most incoming flights redirected to neighbouring Latvia and Poland, while departures were cancelled. One flight due to arrive from Copenhagen returned to Denmark.
NATO-member Lithuania in August declared a 90-km (60-mile) no-fly zone parallel to the border with Belarus in response to drones entering from there, saying this would allow its armed forces to react to violations.
Lithuania, a strong supporter of Ukraine, shares a 679-km (422-mile) border with Belarus, a close ally of Russia. The capital Vilnius lies roughly 30 km from the border.
