Hi, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,332 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russia shot down its own Su-30SM fighter jet over Crimea while its air defense was trying to intercept Ukrainian drones flying to the occupied peninsula and deep inside Russia overnight,

Direct conflict between Russia and NATO was once unthinkable, but preparations and defense spending have been stepped up in nervous Baltic states.

On October 16, Russia fired 357 projectiles in its fourth massive overnight strike in two weeks. Ukraine intercepted 283 drones, decoys and missiles while another 18 missiles were “locally lost.” At least 14 missiles and 37 drones slipped through defenses.

Almost 900 miles from Ukraine’s borders, a fire erupted at a Russian oil refinery on Saturday. The blaze – a result of a strike by Ukrainian long-range drones, according to sources in the country’s security services – was the third at the facility in the last month alone.

Ukraine's General Staff confirmed that its forces carried out an attack on the Morskoi Neftianoi Terminal in Feodosia, Crimea, damaging 16 fuel tanks

When Russia destroyed Ukraine’s Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam in June 2023, unleashing catastrophic floods across the country’s south, it seemed like such a blatant act of environmental and humanitarian devastation might finally jolt the international community into taking more action to support Ukraine.

Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages on Monday (October 13) under a ceasefire deal, a big step towards ending two years of ruinous war in Gaza as U.S. President Donald Trump addressed Israel's parliament,

Although the president didn't rule out giving Ukraine long-range missiles, he expressed optimism that it wouldn't be necessary, suggesting that Russia's leader is serious about peace.