THE LATEST NEWS AT THIS HOUR:
HUMANITARIAN CEASEFIRE BEGINS IN OLESHKY:
At 3:00 a.m. Kyiv time a ceasefire brokered by the U.S. First Lady Melania Trump came into effect in the Russia-occupied Oleshky in the Kherson region of Ukraine. A humanitarian mission is set to take place during the ceasefire. Around 2,000 people have been left without food and medicine for months. Ukraine has previously delivered food and medicine using drones.
UKRAINIAN DRONE INTERCEPTION RATE DROPS MINIMALLY DURING STARSHIELD SLOWDOWN:
As a result of the Starlink slowdown between October 14 and 24, which impaired Ukrainian air defense systems, the jet-powered Shahed interception rate dropped from 77 percent to 74 percent, the ISW reported.
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-25-2026/