On Oct. 1, Ukraine observes Defenders’ Day — a national holiday that now coincides with the Feast of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God and the Day of the Ukrainian Cossacks.

Russian occupation forces significantly slowed their advance in September, capturing nearly half as much territory as they had in August, according to the analytical project DeepState.

European Union ambassadors could agree on new sanctions against Russia in the coming days, Radio Free Europe journalist Rikard Jozwiak reported on Oct. 1.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán may find unexpected allies — including French President Emmanuel Macron — in his effort to block Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, Politico reported on ...

Britain’s Princess Anne visited the Kherson. Step Holds exhibition at the Mystetskyi Arsenal in Kyiv during her trip to Ukraine, cultural scholar and Arsenal director Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta said.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a deal with Ukraine to allocate €2 billion for drone production, Ukrinform reported on Sept. 30.

The Czech government decided to ban entry for Russian diplomats and service passport holders without national accreditation from Prague, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said on Sept. 30.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, responding to Hungary’s blocking of several Ukrainian news sites including NV, said Ukraine will respond in kind, Ukrinform reported on Sept. 30.

Ukrainian company Trinity Robotics unveiled its Konyk One unmanned ground vehicle, or UGV, equipped with a domestically produced Jarvis onboard computer, at the Defense Tech Valley 2025 exhibition on ...

A man who married just a week and a half ago was killed in a Russian attack on Dnipro, his wife Bohdana Vityaz said on Instagram on Oct. 1.

The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after Congress and the White House failed to agree on a funding deal, Reuters reported.