Ukraine Daily ~UkraineDaily@writeworks.uk

1 in 5 Europe-based Russian spies located in Switzerland -- Russia to launch record number of Shahed drones this fall, winter -- Russia pursues UN Human Rights Panel seat after ejection over Ukraine war -- Could an election and history’s ghosts upend Ukrainian-Polish alliance? -- and more

Russian strike on funeral: Devastated village copes with aftermath of Russian strike on funeral -- Russia launches over 700 strikes on Kupiansk-Lyman axis in one day -- Ukraine, Japan start negotiations on bilateral security guarantees agreement -- Russia deploying 'all available' reserves north of Bakhmut -- and more

Estonian NGO volunteers come under Russian missile attack in Ukraine -- North Korea supplies Russia with weaponry -- Why Ukraine has a problem with Elon Musk -- Can national reconciliation defeat populism? -- and more

Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast village (population 300) kills 51, including 6-year-old child -- Ukraine advances but facing arms, ammunition shortages -- NGO Save Ukraine rescues 19 more children from Russian occupation -- Russia attacks hospital in Beryslav in Kherson Oblast -- and more

SBU drones hit Russian S-400 air defense system near Belgorod -- Russia transfers Black Sea Fleet vessels to avoid Ukrainian fire -- Two sisters capture the beauty of Ukraine’s villages before it’s gone -- Kyiv says special forces conduct operation in occupied Crimea -- and more

Weakness is lethal. Why Putin invaded Ukraine and how the war must end -- UK Minister says Ukraine has practically defeated Russia's Black Sea Fleet -- Agricultural cargo to be checked in Lithuania to speed up grain exports -- Burger King still 'open as usual' in Russia -- Ukraine war is Moscow’s main budget priority -- and more

Oct. 1 strikes against Smolensk plant disrupted Russian missile production -- Units supported by 'Army of Drones' hit record number of Russian artillery over last week -- With winter approaching, is Ukraine's energy system ready for renewed Russian attacks? -- Our readers' questions about the war, answered -- and more

Warehouses reportedly damaged in Russian-occupied Crimean city -- Russian missile attack hits civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv -- Estonian volunteer killed in Lyman -- Drones strike Sochi, Smolensk -- and more

How Ukraine is destroying Russian military in Crimea [podcast] -- Romania investigates another possible airspace violation by Russia -- Russian soldier working with intelligence defects to Ukrainian forces -- Medvedev threatens Russia will seize more Ukrainian regions -- Belarus to showcase abducted Ukrainian children at meeting with foreign diplomats -- and more

Ukrainian strike destroys radar station in Russia's Kursk region -- New round of Russian conscription will include Ukraine's occupied territories -- Ukraine names suspects in sabotage at military warehouses in Luhansk Oblast & Czech Republic -- Russia reduces offensive pace on Kupiansk-Kreminna line -- and more

Abducting the future: How Ukrainian parents fight to rescue their children from Russia -- Russia is covering Ukraine with landmines. Clearing them will be extremely difficult -- Germany greenlights joint Rheinmetall-Ukraine venture in Kyiv -- and more

'Good Russians' - Who are they? [podcast] -- Severed pig heads placed at Russian propagandists' homes -- Ukraine's military confirms Wagner fighters return to front -- Ukraine advances in Bakhmut, Melitopol directions -- and more