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Every relevant headline on Russia – Ukraine War, one of the 9 conflicts this tracker follows. This is the news its daily report is written from: the same sources, filtered the same way.
- 8 Oct · 21:00 UTC
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Two killed in Russian drone strike on car in Kramatorsk
The Kramatorsk City Council reported this on Telegram , according to Ukrinform. "Russian terror against civilians continues. On the evening of October 8, in central Kramatorsk, the Russians struck a civilian car carrying two people with a drone.…
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Ukraine war latest: Russian glide bomb strikes in Kramatorsk kill at least 33
Key developments on Oct. 8: A Russian glide bomb strike on two minibuses in Kramatorsk killed 33 people on the morning of Oct. 8, Ukraine's emergency service (DSNS) said. Twenty-two more people were injured in the Russian attack, Donetsk regional governor…
- 19:00 UTC
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Ukrainian FP-1 drones strike Russia’s largest oil-processing plant
The Omsk Oil Refinery was attacked for the first time in July 2026. (Photo: Screenshot from an Astra/Telegram video) Ukrainian Defense Forces struck Russia’s Omsk Oil Refinery, the country’s largest, with upgraded FP-1 long-range drones on Oct. 8, Ukrainian…
- 18:00 UTC
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Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills driver and injures three adults and two children
Five people, including two children, have been injured as a result of a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia on the evening of 8 October. Later, it was reported that the Russians had struck a car, killing the driver. Source: Mykhailo Semikin, acting Head of…
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Russian strike on Kyiv store kills three, injures two
The Kyiv police communications department reported this on Facebook , according to Ukrinform. “Three people were killed as a result of a Russian strike on a store building in the Solomianskyi district. The victims were a 36-year-old woman and two men aged 43…
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Royal Navy sailor accused of spying for Russia appears in court
Intelligence specialist Teddy Young, 24, alleged to have drafted message in Russian containing classified information A junior Royal Navy intelligence specialist from Bedfordshire accused of trying to pass military secrets to Russia appeared in court on…
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Ukraine's defence forces strike Omsk Oil Refinery 2,500 km from border using upgraded FP-1 drones
Ukraine's defence forces struck the Omsk Oil Refinery, located more than 2,500 km from Ukraine's state border, on the afternoon of 8 October. It is the second attack on the facility since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. Source: General Staff of the…
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80% of Moldovans say country is unprepared for attack as Russian drones flow into its airspace, but few back NATO membership
More than 80% of Moldovans believe the country is not prepared to withstand external aggression, according to a CBS AXA poll presented ahead of the Moldova Security Forum 2026, NewsMaker reports. The findings come as Moldova has faced a sharp increase in…
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Number injured from Russian attacks on Kyiv rises to 18, four people killed – photos
Four people have been killed and 19 others injured in Russian attacks since the morning of 8 October. Two of those injured are in a serious condition. Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; Kateryna Pop, spokesperson for Kyiv City Military Administration; Kyiv…
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Pentagon Adds 1,320 Ukrainian F10 Drones to Drone Dominance Order
EN EN In brief: The US military ordered another 1,320 F10 strike drones from Ukraine's F-Drones under the Drone Dominance program, the company told Militarnyi. The batch is due by the end of November, but depends entirely on a new Ukrainian export permit. The…
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Ukrainian Defense Forces strike Russian Mesh network relay in Black Sea
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on F acebook , according to Ukrinform. Among the targets struck were a Mesh network relay in the Black Sea and a field artillery ammunition depot near the temporarily occupied settlement of…
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Ukraine strikes Russia’s largest oil refinery 2,500 kilometers from border – media
The Moscow Times reported this, Ukrinform says. Governor Vitaly Khotsenko of the Omsk region said the region came under attack by Ukrainian drones on October 8. Earlier, local authorities reported restrictions on mobile internet access and the closure of Omsk…
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Russians attack Kyiv Oblast in daytime: warehouses on fire, three injured
Russian forces have attacked warehouse facilities in Kyiv Oblast, injuring three people. A house has also been damaged and a lorry has been destroyed by fire. Source: Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "In the…
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Polish SIM cards found in Russian drones downed in Poland
Polish military prosecutors found Polish SIM cards in some of the Russian drones downed during a Russian mass drone incursion into the country on the night of Sept. 9 to Sept. 10, 2025, RMF24 reported on Oct. 8. Polish authorities didn't disclose whether…
- 14:00 UTC
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Russian strike on buses in Kramatorsk kills 30, injures 18
Aftermath of the Russian attack on Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, October 8, 2026. (Photo: Vadym Filashkin / Telegram) At least 30 people were killed and 18 others injured in a Russian strike on a public transport stop and scheduled buses in Kramatorsk, Donetsk…
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Three killed, 14 injured in Russian attack on Kyiv
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported this on Telegram , according to Ukrinform. "Fourteen people have now been injured in the capital since the beginning of the day on October 8. Three people were killed," Klitschko wrote. He noted that eight of those injured…
- 12:00 UTC
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Russian drone strikes store in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, two killed, two injured
According to Ukrinform, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported this on Telegram . "A UAV struck the four-story building of a store in the Solomianskyi district," the statement said. Later, Klitschko said the fire at the store had been contained and the bodies…
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Drone attack forces Yandex to shut down its data center on the grounds of a sanctioned Russian machine-tool plant
A drone attack overnight on 8 October caused a fire that hit part of Yandex's data center in Sasovo, Ryazan Oblast, about 580 km from Ukraine, and the site is fully stopped, the Russian tech company told Russian media. The data center sits on the grounds of…
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3 Killed, 14 Injured as Russian Drones Assault Kyiv in Fresh Attacks, Hit Store
EN EN In brief: Russian drone attacks killed three people and injured 14 in Kyiv on Thursday, with a UAV hitting a four-story store in the Solomianskyi district. The attacks came a day after Russian weapons killed at least four people in the capital. Three…
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Russian forces strike Sumy, one killed, four injured, including two children
Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram , according to Ukrinform. "One person was killed and four others were injured in a Russian strike on Sumy. Two children are among those injured. Fortunately, their…
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Russian forces strike bus in Kramatorsk: 12 killed, 14 injured
According to Ukrinform, the Kramatorsk City Council announced this on Telegram . "Russian forces struck a passenger bus in Kramatorsk. The vehicle was carrying passengers at the time of the attack," the statement said. According to preliminary information, at…
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Ukraine's defence forces strike Gazprom oil refinery in Bashkortostan, 1,400 km from border
Ukraine's defence forces struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refining complex in Russia's Bashkortostan on 8 October. A fire has broken out at the facility, which is located approximately 1,400 km from the border with Ukraine. Source: General Staff of…
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Russian strike drone batters store in Kyiv's Solomyanskyi district, two killed
The Russian forces killed two people in Solomyanskyi district (Photo: REUTERS/Stringer) Russian strike drone hit a four-story commercial building in Kyiv, killing two people, Kyiv State Administration reported on Oct. 8. By 12:18 p.m., emergency firefighting…
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Three killed in Russian attack on Bilenke near Kramatorsk
Three people have been killed in the village of Bilenke in the Kramatorsk hromada A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories in Donetsk Oblast as a result of a Russian attack on 8…
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Search operation ends at site of Russian missile strike on five-story building in Pryluky
A five-story building in the town of Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, was destroyed on October 8, 2026 (Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko) A search-and-rescue operation has ended in the town of Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast after a Russian missile strike on a…
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Russia attacks Ukraine with 142 drones, including 82 jet-powered
Russian drone over Kyiv, Oct. 2, 2026 (Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko) Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 142 drones, including 82 jet-powered Shaheds, the Air Force Command reported on Oct. 8. Russian forces launched the swarms simultaneously across five…
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Russia Kills 30 in Kramatorsk Bus Strike as Donetsk Orders Public Transport Halt
EN EN In brief: A Russian strike on a passenger bus in Kramatorsk killed 30 people and wounded 18, according to Donetsk authorities. In response, public transport was suspended in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk as officials urged residents to evacuate. Russian…
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Russian drone hits shop in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district: two killed and two injured
A drone hit a four-storey shop in the Solomianskyi district in Kyiv on 8 October. Two people have been killed and two others injured. Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko Quote: "A drone hit a four-storey shop in the Solomianskyi district. Emergency services…
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Russian attack on bus kills at least 30 people near Ukraine frontline
Zelenskyy says Kremlin deliberately targeted ‘ordinary public transport stop’ in Kramatorsk, with 18 wounded A Russian missile strike on a bus in the eastern city of Kramatorsk has killed at least 30 people, officials have said, in one of the worst attacks by…
- 09:00 UTC
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One killed and 11 injured in morning Russian attack on Kyiv
One person has been killed and 11 others injured as a result of a Russian attack on Kyiv on the morning of 8 October. Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko Quote: "Since the beginning of 8 October, one person has been killed and 11 Kyiv residents injured as a…
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U.S. and Europe condemn devastating Russian strike that killed 22 in Pryluky
An apartment building destroyed in a Russian missile strike on the city of Pryluky, October 7, 2026 (Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko) The U.S. and Europe condemned Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine, specifically the missile strike on Pryluky that killed 22…
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Russia attacked Ukraine with 142 drones overnight, 126 aerial assets brought down
The Russians attacked Ukraine with 142 combat drones, 82 of which were jet-powered, on the night of 7-8 October. Early reports indicate that the Ukrainian Air Force has brought down 126 drones. Source: Ukraine's Air Force Quote: "On the night of 7-8 October…
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Defense Forces and Russian troops engage in 224 clashes on front line over past 24 hours
According to Ukrinform, this information is contained in a Facebook post by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding the situation as of 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 8. The enemy launched one missile strike and 74 airstrikes, using 223…
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Lithuanian army to reinforce security along Russian Kaliningrad border
Lithuania plans to reinforce security along its border with Kaliningrad (Photo: Reuters) Lithuania plans to deploy troops to reinforce security along its border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas announced on October…
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Poland concludes investigation into Russian drone incursion: some had Polish SIM cards
An investigation into a large-scale incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace in September 2025 has been closed because those responsible could not be identified. Source: Lublin District Prosecutor's Office; European Pravda, citing RMF24 Details: The…
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WATCH: Downed Russian Jet Drone Crashes Near Kyiv Cars
EN EN In brief: Dramatic footage published by a local Telegram channel appears to show a downed Russian jet-powered drone falling beside cars in Kyiv. Officials have not confirmed the precise location or reported whether the incident caused casualties.…
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Russia hits buses in Kramatorsk: 12 killed, 14 injured – photos
Russian forces struck buses in the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing 12 people and injuring 14 others. Sources: Kramatorsk City Council; Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration; Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office Quote from…
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Russian forces strike Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 10 times since evening, sparking fire
According to Ukrinform, Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the regional state administration, reported this on Telegram . According to him, in the Nikopol district, the enemy struck Nikopol, as well as the Marhanetsk, Tomakivsk, and Pokrovsk communities. In the…
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Drone strike hits high-rise building in Kyiv, injuring four people, including two children
According to Ukrinform, the State Emergency Service reported this. “A Russian UAV struck a 12-story residential building at the 10th-floor level. The fire spread to the upper floors, and there was also partial structural damage,” the statement said. It is…
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Two people killed in Russian attack on Kyiv high-rise residential building – photos, video
Two people have been killed in a Russian strike on a high-rise residential building in the city of Kyiv on the evening of 7 October. Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Details: Two people were killed in the Russian attack on Kyiv's Desnianskyi…
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Russian drone strike targets apartment building in Kyiv, killing two
Aftermath of a Russian drone attack on Kyiv, October 7, 2026 (Photo: Ukrainian State Emergency Service / Telegram) A Russian drone struck an apartment building in Kyiv’s Desnianskyi district on the evening of October 7, killing two people and wounding four…
- 03:00 UTC
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Moldova sets up drone shelters along Ukraine border
Ukraine's State Border Guard Service Moldovan authorities are building protective shelters to shield personnel at Ukraine border crossings from Russian drone attacks , Moldova’s Interior Minister Daniella Misail-Nikitin announced on Oct. 7. According to local…
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New Russian Drone Wave Targets Kyiv and Western Ukraine After Deadly Strikes on Putin’s Birthday
EN EN In brief: Russian jet-powered drones threatened Kyiv, Lutsk and other Ukrainian cities in the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 8. The renewed alerts followed a devastating day of Russian attacks that killed at least 28 people, including five children, and…
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Unexploded warhead of Russian missile found near Pryluky
According to Ukrinform, the Main Directorate of the National Police in Chernihiv region reported this. "Today, police received information that missile debris had been found on the outskirts of Pryluky. During an inspection, police officers discovered parts…
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Large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine on 7 October kills 28 people
Twenty-eight people have been killed in a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine on 7 October. Source: Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi Quote: "Pryluky, Kremenchuk, Oleksandriia, Kyiv – today's [7 October] strikes have claimed 28 lives. Five of the 20 people…
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Moldova to build drone shelters near Ukrainian border amid escalating Russian attacks
Moldova plans to build protective shelters at border crossings with Ukraine where border guards and people in nearby areas can take cover during drone incursions, Moldovan Interior Minister Daniella Misail-Nichitin said on Oct. 7. The announcement followed an…