Zakharova Thanks China for Properly Maintaining Soviet War Dead Cemeteries
On October 26, TASS reported that Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova thanked China for properly maintaining the cemeteries of Soviet soldiers killed in action.
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On October 26, TASS reported that Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova thanked China for properly maintaining the cemeteries of Soviet soldiers killed in action.
The White House announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a partial ceasefire in Oleshky, which is under Russian control, to deliver humanitarian aid to the area and allow residents to evacuate.
Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of launching hundreds of drones to attack their respective capitals.
Russia released on October 21 Stephen Hubbard, a retired American teacher who had been detained for more than four years on charges of serving as a mercenary for the Ukrainian armed forces.
According to the UK's Times, citing information from Polish and Lithuanian sources, Russia may deploy as many as 100 nuclear warheads in Kaliningrad, right on NATO's border. Satellite images show that a large radar system is being built there, located 32 kilometers from Poland and 64 kilometers from Lithuania; the system is said to be capable of detecting missiles, ships, and aircraft up to 3,200 kilometers away.
On October 19, the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Putin proposed a trilateral meeting with Trump and Xi Jinping next month to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war, and the proposed meeting would not include Ukrainian President Zelensky.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated on October 19, 2026 Beijing time that a Yandex center inside Russia had been bombed. Netanyahu claimed that the incident reduced cyber activity originating from Russia and targeting Israel by 60%.
According to i24, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, commenting on the situation in Russia, said that given the Muslim population within Russia, Iran is attempting to turn these groups into its proxies. Netanyahu noted that Iran's move stems from its extremist ideology of seeking to conquer the world. The remarks drew international attention to Iran's efforts to expand its influence beyond the Middle East.
According to @clashreport, driven by global trade disruptions and rising freight rates, Russia has shipped approximately 20 million barrels of oil through Arctic waters to Asia since July, with exports up nearly 50% year-on-year and already exceeding the total for the previous quarter.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov publicly stated that Russia has no intention of abandoning the implementation of its various agreements with Iran in the economic and investment fields, and noted that Russian experts are gradually returning to the Bushehr nuclear power plant, while both sides have broad prospects for cooperation in relevant areas.
On October 19, according to domestic media reports, Moscow State University stated that it will announce as soon as possible the formal decision to expel the Chinese student who wore the Rising Sun Flag, and the student involved has already been deported back to China.
According to @clashreport, in the early hours of October 18, 2026, Ukrainian drones launched a large-scale attack on St. Petersburg, Russia. Targets included a local oil terminal, a VKontakte data center, a substation, and a bridge. The attack caused fires, power outages, and water supply failures in multiple areas of St. Petersburg.
According to open-source intelligence analysts and Radio Svoboda, satellite images show that Russia is replenishing its long-term military reserve bases. After emptying large stockpiles early in the war, Russia is currently transporting newly built and refurbished armored vehicles to multiple military facilities, including the 22nd Central Tank Reserve Base, indicating that it is restocking and restoring its military materiel.
According to reports from satellite tracking agencies, the Russian military satellite Kosmos 2612 has recently been conducting maneuvering orbits, closing in to within 136 meters of the US-registered radar-imaging satellite ICEYE-X36, with an even closer pass of about 48 meters expected on Monday.
According to Twitter user @__Inty__, Russia launched a large-scale air strike against Ukraine in the early hours of October 17, 2026, firing 464 drones and "Bandrol" (Dan-T) loitering munitions overnight. The attack was massive in scale and was aimed at targets inside Ukraine.