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• October 30, 2026

  Kosovo Protests Grow Over Killing Of Woman Who Pleaded For Police Protection

  Protests are spreading across Kosovo after a woman who repeatedly pleaded for protection was killed, allegedly by her brother-in-law. An official investigation found multiple institutional failures, including a prosecutor's refusal to act on a death threat.

• October 29, 2026

  'Life On Every Street': Ukrainians In Kherson Welcome Cease-Fire In Nearby Oleshky

  A US-brokered cease-fire went into effect on October 27 to let aid arrive in the Russian-occupied suburb of Oleshky and allow civilians to leave. On the opposite side of the Dnieper River, in the Ukrainian-held city of Kherson, locals said the pause in fighting produced a rare sense of normalcy.

• October 28, 2026

  Locals Brace For Rough Winter As Russia Bombards Ukraine's Bilozerske

  Russian bombs and artillery have devastated the city of Bilozerske in Ukraine's Donetsk region. With the city in ruins and colder temperatures approaching, remaining residents are bracing for a rough winter.

• October 27, 2026

  Serbia Student List Lead Candidate Vows EU Integration, Open Debate On Russia Ties

  In an interview with RFE/RL, Ilija Srdanovic, the lead candidate for Serbia's Student List -- which ousted longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic in recent elections -- pledged to pursue EU integration and said Belgrade's stance on sanctions against Russia could be reconsidered through public debate.

• October 26, 2026

  What Now For Serbia After Vucic's Stunning Election Defeat?

  Who will lead the next government of Serbia, after Aleksandar Vucic lost parliamentary elections, can the protest movement turn electoral success into stable rule, and what the result could mean for Serbia’s balancing relations with the European Union, Russia, and China?

• October 26, 2026

  Student-Led Opposition Celebrates In Serbia After Vucic Concedes Election Defeat

  Former President Aleksandar Vucic, who dominated Serbian politics for the past 14 years, conceded defeat in the country's parliamentary elections after polls closed on October 25. Preliminary results showed the movement called Students' List taking a decisive lead.

• October 25, 2026

  How Russia Is Teaching Children To Fly Military Drones

  Russia wants a million drone operators by 2030 and schools are adapting fast to fill the quota. By the time students are 16, many will be taught how to fly multiple drones and how to use them in combat. The authorities are using games and competitions to draw millions of young people into the field.

• October 25, 2026

  'Destroyed': Relentless Russian Strikes Drive Civilians From Ukraine's Kramatorsk

  As Russian forces intensify attacks on Ukraine’s Donetsk region, evacuations are accelerating in Kramatorsk, a key city still held by Kyiv. As Moscow seeks to seize all of the Donetsk region, Ukraine has issued a mandatory evacuation order for families with children in Kramatorsk and Slovyansk.

• October 24, 2026

  After Starshield Disruptions, Zelenskyy Says Satellite Communications Now Fully Functional

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on October 24 that the Starshield and Starlink satellite systems were back to normal operations. Disruptions in the communications systems, developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX company, had limited Ukraine's defensive operations for over a week.

• October 22, 2026

  Can Georgia's Ruling Party Outlaw Its Rivals?

  RFE/RL's Sandro Jupalakiani explains how Georgia's ruling party wants to ban the country’s largest opposition parties, a move critics warn would undermine democratic freedoms and ties with the West.

• October 21, 2026

  American Stephen Hubbard Freed After More Than 4 Years In Russian Custody

  Russia has released 74-year-old US citizen Stephen Hubbard, who had been detained since 2022. He had been sentenced to prison for allegedly acting as a mercenary in Ukraine, charges his family disputed. President Vladimir Putin announced Hubbard’s release during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff.

• October 20, 2026

  Wounded Ukrainian Soldier Rescued From Front Lines By Aerial Drone

  In what Ukraine's military is calling a historic first, a soldier who suffered injuries to both legs on the battlefield was evacuated by an unmanned aerial drone. His fellow servicemen say the soldier is "a hero" who didn't hesitate to strap himself to the hexacopter drone and fly back to his unit.

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