State Border of Ukraine
Ukraine returned a 17-year-old teenager from the temporarily occupied territory. The boy lived under pressure from the occupiers for two years; he was forced to study according to the Russian curriculum.
A 44-year-old Kyiv resident organized the supply of cocaine from Honduras via Panama and the USA, concealing it in vacuum packaging. The Obolonsky District Court sentenced the organizer to 10 years and 9 months of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Since the beginning of the day, 70 combat engagements have taken place, the enemy is actively operating in the Pokrovsk and Kramatorsk directions. The occupiers launched ten air strikes, dropping 22 guided aerial bombs and carrying out 123 shellings.
Poland will not lift the indefinite ban on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, despite the new EU-Ukraine trade agreement. This ban applies to wheat, corn, rapeseed, sunflower seeds, flour, oilcake, and bran.
After the rules for leaving Ukraine were relaxed, almost 100,000 men aged 18-22 crossed the border into Poland since the end of August. The number of Ukrainian men in Germany also increased to 1,400-1,800 per week by October.
Valeriy Mykhailov, Vice-Rector for Research at SBTU, believes that the contract with convicted MP Andriy Odarchenko, who is still the rector, should be terminated after official receipt of the court decision. Odarchenko was sentenced to 8 years in prison for bribery, but the university claims they have not seen the verdict.
Polish and allied air forces launched operations in Polish airspace due to Russia's attack on Ukraine. All available forces and resources, including fighter jets and an early warning aircraft, were activated.
Most Ukrainian arms manufacturers are seeking safe working conditions abroad due to Russian aggression. The main reasons are the inability to export products and insufficient volumes of state orders.
Far-right and conservative parties in Europe, particularly in Poland and Germany, are expressing concern over the increasing number of young Ukrainian men. This follows the easing of exit rules from Ukraine.
Since October 28, the EES system has been launched at all checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border. It provides for the collection of biometric data of third-country nationals to speed up control and record the terms of stay in the EU.
Russia's Oreshnik complex with hypersonic missiles to be deployed in Belarus in December.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv is ready for peace talks with Russia, ruling out any territorial concessions. He emphasized that negotiations could take place anywhere except Russia or Belarus.
Over 27 kg of drugs, valued at UAH 42 million, were seized at the Uhryniv border crossing point on the Ukrainian-Polish border. A female courier and her accomplice have been detained.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation has been notified of suspicion of facilitating the theft of over 4. 136 million tons of Ukrainian grain worth over UAH 23 billion. He organized the illegal seizure of assets of agricultural enterprises from February 2022 to December 2023.
On October 27, a slowdown in traffic entering Poland is possible at the checkpoints "Nyzhankovychi – Malhowice", "Smilnytsia – Kroscienko" and "Hrushiv – Budomierz". This is due to the launch of the digital Entry/Exit System.
Russian dictator Putin signed a law denouncing the agreement with the United States on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium. The document provided for the destruction of 34 tons of plutonium by each state.
Since the beginning of the day, 101 combat engagements have been recorded along the front line; the enemy is actively operating in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions. The occupiers launched eight airstrikes, using 21 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 100 shelling attacks.
White House Special Representative Steve Witkoff has received an official invitation to visit Ukraine. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha.
From October 27, vehicular traffic between the Solotvyno and Sighetu Marmației checkpoints will be closed for 33 days due to bridge repairs over the Tysa River. Pedestrian access remains as usual.
In Polish Przemyśl, unknown individuals tore down the state flag of Ukraine from the Honorary Consulate. This is at least the fifth act of public desecration of the Ukrainian flag in the same location this year.
Lithuania will start shooting down smuggler balloons from Belarus that have repeatedly violated the country's airspace. This decision was made after Vilnius airport was closed four times due to such incidents.
Queues at the Ukrainian-Polish border are caused by an increase in passenger traffic during the autumn holidays, and not by the new EU control system. SBGS spokesman Andriy Demchenko noted that the system operates only at three checkpoints.
Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, confirmed the strike on the Belgorod reservoir carried out by soldiers of the 1st separate Center of the SBS. After the attack, the water level dropped by 100 cm.
Due to damage to the dam in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, in addition to civilians, 4 brigades of the Russian army fighting in the Vovchansk direction were at risk of flooding. The water level dropped by more than a meter, flooding the dugouts where Russian soldiers were located.
On the night of October 26, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 101 attack UAVs. According to preliminary data, 90 enemy UAVs were shot down or suppressed by air defense.
On October 25, 101 combat engagements took place at the front, of which 39 attacks were repelled in the Pokrovsk direction. Border settlements of Sumy region were shelled from the territory of the Russian Federation.
Law enforcement officers have opened criminal proceedings regarding the explosion at the Ovruch railway station, which claimed the lives of a female border guard and two civilians. The incident is preliminarily classified under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The State Border Guard Service warns of queues accumulating at the Ukrainian-Polish border. This is due to weekends, autumn holidays, and the implementation of the EU's EES system, which records border crossings of the Schengen area without passport stamps.
In Odesa region, seven men tried to break through the border in a BMW, but the driver lost control and the car overturned. All offenders sustained injuries of varying severity.
Russian troops attacked Odesa region for the first time with modernized KABs with jet engines. Military expert Vladyslav Selezniov stated that Kyiv is not currently under threat, but the situation could change.