Hello, this is Kollen Post reporting from Kyiv on day 1,353 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) said on Nov. 7 that its long-range drones struck an oil depot and logistic facilities in the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea.

Burgas is Bulgaria's only oil refinery, and was a key part of Lukoil's foreign business empire, which is being threatened after the US joined Britain last month in imposing sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies over Moscow's war in Ukraine.

When openly gay soldier Alex Fischuk prepared to defend Ukraine against Russia's forces in February, he feared not only for his own life but also that of his partner, who was also in the army.

During a Friday Q&A at the White House, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blamed the United States for being "pro-war" -- and President Trump agreed.

The White House says a proposed summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has been called off, less than a week after it was announced by the US president. Explaining why there had been such a sudden U-turn, Trump suggested preparatory talks showed ...

A leaked document from the Russian Ministry of Defense revealed on Monday that the Russian Federation’s casualties in Ukraine in 2025 total more than 281,550. The report provided a breakdown of Russian deaths and injuries by each Russian military group ...

These sanctions, imposed after President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in early 2022, have reshaped consumer habits, driving up foreign wine prices and narrowing brand availability of imports. Consequently, Russian wine sales have surged, now comprising around 60 per cent of the market, up from 25 per cent ten years ago.