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• 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.

• October 20, 2026

  'Everything Is Dead': Ukraine Liberates Dnipropetrovsk Settlements, But Villages Lie In Ruins

  Ukraine’s forces have retaken 26 settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region, but the villages are largely destroyed and uninhabitable. As Russian troops are pushed back, Ukrainian forces face the challenge of holding the reclaimed territory under constant threat from drones.

• October 19, 2026

  Funeral Held For Five Children From One Ukrainian Family Killed In Russian Strike In July

  A funeral was held in Radushne in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Region on October 19 for five children from one family who were killed in an air strike on July 30. Their burial was delayed as investigators used DNA analysis to identify the victims. Five other family members had already been laid to rest.

• October 17, 2026

  Russia Pounds Ukraine With Missiles And Hundreds Of Drones

  RFE/RL correspondent Serhiy Horbatenko reports from Slovyansk after a residential building was hit in a Russian strike.

• October 17, 2026

  Sanctions, War, Isolation: Why Hasn't Iran's Hard-Line Government Collapsed?

  Iran’s Islamic republic has survived war, economic crisis, and widespread protests. So why is the system still standing? Vahid Pourostad of RFE/RL's Negah-e-Farda (Iran Tomorrow) program explains that its survival rests on entrenched networks of power and a fractured opposition.

• October 16, 2026

  Popular Iranian Band Refuses To Play After Authorities Bar Female Member From Stage

  The popular Iranian music group Pallett is refusing to play concerts in Iran after authorities barred a female band member from performing on stage. Iranian authorities continue its harsh repression of women, enforcing rules that limit their freedom to sing and perform in public.

• October 15, 2026

  Interview With Christopher Walker On Russia's Shadow War On NATO

  Christopher Walker, vice president of the Washington-based Center for European Policy Analysis, speaks to RFE/RL Senior International Correspondent Ray Furlong in Prague on October 14.

• October 14, 2026

  Girls In Hijabs Turned Away From Azerbaijani Schools Amid Protests Over Dress Code

  A new dress-code dispute in Azerbaijan’s public schools has sparked protests by parents and students after reports that girls wearing hijabs, or Islamic headscarf, were turned away from classes. The protests come after a new ban on clothing deemed incompatible with the secular nature of education.

• October 14, 2026

  Ukraine Tests AI-Powered Drones As Debate Grows Over Autonomous Weapons

  Ukraine is increasingly using artificial intelligence in drones and other battlefield systems to track, identify, and attack targets. Military officials say humans still remain in control of lethal decisions, but developers warn that fully autonomous weapons are moving closer to reality.

• October 12, 2026

  Ukraine Targets 'Russia's Google' In Third Strike On Yandex Data Centers

  Ukraine has struck three of Russian tech giant Yandex’s data centers in four days. Known as "Russia's Google," Yandex said it shut down a facility in the country's Vladimir region following an attack on October 11. The strikes have reportedly caused huge disruptions to digital services in Russia.

• October 10, 2026

  Is Russia Preparing To Attack The Baltics?

  Is Russia about to attack the Baltic states? There are no signs of an imminent conventional invasion, but concerns are growing that Moscow could test NATO in other ways.

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