Ukraine's soldiers have had their access to Starlink satellite internet restricted. Kyiv's troops use the terminals, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to pilot drones. A source in Ukraine's Defence Ministry said the restrictions would make it harder for Kyiv's army to down Russian drones.
The UK government has pledged £17 million ($22.45 million) to help repair the protective structure at Ukraine's Chornobyl nuclear power plant, which was damaged in a Russian drone strike last year.
According to London, the funding will support repairs to the site's confinement and ventilation systems, helping preserve the long-term safety of the facility. The damaged shelter covers the reactor involved in the world's worst nuclear accident in 1986.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged additional military support for Ukraine, including a new package of Lightweight Multirole Missiles, following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London.
According to Downing Street, the two leaders discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defences ahead of winter, accelerating deliveries of long-range weapons and increasing international support. Both leaders agreed that “Russia had no interest in peace”, the UK government said.
A commercial tanker anchored in Romanian territorial waters caught fire late Wednesday, prompting the crew to evacuate, Romanian authorities said.
Romanian Defence Minister Radu Miruta said investigators have not determined whether the Comoros-flagged chemical and oil tanker Yara J was struck by a drone.
The incident comes after multiple drones reportedly entered Romanian airspace near the Ukrainian border earlier in the day, highlighting ongoing security risks in the Black Sea region.
Germany's far-right AfD and left-wing BSW parties joined forces in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament to pass a symbolic motion urging Berlin to end military support for Ukraine.
The motion has no direct impact on national foreign policy, but it highlights growing cooperation between the two parties, both of which oppose arms deliveries to Kyiv and advocate restoring ties with Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that it was painful when U.S. President Donald Trump sided against Ukraine in its war with Russia.Trump had earlier said Zelenskyy should be replaced.
“It’s painful when President Trump chooses one side, not our side,” Zelenskyy told Piers Morgan Uncensored.
He said he accepted Trump positioning himself between Ukraine and Russia, but added: “If you are in the middle, you have to stay in the middle.”
U.S. FBI Director Kash Patel has arrived in Russia for a meeting, MS NOW reported on Wednesday, citing two sources.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that it was a pity Ukraine had faced problems with Starlink services and intelligence sharing. He said developments in Kyiv’s partnership with the U.S. had surprised him.
“We just want to be very honest, very clear and be strong partners,” Zelenskyy said.
He was speaking in London alongside UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Britain is seeking to show support for the Ukrainian leader as his relationship with Washington deteriorates.
One person was killed in an attack on Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, the regional governor said on Wednesday.
An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that Russian reports of Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries earlier in the day were fake.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak had said Ukraine attacked two refineries in the Saratov and Ryazan regions.
Ukraine on Wednesday rejected Russian claims that its military had attacked refineries in Russia earlier in the day.
Dmytro Lytvyn, an adviser to the Ukrainian president, told reporters that Ukrainian forces had struck a data centre and a second target, which he did not name, but no refineries.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that Ukraine attacked two oil refineries during the day, in Saratov and Ryazan regions.
“We see no indication that the Ukrainian side is moving towards an energy ceasefire,” he said.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to promise Ukraine a new package of surface-to-air missiles in a show of support for Kyiv during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the country on Wednesday.
Earlier Zelenskyy said on X that he had arrived in Britain following another night of heavy Russian attacks, and hours after Ukraine accused Elon Musk's SpaceX of crippling its drones by limiting Starlink services.
Burnham said that the UK's support for Ukraine remained steadfast in remarks before the two leaders met.
“My message to the Ukrainian people could not be clearer, we are with you for as long as it takes, and we will go further and faster in our support to back your courageous fight for peace in Europe,” Burnham said.
Restrictions placed on Ukrainian soldiers' access to Starlink satellite internet terminals will adversely affect Kyiv's ability to down Russian drones, a source in Ukraine's Defence Ministry has said.
The terminals, which are made by Elon Musk's SpaceX firm, are a key component of Ukraine's military operations, with Ukrainian soldiers depending on satellite internet to pilot drones.
Kyiv's troops have reported that the Starlink connection is being shut off when travelling at higher speeds, causing major disruption to Ukrainian drone operations.
Ukraine is in contact with the U.S. SpaceX, and NATO to seek clarification over limitations imposed on Starlink access.
Ukraine says its forces have recaptured 16 villages and 277 square kilometres of territory from Russian troops in the eastern Donetsk region. Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi said the latest advances included three more villages north of the strategic city of Sloviansk.
The gains are part of a counteroffensive known as Operation Vivaldi, aimed at pushing Russian forces back from Ukraine's eastern defensive positions. Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield claims.
Russian attack on Ukraine's western city of Lutsk on Wednesday killed three and injured at least 12, the regional governor said.
Drone debris hit a warehouse, Roman Romaniuk said on Telegram. A residential building was damaged as well, he added.
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the terms of the Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump had not yet been established. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the remarks when asked whether recent Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities indicated Moscow's rejection of the ceasefire.
Peskov said no concrete provisions had been agreed upon and that work to clarify the terms was ongoing.
Russia and the United States are negotiating a diesel supply contract that would include a mechanism to ensure deliveries despite Western sanctions on Russian companies.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak confirmed the talks on Wednesday. Asked whether Moscow had requested sanctions relief from Washington, Novak said a mechanism would be found to allow supplies to proceed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss cybersecurity with top officials on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, describing it as an increasingly pressing issue.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a number of countries were seeking to turn cyber technologies into weapons and Russia needed to be ready to face such challenges.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that European countries are doing everything to keep the war in Ukraine going, while U.S. President Donald Trump and his negotiators are trying to bring it to an end.
Peskov added that the provisions of the energy ceasefire proposed by Trump had not been specified and work was continuing on defining them.
SpaceX has introduced a limit on some Starlink services in Ukraine, disrupting combat drone missions for which the technology is crucial, officials said on Wednesday.
The satellite internet terminals from Elon Musk's company are vital for guiding Ukraine's longer-range drone strikes in occupied southern and eastern Ukraine, which have wreaked havoc on Russian logistics.
“Our defence forces did not receive a warning about this limitation, and this led to the disruption of several missions,” presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov wrote on Telegram.
Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets and deployed a military helicopter after three drones were detected near the country’s border with Ukraine, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
The drones were identified near the Ukrainian city of Vylkove, close to the Romanian border and the Danube Delta.
Romanian authorities issued an RO-Alert warning to residents in the northern part of Tulcea County over the possibility that objects could fall from the air.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in London on Wednesday for talks.
The Ukrainian government is racing to shore up defences ahead of winter and escalating strikes by Russia.
The UK government has said it will give Ukraine “urgent support” in the coming weeks.
A deal struck between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to temporarily ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports contradicts efforts to get Moscow to the negotiating table with Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said.
She added that the European Union needed to have representation in negotiations about the Russia-Ukraine war.
Polish police are investigating after an unidentified object resembling a drone washed up on a beach.
A passerby discovered the object in the Baltic Sea village of Karwia and reported it to police on Tuesday, Polish radio station RMF FM reported.
Poland's military police described the object as “fragments of an unidentified flying object," according to an English translation of a statement posted on X by the agency on Wednesday.
Poland is the largest NATO member on the alliance's eastern flank, and borders Ukraine.
Ukrainian air defences downed four of the 39 missiles launched by Russia overnight, Kyiv's air force said on Wednesday.
In a statement, it added that a large number of ballistic missiles had targeted energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched an overnight attack involving 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 drones against energy and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, the Kyiv region and Kharkiv.
Zelenskyy said the strikes damaged 26 power facilities and four oil and gas facilities, leaving at least 600,000 people without electricity. He called on U.S. President Donald Trump to impose stronger sanctions on Russia and provide additional Patriot missile interceptors to Ukraine.
Kyiv is facing power cuts on Wednesday following Russian strikes on energy facilities, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.
Russia says its forces carried out a massive strike targeting communications and energy infrastructure in Ukraine, Interfax reported, citing the Russian Defence Ministry.
Air defence activity was heard in Kyiv early Wednesday, according to a Reuters witness.
The latest activity comes hours after a Russian missile strike on the capital killed two people and injured 21, damaging a nine-storey apartment building and a thermal power plant.
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