Political scientist Alexander Kynev, who was arrested in connection with an alleged attempt to sell drugs, was due to be transferred from the Matrosskaya Tishina pretrial detention center to another detention facility on October 14, his lawyer Mikhail Biryukov said. “We don’t know why he is being transferred, on what grounds, or where he will be held,” Biryukov said. Kynev is one of the most respected experts on Russian regional politics and elections.

Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said independent Russian journalism “has to be treated with great precaution and triple checking.” He was responding to Latvian authorities’ decision to expel Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin : <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We 🇱🇻 were way too patient, way too tolerant to accept such misleading, Russian agression justification...

Bereg Marina, a refugee from the Donetsk region, at a temporary accommodation center in the Tula region The Tula regional government has decided to evict residents from local temporary accommodation centers. Since 2022, the centers have housed refugees from Ukraine and Russia’s border communities. Many are single mothers with children, older people, or people who only recently escaped the fighting and have yet to find work and settle in.

Dmitry Feoktistov / TASS / Profimedia A cordoned-off pier on the Black Sea coast in Sochi, October 8, 2026 Krasnodar Krai is on heightened alert over a “possible spill of petroleum products.” Governor Veniamin Kondratyev signed the order on the evening of October 13. The document says naval drone attacks on vessels in the Black Sea “caused accidents,” creating a risk of an emergency in Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk.

Update: The Security Service of Ukraine confirmed that the man who attacked the Ukrainian soldiers has been detained. He is a 36-year-old Russian soldier from St. Petersburg who was previously convicted in Russia. The agency did not specify whether he was a prisoner of war. Five soldiers from the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade were shot dead on October 13 in the village of Kutuzivka in the Kharkiv region.

SpaceX has restored service in Ukraine for Starlink satellite terminals moving at high speeds, former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on the evening of October 14. “Starlink connectivity at speeds of up to 160 km/h [about 100 mph] is being restored. Removing Starshield ’s speed limit entirely is now critical for Ukraine’s defense. Thank you, Elon Musk. We hope for your continued support,” Fedorov said on social media.

Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said that independent Russian journalism “should be treated with great caution and everything should be triple-checked.” This is how he commented on the decision of the country's authorities to expel Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin . “We, Latvia, have been too patient and too tolerant to put up with such a misleading justification for Russian aggression,” Kulbergs added. According to him, the government made the “right decision” regarding Ragozin.

Ekaterina Mamontova Yelena Morgunova On October 10, protest artist Pavel Krisevich said his wife, Yelena Morgunova, had managed to leave Russia after a series of “back-to-back” arrests. Police detained Morgunova in the Ryazan region on August 28 after she returned to Russia for a brief visit with relatives. Krisevich and Morgunova had been living in France since late 2025 — they left on a humanitarian visa after the artist served two jail terms for administrative offenses.

Political scientist Alexander Kynev, arrested in the case of attempted drug trafficking, was supposed to be transferred from the Matrosskaya Tishina detention center to another pre-trial detention center on October 14, his lawyer Mikhail Biryukov said. “The reasons and grounds for the transfer, as well as the new place where the preventive measure will be served, are unknown,” the defense lawyer said.

SpaceX has restored the operation of Starlink satellite communication terminals at high speed in Ukraine, former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov said on the evening of October 14. “Starlink operation at speeds of up to 160 kilometers per hour is resumed. Strike drones and interceptor drones should fly out again. Now we need to work on removing the speed limit for Starshield altogether,” Fedorov wrote on his social networks. The former minister also thanked SpaceX founder Elon Musk.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he regrets that Kyiv is losing a strong ally in Washington.

Markus Scholz / dpa / Scanpix / LETA Serhiy Kuznetsov with his lawyers in court in Hamburg, October 14, 2026 The trial of Ukrainian national Serhiy Kuznetsov began in Hamburg on October 14. Investigators allege that he took part in the September 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines. Kuznetsov, 50, is formally charged with disrupting the operation of essential public infrastructure. Investigators allege that he coordinated the sabotage team that carried out the explosions.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky expressed regret that Kyiv is losing a strong ally in Washington. “It’s a pity that we are losing a strong partner,” Zelensky said in an interview with journalist Piers Morgan. This is how he answered the question about what his first reaction was to the “diesel deal” between Russia and the United States.

Update. FBI Director Cash Patel, who, according to MS Now, came to Russia, spoke at an event in the US state of Virginia about an hour ago. The Agency publication drew attention to the broadcast of his speech. Patel's plane, according to Flightradar, is now in Virginia, writes Important Stories. The FBI and Patel himself also denied the MS Now report. The news about Patel’s visit, with reference to MS Now, was spread by many Russian media, including Meduza. We apologize to the readers.

Update. The Security Service of Ukraine confirmed that the attacker of the Ukrainian military was detained. The detainee is a 36-year-old Russian military man from St. Petersburg, previously convicted in Russia. The department did not specify whether we are talking about a prisoner of war. The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine stated that the detainee is being tested for involvement in the murder of five Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen and a civilian.