Poland has suspended delivery of a large weapons package to Ukraine over the Lviv Regional Council’s decision to declare 2027 the year of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army ( UPA ), a source told the news outlet RBC Ukraine. Lviv Regional Council members voted at an October 20 plenary session to declare 2027 the year of the UPA, its commander Roman Shukhevych, and Ukrainian political figure Oleh Olzhych.

Польша приостановила передачу Украине крупного пакета оружия из-за решения Львовского областного совета объявить 2027-й год годом Украинской повстанческой армии ( УПА ), сообщил источник издания «РБК-Украина». Решение провозгласить 2027-й годом УПА (а также его командира Романа Шухевича и украинского политического деятеля Олега Ольжича) депутаты Львовского областного совета приняли на пленарном заседании 20 октября.

Oleg Mikhailov was detained in Moscow on suspicion of “justifying terrorism,” the Telegram channel Novaya Respublika and the BNK news agency reported. The regional branch of Russia’s Communist Party confirmed his detention to BNK.

Vitaly Ankov / RIA Novosti / ProfimediaMonument to Solzhenitsyn in Vladivostok, April 23, 2026 October 20, 2026 Novosti VL.ruSite of the monument to Solzhenitsyn in Vladivostok, October 20, 2026 October 21, 2026 Video screenshot, Vladimir Mikhalev / TASS / TelegramMonument to Solzhenitsyn in Vladivostok, October 21, 2026 How it was taken down Authorities said the monument had been removed at the request of the Pacific Fleet’s leadership and veterans, who considered it “out of keeping with the

Sean Gallup / Getty ImagesCars line up at the Russian border in the Kaliningrad region, waiting to enter Lithuania. October 28, 2022 In July 2026, a group of independent sociologists led by Anna Kuleshova asked Meduza readers how they were feeling in the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. More than 4,000 people took part in the study: 2,922 live in Russia and have never emigrated, 359 left but returned, and 857 live abroad.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance backed President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, who called Vladimir Putin a “humanist.” After meeting with Putin in St. Petersburg, Witkoff thanked the Russian president for releasing U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard, who was convicted in Russia of serving as a mercenary. Witkoff said: “You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that.

В Москве по подозрению в «оправдании терроризма» задержали Олега Михайлова, сообщают телеграм-канал «Новая республика» , а также информационное агентство БНК . Информацию о задержании Михайлова агентству БНК подтвердили в региональном отделении КПРФ. По данным «Новой республики», Михайлова обвинили в «оправдании терроризма» из-за публикации 2024 года о социологе Борисе Кагарлицком (в 2024 году его осудили на пять лет колонии — тоже по делу об «оправдании терроризма»).

Russia’s Interior Ministry has placed Dmitry Bastrakov, the founder of the Chernaya Sotnya (Black Hundred) publishing house and its affiliated far-right Listva bookstores, on its wanted list, Mediazona reported. The listing does not specify what criminal offense Bastrakov is wanted for. According to iStories, leaked records indicate that by 2024, authorities had opened a criminal investigation into his alleged absence without leave under Article 337, Part 5, of Russia’s Criminal Code.

Dmitry Belitsky / Moskva News AgencyDarya Shipacheva during her sentencing at Moscow City Court, July 29, 2026 The case of medical journalist Darya Shipacheva, sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony for treason in July 2026, drew widespread attention. A photograph of her in handcuffs in the courtroom spread across social media. Her trial was held behind closed doors, and almost nothing was known about the substance of the charges. BBC Russian has learned exactly what led to her conviction.

Вице-президент США Джей Ди Вэнс поддержал спецпосланника Трампа Стива Уиткоффа, который назвал Владимира Путина «гуманистом». После встречи с Путиным в Петербурге Уиткофф поблагодарил российского президента за освобождение гражданина США Стивена Хаббарда, осужденного в России за наемничество, и сказал: «Вы так много говорите о том, что президент Трамп — гуманист. Вы тоже гуманист, сэр, и я отдаю вам за это должное».

Grigory Sysoev / RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia The election of a new head of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has sparked a political scandal in Ukraine. Ukraine’s national chess federation criticized the choice of Timur Turlov, a Kazakhstani businessman who lived and did business in Russia for many years. But Turlov received unexpected support from Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of President Zelensky’s office.

МВД России объявило в розыск основателя издательства «Черная сотня» и входящих в него ультраправых книжных магазинов «Листва» Дмитрия Бастракова, пишет «Медиазона». Статья, по которой разыскивается Бастраков, в его карточке не указана. «Важные истории» пишут, что, судя по утечкам, к 2024 году против Бастракова возбудили уголовное дело о самовольном оставлении части (часть 5 статьи 337 УК).

Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled that a Russian man does not have to return his daughter to her mother in France, even though he took the child to Russia without permission, Kommersant reported. The case concerns Veronika Tishkova, a Ukrainian citizen who married Russian citizen Alexey Yermakov in 2018. They lived in Kyiv, where their daughter was born. The couple divorced in 2021, and the child stayed with her mother.

A Palace for Veterans of the Special Military Operation will open in Yekaterininsky Park in Moscow’s Meshchansky district, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. The new facility will be created by converting the War Veterans’ Social Rehabilitation Center, which is currently being renovated. Work is scheduled to finish by the end of 2027. Sobyanin said the palace would bring recovery and rehabilitation services together in a fully equipped complex.

The State Duma has approved all of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s nominees for a government reshuffle. Anton Siluanov will become deputy prime minister while remaining finance minister. Oleg Kozhemyako, the governor of Primorsky Krai, will become deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the Far East, replacing Yury Trutnev. Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin will become deputy prime minister overseeing transport.