In the overnight hours of October 26, Russia launched an attack on Kyiv, killing three people and injuring at least 29, including seven children. Such data were confirmed by the State Emergency Service (DSNS) and the Kyiv City Military-Civil Administration (KMVA).
In the wreckage of destroyed drones, debris fell across various districts of the capital, with the most severe damage recorded in the Desnianskyi District: two residential buildings – a nine-story and a sixteen-story – were destroyed, and a fire broke out in one of them. In the Obolon District, debris damaged the roof of a high-rise building.
2. Trump Raised Tariffs on Canada by 10%
The U.S. President Donald Trump said he had decided to raise the current tariffs on Canadian goods by another 10%. He wrote this on Truth Social.
According to Trump, the move is connected to the “twisting of facts and hostile actions” by Canada.
He accused Ottawa of financing ads in the United States with clips from Ronald Reagan’s speech, which allegedly distort his position on tariffs. He also noted that Canada is counting on help from the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge the tariffs, which, in his words, “have harmed the United States for many years.”
Context: earlier, the province of Ontario launched an advertising campaign demanding the repeal of the tariffs imposed by Trump. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to review the legality of the administration’s tariff policy.
3. Trump: a meeting with Putin is possible only with real progress toward peace
The U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin until there is a real prospect of a peaceful agreement between Russia and Ukraine. He told reporters in Doha on October 25, Reuters reports.
According to Trump, the meeting could take place only when it becomes clear that the sides are ready to reach an agreement.
«You should know that we are going to make a deal. I am not going to waste my time»
– Donald Trump
It should be noted that Trump had previously expressed expectations for peace and repeatedly stressed that a meeting with Zelenskiy in Washington could bring the war closer to an end.
4. In the United Kingdom, six people were convicted for arson of a warehouse containing humanitarian aid for Ukraine, ordered by Russia’s Wagner private military company
The London court handed down sentences to six Britons involved in the arson of a warehouse containing humanitarian aid and Starlink equipment for Ukraine, which, according to the investigation, was carried out on orders from the Russian private military company Wagner.
According to the investigation, the damage from the crime amounted to about £1 million. The organizer of the crime, 21-year-old Dylan Earl, was sentenced to 23 years in prison; his accomplice, 24-year-old Jake Rivza, to 12 years. Both became the first in the United Kingdom to be found guilty under the provisions of the new National Security Act.
Three more participants – Nia Mensu, Jakima Rouza and Ugnius Asmena – were sentenced to terms from 8 years 10 months to 10 years. The sixth defendant, Ashton Evans, was punished with 9 years for conspiring to damage other targets in London.
The police stressed that Russia is increasingly trying to recruit young Britons for sabotage via the internet.