Restrictions on Starlink are bringing down Ukrainian drones and jeopardising operations on the front line. No one in Washington is taking responsibility for this. But the CIA continues to support Ukraine, including in deep strikes against Russia. And its director is trying to keep an alliance afloat that the US president risks undermining

Humanitarian aid and the evacuation of the 1,000 civilians trapped in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town are due to begin on 27 October. The ceasefire announced by the White House is welcome, but let us hope the announcement does not simply become propaganda.

Ukraine is forging a partnership with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), bringing its defence industry closer to its allies and thereby gaining access to a channel in addition to bilateral agreements with individual countries

It is alleged that the founder of SpaceX imposed a speed limit on the Starlink terminals used by Kyiv, thereby compromising defences against Russian drones. Meanwhile, Washington has reinstated ballistic missile alerts. And Witkoff is meeting with Putin to discuss the peace plan (and an agreement to secure the release of some Americans).

For the first time, a rescue operation using a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has been documented: “Our military personnel and engineers are developing new ways to bring wounded soldiers home”

‘Don’t let the civilians leave’ is a ploy by Moscow to rein in Kyiv