Skip next section Belarus tests combat readiness of military
10/11/2025October 11, 2025
Belarus tests combat readiness of military
staunchest ally said it has begun inspecting the combat readiness of the country’s military.
The Defense Ministry said as part of the checks, “a number” of units will redeploy to unspecified “designated areas” and carry out undisclosed activities.
The ministry did not give details about the timing, scope, or scale of the inspection.
Such inspections are not uncommon in Belarus. However, this one follows the “Zapad” joint strategic exercises with Russia in September.
The war games included rehearsals for the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons and featured the Oreshnik hypersonic missile.
Belarus maintains a close alliance with Russia, heavily reliant on Moscow for economic and military support, with often aligning with Russian counterpart policies.
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Skip next section 23 children rescued from Russian-occupied Ukraine, says Kyiv
10/11/2025October 11, 2025
23 children rescued from Russian-occupied Ukraine, says Kyiv
Twenty-three Ukrainian children and adolescents have been brought out of Russian-occupied areas of to territory under Kyiv’s control, President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy’s chief of staff said.
Andriy Yermak, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the rescue was carried out under the president’s “Bring Kids Back UA” program aimed at bringing to safe areas children deported to or confined to Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.
Yermak said those returning included two sisters who refused to attend Russian schools made by Russia-installed authorities, despite threats to remove them from their mother’s care.
Kyiv said another child and her mother were refused permission to leave occupied areas as one of their relatives was serving in the Ukrainian military.
Ukraine says Russia has or forcibly displaced to Russia and Belarus in violation of the Geneva Conventions.
Research by Yale’s School of Public Health, published in September, suggests the number could be closer to 35,000.
Moscow insists the children were moved to be safe from wartime hostilities.
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Skip next section Power restored to 800,000 Kyiv residents after Russian attack
10/11/2025October 11, 2025
Power restored to 800,000 Kyiv residents after Russian attack
largest private energy firm said power was restored to most residents on Saturday, a day after struck the war-torn country’s power grid.
DTEK said “the main work to restore the power supply” had been completed, but warned of some localized disruption.
Some 800,000 residents of the Ukrainian capital lost power in Friday’s attacks, as well as in eight other regions of the country.
DTEK later said it had restored power to 240,000 homes in Ukraine’s Odesa region.
Moscow said it had used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and strike drones to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
The strikes killed two people and wounded at least 20 others nationwide, also damaging residential buildings, officials said.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko described the attack as “one of the largest concentrated strikes” against Ukraine’s power grid.
Since 2022, Russia has tried each year to ahead of the bitter winter season, in a bid to erode public morale.
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DW brings you the latest on , where residents of the capital, Kyiv, have had power restored in the last few hours, following major Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities.
says it has rescued 23 children, illegally deported to Russian-occupied territory.
Estonia has warned that will attempt to stage other provocations, following last month’s airspace incursion of the Baltic nation by Moscow.
Belarus, meanwhile, says it is testing the readiness of its military, a month after the latest round of joint military maneuvers with Russia.
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