Drones strike merchant vessels in Black Sea off Bulgaria and Ukraine, killing at least one * Russian losses to Ukrainian drones surge in early October, Madyar says *

Russia conducted a massive strike on military-industrial sites in Kyiv and other regions, targeting missile, drone, port, and ship-repair facilities with high-precision weapons.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says its long-range strikes have neutralized more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity, hampering Moscow’s ability to supply its forces during its 4 1/2-year-old invasion.

India's three-part ceasefire plan seeks to halt attacks on energy facilities and other infrastructure, keep grain and energy flowing through Black Sea ports and end strikes on commercial shipping passing through the strategic waterway,

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Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov has said it is not yet possible to say whether the drones that struck two vessels were Ukrainian or Russian.