-7709f30584445449773e4f68ee61c7d1.jpeg "A Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet on the tarmac at a military airbase. Illustrative photo. (Photo: Open source)")
Ivan Khomenko
News Writer
Ivan Khomenko is a news writer for UNITED24 Media. He covers key developments in the war, providing readers with sharp, informed analysis from the front lines and beyond.
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![A Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet on the tarmac at a military airbase. Illustrative photo. (Photo: Open source)]( "A Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet on the tarmac at a military airbase. Illustrative photo. (Photo: Open source)")
![Thermal camera footage shows a wounded Ukrainian soldier during an evacuation operation using a StarGate drone near the Russian border in November 2026. (Source: SkyFall)]( "Thermal camera footage shows a wounded Ukrainian soldier during an evacuation operation using a StarGate drone near the Russian border in November 2026. (Source: SkyFall)")
![People watch a fire at an oil terminal following a Ukrainian drone attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on October 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "People watch a fire at an oil terminal following a Ukrainian drone attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on October 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Royal Air Force Protector RG1 surveillance drone undergoes flight testing at RAF Waddington, UK, February 2025. (Source: Royal Air Force)]( "A Royal Air Force Protector RG1 surveillance drone undergoes flight testing at RAF Waddington, UK, February 2025. (Source: Royal Air Force)")
![Swedish special forces board the cargo ship Caffa during an operation in the Baltic Sea on March 6, 2026. (Illustrative photo: Swedish authorities)]( "Swedish special forces board the cargo ship Caffa during an operation in the Baltic Sea on March 6, 2026. (Illustrative photo: Swedish authorities)")
![Ukrainian troops of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system near Pokrovske, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, May 24, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian troops of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system near Pokrovske, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, May 24, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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- War in Ukraine
October delivered a devastating blow to Russia’s war effort, as Moscow suffered record battlefield losses while Ukrainian forces reversed its territorial gains, reclaiming more land than Russian troops managed to seize.
