Oct 30, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC

At least five people were killed and 16 others sustained injuries following intensive Russian strikes across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour period. Local emergency responders reported nearly 60 individual bombardments targeting five separate districts in the area.

Casualties were heavily concentrated in the Kamianske district, where three residents died and five were injured, and Pavlohrad, which recorded two fatalities and seven wounded. Additional injuries were reported in the Nikopol district as firefighters extinguished blazes caused by the shelling. The attacks occurred on day 1,625 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

Russian forces launched renewed overnight drone attacks against Kyiv, injuring a civilian, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "patient zero who wanted the war".

Moscow announced a new military campaign targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of winter. In response, Kyiv intensified long-range strikes on Russian petroleum refineries, causing domestic fuel shortages that forced Moscow to import petrol.

Concurrently, European security concerns escalated after German authorities identified two suspects linked to Moscow following explosive drone incidents near critical infrastructure in Leipzig. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that the bloc "will not tolerate attacks on EU soil" and remains ready to respond.

Sources: Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica.

Former Slovenian national team captain Aleš Čeh has discussed his post-playing career, highlighting over a decade serving as an assistant to manager Srečko Katanec, including seven years coaching in Asia. Čeh expressed affection for Olimpija Ljubljana and Grazer AK, while maintaining respect for rival club NK Maribor.

Simultaneously, 27-year-old forward Jan Mlakar reflected on his third spell returning to NK Maribor. The Ljubljana native clarified that he was never close to signing with his hometown team, Olimpija Ljubljana. Looking ahead to the Eternal Derby, Mlakar observed that while Olimpija currently faces challenging times, derby fixtures provide struggling teams an opportunity to restore momentum. He also voiced continued confidence in former Maribor leadership figures Zlatko Zahovič and Darko Milanič.

Sources: Delo, Siol.net