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The 31-Year-Old Ukrainian Detective Hunting Russian Mass Killers

Ivan Dulkay is pursuing the Russian triggermen and their commanders for around 300 murders in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha image Ivan Dulkay is head of the team investigating Russian war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine. By James Marson, Oksana Grytsenko and Serhii Bosak Photography by Christopher Occhicone for WSJ Oct. 26, 2026 10:13 am ET Quick Summary -- Ukrainian detective Ivan Dulkay is leading an investigation to identify the Russian soldiers and commanders who killed over 300 people in Bucha. -- Dulkay and his team of 12 detectives have solved 86 of the killings and charged 32 Russian soldiers with murder and torturing civilians. -- Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s office charged Russian Lt. Artyom Tareyev with war crimes and murder for his unit’s role in at least 22 killings. This summary was generated with AI and reviewed by an editor. Read more about how we use artificial intelligence in our journalism. BUCHA, Ukraine—For police detective Ivan Dulkay, retribution for the butch...
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Ceasefire Brokered by Melania Trump Begins in Starving Ukrainian City

The pause in fighting is designed to allow humanitarian aid into Oleshky and evacuate those who want to go By Nikita Nikolaienko and Ian Lovett The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2026 6:20 am ET Quick Summary -- A temporary ceasefire coordinated in part by Melania Trump took effect Tuesday in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine. -- The pause in fighting is designed to allow humanitarian aid into the city and evacuate civilians who want to leave. -- Under the ceasefire plan, Russian forces must clear mines from the road out of town before aid and evacuation buses arrive later in the week. A temporary ceasefire coordinated in part by Melania Trump took effect Tuesday in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine. View more KYIV—A temporary ceasefire took effect early on Tuesday in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, where civilians have been starving since food deliveries stopped earlier this year. The pause in fighting be...
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[Kyiv is bracing for its worst winter since the full-scale war began]

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from The lights in Ukraine’s capital city are failing as Russian missiles pound its power plants. The mood is darkening too. Kyiv is bracing for its worst winter since the full-scale war began as a relentless campaign of Russian missile and drone strikes systematically dismantles Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Following a failed energy ceasefire proposal on October 11, Russia has executed over 170 attacks targeting critical power grids, turning the capital into a front-line city characterized by daily blackouts, frozen transit, and looming utility failures. [ 1 , 2 ] Current Impact on Daily Life Grid Collapse: Widespread strikes have severely damaged dozens of substations and critical generation plants—including Combined Heat and Power Plants 4 and 5 and the Trypillya Thermal Power Plant—leaving hundreds of thousands of households without electricity. [ 1 , 2 ] Transit Paralysis: Rolling emergency blackouts have repeatedly paralyzed the Kyiv Metro system, trapping commuters i...
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Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules

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The comments came after the disruption in the country’s satellite service. Earlier, Ukraine said drones using Starshield, the Pentagon-funded service, were back to normal speeds. Ukrainian soldiers operated a drone over Russian-occupied territory from   the  Zaporizhzhia region in 2023.  Lynsey Addario for The New York Times Credit... Sheera Frenkel reported from San Francisco. Siobhan O’Grady and Liubov Sholudko reported from Kyiv, Ukraine Published Oct. 24, 2026 Updated Oct. 25, 2026, 5:28 a.m. E Original article contains links Elon Musk weighed in on Saturday with his first explanation of the disruptions to the Ukrainian military’s satellite system, saying in a post on X that Ukraine had violated the terms of service for his Starlink internet service by using it “for offensive drone strikes to kill people.” Mr. Musk, 55, added that his company SpaceX, which operates the Starlink satellite system, had closed the “loophole” last week, though he offered few specifics. ...
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