Notes and Essays -- John Brown

Neither side claims responsibility for false nuclear alerts By  Anastasiia Malenko   The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2026 7:49 am ET  Ukraine's Air Alert app warned users of radiation and chemical threats.   Roman Pilipey/ AFP/ Getty Images Quick Summary -- A cyberattack on Ukraine’s Air Alert app sent false warnings of radiation, chemical threats and street fighting to users in Kyiv. -- A subsequent cyberattack hit Russia’s emergency-alert app, sending false warnings of Ukrainian drone attacks with nuclear payloads.  -- Ukraine’s military blamed Russia for hacking its app, while neither country has claimed responsibility for the cyberattacks This summary was generated with AI and reviewed by an editor. Read more about how we use artificial intelligence in our journalism . KYIV— At 10:47 p.m. on Sunday, mobile phones in Ukraine’s capital city buzzed with unusual warnings. The country’s Air Alert app, which usually signals incoming Russian drones and missiles, ...

Nearly one-third of Ukrainian civilians show PTSD symptoms, new study finds Portrait of psychologist Svitlana Kaminska and her daughter Maria near their apartment in Kyiv. Psychologist Svitlana Kaminska and her daughter in Kyiv. Serhii Korovayny For Wsj By Anastasiia Malenko and Jane Sivorka The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2026 10:00 pm ET Quick Summary -- Nearly one-third of Ukrainian civilians meet the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study. -- Deirdre MacManus of King’s College London warned that untreated mental-health issues will have long--term ramifications for Ukraine’s economy. -- Demand for antidepressants in Ukraine increased by nearly three-quarters between 2023 and 2025, according to medical marketplace Liki24. This summary was generated with AI and reviewed by an editor. Read more about how we use artificial intelligence in our journalism. Nearly one-third of Ukrainian civilians meet the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder, acco...

  The strike in the Zaporizhzhia region came a day after a brief humanitarian truce ended in neighboring Kherson. A photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service shows rescue workers at the site of a Russian strike in the village of Komyshuvakha on Monday. Credit... Agence France-Presse, via Ukrainian Emergency Service   By Siobhán O’Grady and Liubov Sholudko Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The New York Times Nov. 2, 2026 Updated 3:50 p.m. ET At least 24 people were killed on Monday in a Russian glide bomb attack on a humanitarian hub in southern Ukraine, officials said. It was a stark reminder of the limits of a rare local cease-fire in neighboring Kherson that ended only a day before. Russia launched at least nine glide bombs, each loaded with around 3,000 pounds of explosives, at the village of Komyshuvakha in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian officials said. At least one struck a school that doubled as a bomb shelter and humanitarian hub, trapping civilians an...