Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv says air raid app hacked by ‘enemy influence’ after nuclear warnings

Kyiv has urged Ukrainians to “stay calm” after it said its air raid app had fired out nuclear alerts after being hacked by “enemy influence”.“The air alert app ⁠appears to have been subjected to enemy influence,” the air force said on ‌Telegram. “There is no radiation ​threat! ‌Stay calm ⁠and follow ⁠our updates on ‌our channel!”It comes after Ukraine hit a Russian missile manufacturing plant and oil production facilities in its latest strikes behind enemy lines on Sunday.Even as a six-day local ceasefire held on its final day around the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky, there was no letup in fighting elsewhere along the front line, and both sides kept up long-range air attacks.Zelensky said the Kamensky missile plant in Russia’s Rostov region was struck, with Kyiv also launching more than 100 drones at the industrial hub of Kstovo, east of Moscow, which processes five per cent of the country’s crude.Russia’s defence ministry claimed its forces had downed 235 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, while Ukraine’s air force said it had shot down 371 of 433 long-range drones launched by Russia since Saturday evening.Pope Leo XIV hopes Oleshky ceasefire will strengthen dialogue between Moscow and KyivPope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he hoped the ceasefire arrangement between Ukraine and Russia in the Ukrainian town of Oleshky would encourage the two countries to pursue broader dialogue and peace efforts.“I hope that the cooperation between the parties, which made this necessary humanitarian gesture possible, will strengthen their willingness to engage in dialogue,” he said during his Sunday prayer.The development comes as trilateral talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States are expected to take place later this month.Kremlin officials have also said Russian president Vladimir Putin is willing to speak directly with Zelensky by phone, although they insisted that European leaders supporting Ukraine should not participate.However, prospects for a broader peace agreement remain uncertain. Putin continues to demand that Ukraine surrender the entirety of the eastern Donetsk region, along with additional territory in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia – including areas that Russian forces have failed to capture but Moscow claims to have annexed. Maroosha Muzaffar2 November 2026 05:00Ceasefire in occupied Oleshky ends after successful evacuation of residentsA six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky has ended, bringing to a close a humanitarian operation that allowed hundreds of residents to cross into Ukrainian-controlled territory and reunite with their families.The temporary truce, which was in effect from 27 October to 1 November, was brokered by US first lady Melania Trump to facilitate the evacuation of civilians from the occupied town.Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets confirmed on Sunday that the ceasefire had ended, describing the evacuation as an important achievement in humanitarian cooperation between the two sides.Hundreds of residents were able to cross into northern Ukraine over the weekend, where they reunited with relatives.The town of Oleshky lies on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, opposite the city of Kherson, which Ukrainian forces recaptured in November 2022.Maroosha Muzaffar2 November 2026 04:00Watch: Tearful reunions as Oleshky evacuees arrive in UkraineTearful reunions as Oleshky evacuees arrive in UkraineNicole Wootton-Cane2 November 2026 03:00Comment: Melania Trump’s ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in Ukraine is a PR stuntThe evacuation of Oleshky in eastern Ukraine is a cynical move by Putin to rearm and reset in his endless war, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley.Nicole Wootton-Cane2 November 2026 02:00Putin’s war on Ukraine blamed for 120,000 dead dolphins in the Black SeaExplosions, missile launches, and military sonar systems used during the Ukraine war are confusing dolphins in the Black Sea and leaving them unable to hunt, experts have said.Trawlers are finding the animals suffocated and entangled in their nets and cutting off their fins to release them, leaving them to wash ashore with the net marks still visible.Ivan Rusev, head researcher at the Tuzly Lagoons national park in southern Ukraine, told Al Jazeera more than 120,000 dolphins have died this way since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.You can read more below:Nicole Wootton-Cane2 November 2026 01:00Recap: Pope Leo says he hopes Oleshky truce could spur Ukraine-Russia peace effortsPope Leo has said he hopes cooperation between Russia and Ukraine in implementing a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky could pave the ⁠way for broader peace efforts.Ukraine and Russia said on October 23 they had agreed to a ceasefire in Oleshky, brokered by US first lady Melania Trump with ⁠the additional involvement of ​Pope ⁠Leo, to allow aid deliveries and evacuations from the frontline town, which has been suffering ⁠acute food and medicine shortages."A humanitarian operation ​has ⁠been carried out to ‌help the civilian population in the city of Oleshky. I hope that the cooperation between the ‌parties, which made this necessary humanitarian gesture ‌possible, will strengthen their willingness to engage in dialogue and lead to fresh concrete initiatives for peace," Pope Leo ⁠said during his Sunday prayer.Pope Leo gave his weekly address on Sunday (Reuters)Nicole Wootton-Cane2 November 2026 00:00Exclusive: Russia ramps up disinformation war on UK with propaganda claiming Britain is ‘ungovernable and defenceless’Russia’s disinformation war on the UK has reached new highs as Kremlin-backed media seek to sow chaos amongst Britons and ramp up attacks on their “main adversary”, experts warn.In the past six months, state-affiliated media have pushed hundreds of thousands of stories on social media portraying Britain as ungovernable, defenceless, and a legitimate Russian target, The Independent can reveal.Analysis by risk intelligence firm Osavul, which tracks global hybrid threats and supplies technology to Nato, shows such media output rose by around 15 per cent in September, when it produced around 40,365 stories about the UK, while similar levels of disinformation pushed in October.You can read more below:Nicole Wootton-Cane1 November 2026 23:00Ukrainian air force says public air raid alert app has been hackedUkraine's Air Force said late on Sunday that ⁠the public air raid alert app had ⁠been ​hacked.The app ⁠for a short ⁠time showed Kyiv ​and ⁠other areas ‌subject to a nuclear alert. But ‌the abnormality ‌later disappeared."The air alert app ⁠appears to have been subjected to enemy influence," the air force said on ‌Telegram. "There is no radiation ​threat! ‌Stay calm ⁠and follow ⁠our updates on ‌our channel!"Nicole Wootton-Cane1 November 2026 22:39Watch: Russia's Lavrov dismisses decision by G20 ministers to skip group photocallRussia's Lavrov dismisses decision by G20 ministers to skip group photocallNicole Wootton-Cane1 November 2026 22:00Russia suffers ‘deadliest month of war so far’ as Ukraine strikes missile plant and oil refineryRussia has suffered its deadliest month of the war in Ukraine since it began four years ago, according to figures released by Kyiv, as Ukrainian forces launched overnight strikes against a major Russian missile plant.Ukrainian military officials have said throughout October, Moscow sustained 54,400 casualties. The figure surpasses the previous monthly high of 48,670 recorded in December 2024, with military planners warning that Russian frontline losses are now outweighing the Kremlin’s recruitment pipeline.You can read more below:Nicole Wootton-Cane1 November 2026 21:00