By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TimesLIVE
Civilians have been evacuated from some areas of Ukraine’s Kherson region after the ceasefire in Oleshky expired. A Reuters photograph shows residents evacuated from the occupied city returning to Ukrainian-controlled territory on 31 October 2026.
Ukrainian forces evacuated 167 civilians from Kherson region, including 22 children and 21 people with reduced mobility, before a six-day local ceasefire expired. Ukraine’s military announced the operation, while Governor Oleksandr Prokoudine warned against areas near the Dnipro.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Daily Maverick ·
Russia launched 433 drones at Ukraine overnight from 31 October to 1 November; Ukrainian defences intercepted or neutralised 371 by 7.30am, according to Ukrainian authorities cited by The Zambian Observer. Strikes hit 16 sites and damaged homes and energy infrastructure, causing emergency power cuts in several areas.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Zambian Observer ·
Ukraine’s official air-raid alert app was probably hacked, according to the Ukrainian air force, Le Monde and France 24 report. The alleged interference was reported on Sunday evening, a few minutes after the end of a local humanitarian truce with Russia in the Kherson region, according to both media outlets. France 24 says the threat notifications no longer reflected the situation on the ground.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Ukraine and Russia reported cyberattacks against their public alert apps after the end of the humanitarian truce in Olechky, in the south of Ukraine occupied by Moscow. The incidents, reported by Le Monde, follow announcements already made on both apps.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens backs Republican Mike Rogers for SenateMichigan Democrat Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the US Senate race, two days before the midterm elections. The move comes after she lost the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed and could deepen divisions in a state key to control of the Senate, Reuters reports.
South African police ban protests on municipal election daySouth African police have warned that marches and demonstrations will be banned on 4 November, the day of the 2026 municipal elections, and that participants risk prosecution. Police official Tebello Mosikili said gatherings must end at midnight the night before, at a press conference in Tshwane, according to IOL.The week in Africa
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