https://warinfohub.com Factual conflict news, analysis, and explainers. en Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/0406-kirovohrad-largest-drone-attack-360-drones https://warinfohub.com/articles/0406-kirovohrad-largest-drone-attack-360-drones More than 360 drones struck Ukraine's central Kirovohrad region overnight into Thursday, in what Governor Andriy Raikovych called the largest attack on the region during the war, killing three people and wounding six, according to Reuters. Ukraine's air force said 580 drones attacked the country overnight and that 536 were shot down. The Kyiv Independent reported the same toll for Kropyvnytskyi, the regional capital, and said five of the wounded were hospitalised. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/0408-ukraine-resumes-refinery-strikes-ryazan-fire https://warinfohub.com/articles/0408-ukraine-resumes-refinery-strikes-ryazan-fire A large Ukrainian drone attack set a fire at an oil refinery in Russia's Ryazan region on Thursday, the regional governor said, the first Ukrainian strike on a Russian energy facility since US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire on Sunday. Separately, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Financial Times that Ukraine would resume strikes on Russian refineries after a pause of several days, saying the block on attacking refineries was over. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/kabila-frn-m23-coalition-congo https://warinfohub.com/articles/kabila-frn-m23-coalition-congo Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila has launched a new political-military coalition, the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), headed by Kabila with M23 rebel leaders as deputies, replacing the AFC-M23 alliance in eastern Congo, Reuters and Al Jazeera reported. A day later the United States urged Rwanda at the Security Council to withdraw its troops from Congo and cease all support to M23. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/kenya-fuel-prices-middle-east-conflict https://warinfohub.com/articles/kenya-fuel-prices-middle-east-conflict Kenya fuel prices rose sharply for the October 15 to November 14 period after the energy regulator cited higher import costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East: in Nairobi, petrol rose about 6% to 226.96 shillings a litre, diesel rose about 4.5% to 227.76 shillings, and kerosene jumped to 219.87 shillings, Reuters reported. Kenya relies on the Middle East for nearly all of its fuel and imports all of it in refined form. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/unifil-lebanon-mandate-extension-talks https://warinfohub.com/articles/unifil-lebanon-mandate-extension-talks The future of UNIFIL in Lebanon is undecided with its mandate set to expire at the end of 2026: UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix urged the Security Council on Wednesday to start negotiations soon, Lebanon is campaigning for an extension, diplomats say the United States is not supportive, and the EU agreed on Monday to a separate three-year mission to train Lebanese forces. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/0407-aramco-dhahran-building-hit-houthi-strikes https://warinfohub.com/articles/0407-aramco-dhahran-building-hit-houthi-strikes Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry said on Wednesday that an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in the eastern city of Dhahran was hit, causing a limited fire, with no injuries reported at the building. Reuters and Bloomberg reported the same ministry account, and CNN reported it was not clear whether the building took a direct hit or was struck by falling debris. Debris from intercepted missiles injured four people in Riyadh, Saudi authorities said. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/0407-russia-strikes-kyiv-kharkiv-energy-600000-without-power https://warinfohub.com/articles/0407-russia-strikes-kyiv-kharkiv-energy-600000-without-power Russian missile and drone strikes overnight into Wednesday killed three people in Kyiv and damaged 30 energy facilities, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, leaving at least 600,000 people without power in an attack on Kyiv and Kharkiv. Russia's defence ministry said it struck four power plants in and around Kyiv and two in Kharkiv. Zelenskyy said the attack targeted infrastructure covered by the energy ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump on Sunday, which neither Moscow nor Kyiv had confirmed as agreed. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1005-ukraine-starlink-starshield-restrictions-spacex https://warinfohub.com/articles/1005-ukraine-starlink-starshield-restrictions-spacex Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday that SpaceX had restricted its military-grade Starlink services without warning, cutting the connection of fast-moving terminals used to guide drones and disrupting several missions. Presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov said Ukraine's defence forces received no warning of the limitation. SpaceX did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters or CNN. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1622-hormuz-gfs-pride-sinks-gfs-giselle-hit https://warinfohub.com/articles/1622-hormuz-gfs-pride-sinks-gfs-giselle-hit Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority said on Wednesday that two Singapore-registered container vessels were struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz: the GFS Pride, hit on October 13, caught fire and later sank, with all 21 crew safely evacuated, while the GFS Giselle was hit on October 14, sustained hull damage and reached a safe anchorage with all 22 crew safe. Maritime security sources told Reuters the sinking was also reported in a Pakistani navigational warning, and a third vessel damaged in September, the bulk carrier Cape Dao, was reported to be sinking. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1625-aramco-hq-extensive-damage-houthis-vow-more-attacks https://warinfohub.com/articles/1625-aramco-hq-extensive-damage-houthis-vow-more-attacks Saudi Aramco's headquarters complex in Dhahran suffered extensive damage in Tuesday night's strike, with a fire spreading across several floors and the top three floors severely damaged, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday — a sharply different picture from the Energy Ministry's account of a limited fire. Two regional officials gave the Associated Press the same top-three-floors account. The Houthis vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities, and the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted another ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh, while AP reported a much larger Wednesday salvo and one person injured by debris in the capital. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/2202-musk-starshield-limits-us-government-partial-restoration https://warinfohub.com/articles/2202-musk-starshield-limits-us-government-partial-restoration Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Starshield, the military satellite service Ukrainian forces use, is owned and controlled by the US government and that any limits on its speed or use are decided by the US military and ultimately the president. Ukraine's defence ministry said connectivity had improved for speeds up to 160 km/h by Wednesday evening but that SpaceX was still maintaining a 161 km/h cap, while a senior US official told Axios the Trump administration was not responsible for the restrictions. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/2205-bulgaria-nato-anti-drone-initiative-search-resumes https://warinfohub.com/articles/2205-bulgaria-nato-anti-drone-initiative-search-resumes Bulgaria expects to join a NATO anti-drone initiative by October 30, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday, a day after a drone attack sank the cargo vessel HS Dignity off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast and left 11 sailors missing. Bulgaria's transport ministry said the search for the missing sailors resumed on Wednesday after bad weather and darkness forced a suspension on Tuesday evening. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/gaza-ceasefire-status-one-year-on https://warinfohub.com/articles/gaza-ceasefire-status-one-year-on One year after the Gaza ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025, its status is stalled: the agreement halted major operations and freed all remaining hostages, but Hamas has not disarmed, the promised Palestinian administration and international force have not arrived, Israel controls a growing share of the territory, and more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in strikes since the truce began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry figures reported by AP, Human Rights Watch and a joint statement by more than 100 organisations. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/iran-hormuz-shipping-attacks-new-tactics https://warinfohub.com/articles/iran-hormuz-shipping-attacks-new-tactics Iran is deploying new tactics against ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz — including unarmed spotters in small boats and a faster attack tempo — in a strategy two senior Iranian officials told Reuters is meant to keep oil prices high ahead of the US midterm elections. At least five incidents involving commercial ships were recorded around Hormuz in 48 hours, and the US Navy-led JMIC still rates the threat to merchant shipping as severe. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/nord-stream-trial-hamburg-serhii-k https://warinfohub.com/articles/nord-stream-trial-hamburg-serhii-k The Nord Stream trial opened in Hamburg on Wednesday, with former Ukrainian military officer Serhii K. accused of organising the September 2022 explosions that ruptured three of the four Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. He denies any involvement, Kyiv denies ordering the attack, and the hearing — the first public test of the evidence — is expected to run into February. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/six-day-war-explained https://warinfohub.com/articles/six-day-war-explained The Six-Day War explained: from 5 to 10 June 1967, Israel fought Egypt, Jordan and Syria and captured the Sinai, Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem and Golan Heights. Between about 11,500 and 18,500 soldiers died, the Suez Canal closed for eight years, and UN Resolution 242 set the land-for-peace formula that still frames diplomacy. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/0402-saudi-intercepts-houthi-missiles-riyadh-khamis-mushait https://warinfohub.com/articles/0402-saudi-intercepts-houthi-missiles-riyadh-khamis-mushait The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh and two more toward Khamis Mushait late on Monday, as the Houthis claimed hits on the capital's airport and King Khalid Air Base. The Houthis also reported overnight airstrikes on Kamaran Island, the Hodeida coast and al-Jawf, and warned the United States of a painful response if it joins the Saudi campaign. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1007-black-sea-drone-attacks-bulgaria-ship-sunk-sailors-missing https://warinfohub.com/articles/1007-black-sea-drone-attacks-bulgaria-ship-sunk-sailors-missing Drones hit two merchant ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast overnight, sinking one vessel east of Krapets and leaving 11 of its 16 crew missing, Bulgarian officials said on Tuesday. All 15 crew of the second ship, the Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3, were rescued and taken to Varna. Prime Minister Rumen Radev said there was no conclusive evidence of who carried out the attacks, but he summoned Russia's ambassador and informed NATO and the EU. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1010-saudi-coalition-sanaa-evacuation-houthis-aramco-warning https://warinfohub.com/articles/1010-saudi-coalition-sanaa-evacuation-houthis-aramco-warning The Saudi-led coalition on Tuesday urged civilians to evacuate the Yemen Oil Company's al-Sabahah central station in Sanaa ahead of a planned military operation, hours after it said three drones had been destroyed north of Riyadh. The Houthis answered that any strike on Sanaa would bring a harsh response in Riyadh and warned workers and civilians to stay away from Saudi Aramco oil facilities, which they called legitimate targets. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1615-saudi-coalition-strikes-sanaa-hodeidah-oil-sites https://warinfohub.com/articles/1615-saudi-coalition-strikes-sanaa-hodeidah-oil-sites The Saudi-led coalition said on Tuesday evening that it had attacked the al-Sabahah fuel station in Sanaa and other sites in Sanaa, Hodeidah and Dhamar, hours after ordering civilians to evacuate the station. Al Jazeera's team in Sanaa reported explosions at the station and strikes on oil storage at Ras Isa port. Yemen's oil company said the Sanaa facility held no fuel stocks. No casualty figures were reported, and the Houthis renewed warnings against Saudi Aramco facilities. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1616-ethiopian-troops-zalambessa-eritrea-border https://warinfohub.com/articles/1616-ethiopian-troops-zalambessa-eritrea-border Ethiopian government troops advanced on Tuesday to Zalambessa, a town of about 15,000 on the border with Eritrea that Tigrayan rebels previously controlled, six sources told Reuters. Witnesses and a conflict monitor said Eritrean troops had crossed into the town last week in support of the rebels — an incursion Eritrea denies. Both countries have written to the UN Security Council, and its members were due to meet behind closed doors on Tuesday. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/falklands-war-explained https://warinfohub.com/articles/falklands-war-explained The Falklands War explained: from 2 April to 14 June 1982, Argentina and the United Kingdom fought a 74-day undeclared war over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Argentina invaded; a British task force sailed 8,000 miles to retake them. 907 people died, Argentina's junta fell, and the sovereignty dispute remains unresolved. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/kremlin-energy-ceasefire-contacts-continuing https://warinfohub.com/articles/kremlin-energy-ceasefire-contacts-continuing The Kremlin said on Tuesday that contacts about the Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump on Sunday are continuing, but offered no details, no scope and no confirmation that Moscow has agreed to anything. Ukraine says Russia has already violated the announcement, the EU has imposed new sanctions, and Russia's Defence Ministry says its overnight strikes hit no Ukrainian energy targets. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/kremlin-yandex-data-centres-government-discussions https://warinfohub.com/articles/kremlin-yandex-data-centres-government-discussions Russia's government is discussing the problems facing Yandex after Ukrainian strikes took three of its data centres out of action in less than a week, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Yandex has said its Vladimir data centre shut down completely on Sunday, following earlier strikes in the Kaluga region and at Sasovo, where two of the supercomputers used to develop its AI model are housed. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/nato-innovation-fund-drone-defence-warsaw https://warinfohub.com/articles/nato-innovation-fund-drone-defence-warsaw NATO's €1 billion Innovation Fund is expanding into Poland and hunting for direct investments in counter-drone systems and space-based surveillance, its president told Reuters on Tuesday, in the clearest sign yet that lessons from Ukraine's war are resetting the alliance's technology priorities. The fund, backed by 24 NATO nations, will open a presence in Warsaw and look beyond traditional defence contractors. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/sudan-famine-risk-darfur-kordofan-ipc-alert https://warinfohub.com/articles/sudan-famine-risk-darfur-kordofan-ipc-alert The risk of famine is growing across Sudan's Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan as war, displacement and an El Niño drought combine, the UN-backed IPC hunger monitor warned on Monday. Thirteen of 17 nutrition surveys in Greater Darfur since January found critical malnutrition, more than 300,000 people have fled Greater Kordofan since October 2025, and less than half of Sudan's humanitarian appeal was funded as of October 8. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/0402-north-korea-ballistic-missiles-seoul-hypersonic https://warinfohub.com/articles/0402-north-korea-ballistic-missiles-seoul-hypersonic North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Monday morning, South Korea's military said — its fourth launch in a month, days after South Korea test-fired a hypersonic missile. One type flew more than 900 km, and Seoul convened an emergency security meeting and condemned the launches as violations of UN Security Council resolutions. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/0410-riyadh-airport-monday-flights-cancelled https://warinfohub.com/articles/0410-riyadh-airport-monday-flights-cancelled The skies over Riyadh were largely empty on Monday after the weekend Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport, Reuters reported, with about 78% of the airport's flights estimated cancelled for the day, 99.7% cancelled on Sunday, and Lufthansa and Air France-KLM extending suspensions. More than a third of flights across Saudi Arabia were not expected to operate. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1025-sanaa-aljawf-airstrikes-saudi-response https://warinfohub.com/articles/1025-sanaa-aljawf-airstrikes-saudi-response Saudi state media said Saudi forces responded on Monday to a drone and cruise missile attack from Yemen, while Houthi-run authorities said airstrikes on Sanaa and the northern province of al-Jawf killed 10 people and wounded 19 — figures and blame that rest on Houthi sources, with no Saudi comment on the Yemen strikes in the reporting. Reuters separately reported a new barrage of incoming fire on Saudi Arabia and intensified Saudi airstrikes. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1030-hormuz-tankers-indian-seafarers-missing https://warinfohub.com/articles/1030-hormuz-tankers-indian-seafarers-missing India's foreign ministry said two Indian seafarers were missing after a drone struck the tanker MT Petro Dolphin in the Strait of Hormuz area on Sunday, while a second tanker, MT Valthera, was hit by an unknown projectile and caught fire with all 11 Indian crew reported safe. India condemned the attacks; no attacker has been identified, and one maritime-safety account differed on whether the Petro Dolphin's crew were all safe. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1615-riyadh-airport-closure-extended-october-17-delta https://warinfohub.com/articles/1615-riyadh-airport-closure-extended-october-17-delta Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport will stay closed until 2100 GMT on October 17 under a Notice to Air Missions issued Monday, Reuters reported, as Delta Air Lines pushed its planned Atlanta–Riyadh launch to March 2027 and the FAA advised US carriers to exercise caution over Saudi Arabia after the weekend Houthi attacks. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/1615-uk-irgc-raf-fairford-plot-attribution https://warinfohub.com/articles/1615-uk-irgc-raf-fairford-plot-attribution Prime Minister Andy Burnham told parliament on Monday that the suspected plot against RAF Fairford, the Gloucestershire base used by US bombers for strikes on Iran, was highly likely coordinated in Iran and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran's ambassador rejected any connection, and all seven arrested men have been released on bail without charge. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/2210-saudi-warning-system-silent-riyadh-attacks https://warinfohub.com/articles/2210-saudi-warning-system-silent-riyadh-attacks Saudi Arabia's public early-warning system issued no alerts before the four Riyadh attacks of the past week, which Reuters put at at least 18 killed and more than 300 wounded, and the government has not explained the silence. Civil defence issued its first threat alerts since September 29 on Monday, as the coalition reported destroying another ballistic missile fired toward the capital. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/energy-ceasefire-explained https://warinfohub.com/articles/energy-ceasefire-explained An energy ceasefire is a limited deal to stop attacks on each other's energy infrastructure — power plants, grids, refineries and fuel depots — while the wider war continues. This explainer sets out how the Ukraine-Russia version announced by Donald Trump is supposed to work, why the two sides define it differently, and why previous announcements unravelled. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/gaza-strikes-monday-ceasefire-strain https://warinfohub.com/articles/gaza-strikes-monday-ceasefire-strain An Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday and a strike on a tent in the Mawasi area killed three people late on Sunday, medics told Reuters, as Israel said it was targeting militants and Hamas denied rearming under the year-old US-brokered ceasefire. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/peloponnesian-war-explained https://warinfohub.com/articles/peloponnesian-war-explained The Peloponnesian War explained: from 431 to 404 BC, Athens and its Delian League allies fought Sparta and the Peloponnesian League for hegemony over Greece. Plague, the disastrous Sicilian Expedition, and Persian money decided a war that ended Athens' empire and its golden age. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/r4-condemn-riyadh-airport-attacks-coalition-intercepts https://warinfohub.com/articles/r4-condemn-riyadh-airport-attacks-coalition-intercepts Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia — the R4 group — condemned the Houthi attacks on Riyadh's airport as a dangerous escalation and backed Saudi countermeasures, while the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday it had intercepted a drone in the Eastern Province and a ballistic missile fired toward Khamis Mushait. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/ukraine-accuses-russia-energy-ceasefire-violation-eu-sanctions https://warinfohub.com/articles/ukraine-accuses-russia-energy-ceasefire-violation-eu-sanctions President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia on Monday of violating the energy ceasefire announced by Donald Trump, pointing to a strike on a Kharkiv thermal power plant, as EU ministers approved nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings and the Kremlin rejected Zelenskiy's offer of a 60-day ceasefire to hold elections. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/0420-yandex-vladimir-datacenter-drone-strike https://warinfohub.com/articles/0420-yandex-vladimir-datacenter-drone-strike Yandex said on Sunday that a drone attack damaged its data centre in the Vladimir region, east of Moscow, forcing a complete shutdown with no injuries. The Associated Press reported it as a Ukrainian drone attack — the third Yandex facility hit in four days, after Sasovo on Thursday and Kaluga on Friday. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://warinfohub.com/articles/0430-riyadh-airport-aftermath-condemnation-flights https://warinfohub.com/articles/0430-riyadh-airport-aftermath-condemnation-flights At least 627 flights were cancelled on Sunday and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh is expected to stay closed until 9 p.m. local time after Saturday's deadly attack, while the UN envoy for Yemen called it 'a grave escalation' and President Trump said he will speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as Washington weighs joining strikes on the Houthis. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT