War

Ukraine says Russia carried out a combined naval and aerial drone attack on two merchant ships off Bulgaria, sinking one and killing two crew members. Kyiv says its forces conducted no operations in the area.

NATO’s top military commander is preparing a new strategy for defeating a potential Russian attack on the alliance’s eastern flank, combining conventional forces with low-cost drones, minimally crewed systems and AI-enabled targeting, Bloomberg reported.

Three people were killed and at least 29 others, including three children, were injured after Russian forces struck Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs on Oct. 5, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.