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An industrial site in Russia's Kstovo district sustained significant damage in a drone attack overnight into 1 November 2026, according to Nizhny Novgorod governor Gleb Nikitin. Ukrainian sources identify a Lukoil refinery, but that identification has not been independently confirmed.
Residents of Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in the Kherson region, reached Kyiv-controlled territory on 31 October 2026. Reuters and RBC-Ukraine covered their arrival in the Chernihiv region at the Belarusian border.
Canada officially joined EuroHPC at the Montreal summit on 30 October 2026, the European joint undertaking announces. Membership opens cooperation on supercomputing, AI resources and quantum computing.
Elena Rybakina withdrew from Tokyo's Pan Pacific Open on 30 October 2026 before her quarterfinal against Leylah Fernandez. The Kazakh player said she had neck inflammation and pain; the Canadian advances to the semifinals without playing the match.
The United States approved a possible sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors to Ukraine on 30 October 2026, estimated at $2.1 billion. The authorisation does not mean the missiles have been delivered.
Mark Carney, António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen opened their trilateral meeting in Montreal on 30 October 2026 with the aim of building a closer Canada–EU relationship. Their opening statements put AI, critical raw materials and resilient supply chains at the centre of discussions.
The European Union and Canada launched an Alliance for the Future on 30 October 2026 at the close of their Montreal summit. Their joint statement calls for a closer association, short of full EU membership, to be defined by the 2027 summit.
The European Commission proposed on 30 October 2026 the allocation of the remaining €45 billion of the European loan for Ukraine for 2027. The arrangement still requires adoption by the Council of the EU before disbursements.
The European Investment Bank and Canada’s government signed a framework agreement in Montreal on 30 October 2026, paving the way for financing in Canada. Critical raw materials are among the announced initial priorities.
At least 14 people were killed and 14 injured in a drone strike on a railway platform in Dnipro on 29 October 2026, Ukrainian authorities said. They attribute the attack to Russia.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in Montréal on 29 October 2026 a federal commitment of up to C$1.6 billion in equity investment in Cohere. The stake is to accompany private investors; it is neither a grant nor a full disbursement already made.
Diplomats cited by AFP on 28 October 2026 describe an EU–Canada draft declaration favouring “ever closer association” over “associate member” status. The Montreal summit is scheduled for 29–30 October.
This dossier traces the Russia–Ukraine war from the seizure of Crimea and the start of fighting in the Donbas in 2014, through the full-scale invasion of 24 February 2022 and its military, diplomatic, economic and humanitarian consequences. It distinguishes recognised sovereignty, claimed annexations and actual military control. Earlier milestones explain relations between the two states since Ukrainian independence in 1991: the 1994 Budapest security assurances, the 1997 friendship treaty, the 2003 Tuzla crisis, gas disputes and the 2010 Kharkiv agreements. The suspension of preparations for the European Union agreement in November 2013 opens the Euromaidan crisis. These antecedents are distinguished from the war that began in 2014; each entry links to its sources. The timeline follows Ilovaisk, Donetsk airport, Debaltseve, the Minsk agreements, disengagement attempts, fighting and the humanitarian crisis in Avdiivka in 2017, the trade blockade, detainee exchanges and the Kerch maritime crisis. It then documents the war’s expansion, Ukrainian territorial recaptures, Bakhmut, international justice, grain, energy, external assistance and negotiations. Retrospective investigations are identified and claims remain attributed. This selection of turning points includes canonical occurrences from the archived energy dossier. It expands previously sparse years without providing an exhaustive daily record: local fighting, successive sanctions, all weapons deliveries and population displacement are not detailed. Cumulative military losses and complete territorial control remain coverage limitations.
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This dossier follows closer EU–Canada relations, proposed diplomatic formulations and agreements actually concluded.
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