08.11.25 NEWS ... The eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk is likely to fall by year's end, but Russian forces will lack the reserves for further breakthroughs later, Estonian intelligence said.

08.11.25 NEWS ... This week in Kyiv, Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation presented the draft of its national artificial intelligence (AI) development strategy, which has been created in collaboration with Estonian experts.

07.11.25 NEWS ... The changing weather conditions in Ukraine have not affected the overall course of Russia's aggression, Col. Ants Kiviselg, head of the EDF Intelligence Center, said on Friday. In the coming weeks, Russia is expected to continue its winter bombing campaign, which mainly targets civilian infrastructure.

07.11.25 NEWS ... The fate of Limp Bizkit's newly announced Tallinn show next spring remains unclear — Estonia's ministries have condemned it over frontman Fred Durst's pro-Russia past.

06.11.25 NEWS ... Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200), visiting China, met with other diplomats to discuss China's influence over Russia, trade talks and human rights developments.

03.11.25 NEWS ... This Thursday, November 6, the Estonian Refugee Council is set to host its annual international humanitarian conference in Tallinn. Institutional reforms, the funding crisis, digital transformation, and access to areas affected by crises will all be on the agenda.

03.11.25 NEWS ... That Russia has created a multi-kilometer drone "grayzone" in the vicinity of Pokrovsk has significantly changed the dynamics of the fighting there, Deputy Chief of Defense Staff Captain (Navy) Peeter Ivask said.

31.10.25 NEWS ... This week, participants of the Tallinn Mechanism convened in Paris, with donor countries collectively announcing an additional €60 million in support for Ukraine's cyber resilience this year.

31.10.25 NEWS ... Although Russia has focused its military pressure on capturing Pokrovsk, the city is unlikely to fall in the coming days and won't shift the war's overall course.

30.10.25 NEWS ... Estonia and Ireland have signed an agreement to renovate an intensive care unit at a hospital in Ukraine's Zhytomyr Region and provide training for medical personnel.

29.10.25 NEWS ... A new exhibition at Tartu's Aparaaditehas showcases the diversity of Ukrainian national clothing. Artist Olga Rodzik told ERR News her work is "about us — Ukrainians — our culture, identity and the sense of belonging to something greater: our nation."

28.10.25 NEWS ... Tallinn will host the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Tallinn in 2027 after the countries signed a memorandum of cooperation this week.

27.10.25 NEWS ... That Ukrainian and Russian units alike have been able to carry out successful operations against each other shows how thin the thousand-kilometer front is, said Major General (ret.) Riho Ühtegi.

26.10.25 NEWS ... U.S. filmmaker and Stanford scholar Parker Watt has spent the past year in Estonia interviewing Ukrainian artists for a new documentary series that explores culture and resilience at a time of war. ERR News' Michael Cole spoke to Watt to find out more.

25.10.25 NEWS ... Russia wants to break Ukraine's resistance by attacking its electricity infrastructure, as it has been unable to achieve success on the battlefield. With Donald Trump having imposed new sanctions on its oil sector, security expert Rainer Saks believes Russia's situation could deteriorate significantly in the near future.

24.10.25 NEWS ... Russia is attempting to cause an energy crisis in Ukraine via deep strikes, which it hopes will also break societal resolve to continue supporting defensive operations, said Gert Kaju, head of the Ministry of Defense's readiness department.

21.10.25 NEWS ... Friday's inconclusive meeting at the White House between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brought a sense of déjà vu, Foreign Ministry Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov said.

20.10.25 NEWS ... Russia is not abandoning its current tactics despite two recent major armored assaults in eastern Ukraine both ending in catastrophe, reserve officer and independent MP Alar Laneman said.

17.10.25 NEWS ... With the help of Anti Pigul, a prosthetic technician at East Tallinn Central Hospital, Ukrainian soldiers who have lost their legs in the war are receiving new knee prostheses. Many of the soldiers want to return to active life or even to the front lines afterwards.

17.10.25 NEWS ... Harju District Court on Thursday rejected NGO Slava Ukraini founder Johanna-Maria Lehtme's request to close the criminal embezzlement case against her.

17.10.25 NEWS ... While Russia is facing human resources difficulties in its war on Ukraine, it is continuing and even ramping up efforts, Defense Ministry readiness department chief Gert Kaju said.

17.10.25 NEWS ... Russian leader Vladimir Putin's future lies at a war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.

13.10.25 NEWS ... With his recent shift on Ukraine, US President Donald Trump is showing more resolve to end the war than his predecessor, security expert Helga Kalm said.

11.10.25 NEWS ... According to a report by Reuters, the Baltic states are developing plans for the mass evacuation of civilians in the event of an invasion by Russian troops.

10.10.25 NEWS ... Although Russian troops are already advancing in Ukraine at an extremely slow pace, their progress will likely slow even further as autumn sets in, said Gert Kaju.

08.10.25 NEWS ... Ukraine has become the world leader in drone warfare, with domestic production now at the level where they can be exported, despite the ongoing Russian invasion.

07.10.25 NEWS ... Minister of the Interior Igor Taro said that Estonia does not have throngs of young Ukrainian men, and Kyiv has not asked for assistance in getting them to return.

07.10.25 NEWS ... Ukrainian forces are trying to halt Russian advances not only in Donbas but also in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions to the south and west, where fierce battles are underway.

06.10.25 NEWS ... A second group of Ukrainian police chiefs has passed an Estonian-run training course to help modernize Ukraine's law enforcement agencies.

06.10.25 NEWS ... Five people were killed and Ukraine's power grid was damaged in a massive overnight Russian missile and drone strike at the weekend, hitting nine regions.

06.10.25 NEWS ... BGM-109 Tomahawk missiles the U.S. plans to give Ukraine are highly effective and will aid in its victory, Major General (Retd) Neeme Väli said.

04.10.25 NEWS ... Estonia and Ukraine have launched a new joint project to train more than 500 Ukrainian cyber specialists over the next 14 months under the framework of the Tallinn Mechanism.

04.10.25 NEWS ... The deployment of Russian 'shadow' fleet ships in the Baltic Sea is becoming increasingly dangerous for Estonia and its neighboring countries, according to a report by the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) Intelligence Center. Restricting the shadow fleet's activities would greatly enhance security in the region.

04.10.25 NEWS ... Russia's war in Ukraine is forcing people to leave their homes in the Donbas region, reports ERR correspondent Anton Aleksejev from the city of Kostyantynivka.

03.10.25 NEWS ... Russia is expected to increase its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure over the coming winter to inflict more suffering, said Col. Ants Kiviselg, head of the EDF's Intelligence Center.

03.10.25 NEWS ... The very slow advances Russia has been making in eastern Ukraine has meant Ukrainian repair bases in Donbas have had to move back further from the frontline too.

02.10.25 NEWS ... Since the start of the war, nearly 250,000 men have deserted Ukraine's armed forces, but many have been returning.

02.10.25 NEWS ... Estonia has banned Russian rapper Kamazz from entering the country for supporting the aggression in Ukraine, canceling his October 4 concert in Narva.

02.10.25 NEWS ... A training center launched by the eight Nordic and Baltic countries to train and equip Ukrainian personnel was opened in southern Poland on Wednesday (October 1).

01.10.25 NEWS ... Last week, a Russian court sentenced Narva Museum Director Maria Smorževskihh-Smirnova to 10 years in prison in absentia. In an interview with ERR, Smorževskihh-Smirnova said that culture cannot remain silent in wartime.

01.10.25 NEWS ... Europe trails Ukraine by two to three years in counter-drone defenses and must catch up now, security expert Meelis Oidsalu said on ERR's "Otse uudistemajast."

01.10.25 NEWS ... New Estonian coding school kood/Zhytomyr launched its first course on September 29, welcoming over 80 students in Ukraine. ERR News spoke to Project Manager Mari-Liis Kitter about the organization's role in Ukraine's recovery and future plans.

01.10.25 NEWS ... French authorities on Tuesday were investigating a Russia-linked shadow fleet vessel suspected of breaking sanctions. The ship was stopped in the Baltic Sea earlier this year.

30.09.25 NEWS ... Ukraine's defense industry is a crucial component of its war effort, with technology being developed to help the country defend itself against Russian invasion by small and large companies alike, reports ERR's Anton Aleksejev.

30.09.25 NEWS ... According to defense lawyer Ksenia Kravchenko, the Moscow Court sentencing of Narva Museum director Maria Smorževskihh-Smirnova to 10 years imprisonment in absentia could cause problems if Russia issues an international arrest warrant.

29.09.25 NEWS ... On Monday, 13 Estonian football clubs requested an extraordinary meeting of the Estonian Football Association (EJL) to initiate the suspension of UEFA's solidarity funds paid to Russian clubs.

29.09.25 NEWS ... The gasoline shortage across Russia, caused by Ukrainian drone attacks, is making the war visible to Russian society and in big cities, said economic expert Raivo Vare.

29.09.25 NEWS ... The International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) decision to lift sanctions on Russia and Belarus is "disappointing," President of the Estonian Olympic Committee Kersti Kaljulaid said.

26.09.25 NEWS ... On October 1—"Ukraine Defenders' Day"—a special screening of "Prisoners: System of Terror" takes place at Tallinn's Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom. The movie reveals the system of terror created by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories.

26.09.25 NEWS ... Russia's economy may soon be unable to sustain the war, Ministry of Defense official Gert Kaju said, adding that fewer people in Russia are fit for military service.