RT News - October 30 2026 (17:00 MSK)

Top human rights officials from both Russia and Ukraine arrive in the embattled city of Aleshki. Locals are being evacuated from there as a part of a humanitarian mission, brokered by the US first lady, Melania Trump. RT's among an international group of journalists who are also in Aleshki to observe the dire situation there. The press pack includes reporters from the US, Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine renews its attacks on Russia's oil refineries targeting three of them today - that's according to Moscow. It comes just days after Donald Trump called on Kiev to stop such strikes. Amid a growing spat between Seoul and Kiev, South Korea withdraws eight of its diplomats from Ukraine with the country's foreign ministry hinting that the severing of diplomatic ties could also be on the table.