A massive blackout struck Russian-occupied Crimea overnight following reported drone attacks on energy infrastructure. Monitoring channels reported disabled substations and widespread outages, while Russian-installed officials confirmed disruptions in Sevastopol.
Russian forces struck four districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 70 times on Friday, Oct. 23, killing one person and wounding 11. According to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Hanzha, Dnipro faced the brunt of the attack, with a private house destroyed and a body recovered from the rubble.
Ukrainian pilots are already using the 20-mm ammunition to intercept jet-powered attack drones, as Russia deploys faster targets that challenge Ukraine’s air defenses.
As Russian strikes increasingly threaten civilian vessels and Ukrainian grain exports, Germany’s foreign minister warned that shipping disruptions could leave vulnerable countries without essential food and fertilizers.
The agency says Moscow aims to weaken European support for Kyiv by making Russian attacks appear to be the work of Ukraine’s military.
Restrictions were placed on incoming and outgoing flights in Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky airports, Russian civilian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya reported.
The Kremlin has heavily invested in the promise that retreating Arctic sea ice opens up a once impassable route that is further from the reach of Ukrainian drone attacks or European naval interdiction of shadow fleet vessels. But officials are learning that cutting a path through ice isn't easy.
Appearing on Piers Morgan’s show, Konstantin Malofeyev criticized Putin for not using nuclear weapons and proposed targeting Western arms depots in Ukraine. The media tycoon previously advocated a tactical nuclear attack followed by public executions.
Romania launched a rescue operation after a cargo ship carrying 13 Ukrainian and Azerbaijani crew members sent a distress signal in the Black Sea. Nine people were rescued and one body recovered, with three crew still missing, amid a series of suspected Russian drone attacks on shipping in the region.
Ukraine has brought home 270 people in a prisoner exchange with Russia, including military personnel and nine civilians. Five of those released were previously believed to have died in the July 2022 attack on the Olenivka prison, Zelensky said.
Polish prosecutors are investigating an alleged plot to set fire to Flytronic, a factory producing reconnaissance drones used by Ukraine, after a Russia-linked recruiter reportedly offered $30,000 for the attack. The case has been referred to Poland’s Internal Security Agency.
As Russian attacks threaten Kyiv’s energy infrastructure ahead of winter, residents share their thoughts about power cuts, heating shortages and the city’s preparedness. While some are preparing to leave, most say they intend to stay but question whether the authorities are doing enough to protect the capital.
"Russia continues its deliberate terror against the peaceful Zhytomyr Oblast," regional Governor Vitalii Bunechko wrote on Telegram.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen compares Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure to Hitler’s attacks on Britain, warning that Putin seeks to break civilian morale. She joins bipartisan criticism of US envoy Steve Witkoff for calling Putin a “humanitarian,” with Republican lawmakers responding, “WTF, Steve?”
Lorries waiting at the border to export agricultural produce into the bloc have become a target for Moscow’s attacks
Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Sumy early Friday, Oct. 23, injuring at least two civilians and damaging residential areas. The assault followed deadly strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions as Moscow signaled readiness for renewed peace negotiations while continuing its bombardment.
Downing Street rejects US envoy Steve Witkoff’s description of Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian,” citing thousands killed in Russia’s war and systematic attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure.
Russian forces struck a crowded market in Lozova, Kharkiv region on Thursday, Oct. 22, killing two women and injuring another 36 people. Two of those wounded were treated for acute stress reactions. According to regional authorities, the attack was carried out with a jet-powered Shahed drone and a Banderol missile during the middle of the day, damaging market pavilions, private houses, apartment buildings, private vehicles and a church.
Russian forces struck a private house in the Zhytomyr community on Thursday, Oct. 22, with a jet-powered Shahed drone, leaving eight people wounded – including two children. The attack struck a region located in western Ukraine, far from the front line, after drone strikes damaged energy infrastructure and eight homes the previous day.
Russia attacked Kyiv’s historic center with an Iskander ballistic missile carrying a K5 cluster warhead, presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said. He described a weapon designed to disperse 58 explosive elements over a wide area and accused Moscow of targeting civilians. The statement followed an overnight barrage that killed one person and injured at least 24 across the capital.
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On the night of Sept. 12, Ukrainian drones attacked Taganrog. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported hits on an FPV drone production facility, two drone storage sites, a Pantsir air defense system, and a radar.Local authorities, as usual, listed something else: 16 commercial buildings, five cars, a football
Germany said it has arrested a Ukrainian man identified as Vadym Y. suspected of spying for Russia, whose tasks included collecting intelligence on weaponry and NATO’s eastern flank defense. Europe has warned of an uptick in hybrid attacks from Russia, with Berlin documenting over 165 suspected sabotage cases in the first eight months of 2026 alone.
Drone attacks on supply lines and safe cities are taking a devastating toll on civilians.
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"The main purpose of the visit is to show Finland's strong support for Ukraine as the war of aggression continues and the country prepares for the winter," the Finnish government said.
Moscow Mayor claimed 630 drones had been heading toward Moscow since Oct. 21, while footage analyzed by Astra suggests a strike hit the 75th Arsenal military repair plant in Serpukhov. Russian officials also reported drone attacks and damage across several other regions.
He wrote about the attack on social media on Thursday, 22 October, commenting on the consequences of the aggressor state’s...
Russian attacks killed 4 civilians and injured at least 14 others in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Chernihiv regions, including two boys aged 10 and 13. Drone strikes also damaged civilian vehicles and buildings in Kharkiv and Sumy, while a warehouse fire broke out in Kirovohrad region.
Kyiv has come under a fresh Russian missile attack, just hours after Moscow signalled it was ready to resume peace talks