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.
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.
Restrictions were placed on incoming and outgoing flights in Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky airports, Russian civilian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya reported.
Russia will pitch its planned “Anti-Drone Dome” air defense system to African partners at next week’s Moscow summit, even as Ukrainian drone strikes continue to hit Russian oil refineries and other critical infrastructure, exposing gaps in Moscow’s air defenses.
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.
Ukraine’s defense ministry says satellite connectivity losses at speeds of 161 kph are still in place, despite US President Donald Trump’s claim that SpaceX owner Elon Musk restored the service. SpaceX and the White House have blamed one another for the restrictions, which followed the US diesel deal with Russia, as Washington pressured Kyiv to halt strikes on Russian refineries without securing a bilateral ceasefire on Ukraine’s energy grid.
This autumn, as Russia escalated its total-war-style strike campaign against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and economy, and relations between Kyiv and Washington hit an all-time low, the daily battles along Ukraine’s vast battlefield have faded into the background of the information space.Despite the reduced attention in
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.
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.
The electronic warfare station was hit near the village of Gulevka in Russia's Bryansk Oblast. According to the General Staff, targeting Russian electronic warfare systems improves Ukraine's ability to effectively deploy drones.
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.
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
Before that, US officials had cut Kyiv off from US intelligence and lowered a speed cap on Starlink to pressure Ukraine.
Russia launched 21 ballistic missile strikes in three waves against Kyiv following the latest negotiations, Zelensky said. He called for stronger air defenses, faster missile deliveries and tougher sanctions, arguing that Russia must face real pressure to end the killing.
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.
Ukraine’s Khartiia Corps says Operation Veles sent troops through underground infrastructure to strike behind Russian lines and disrupt a threat to Kupiansk. The corps reported more than 30 Russian prisoners and described the maneuver as the world’s first full-scale underground counteroffensive.
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.