Russo-Ukraine war

Parts of Sumy left without power and water

Several districts of the city of Sumy were left without electricity on Oct. 20, causing water supply disruptions as well, regional utility company Sumyoblenergo told Suspilne.

20 October 2025, 05:03 PM

Ceding Donbas to Russia would bolster its offensive position — ISW analysis

Russia’s demand for full control of the Donbas would give Moscow a stronger foothold for renewed aggression against Ukraine whenever it sees fit, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warned in their Oct. 19 assessment.

20 October 2025, 10:26 AM

Ukraine’s General Staff confirms strikes on oil refinery in Novokuybyshevsk, gas plant in Orenburg

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck Russia’s Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast, the Orenburg gas processing plant, and an oil depot in the temporarily occupied city of Berdyansk overnight on Oct. 19, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed.

19 October 2025, 03:50 PM

Witkoff pressured Ukraine to hand Donetsk to Russia during D.C. talks

Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff pressured Ukraine to hand over Donetsk Oblast to Russia because it is “mostly Russian-speaking,” The Washington Post reported, citing officials familiar with the talks during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House.

19 October 2025, 01:20 PM

ISW: Ukrainian drone attacks knock out a fifth of Russia’s oil refining capacity

Ukraine’s sustained campaign of strikes on Russian oil refineries is worsening the country’s fuel shortages and triggering record price spikes, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 18 report.

19 October 2025, 10:58 AM

Russia losing troops five times faster than Ukraine despite manpower gap

Russia’s major summer offensive in Ukraine failed to deliver the territorial gains the Kremlin hoped for, despite record numbers of mobilized troops and months of sustained assaults. Territorial advances remain minimal, while losses are enormous, The Economist reported on Oct. 17.

18 October 2025, 07:30 PM

Russian strike hits power facility in Chernihiv Oblast, cuts electricity to 17,000 customers

About 17,000 customers were left without electricity in Chernihiv Oblast after a Russian strike overnight on Oct. 18 hit a power facility in the Koriukivka district, regional energy provider Chernihivoblenergo reported.

18 October 2025, 01:36 PM

Tomahawks for Ukraine wouldn’t escalate war, could weaken Russia, ISW says

Supplying U.S. long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would not cause a major escalation in the war but would instead mirror Russia’s own use of long-range cruise missiles, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 17 report.

18 October 2025, 01:15 PM

‘Made it clear Kyiv won’t get Tomahawks’: Trump–Zelenskyy White House talk was tense and awkward

U.S. President Donald Trump made it “directly and honestly” clear during his Oct. 17 meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Kyiv would not be receiving long-range Tomahawk missiles, CNN reported, citing a U.S. official.

18 October 2025, 10:49 AM

Russia sentences 15 captured Aidar fighters to up to 21 years in prison

A court in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don has sentenced 15 captured soldiers from Ukraine’s 24th Separate Assault Battalion Aidar to prison terms ranging from 15 to 21 years in a high-security penal colony, Mediazona reported on Oct. 17, citing the court’s press service.

17 October 2025, 04:02 PM

Ukrainian troops reclaim ground in Zaporizhzhya Oblast — Syrskyi

Ukraine’s defense forces are continuing to push Russian troops out of Sumy Oblast and have made gains in retaking territory in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Oct. 17.

17 October 2025, 12:29 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia will be forced to end the war when it can no longer sustain it

Russia will be forced to end its war against Ukraine when it can no longer sustain the fight, and real peace will only come through decisive action by international partners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 17.

17 October 2025, 10:43 AM

HUR cyber unit cripples major Siberian internet provider — sources

One of Siberia’s largest internet providers has suffered losses exceeding 66 million rubles (about $800,000) following a cyberattack by Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence, sources in Ukrainian intelligence told NV.

15 October 2025, 05:45 PM

Dozens of armored vehicles in combat: Russia returns to large-scale mechanized assaults on the front lines — ISW

Over the past two weeks, Russian forces have launched three mechanized assaults involving company- or battalion-sized units along the hottest parts of the front in Donetsk Oblast, signaling a shift in how Russia is deploying armored vehicles in its war against Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in their Oct. 14 report.

15 October 2025, 10:22 AM

Kremlin welcomes Trump’s order for Witkoff to ‘focus on Russia’

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow “supports” U.S. President Donald Trump’s directive for his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to focus on resolving the war. The comment was reported by Vy Slushali Mayak (“You Were Listening to Mayak”).

14 October 2025, 05:21 PM

Zelenskyy, Stubb say Middle East peace must fuel effort to stop war in Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, during which the two leaders aligned their positions on developments in the Middle East and Europe, Zelenskyy announced on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 01:52 PM

After Trump–Zelenskyy meeting: FT breaks down possible U.S. Tomahawk deal and war impact

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are expected to discuss ways to pressure Russian dictator Vladimir Putin into negotiations during their Oct. 17 meeting — including the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, the Financial Times reported.

14 October 2025, 01:03 PM

Russia may rely on fuel imports for 60% of needs by year’s end — Ukraine intel

Russia could become up to 60% dependent on imported fuel by the end of 2025 unless it manages to carry out at least six months of uninterrupted repairs in stable conditions, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service warned in an Oct. 13 report.

14 October 2025, 10:12 AM

After Trump’s remarks, Kremlin warns U.S. that supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could ‘end badly’

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine “could really end badly,” claiming their launch requires U.S. personnel, he said on Oct. 13.

13 October 2025, 03:39 PM

Big money no longer buys Russian soldiers, ISW says

Russia’s strategy of luring new military recruits with massive financial incentives — its primary tool for filling the ranks with volunteer fighters — appears to be losing steam, the Institute for the Study of War said in its Oct. 12 report.

13 October 2025, 10:24 AM

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