Russian strike hits market in Lozova, leaving two dead and dozens injured
A Russian strike hit a market in the city of Lozova in the Kharkiv Region (Oblast), Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov and the State Emergency Service press service reported. Two women were killed, and 34 other people were injured in the attack.
“According to updated information, a 50-year-old woman and a 60-year-old woman were killed in Lozova. My deepest condolences to their family and loved ones. A further 34 people sustained injuries of varying severity,” the official stated.
He added that all the injured were receiving necessary medical assistance.
Rescue operations continue at the site of the strike, with medics, units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and law enforcement officers working at the scene.
The attack set fire to a shop. Other retail premises, an apartment building, a private house and cars were also damaged.
Ukraine was again bombarded by Russian missiles overnight on 22 October 2026, just hours after Moscow stated that it was ready in principle to resume peace talks, and US president Donald Trump said an end to the war could be closer than ever before. The main focus of the attack was Kyiv, where one person was killed and 22 others were injured, including four children. In the Kharkiv Oblast, Russian strikes killed one person and injured 13 others, including two children. The Sumy and Kirovohrad Oblasts were also targeted by Russian attacks. In total, at least nine people were killed in Russian air strikes across the country.
Previously, Trump assisted Russia in enforcing its war economy by suspending tariffs and sanctions against the largest buyers of Russian oil. The measures were provided under the
Lindsey Graham Act, which he signed in September.
Reuters reported that Russian diesel cargoes are returning to their traditional destinations after Trump suspended sanctions and secured the lifting of an export ban, with at least two tankers signalling trips to Türkiye and Brazil lately, according to shipping data from Kpler and LSEG.
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Human rights organisations and Ukrainian authorities emphasise that structural economic pressure remains a key tool to halt such atrocities. They urge every nation and individual government worldwide to strictly enforce global sanctions, close existing regulatory loopholes, and completely sever remaining commercial and technological ties with the Russian Federation. Civil society groups stress that any continued cooperation by foreign businesses directly contributes to the resources Moscow uses to sustain its ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine.
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To provide background, on 9 October, the United States imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution. The court had previously issued arrest warrants for:
- Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin and Russia’s Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova over the alleged unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children from occupied territories to Russia (March 2023);
- military officials Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov over strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure (March 2024);
- Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to missile strikes on Ukraine’s electric infrastructure between 10 October 2022 and 9 March 2023 (June 2024).
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