Ukrainians
After Russians kills at least 9, strike energy infrastructure, Ukrainian Foreign Minister says Moscow lacks pressure to end the war
Sybyha noted that Ukraine needs larger volumes of energy resources and funds, generators, equipment for repairing damaged energy facilities, and additional air defense systems
Russians kills at least 7, wounds 51 Ukrainians in massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine
Ukraine's air force said Russia had sent 405 drones and 28 missiles, 15 of which were ballistic
“How can there be any deal without us about us?”: Zelenskyy rejects ceding more territory, ready to join Trump-Putin Budapest meeting
Zelenskyy, who called Putin a terrorist in the interview, confirmed his readiness to meet with him face-to-face
In Kharkiv Oblast, 12 settlements came under attack within a day: one person killed and another injured
A number of civilian infrastructure objects were damaged and destroyed in the attacks
Russians kill one person in Ukraine on October 15
Russian shelling on October 15, 2025, killed one person in the Donetsk region and wounded 17 others across the Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kherson, and Kharkiv Oblasts
Russians tortured to death two 16-year-old teens from occupied Melitopol
In late May 2024, the occupiers informed the parents of Dakhov and Hrymak that their children had allegedly died from a homemade explosive device while committing sabotage. However, according to sources for Suspilne Zaporizhzhia, Danylo and Pavlo were tortured to death in April 2024
Russian shelling on October 13 kills four, injures dozens across Ukraine
Russian shelling on October 13, 2025, killed at least four civilians and wounded more than 10 others across the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions, according to the National Police of Ukraine
Russia conducts 22nd illegal conscription campaign in occupied Crimea, violating the Fourth Geneva Convention
Russia has significantly expanded its conscription apparatus since 2023 through legislative changes that digitalize military registration. These include creating a "unified register of conscripts" and introducing electronic summons that became operational in occupied Crimea in May 2025. The system allows conscription without physically delivering summons to individuals
EU allocates first 10 million euros toward Special Tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for crime of aggression
The tribunal will be set up within the framework of the Council of Europe. The Crimea of Aggression refers to the decision to use armed force against another state, in violation of the UN Charter
Russian shelling killed eight people in Ukraine on October 12
Russian shelling on October 12 killed eight civilians and wounded 16 others across the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, the National Police of Ukraine reported
Since early August, the Russian occupiers have launched nearly 300 attacks on Ukrainian Railways infrastructure
Kuleba awarded and thanked Ukrzaliznytsia workers who ensure the daily movement of trains despite Russian attacks. He added that since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Russians wounded 221 railway workers and killed 37 others while performing their duties
Russian occupiers hold 220 Crimean political prisoners, issue 12,000 illegitimate ‘court decisions’ on deportation from peninsula – the Mission of the President of Ukraine in Crimea
The Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is currently aware of 220 political prisoners from the peninsula being held by Russia. Separately, the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol has statistical data on 12,000 "court decisions" by the occupying authorities ordering the deportation of civilians from Crimea
Russia launches double-tap drone attack on Ukrainian energy workers, killing two
A Russian drone struck a repair vehicle of Chernihivoblenergo in the Semenivka hromada – a local government area that includes one or more nearby settlements – in the Chernihiv region on the evening of October 10, killing two workers and wounding three others
Russian attack overnight kills, wounds civilians including child; some Districts of Ukraine’s capital left without power (updated)
Killed and wounded civilians and damaged infrastructure were reported across the city of Kyiv and the Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, and Poltava regions following Russian shelling on the night of October 10, 2025. The strikes caused power cuts across several of these regions
Russian strikes killed six people in Ukraine on October 8
Russian shelling on October 8, 2025, killed six people and wounded 15 others across the Kherson, Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions
Russia kills civilians in Sumy, cuts power in Odesa in overnight attacks
Civilians were killed and wounded, and damage was reported in the Odesa and Sumy regions following Russian shelling on the night of October 9
DIU has identified more than 170 cultural properties stolen by Russians from Ukraine
Intelligence officials reported that over 140 artifacts were stolen during illegal archaeological excavations in temporarily occupied Crimea from sites such as the Southern Suburb of Chersonesos Taurica, the Kadykivske settlement (a Roman camp), and the Byzantine architectural monument known as the "Church of John the Baptist."
Russia has destroyed several grain storage facilities and a food production plant over the past several days
On the night of October 4, 2025, Russian drones shelled the Chernechchyna hromada – a local government area that includes one or more nearby settlements – in the Sumy region, hitting a grain storage facility in what reports indicated was a deliberate strike
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