Warning: This story contains a graphic image that some readers may find disturbing. Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with kamikaze drones on Oct. 17, killing civilians and leaving swathes of land cut off from electricity. Here are the key developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine on Oct. 17: Kyiv struck
KYIV – Russia launched its first-ever attack on the Ukrainian capital using Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones early on Oct. 17, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. A fire broke out in a non-residential building in the central Shevchenkivskyi district while several residential buildings were damaged, according to the mayor. The bodies of four
Key developments on Oct. 15-16 * Ukrainians in Kherson Oblast deported to Russia, other occupied territories * Blasts damages former administration building in occupied Donetsk * Russia losing 6.5 soldiers for every Ukrainian in south * Russia launches 10 airstrikes on Ukraine Russia has begun deporting Ukrainians from Kherson Oblast. Russian-installed proxies in
Key developments on Oct. 14 * Media: Lukashenko reportedly begins covert mobilization in Belarus * Russia slowly advances in Donetsk Oblast * Zelensky vows victory as Ukraine celebrates Defender’s Day * Russia fires 3 missiles, 10 airstrikes across Ukraine Speaking on the sidelines of a summit in Kazakhstan, dictator Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that
Key developments on Oct. 13 * Russian-led militants call for evacuation from Kherson * Russia captures villages near Bakhmut * Putin proposes Erdogan new gas deal * Russia launches 15 airstrikes across Ukraine Russian proxies in Kherson Oblast are losing control of the southern region they have occupied since early March. Russian-led militants now
Key developments on Oct. 12 * Russian strike on Avdiivka kills at least 7 people * Ukraine liberates 5 villages in Kherson Oblast * Stoltenberg: Air defense to be 'top priority’ in NATO support for Ukraine * Russia delivered 3 missile strikes, 4 airstrikes across Ukraine Warning: This story contains a graphic image that
Key developments on Oct. 11 * Russia launches nearly 30 missiles, 7 airstrikes across Ukraine, targeting critical infrastructure * Russia kidnaps another senior official from occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant * Zelensky calls for international observers to monitor Ukraine-Belarus border * G7 vows to support Ukraine ‘as long as it takes’ Russia continued to
Cable welder Dmytro Mykhalchuk and his four colleagues ran out the door gasping for air immediately after a Russian missile hit their office building in Dnipro. "The scariest thing was getting through the dark, ruined corridor, hoping there is a way out," the 36-year-old told the Kyiv Independent. Using phones
Key developments on Oct. 8-9 * Putin accuses Ukrainian intelligence of orchestrating explosion at Crimean bridge * At least 14 killed, 89 wounded after latest Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia * Ukraine liberates over 1,170 square km in Kherson Oblast, 40 settlements in Donetsk Oblast Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of blowing
Key developments on Oct. 7 * Ukraine liberates over 2,400 square kilometers in Kherson Oblast since late August * Ukraine liberates 776 square kilometers in the east this week * Biden warns highest nuclear risk since 1962 * Death toll of Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia rises to 14 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s
Key developments on Oct. 6 * Ukraine liberates over 500 square kilometers in Kherson Oblast in October * Counteroffensive continues in Ukraine’s east and south * Head of IAEA meets Zelensky, talks about occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant * At least 3 killed, 7 hospitalized after Russian strike on a residential area in Zaporizhzhia
As winter approaches and Russia’s war continues, Ukrainians living near the front line are faced with the decision to flee or to confront Russian aggression amid Ukraine’s harshest months. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians living in heavily-shelled regions, including embattled Donetsk Oblast, don’t have access to gas.
Key developments on Oct. 5 * Ukraine liberates 3 settlements in Kherson Oblast, reportedly 6 more in Luhansk Oblast * Putin signs decree to formalize Russia's illegal seizure of Europe’s largest nuclear plant * Putin signs ‘documents’ to formally annex Ukraine’s 4 partially occupied regions * Russia fires 3 missile strikes, 2
Key developments on Oct. 4 * Ukraine advances around 30 kilometers in Kherson Oblast * Russian troops withdraw from Kharkiv Oblast * Russian parliament approves annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions * Russia fires five missile strikes, one airstrike across Ukraine Editor's note: Shortly after this story was published, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine
Key developments on Oct. 3 * Ukrainian forces advance in east and south * Russia hits medical facility in Kharkiv Oblast with a missile * Russia fires 2 missile strikes, 7 airstrikes across Ukraine Ukraine pushed ahead with its counteroffensive on Oct. 3, reclaiming control over settlements in the country’s east and
Key developments on Oct. 2 * Zelensky: Liberated Lyman “fully cleared” of Russian forces * Ukraine’s military advances in Donetsk and Kherson oblasts * Death toll of Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia Oblast rises to 31 * Russia fires 4 missile strikes, 3 airstrikes across Ukraine Ukraine’s counteroffensive continued on Oct. 2, a
Key developments on Sept. 30 * Russia declares annexation of Ukraine’s occupied eastern and southern regions * Ukraine applies for fast-track NATO accession * Ukraine advances in Donetsk Oblast * Russian strike on evacuation convoy in Zaporizhzhia Oblast: At least 30 killed, 88 wounded Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 30 declared the
Editor's Note: This story includes interviews with people living under the Russian occupation. Their names have been changed to protect their identity as they have shared sensitive information that could place them and their families in danger. Mariupol resident Oleksandr, 53, had just entered a hardware store when Russian soldiers
Key developments on Sept. 29 * Russia to formally annex occupied territories on Sept. 30 * Zelensky to hold emergency National Security and Defense Council meeting on Sept. 30 * NATO vows ‘united’ response on any deliberate attack on critical infrastructure * Russia fires 4 missile strikes, 4 airstrikes across Ukraine Russian President Vladimir
Key developments on Sept. 28 * Moscow’s proxy leaders formally ask Putin to annex Ukraine’s occupied territories * U.S. to provide 18 more HIMARS to Ukraine * EU proposes fresh round of sanctions against Russia * Russia fires 2 missile strikes, 3 airstrikes across Ukraine After claiming a nearly 100% support
Warning: This story contains graphic images and descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. Scrolling through photos from the mass burial site in Izium, Oksana Sova immediately recognized her husband's bracelet on a corpse's wrist. "I immediately knew it was him," Sova, 37, told the Kyiv Independent. It was that
Key developments on Sept. 27 * Sham referendums end in Ukraine’s partially occupied regions * Moscow says all people under occupation want to join Russia * Ukraine liberated Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, Kharkiv Oblast * Russia fires 2 missile strikes, 6 airstrikes across Ukraine Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov confirmed on Sept. 27 that the Ukrainian
Key developments on Sept. 26 * Sham votings continue in four Russian-occupied regions * Mobilization threats loom in areas occupied by Russia * Another torture chamber found in liberated Kharkiv Oblast * Russia fires 2 missile strikes, 4 airstrikes across Ukraine Five days into President Vladimir Putin's attempt to mobilize Russians to fight against
Key developments on Sept. 25 * Sham referendums on joining Russia continue in the occupied parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. * Media: Russia to ban military-age men from leaving the country starting Sept. 28 * Russia fires 4 missile strikes, 7 airstrikes across Ukraine * Zelensky: 2 more mass
Key developments on Sept. 23 * Staged voting begins in occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts as the Kremlin seeks to claim the invaded areas as parts of Russia * Police find 18 torture chambers in liberated Kharkiv Oblast. * 436 bodies exhumed at Izium’s mass burial site; 30 with traces
Key Developments on Sept. 22 * Russia attacks Zaporizhzhia’s telecommunication facility ahead of sham “referendums.” * Russia launches 4 missile strikes, 17 airstrikes against Ukraine. * Ukrainian forces continue inflicting logistical damages in occupied Kherson Oblast. Russia's hastily-planned sham "referendums" in occupied parts of eastern and southern Ukraine are set to start
Latest developments on Sept. 21 * Putin declares ‘partial mobilization’ in Russia * Shoigu says 300,000 reservists to be drafted * Russia launches 5 missile strikes, 11 airstrikes across Ukraine * 338 bodies exhumed so far at Izium’s mass burial site Ukraine and its Western allies played down Moscow’s mobilization announcement,
Key developments on Sept. 20 * Moscow’s proxies in the occupied territories of four Ukrainian regions say they will hold “referendums” to join Russia on Sept. 23-27. * Russia launches 7 missile strikes, 20 airstrikes across Ukraine * Erdogan alleges Putin willing to end the war in Ukraine * Moscow’s missile strike
Key developments on Sept. 19 * Russian missile strike hits nuclear plant in Mykolaiv Oblast * Governor says Ukraine recaptured a village in occupied Luhansk Oblast * 146 bodies exhumed so far at Izium’s mass burial site Ukraine appears to have made a breakthrough in occupied Luhansk Oblast. While Russia still controls
Key developments on Sept. 18 * Ukraine identifies some of the bodies found at Izium’s mass burial site * The exhumation process in Izium to continue for nearly 2 more weeks * Russia bombards several regions across Ukraine * Fighting rages on in Donetsk and Kherson oblasts Some of the bodies exhumed from
Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on Sept. 17 that two civilians were killed in the cities of Bakhmut and Sviatohirsk within the last 24 hours, while 11 others were wounded.
Key developments on Sept. 16 * Bodies of Ukrainian soldiers with tied hands found at mass burial site in liberated Izium * Ukraine finds at least 10 Russian torture chambers in liberated Kharkiv Oblast * Mysterious explosions reported in occupied Luhansk, Kherson * Fighting rages in Ukraine’s east and south Law enforcement agencies
