The Kyiv Independent news desk

Key developments on October 09: * Second Russian Yandex data center damaged by drone attack in two days, company says * Twenty Russian officers killed in Ukrainian strikes on Donetsk, independent monitors claim * Russia forcibly removes 25 Ukrainian civilians, including children, from occupied Kharkiv Oblast, ombudsman says * Russian airports closed amid alleged Ukrainian balloon and drone raid * Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian cruise missile fuel plant, missile facilities A drone att

Key developments on Oct. 8: * At least 33 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk buses * Russian drone barrage on Kyiv kills 4, injures 19, disrupts electricity, water supplies * Polish SIM cards found in Russian drones downed in Poland * US, Russia confirm Trump's latest Ukraine peace push is falling apart * Ukraine strikes Russia's Omsk oil refinery in Siberia, General Staff confirms * UK ramps up sanctions against Russian shadow fleet, crypto industry, big oil A Russian glid

"If this winter in Ukraine is as difficult as the whole world expects, we are ready to receive as many people as need safety," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said at the Moldova Security Forum in Chisinau on Oct. 8.

The number includes 1,880 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on Oct. 7: * Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 26 dead including 5 children * Huge blaze breaks out at Russian oil facility in Samara Oblast * EU provides Ukraine 1.2 billion euros for drones and missiles * Russia carried out sabotage against Danish defense firms, intelligence says * Erdogan raises Black Sea safety in call with Putin At least 26 people have been killed in yet another Russian overnight mass missile and drone atta

The number includes 1,690 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on Oct. 6: * Drones strike merchant vessels in Black Sea off Bulgaria and Ukraine, killing at least one * Russian losses to Ukrainian drones surge in early October, Madyar says * Despite intensified Russian attacks, 62% of Ukrainians ready to endure war as long as needed, poll finds * Shadow fleet tanker reportedly ablaze near Russian port city Sochi * Klitschko's promise of 50 mobile shelters for Kyiv set to fall far short * Poland to deploy Patriots near Ukrainian borde

The number includes 1,540 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on Oct. 5: * Children among dozens injured as Russian glide bombs hit Kharkiv, 5 dead * New automatic gun turrets successfully down first Russian jet-powered drones, Air Force says * Russian drones strike cargo ship in Black Sea, kill captain, Zelensky says * Ukrainian pilots to soon start training on French Rafale jets, Zelensky says * Estonia moves troops closer to Russian border amid shift in strategic thinking At least five people have been killed, and 53 others, incl

France is preparing fresh defense assistance for Ukraine amid relentless Russian aerial attacks, with a new support package expected "soon," Zelensky revealed after his call with French President Emmanuel Macron.

The number includes 2,020 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on Oct. 3-4: * Germany announces $1.46 billion in aid for Ukraine, including interceptor drones, air defense missiles * Russian Su-35, Su-34 fighter jets hit by drones at airfield in Adygea, SBU says * Russia targets Kyiv bridges for fourth consecutive day, hits Northern Bridge * U.S. peace negotiations with Russia could now involve multi-billion dollar Lukoil deal, NYT reports * Moscow unveils 'new doctrine' targeting Ukrainian civilians, Zelensky vows to respond with mor

The operation was the second large-scale drone delivery to the occupied city, where residents have faced severe shortages of food, water, and medicine.

The strikes damaged transformers considered vital for maintaining the ZNPP’s off-site power supply.

The number includes 1, 560 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.