Official: Ukraine may resume talks with Russia in August.

Explosions took place at the Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Ploiești, southern Romania, as well as at Hungary’s largest oil refinery in Szazhalombatta.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also do not plan to meet in person in the near future, though they held a "productive" call on Oct. 20, Reuters reported, citing a White House source.

Maria Lvova-Belova openly said around 20,000 Ukrainian children have been taken by Russia,

The Kulevi facility, Georgia's first full-cycle oil refinery, was launched earlier this month as part of efforts to reduce dependency on fuel imports.

Russian drone attacks on a city in Chernihiv Oblast and Sumy kills at least four and injures 16 on Oct. 21, local authorities reported.

The Kyiv Independent is excited to introduce its 2025 Holiday Gift Guide — a handpicked selection of over 90 meaningful gift ideas from more than 75 Ukrainian brands.

Tetyana Berezhna had been serving as acting minister since August and previously worked as deputy economy minister from June 2022.

"We strongly support President Trump's position that the fighting should stop immediately, and that the current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations," a joint statement read.

Ivan Uss reportedly signed a contract with the Russian army on Jan. 17 but died just weeks into his service.

The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating Volodymyr Kudrytskyi over alleged abuse of official position and misappropriation of funds of a state-owned company, Ukraiska Pravda reported.

"In Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts, restoration work is underway across all affected areas following Russian strikes on our energy infrastructure. In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, (Russian forces) even used FPV drones to target transformers," Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram.

"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand (Putin) over to the court in The Hague," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.

A fire at the ATAN oil depot in the village of Hvardiiske, located in Russian-occupied Crimea, reignited with increased intensity, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported on Oct. 21.

"According to the military, a massive air attack was repelled last night," Rostov Oblast Governor Yuriy Slyusar said in a social media post.