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Thursday, October 22
Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv damages ambulances, kills 1, injures 22
Among the 22 people who were injured are four children, one of whom has been hospitalized, the State Emergency Service reported.
Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Moscow Oblast weapons plant
Ukrainian forces struck a weapons plant in Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, overnight on Oct. 22, monitoring channels reported.
Explosions, fires reported amid overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Lipetsk, Russia
Ukrainian drones struck a multi-story building in Lipetsk and caused multiple explosions around the city, according to Ukrainian monitoring channels. Eyewitness footage from the scene appears to show low-flying Ukrainian drones and fires lighting up the night sky.
Wednesday, October 21
German military classifies threat of Russian sabotage as 'significant' for first time, German media reports
Reviewing internal documents from Germany's armed forces, German media reports that this is the military's second-highest threat classification.
Zelensky supports resuming trilateral peace talks with US, Russia after Putin claims Kremlin readiness
Zelensky's statement to journalists follows Putin meeting with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff on Oct. 21.
New Poland-Ukraine dispute looms as local authorities move to honor UPA military leader
Warsaw has denounced Lviv Oblast authorities' plans to honor the World War II-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and its military leader, Roman Shukhevych. The move signals a fresh rift in the already strained Kyiv-Warsaw ties just days after President Volodymyr Zelensky said the relations had finally improved. The council of the western Ukrainian region adopted decrees on Oct. 20 symbolically declaring 2027 as the Year of the UPA, the Year of Shukhevych, and the Year of Oleh Olzhych, a Ukrain
About F-16
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin and operated by over 25 air forces worldwide since its introduction in 1978. Ukraine began receiving F-16s from European partners in summer 2024 after prolonged diplomatic efforts to secure Western fighter jets capable of countering Russian air superiority. Ukrainian pilots completed training programs in Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United States.
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"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.
