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Wednesday, October 14
Large-scale Russian missile attack on Kyiv strikes power plants, residential buildings, killing 3, injuring 22
Russia launched yet another large-scale ballistic missile attack on Kyiv overnight on Oct. 13-14, wreaking destruction in a residential neighborhood and targeting several energy facilities in Kyiv.
Fire breaks out near Russian metallurgical plant after reported drone attack
Footage shows an explosion and subsequent fire after a reported drone strike near a large metallurgical plant in Balakovo, located in the Saratov region, according to reports by the Exilenova+ Telegram channel.
Russia detains Japanese journalist on espionage charges
Russia's Security Service (FSB) said that a Japanese citizen working for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper was arrested in the country's far east near islands disputed by Russia and Japan before being taken to Moscow.
Tuesday, October 13
Ukraine war latest: Russian missiles slam central Kyiv before air raid alert sounds
Key developments on Oct. 13: * Kyiv under 'particularly vile' missile attack before air raid alert issued * French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean * Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to energy strike ceasefire 'because I said they agreed' * 'Absolutely unacceptable' — 11 crew members lost at sea after commercial ships hit by drones near Bulgaria's Black Sea coast * Russian forces use group of civilians as 'human shields' near Kupiansk, fire at them afterwards, Uk
Trump refuses to accuse Russia of breaking energy ceasefire, says Ukraine 'hit sites the day before'
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Kremlin attacked six energy facilities on Oct. 11, injuring 33 people across the country.
'Even isolated Shahed strikes cause power and water outages' — Zelensky criticizes Kyiv's preparedness for Russian attacks
Zelensky said he had begun consultations on urgent security and administrative measures to address the situation and accelerate the implementation of Kyiv's resilience plan.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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The U.K. has sanctioned Alexander Tattersall, a Dutch national, and Redwing Metal, the Turkish company he co-owns, nearly four months after a Kyiv Independent investigation revealed the firm had funneled EU-made industrial machinery to Russian metallurgical plants that supply the country's missile and fighter jet manufacturers. Tattersall and Redwing Metal were blacklisted as part of a package of 38 designations announced by the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Oct. 8
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