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Tuesday, October 20
Russian drones strike Kyiv hospital, injure 5 across the city
Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said Russia struck the operating room of the Strazheska Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences in Kyiv, injuring one patient.
Zelensky meets Trump envoy Witkoff in Norway as US-Ukraine ties sour
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Finnish President Alexander Stubb are also taking part in the talks.
Zelensky arrives in Norway for talks with Trump envoy as US-Ukraine tensions deepen
"We are maintaining all contacts that can help bring peace," Zelensky said upon arrival.
Data center in occupied Donetsk destroyed, expert says
Ukraine has increasingly used long-range strikes and strikes against data centers to weaken Russia's ability to sustain the war.
EU to bolster tracking of Russian shadow fleet and hybrid attacks with new Arctic Strategy
"When we see Russia rebuilding its Arctic military footprint, pursuing hybrid strategies against its neighbors, and reshaping the security of the Arctic, it impacts the EU as a whole," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Poland has no Patriot missiles left for Ukraine, Sikorski says
Sikorski said that the shortage of missiles had worsened after the attacks on Iran.
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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St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed the attack, reporting fires at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpinsky District.
