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Thursday, October 22
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.
Russian ballistic missiles rock Kyiv in late-night attack, injuring 6
In the Dniprovsky district, a car service station and a private residential building were damaged in the attack. In the Darnitsky district, missiles hit near a transportation infrastructure facility.
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
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky supports resuming trilateral peace talks with US, Russia after Putin claims Kremlin readiness
Key developments on Oct. 21: * Zelensky supports resuming trilateral peace talks with US, Russia after Putin claims Kremlin readiness * 'Everything was in ruins' — At least 2 killed, 2 injured in Russian drone attack on Kyiv * Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashes in Kaliningrad Oblast during training exercises, Moscow says * Lockheed Martin delegation meets Ukraine's defense chiefs in Kyiv amid severe Patriot shortage * Denmark guarantees $113 million loan for Ukrainian defense company Fire P
About Russia's attacks on energy
Russia's attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure target power plants, transmission lines, and gas facilities to cause civilian suffering through blackouts and heating disruptions. Russia intensifies attacks during the winter months, forcing emergency repairs and electricity imports from European neighbors. Ukraine faced countrywide catastrophic blackouts in the winters of 2022-2023 and 2025-2026 due to Russia’s campaign against energy infrastructure.
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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.
