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Thursday, October 22
Inside Ukraine's secret counteroffensive in heavily fortified Donbas
Editor's note: Most of the Ukrainian soldiers and commanders interviewed are identified by their callsigns, in accordance with military protocols. KHARKIV OBLAST — Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr had already narrowly survived crossing a mine-strewn field and a river in the crosshairs of Russian artillery when the swarm of first-person-view (FPV) drones began hunting him. "If I'm honest, I was convinced they were going to kill us," the 37-year-old told the Kyiv Independent while chain-smoking cigar
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.
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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"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.
