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Overnight into October 24, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 126 aerial attack assets; the Ukrainian military reports 101 drones shot down or neutralized. Civilians were injured in Kyiv and Kharkiv, and over the past day two people were killed and 18 injured in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
Otabek YusupovAccording to Ukrainian authorities, Russian attacks over the past day killed at least nine people. In Kyiv, one person was killed and 22 wounded, including four children; in Kharkiv region, one person was killed and 15 injured, including three children. The strikes hit six districts of the capital, as well as Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk — hours after Moscow and Kyiv reached an agreement in principle to resume peace talks mediated by the United States.
Javlon TursunovOn the night of October 21, the Russian Defense Ministry announced a combined strike on logistics centers, port infrastructure, power substations and vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian army. According to the ministry, a drone warehouse was hit in Poltava, the PS-330 'Nivky' substation in Kyiv, and a dry cargo ship near Odesa. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported a drone strike on a transport infrastructure facility in the Solomianskyi district. Explosions were also reported in Kharkiv; an air-raid alert was declared
Sevara AzamovaEuronews in its Europe Today edition of 20 October 2026 reported on the continuation of political disputes in France after the weekend riots, retailers' losses amounting to hundreds of millions of euros, a wave of protests across Europe, and a Russian drone strike on a park in Kharkiv that killed two children.
Sevara AzamovaUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Shahed drone strike on a park near a café in the Kharkiv region on October 19 killed six people and wounded 14, including children. A one-year-old girl, Angelina, was killed; her mother Inna died in hospital. Zelenskyy called on the US to pass Graham's sanctions bill and reported strikes on energy facilities, Pentagon delivery delays and Starlink problems.
Otabek YusupovVinnytsia mayor Serhii Morgunov reported that the city was left without electricity on the morning of October 17 following a Russian strike. According to the State Emergency Service, at least five people were injured in Zaporizhzhia region, including a child; in Kharkiv — 15 people, including three children. The Ukrainian Air Force reported intercepting four Kalibr missiles and 289 drones.
Otabek YusupovOn the evening of October 16, Kharkiv was hit by a second series of missile strikes in one day; Dnipro was also shelled. According to local authorities, one person was killed and four wounded in Dnipro. In the morning strikes on Kharkiv, two people died and 22 were injured. The mayor reported the use of an S-8000 'Banderol' missile.
Otabek YusupovOn the night of October 13, Russia attacked Kharkiv, where three people were killed and 11 injured, and on the evening of October 12 it attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones, where two people were killed. Rescue operations are ongoing; the reasons for the delayed air-raid alert about the missile strike on Kyiv are being investigated.
Aziz KarimovOn October 13, 2026, a Russian strike on a study building of Rivne State University for the Humanities injured at least 25 people. Zelensky reported five ballistic missiles on Kyiv and the absence of advance warning from partners. In Kharkiv, four people were killed and 41 injured. The strikes came ahead of the European Council summit on October 16.
Aziz Karimov
