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A 41-year-old Kyiv resident who opened fire at the Pechersk district TCC has been served a suspicion notice under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, including attempted murder of two or more persons. According to Kyiv police, he fired at least seven shots at police officers and servicemen; six people were injured, two in serious condition.
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 AzamovaGovernor of Bryansk Oblast Yegor Kovalchuk reported the death of a 19-year-old passenger of a car in a kamikaze drone attack in the settlement of Klimovo, with two more 21-year-old men sustaining shrapnel wounds. Two people were killed in Kyiv during a Russian attack, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed strikes on targets in Ukraine and the interception of 373 Ukrainian drones.
Javlon TursunovAccording to Life.ru, a series of explosions occurred in Kyiv, Lutsk, Poltava, Uman and Zhovkva. Strikes on military, transport and warehouse infrastructure are reported, including factories in Kyiv, Dnipro airport and the Epicentr logistics center in Mykolaiv region. Fires are visible at the impact sites.
Sevara AzamovaRussia's Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the PS-330 Nivki electrical substation in Kyiv, which, according to the ministry, supplied Ukraine's defense industry enterprises and logistics centers. Earlier, on the afternoon of October 20, the Epitsentr-K logistics center in Dubno, Rivne region, and port infrastructure were attacked.
Javlon TursunovRussia continues striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure despite the declared 'energy truce.' In the week following Trump's announcement, Zelensky said 76 strikes on electricity and oil-and-gas facilities were recorded. Kyiv is preparing for winter amid a shortage of spare parts, destroyed thermal power plants, and the threat of water outages.
Otabek YusupovEU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova told Euronews that since late August Kyiv has turned into 'a real frontline city': strikes are disrupting everyday life ahead of winter. According to her, the EU provides about three quarters of financial aid to Ukraine, does not intend to weaken sanctions, and supports Kaja Kallas' position that strikes on oil refineries constitute legitimate self-defence. EU accession talks are progressing: four of six clusters have been opened.
Otabek YusupovUkraine's State Emergency Service reported one killed and eight wounded as a result of a nighttime ballistic missile strike on Kyiv. At least three districts of the city were affected, including damage to a metro station in the Desnianskyi district. Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed a massive strike and claimed the interception of 149 Ukrainian drones.
Otabek YusupovKyiv was hit by a ballistic missile strike on the evening of October 18. According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, buildings were damaged in several districts of the city, as well as one of the metro stations on the left bank of the Dnipro, where rails were torn apart by shrapnel. A 21-year-old woman was killed.
Otabek YusupovAFP describes one day in the life of Kyiv resident Anastasia Zhmutska, who combines caring for her three children, working at a hospital, and living under constant air strikes and power outages. Since January, more than 190 people have been killed in Kyiv, and attacks on the power grid have led to electricity disruptions.
Otabek YusupovAfter Russian strikes on the evening of October 15, part of Kyiv was left without electricity and water pressure dropped — reported by Ukraine's Ministry of Energy and Mayor Vitali Klitschko. In Lutsk, debris of downed drones damaged power lines. The New York Times, citing Gazeta, reports a Russian plan to attack the power systems of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, which, according to estimates, could leave the cities with almost 90% of their electricity cut off.
Aziz KarimovA series of Russian missiles and drones overnight on October 14, 2026 struck residential buildings and energy infrastructure in Kyiv. At least three people were killed and 22 injured. In the Desnianskyi district, a strike on a nine-story building claimed two lives, and one more in the Holosiivskyi district. Zelensky confirmed a ballistic missile hit CHP-4. More than 600,000 people across Ukraine were left without electricity.
Aziz KarimovA rocket hit a nine-story residential building in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district, with fire engulfing the lower eight floors; 16 people were hospitalized, four in serious condition. Zelensky said the target was one of the main energy facilities — CHPP-4 — and that partners did not warn about the launch of Russian ballistic missiles. Trump rejected reports that intelligence sharing had been halted.
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 KarimovRussia struck Kyiv and Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight on October 14. Four people were killed in the capital and more than 25 were injured. At least 600,000 people were left without electricity. Three days before the attack, US President Donald Trump announced an "energy truce" between the sides. Kyiv said it was ready to observe it reciprocally; Moscow did not confirm its participation. Russia's Ministry of Defense said it carried out a massive strike on the communications and energy infrastructure of Kyiv, the Kyiv region and the Kharkiv region.
Otabek YusupovOn 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 KarimovAfter a nighttime ballistic missile strike on Kyiv, for which there was no early warning, speculation arose that the US had suspended intelligence sharing. Zelensky confirmed the absence of a warning, but Ukrainian officials and the European Commission reject the version that Washington deliberately withheld data.
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