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kyivpost.com | 39 min. ago NEW

Russia Strikes Crowded Market in Lozova, Killing 2, Wounding 36

Russian forces struck a crowded market in Lozova, Kharkiv region on Thursday, Oct. 22, killing two women and injuring another 36 people. Two of those wounded were treated for acute stress reactions. According to regional authorities, the attack was carried out with a jet-powered Shahed drone and a Banderol missile during the middle of the day, damaging market pavilions, private houses, apartment buildings, private vehicles and a church.

kyivpost.com | 4 hrs. 57 min. ago

Russian Shahed Drone Strikes Private Home in Zhytomyr, Injuring 8, Including 2 Children

Russian forces struck a private house in the Zhytomyr community on Thursday, Oct. 22, with a jet-powered Shahed drone, leaving eight people wounded – including two children. The attack struck a region located in western Ukraine, far from the front line, after drone strikes damaged energy infrastructure and eight homes the previous day.

kyivpost.com | 8 hrs. 2 min. ago

Sloviansk Expands Forced Evacuation Zone for Families With Children to Entire Community

Regional authorities have extended mandatory evacuation of families with children to the entire Sloviansk community after Russian forces struck the settlements of the Donetsk region 42 times on Wednesday, Oct. 21, injuring two boys aged seven and 12. According to Donetsk regional governor Vadym Filashkin on Thursday, Oct.

22, 215 people, including 68 children, were already evacuated from the frontline.

kyivpost.com | 13 hrs. 7 min. ago

630 Drones Toward Moscow, Russian Military Repair Plant Reportedly Hit

Moscow Mayor claimed 630 drones had been heading toward Moscow since Oct. 21, while footage analyzed by Astra suggests a strike hit the 75th Arsenal military repair plant in Serpukhov. Russian officials also reported drone attacks and damage across several other regions.

kyivpost.com | 15 hrs. 18 min. ago

Russian Attacks Kill 4 Civilians, Injure at Least a Dozen Across Ukraine in Overnight Drone Strike

Russian attacks killed 4 civilians and injured at least 14 others in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Chernihiv regions, including two boys aged 10 and 13. Drone strikes also damaged civilian vehicles and buildings in Kharkiv and Sumy, while a warehouse fire broke out in Kirovohrad region.

kyivpost.com | 1 days ago

Russian FPV Drone Destroys Swiss-Donated Evacuation Vehicle in Donetsk Region

A Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone destroyed an armored evacuation vehicle of the Proliska Humanitarian Mission near Kramatorsk, Donetsk region on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in what marked its 120th attack on the group since the beginning of Russia’s war in 2022. According to the head of the organization, Yevhenii Kaplin, all crew members survived.

Meanwhile, Russian strikes on nearby Sloviansk injured at least eight people, including two children, on the same day.

kyivpost.com | 1 days ago

European Parliament Vice President Declares a Hunger Strike in Solidarity With Oleshky Residents

European Parliament Vice President Pina Picierno declared a hunger strike on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in protest over the starvation of civilians in the Russian-occupied Oleshky, Kherson region. Her move followed the Vatican's latest push for a humanitarian ceasefire in the town. Ukrainian authorities previously called the city a “death trap” and urged Western allies to help secure an evacuation corridor for the town and provide additional humanitarian access.

euromaidanpress.com | 1 days ago

Not just the grid: Russia struck a 24-story block, a university, and warehouses overnight, and four people are dead

Kyiv and Kharkiv Oblast counted the dead by morning, while hypermarkets burned and a hotel was damaged in other regions.

kyivpost.com | 1 days ago

Two Killed in Kharkiv Region as Russia Launches Overnight Missile and Drone Attacks Across Ukraine

Russian overnight attacks on Oct. 21 killed two elderly residents in Kharkiv region and affected 11 others, including two children. Strikes also hit Kremenchuk, Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Chernihiv regions. Ukraine reported 98 drones and six missiles launched overnight, with 58 drones intercepted or suppressed.

aljazeera.com | 1 days ago

NATO to send additional patrol planes to Black Sea after drone attacks

The alliance announces the deployment after a series of deadly drone attacks in the region.