Ukrainian teen evacuated from temporarily occupied Kherson region
Another teenager has been evacuated from the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson region.
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19 October 2025
ATESH members help damage Russian air defense systems near Tokmak
Members of the military partisan movement ATESH helped the Armed Forces of Ukraine damage Russian air defense systems near Tokmak in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukrainian border guards destroy Russian shelter, three vehicles with FPV drones
On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna front, drone pilots from the Strix strike UAV unit of the 4th Border Guard Detachment destroyed four enemy positions, a shelter, and three Russian vehicles.
18 October 2025
War update: 116 clashes on front lines today, 50 Russian troops eliminated near Pokrovsk
Ukrainian forces engaged in 116 combat clashes with Russian troops on October 18, with about a third of them in the Pokrovsk sector, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Facebook.
Ukrainian forces intercept Russian order to execute civilian in Kupiansk
Soldiers of the 10th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces have intercepted a radio transmission in which a Russian serviceman gives an order to execute a civilian in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region.
Russian airstrike on Lozova leaves four civilians wounded
In the town of Lozova, Kharkiv region, four people were injured on October 18 following a strike by a Russian aerial bomb.
Civilians injured as Russian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk region
Russian troops carried out attacks across multiple communities in Dnipropetrovsk region, resulting in civilian casualties.
Russian drone strikes hit schools, railway infrastructure in Sumy region
Russian troops carried out drone attacks on Sumy region, hitting educational facilities and railway infrastructure.
War update: 74 clashes along frontline since day-start, main pressure on Pokrovsk front
Since the beginning of the day, 74 combat engagements have taken place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, 31 of them on the Pokrovsk front.
Two civilians wounded in shelling in Zaporizhzhia region
Two people were wounded in shelling in the Polohy district of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Europeans must stop hoping U.S. end Russia-Ukraine war — German analyst
European countries need to clearly define what they consider an acceptable end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Russians attack gas station in Sumy with drone, one person injured
Russian troops attacked a gas station in the Zarichnyi district of Sumy with a combat UAV, injuring a woman.
Russians strike dormitory in Kharkiv with drone
An enemy combat drone has struck a dormitory in Kharkiv.
Russian troops injure six civilians in Donetsk region in 24 hours
Six residents of the Donetsk region were wounded in 24 hours as a result of Russian aggression.
Over 25,000 Russian troops desert from Central Military District in nine months – intelligence
From November 2024 to July 2025, more than 25,000 soldiers and officers of Russia’s Central Military District deserted their units.
Russia loses Veshkayma substation, one of key elements of power system – Center for Countering Disinformation
Russia has lost the Veshkayma substation in the Ulyanovsk region, one of the key elements of its national power system.
Man killed and woman wounded in enemy shelling in the Kharkiv region
A man was killed and a woman wounded as a result of shelling by the Russian army in the village of Zelenyi Hai in the Kharkiv region.
Rescuers extinguish fires caused by nighttime drone attacks in Zaporizhzhia
Rescuers in Zaporizhzhia extinguished fires caused by a nighttime attack by Russian drones.
Air Defense Forces destroy 136 out of 164 Russian drones
Air Defense Forces destroyed 136 out of 164 Russian drones.
Russians attack car in Kherson region with drone, girl wounded
In the Kherson region, a 20-year-old woman was injured as a result of explosives being dropped from a UAV, and she was hospitalized.
Three people injured in Russian shelling of Kherson region
Three people were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the Kherson region.
Ukraine reports 128 combat engagements in past 24 hours
Ukrainian forces recorded 128 combat engagements across the front line over the past day, as Russia continued large-scale air and drone attacks on Ukrainian territory, according to an updated report from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Educational facility catches fire in Zaporizhzhia following Russian strikes
An educational facility in Zaporizhzhia has caught fire as a result of a Russian attack
Russia loses 1,150 more soldiers over past day
Russia suffered approximately 1,129,180 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and October 18, 2025, with 1,150 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Russia persecutes 38 women from occupied Crimea on political grounds — human rights defender
Russia is holding at least 38 women from the temporarily occupied Crimea in pre-trial detention centers and colonies on political grounds.
17 October 2025
Ukrainian forces destroy rocket launcher system used to shell Mykolaiv region
Ukraine's Defense Forces have destroyed a Russian BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher system that for a long time had been shelling the Mykolaiv region.
Russian strikes hit Dnipropetrovsk region, damage homes, infrastructure
Russian forces attacked Synelnykove, Pavlohrad, and Nikopol districts of Dnipropetrovsk region, causing multiple instances of damage.
General Staff confirms strikes on oil depot, military targets in Crimea
Ukraine’s Defense Forces have carried out new precision strikes on Russia’s fuel and energy infrastructure facilities and military targets in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
German expert: Ukraine should rely on its own missiles, not America’s
Ukraine should rely not on U.S. Tomahawk missiles — which it is unlikely to receive, or will receive only in limited numbers — but on its own long-range weapons development.
War update: 80 clashes on frontline, with fighting ongoing in seven sectors
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 80 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops. Fighting is currently ongoing in seven sectors of the frontline, with the enemy continuing to exert the most pressure on Pokrovsk.