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.
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- 18.10.2025 14:32
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.
Two fires recorded at oil depot in Hvardiiske, Crimea
Two fires were recorded at an oil depot in the village of Gvardeyskoye in the temporarily occupied Crimea after a drone attack.
Russia expands Engels-2 air base — strategic aviation hub for strikes on Ukraine
Russia is expanding the Engels-2 air base — the main hub of strategic aviation from which aircraft-carriers launch strikes on Ukraine.
Russians strike Donetskoblgaz branch in Druzhkivka with FPV drone
In Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, an enemy FPV drone struck the Kramatorsk gas supply and gas distribution department of Donetskoblgaz JSC, causing damage.
General Staff confirms that Russia shot down its Su-30 fighter jet
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the information about the Russian Armed Forces shooting down their Su-30SM fighter jet.
Russians attack railway in Chernihiv with drone, injuring train driver
In Chernihiv, a Russian drone strike damaged railway rolling stock and injured a train driver.
During bad weather, Russians launch fewer drones but intensify shelling and assaults – Voloshyn
In southern Ukraine, during adverse weather conditions, Russian occupation forces reduce the use of unmanned aerial vehicles but increase the intensity of artillery shelling and may step up assault operations.
Russians shoot down their plane during Ukrainian attack in Crimea — Pletenchuk
In temporarily occupied Crimea, Russians, repelling attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, probably shot down their own plane.
Consequences of night shelling of Kherson
Russian troops shelled the center of Kherson at night, damaging residential buildings and shops, but no people were injured.
Russian drone drops explosives on minibus in Kherson
Early this morning, Russian forces dropped explosives from a drone on a minibus in Kherson.
Russian forces attack energy infrastructure in four regions overnight – Ministry of Energy
During the night of October 17, Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Sumy and Donetsk regions.