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19 October 2025
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced the 52 best tourism villages of 2025, with the list including Kolochava and Synevyrska Polyana, both located in Ukraine's western Zakarpattia region.
On the night of Sunday, October 26, Ukrainians will switch to winter time, turning their clocks back one hour at 4 a.m.
Chinese physicist and Nobel laureate Yang Chen-Ning, one of the world’s most influential scientists, has died at the age of 103.
18 October 2025
In temporarily occupied Crimea, police have issued a "warning against violating the law" to journalist and human rights defender Lutfiye Zudiyeva.
A 29-year-old veteran of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a 34-year-old National Guard serviceman have been brought home with the coordination of Military Ombudsman Olha Kobylynska (Reshetylova).
The Ukrainian research icebreaker 'Noosfera' has launched its fifth Antarctic season, which is expected to be a record one in terms of the number of studies and international collaborations.
Dozens of regions across the Russian Federation may face heating shortages this winter.
After losing around 700 spies operating under diplomatic cover, Russia has intensified efforts to recruit “single-use” civilian agents in European countries.
In 2026, the Demining Capability Coalition plans to allocate at least EUR 165 million to provide Ukraine with equipment and machinery for demining.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Russian forces are intensifying filtration measures, searching for residents who do not have Russian passports.
17 October 2025
Russia’s use of FPV drones has led to a decline in the number of Ukrainian servicemembers able to return to duty after being wounded.
The District Court in Warsaw has decided to deny Germany’s request to extradite Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Zh., who is suspected by Berlin of involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline explosions, and has lifted his temporary arrest.
Russian troops are deliberately shelling the Kherson Regional Local Lore Museum: they destroyed one-third of the building, breached the roof, and damaged the walls.
Emergency power cuts in the Dnipropetrovsk region have been canceled.
Russian intelligence services are once again spreading disinformation, accusing Ukraine and the United Kingdom of preparing acts of sabotage.
15 October 2025
The large number of Ukrainians in Poland is a challenge. Poland has already taken in enough Ukrainian citizens and cannot accept more.
In the second half of October, Russian propaganda is planning to intensify a disinformation campaign claiming Ukraine is allegedly "unprepared for winter" and "unable to resist Russia."
14 October 2025
On October 15, 2024, Oleh Synehubov, the regional governor, ordered the mandatory evacuation of Kupyansk itself and the town of Borova, citing constant Russian shelling and the inability to repair critical infrastructure for the winter.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Russia to pay Georgia over €253 million in compensation for human rights violations related to the 2008 Russo-Georgian War and its aftermath. This judgment, delivered on October 14, 2025, specifies the amount of just satisfaction Russia must provide to victims.
Among the hostages freed by Hamas militants is Maksym Kharkin, a native of Donetsk.
In Feodosia, in temporarily occupied Crimea, a fire at an oil depot hit by Ukrainian drones on the night of October 12-13 has been raging for more than one-and-a-half days.
Training for military chaplains is conducted at the Chaplain Training Center of the Postgraduate Education Faculty of the Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, as well as at military training centers in Germany and the United Kingdom.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas during her visit to Kyiv attended a ceremony to hand over equipment for Ukrainian police officers and border guards.
13 October 2025
First Lady Olena Zelenska and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, during a meeting in Kyiv, have discussed safety of the Ukrainian children suffering from Russian aggression.
A 20-year-old whom the local authorities were trying to force into serving in the Russian army has been removed from currently occupied Crimea as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
During the 15th Kyiv Unbroken Marathon, held on October 11–12 in the capital, organizers raised over UAH 2.5 million to fund drones for the Special Operations Forces.
A symbolic memorial dedicated to military chaplains was unveiled in Kyiv near the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People.
12 October 2025
Energy workers have restored electricity following a Russian drone attack on the Boryspil district, Kyiv region, early on October 12
The power supply situation in the Sumy region has been partially stabilized. More than 20,000 users remain without electricity, mainly in the 5-kilometer border zone.
Russian sabotage and espionage activities indicate preparations for a potential war with NATO before 2036.