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Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 08:58
16 October 2025
A "reparations loan," a new financing instrument created in support of Ukraine, which implies the use of frozen Russian assets, is expected to become one of the main instruments for securing the country's financial needs in 2026-2027.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is having a long conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
The Russian army has struck the village of Skovorodynivka in the Bohodukhiv district of the Kharkiv region with guided bombs, destroying agricultural enterprises.
U.S. President Donald Trump has seen that Ukraine is not a weak player and has allies, and he may change his strategy, while Europe and Kyiv need to align their strategies with the U.S. as closely as possible.
Russian troops struck the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region during the day, killing one person and wounding four others.
A Russian drone attacked a mobile office of Ukrposhta, Ukraine's National Post, near the village of Shyroka Balka in the Kherson region, injuring the driver.
Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries caused more damage to the Russian economy than international sanctions.
In the Kharkiv region, the aftermath of the massive Russian attack on energy and gas infrastructure continues to be eliminated, with 400 users remaining without gas.
U.S. President Donald Trump has become frustrated by the lack of progress in ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, and a new phase of this conflict is now beginning, in which he will evidently increase pressure on Putin.
Ukrainian defenders thwarted an attempt by Russian forces to attack the settlements of Shakhove and Volodymyrivka in the Donetsk region.
Ukrainian defenders thwarted an attempt by Russian forces to attack the settlements of Shakhove and Volodymyrivka in the Donetsk region.
Russian forces have attacked Chernihiv with drones, damaging residential buildings in the city.
Early on Thursday, October 16, Russian forces launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine, which included two ballistic missiles hitting the territory of a Ukrainian Ground Forces training unit. The facility is located in a rear and relatively quiet part of the country.
During the Dobropillia operation in the Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region, Ukraine's Defense Forces liberated 182.8 square kilometers from Russian invaders and cleared another 230.1 square ilometers of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups.
The Russian army command continues to involve military personnel from North Korea to support operations in the Sumy region due to critical personnel losses and the failure of offensive actions in this area.
Russia is attacking Ukraine with Shahed drones with cluster munitions and is carrying out double strikes to injure rescuers and energy workers who are restoring facilities after the attack.
On the outskirts of Pokrovsk and in surrounding settlements, Ukrainian forces are neutralizing thousands of Russian invaders. Meanwhile, fighting with enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups persists within the city itself.
On the outskirts of Pokrovsk and in surrounding settlements, Ukrainian forces are neutralizing thousands of Russian invaders. Meanwhile, fighting with enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups persists within the city itself.
On the night of October 15-16, Russia carried out another combined strike targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure, particularly facilities in the gas sector.
Ukraine's national power grid operator Ukrenergo currently has no plans to introduce scheduled hourly power outages for households.
A drone exploded at an enterprise in the Krasnopillia community, Sumy region, early on October 16, killing a 38-year-old man.
Ukraine will require approximately $60 billion in external financing over 2026–2027 to cover its budget deficit and support the energy sector, which continues to suffer from ongoing Russian attacks.
Counter-sabotage operations by Ukrainian forces are ongoing in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, where the enemy has concentrated about 80 troops.
Reports claiming that Russian forces landed on Karantynnyi Island in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson are false.
Ukrainian forces struck the Saratov oil refinery on the night of October 15-16.
On the night of October 16, the Russians carried out another massive attack on Ukraine's gas infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russians used more than 300 drones and 37 missiles, including a significant number of ballistic missiles, last night, and also spoke about the enemy's double terror – repeated strikes and cluster munitions.
Russian invaders attacked the Kramatorsk community in the Donetsk region with drones at night and in the morning.
On the morning of October 16, emergency power outages were implemented in Kyiv and nine other regions, while scheduled hourly outages remain in effect in the Chernihiv region.
A man was wounded in Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, as a result of a Russian attack that occurred in the early morning.