Russia strikes energy and civil infrastructure in ten Ukrainian regions overnight
Russian forces carried out overnight strikes on energy and civil infrastructure across ten regions of Ukraine on 22 October.
22 October 2025
Russian forces carried out overnight strikes on energy and civil infrastructure across ten regions of Ukraine on 22 October.
In the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv, a Russian drone struck a private kindergarten, causing a fire.
On October 22, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved the draft Law on the State Budget for 2026 in its first reading.
The number of wounded as a result of Russian shelling in Kyiv increased to 22.
The number of wounded as a result of Russian shelling in Kyiv increased to 22.
The number of wounded as a result of Russian shelling in Kyiv increased to 22.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law amending the Law of Ukraine ”On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2025“ regarding financial support for the security and defense sector.
Kharkiv is under Russian UAV attack, a fire has broken out.
Due to the aftermath of Russia’s strike on the energy sector, emergency power outages are being implemented across most regions of Ukraine. As a result of previous attacks, power consumption limits for industrial facilities will be in effect from 16:00 to 22:00.
An elderly couple was injured in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson as a result of morning strikes.
Following massive shelling by Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on all partners and international organizations to mobilize energy support to prevent a humanitarian crisis.
In Kyiv, the number of victims of the Russian massive attack on the night of October 22 has increased to 19 people, with two people killed.
Seventeen people were injured in a massive Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of October 22. Six people, including two children, were killed.
Seventeen people were injured in a massive Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of October 22. Six people, including two children, were killed.
Following a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, emergency power outages have been introduced in the majority of regions across the country.
Over the past 24 hours, there were 167 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders, with the heaviest fighting taking place on the Pokrovsk front.
Russia suffered approximately 1,133,250 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and October 22, 2025, with 1,050 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Ukrainian forces have carried out a strike on the Bryansk Chemical Plant, a key facility within the military-industrial complex of the aggressor state.
U.S. President Donald Trump has personally confirmed that the United States declined to move forward with plans for a quick summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Hungary, noting that he does not want to waste time and will decide on further steps in the coming days.
A 22-year-old Lviv resident has been detained for setting fire to the doors of an Ukrposhta postal branch on the orders of Russian intelligence services.
Military attaches from partner nations visited a training center of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces where they observed training programs for UAV pilots, the use of ground robotic systems, and motorcycle operations.
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a Russian agent who was preparing a series of terrorist attacks in the Odesa region.
As of October 21, Ukrainian farmers have sown 4.83 million hectares of winter crops, accounting for 74.0% of the forecasted planting area.
A member of an FSB agent network who was preparing terrorist attacks in northern Ukraine has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with property confiscation.
21 October 2025
Russian forces have used a drone to attack a civilian in the village of Tomyna Balka, Kherson region.
At least five fuel tanks have burned down at an oil depot in Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Fighters of the Enei Special Operations Battalion of the National Police of Ukraine's United Assault Brigade Liut destroyed Russian military positions in a high-rise building in Toretsk and captured an enemy soldier.
The Ukraine Energy Support Fund has accumulated nearly EUR 1.3 billion in international aid to support the country's energy sector, but there remains a current shortfall of EUR 400 million – not accounting for the consequences of the latest Russian attacks.
Russian forces continue large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing a difficult situation in several regions, including Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv.
U.S. President Donald Trump does not plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the immediate future.