NV
NV (also known as NV.ua or Novoye Vremya) is a Ukrainian online media outlet covering politics, economics, and public affairs. Founded in 2014 and based in Kyiv, it publishes in Ukrainian, Russian, and English. The outlet is known for its editorial stance supporting democratic reforms and Ukraine's European integration.
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Russia pounds Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles and 210 drones overnight, hours after talks agreed
Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone strike on Ukraine overnight into 22 October, with the main target being Kyiv. Three waves of ballistic missiles struck the capital, killing one person, injuring 22 and damaging residential buildings, a monastery, a hypermarket, a metro bridge and other civilian sites. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack came immediately after the latest round of negotiations and showed no real change in Russia's attitude, while Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha contrasted the destruction with US envoy Steve Witkoff's recent description of Vladimir Putin as a "humanist".
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Russian drone strikes hit Kharkiv, Kremenchuk, and Kyiv overnight
On the night of 22 October, Russian forces launched drone and missile attacks on several Ukrainian cities. A jet drone struck the private sector of Kharkiv's Slobidskyi district, where a fire broke out and several private houses were damaged, with no reported casualties. Other impacts were reported across three Kharkiv districts, a private TV station in Kremenchuk, and in Kyiv's Pechersk and Sviatoshynskyi districts.
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Zelensky urges Trump to pressure Putin, keep sanctions and provide air defense missiles
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Donald Trump could help end Russia’s war against Ukraine and force Vladimir Putin to negotiate if he applied the same rhetoric toward Putin that he uses toward Zelensky. He named two priorities for Ukraine’s allies: preserving sanctions against Russia and supplying more effective air defense missiles. Zelensky also rejected Trump’s claim that Ukraine is responsible for rising US diesel prices.
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Ukraine’s intelligence reveals technical details of new Russian Filin cruise missile
Russia has begun using the new Filin cruise missile against Ukraine, although Ukrainian reports disagree on whether this began in 2025 or 2026. Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate published an interactive 3D model, component information and details of the missile’s electronic base on the War&Sanctions portal.
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Russia launches massive overnight attack on Ukraine, hitting Kyiv and energy infrastructure
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on October 22 with ballistic weapons and 210 drones, killing one person and injuring more than 20 in Kyiv. The strikes damaged residential, commercial, emergency-service and transport infrastructure, while attacks on energy facilities disrupted electricity across several regions.
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Trump says Musk lifted Starlink speed limits for Ukraine, but Kyiv reports restrictions remain
President Donald Trump said on October 22 that Elon Musk had removed the speed restrictions affecting Ukraine's military Starlink service, without confirming whether he had personally called Musk. Ukrainian officials and military sources said the limit of roughly 160–161 km/h was still in effect, with connectivity continuing to fail at about 161 km/h. Starlink became more stable after a reported Trump-Musk call on October 21, but the system had not fully regained its functionality.
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Witkoff brings Oslo proposals to Putin in St. Petersburg; Russia signals readiness for new trilateral talks in mid-November
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Oslo on October 20, then traveled to St. Petersburg for a roughly three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 21. After the talks, Witkoff said Moscow was prepared to resume trilateral US-Russia-Ukraine negotiations in the second ten days of November. The St. Petersburg meeting opened with the announced release of American Stephen Hubbard, held in Russia for over four years.
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US denies ordering Starlink speed restrictions for Ukraine as dispute over responsibility continues
Ukraine’s military use of the military Starshield satellite communications service was speed-restricted, disrupting missions and communications. The restriction has triggered conflicting accounts of responsibility: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, the White House, SpaceX and US officials have offered differing explanations or denied involvement, while Ukraine sought the service’s full restoration.
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Russian drone strike on Kyiv hits high-rise, transport facility and parked cars overnight
Russia struck Kyiv with drones overnight on 20–21 October, hitting a 24-storey residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district at the 20th-floor level, a transport infrastructure object in the Solomianskyi district, and parked cars in the Desnianskyi district. Fires broke out at all three sites, emergency power outages were introduced in the Sviatoshynskyi district and parts of Kyiv Oblast, and casualties were reported in the Sviatoshynskyi building strike. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klychko and the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMVA) reported the consequences via Telegram. The attack came a day after a separate Russian strike on Kyiv on 20 October killed one person and injured 21.
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Rubio Says Ukraine Would Not Exist Without US Aid
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukraine would not exist today without billions of dollars in US assistance, praising Ukrainian soldiers’ bravery in its defense. His remarks came as he discussed Starlink restrictions, disputed claims of limits on US support, and pressure for a peace agreement with Russia.
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Death toll from Russian airstrike on Sloviansk rises to nine as five-day rescue operation ends
Rescue and recovery work in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, has concluded after five days, with the death toll from a Russian airstrike on 17 October rising to nine. Two five-storey residential buildings were destroyed by FAB-250 bombs, and rescuers cleared more than 200 tonnes of debris.
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Kyiv expands diesel backup power for water utility amid grid disruptions
Kyiv is facing intermittent water supply because damage to the city's power grid is disrupting electricity-dependent pumping and treatment infrastructure. Three dedicated diesel power stations with a combined capacity of 16 MW have been built, but the utility needs more than 50 MW to protect key facilities.
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Oslo talks bring Zelensky, Witkoff and European partners together on security guarantees for Ukraine
On 20 October 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo, alongside Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, with Jared Kushner joining remotely. The talks covered security guarantees for Ukraine, territorial questions, sanctions, post-war reconstruction and the European security order, and produced a document of guarantee options that Witkoff is to take to Moscow.
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European Parliament vice-president begins hunger strike over humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky
Pina Picierno, Vice-President of the European Parliament, announced a hunger strike on 20 October to draw international attention to the humanitarian situation in occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast. She is demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, access for food and medicine, and the safe evacuation of civilians who wish to leave the city. By the morning of 21 October, 277 people had joined her initiative on her website.
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Russia hits Kyiv energy facility and medical buildings in large drone attack, one killed in city
On 20 October 2026, Russia struck Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast with a large overnight barrage of strike drones, including jet-powered Shaheds. Debris hit an energy facility in the Shevchenkivskyi district, a medical building in the Solomianskyi district and the upper floors of a medical facility in the Holosiivskyi district, while a drone falling near a gas station on the edge of the Holosiivskyi district killed one man. Four Kyiv districts were partially de-energised, and the metro and funicular halted briefly before service resumed.
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Trump says Zelensky is 'not the person' the US should be dealing with, calls Ukrainian refinery strikes 'a disgrace'
In a Newsmax interview published on October 15, US President Donald Trump publicly broke with Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he is "not a big fan" of the Ukrainian president and that Zelensky "is not the person we should be dealing with." Trump said it is harder to negotiate with Zelensky than with Vladimir Putin, demanded Ukraine halt strikes on Russian oil refineries, called such strikes "a disgrace," and repeated his call for Ukrainian elections. Zelensky responded in Brussels the following day, saying he finds it easier to deal with Trump than with Putin and that Ukraine is ready to hold elections if Russia accepts a 60-day ceasefire.
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US ordered Starlink restrictions for Ukraine, Reuters reports; Trump denies involvement
In the night of October 13–14, SpaceX unilaterally imposed speed restrictions on Starshield satellite terminals used by Ukrainian forces, cutting off connectivity above roughly 160 km/h during a major Russian attack. Reuters, citing two US officials and one Western official, reports the order came from the White House, while The Telegraph says Elon Musk proposed the idea and Donald Trump agreed. Trump publicly denied both his own and Musk's involvement. By October 15 the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said operation in motion had been restored, though President Zelensky said the previous speeds had not returned and the cap was being lifted only gradually.
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Trump announces deal for Russia to supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel to US market
On 9 October 2026, Donald Trump announced that Russia would immediately supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel fuel to American and world markets under a deal with Vladimir Putin reached during a phone call. On the same day, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 135, authorizing specified transactions involving Russian diesel through 7 April 2027. The deal was justified by Trump as a way to lower diesel prices that had risen because of a war with Iran ahead of the 3 November midterm elections; critics from both parties argued it contradicts a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports and the sanctions Trump himself signed in September.
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Russia hits Kyiv energy grid with 39 ballistic missiles and 128 drones, knocking out power for 600,000
Russia launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine overnight on 13–14 October, using 39 ballistic missiles and 128 strike drones against energy and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and Kharkiv. President Zelensky said at least 600,000 people were left without electricity and that the main target of the Kyiv attack was the TEC-4 combined heat and power plant, which sustained direct hits. Three people were killed in Kyiv, more than 20 were injured, and the attack came days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine.
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Russian attacks destroy Epicentr's last major logistics hub in Khmelnytskyi
Russian forces attacked Epicentr's logistics distribution center in Khmelnytskyi ten times on 13 October, causing five large-scale fires and destroying about 85% of the stored goods. No employees were injured, but the company said the strike puts thousands of jobs at risk and has nationwide supply implications.