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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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Zelensky confirms US warned it could halt intelligence sharing if Ukraine keeps striking Russian oil refineries
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed in an NPR interview that the Trump administration warned Ukraine it could stop sharing intelligence if Ukrainian forces continued to attack Russian oil refineries. Zelensky said the warning was conveyed to his generals, not to him personally, and that as of the interview the exchange had not actually been halted. The warning comes as Kyiv was hit by ballistic missiles on the evenings of October 12 and 13 without advance US warning, and SpaceX imposed speed-based restrictions on Starlink and Starshield terminals used by the Ukrainian military. Trump publicly denied that intelligence sharing had been stopped.
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Ukrainian search expedition finds about 30 remains of 1944 massacre victims in Polish village of Laskiv
A Ukrainian search expedition discovered approximately 30 sets of human remains at an Orthodox cemetery in the village of Laskiv in Poland's Lublin Voivodeship. The remains are identified as Ukrainians killed in a March 1944 attack by units of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) and Peasant Battalions (Bataliony Chłopskie). The dig was commissioned by the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance and carried out by the communal enterprise 'Dolya' under a Polish permit issued in August 2026.
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Ukraine simplifies medicine import checks after Russian strikes on pharmaceutical warehouses
Ukraine's government has simplified control procedures for imported medicines to speed up delivery to pharmacies and hospitals following Russian strikes on pharmaceutical warehouses. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky announced the new rules via Telegram, saying state oversight and quality requirements remain unchanged.
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Russian jet drones strike Lviv Oblast twice in one day, damaging homes in two villages
Russian forces struck Lviv Oblast with jet-type drones in the early hours of 13 October. A downed drone fell on a house in the village of Muravane, igniting fires that damaged nine residential buildings and five cars. No casualties were reported. A second drone attack in the afternoon damaged houses in the village of Malekhiv. Both jet drones in the first strike were shot down by Ukrainian air defence.
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Drones attack two merchant vessels off Bulgaria; one sinks, crew still missing
Overnight on 12–13 October, drones attacked two commercial vessels in the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast. The Maltese-flagged, Ukrainian-owned CHELSEA 3 was hit by three drones about 18 nautical miles east of Byala; all 15 crew were evacuated to Varna, five with minor injuries. A second vessel sank about 17 nautical miles east of Krapets, with 11 crew missing and either one or five rescued according to different sources. Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev convened his Security Council, announced he would summon Russia's ambassador, and appealed to the EU and NATO for investigative help. Ukraine's President Zelensky and Foreign Minister Sybiha publicly blamed Russia; Bulgarian officials said there is no conclusive evidence attributing the attacks to any state.
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Russia hits Ukraine with missiles, loitering munitions and 108 drones overnight; three killed in Kharkiv
Russia launched a combined overnight air attack on Ukraine on October 12–13, firing five Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, nine Banderole/Dan-T loitering munitions and 108 strike drones — most of the Shahed type, many jet-powered — from multiple Russian and occupied-Ukrainian directions. Ukrainian air defense shot down or suppressed 88 of the drones, but direct hits were recorded at 17 locations and falling debris at another seven. A multi-storey block in the city's Kholodnohirskyi district suffered a collapsed entrance section; three people were killed and others injured.
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Russian forces strike civilian column during so-called evacuation from Kupiansk
On 13 October, Russian forces struck a column of civilians being led out of Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast, toward the Shebelinka–Ostrohozk gas pipeline during a Russian-organised so-called "evacuation," causing casualties. Ukraine's 2nd National Guard Corps "Khartiia" said the group, which included two women, a child and several men, came under mortar and artillery fire from the eastern bank of the Oskil River. The Joint Forces Command (UOS) said it recorded the strike and was clarifying the number of casualties; Joint Forces spokesperson Viktor Trehubov said preliminary information indicated a drone (UAV) was used.
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Russian drone strike hits Rivne university, injuring dozens
On the morning of 13 October a Russian drone struck a building of Rivne State Humanitarian University in the centre of Rivne, setting it on fire, damaging the second floor and façade, and injuring dozens of people. Most of the wounded were university administrative staff; all students were in shelters at the time. The Faculty of Music Arts building was almost completely burned out, and Ukrainian authorities opened a war-crimes investigation.
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General Staff reports 203 combat clashes on 12 October, 206 since start of 13 October; Russian losses estimated at 1,555,700
Ukraine's General Staff reported 203 combat clashes over the past day (12 October) and 206 clashes since the start of 13 October, with the Pokrovsk direction remaining the most active. Russian personnel losses for the past day were reported at 1,390, bringing cumulative Russian losses since 24 February 2022 to about 1,555,700. Russian forces carried out 90 airstrikes, dropped 301 guided aerial bombs, used 9,516 kamikaze drones, and conducted 2,619 shellings of populated areas and Ukrainian positions. Ukrainian aviation, missile forces and artillery struck a Russian personnel concentration area and a UAV control point.
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Kremlin endorses Trump's call for new Ukrainian president; European leaders rally behind Zelensky
The Kremlin publicly backed US President Donald Trump's statement that Ukraine should elect a new leader, with spokesperson Dmitry Peskov citing Volodymyr Zelensky's alleged unwillingness to make difficult decisions to end the war. Zelensky responded by offering to hold elections if Russia agrees to a 60-day ceasefire and said Ukraine will defend itself against Russian aggression regardless of American pressure. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Foreign Minister and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly expressed solidarity with Zelensky ahead of the 12 October EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, where EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said wartime elections are constitutionally barred and that international pressure should be directed at Russia.
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Trump announces "energy ceasefire" with Russia; Kremlin declines to confirm, Ukraine says it wasn't told
On 11 October, US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine was taking effect immediately, claiming both sides had agreed. The White House later told Axios that the proposal referred specifically to mutual cessation of strikes on oil refineries, described as "refinery for refinery." The Kremlin declined to confirm any deal, and within hours Russian forces struck energy infrastructure in Ukraine, including the TEC-5 thermal power plant in Kharkiv. Speaking by video link at the Warsaw Security Forum on 12 October, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the announcement was news to him, that Ukraine has only one oil refinery while Russia has an extensive network, and that if Russia does not agree to an energy ceasefire this winter, Ukraine will respond.
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Ukraine's finance minister tells Rada country is in liquidity crisis, blames $29.5bn shortfall in partner aid
Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko told the Verkhovna Rada on 12 October that Ukraine's state budget has fallen roughly 50 billion hryvnia short of planned revenues over nine months of 2026, with 39 billion hryvnia in payments deferred to year's end and capital expenditures blocked. He attributed the squeeze to a $29.5 billion shortfall in expected partner support tied to delayed reforms under IMF, EU and World Bank programs. Marchenko said military pay and social programs remain fully funded, but the Rada must now pass dozens of reform-related bills to unlock the rest.
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Ukraine's General Staff reports 264 combat clashes; heaviest fighting on Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka axes
Ukraine's General Staff reported 264 combat clashes over the past day, with the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions. Russian forces carried out 73 airstrikes, dropped 238 guided aerial bombs, deployed 8,985 kamikaze drones, and conducted 2,468 shellings of populated areas and Ukrainian positions. Ukrainian aviation, missile troops, and artillery struck an enemy troop concentration area, an artillery system, and a UAV launch pad.
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Ukraine's parliament adopts minority-education law demanded by Hungary, clearing path to two more EU accession clusters
On 12 October 2026, Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada adopted and President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law expanding educational rights for national minorities and indigenous peoples — the change Hungary had demanded in exchange for unblocking two EU accession negotiation clusters. Hungary's foreign minister confirmed Budapest will agree to opening clusters 2 "Internal Market" and 3 "Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth" at a Ukraine–EU intergovernmental conference planned for 13 October in Luxembourg, where the EU's Coreper had already signalled readiness to approve the negotiation positions.
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Sikorski urges NATO to prepare decisive response to potential deadly Russian hybrid attacks
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, in a Financial Times interview during a visit to London, called on NATO to prepare a decisive response to potential deadly Russian hybrid attacks in Europe. He proposed concrete measures including closing Russian consulates, restricting Russian diplomats, requiring biometric passports for Russians entering the EU, and reducing tourist visas issued to Russian citizens.
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Day 1691: 221 combat clashes; Pokrovsk and Hulyaipole the most active directions
Ukraine's General Staff reported 221 combat clashes across the front over the past day, with the Pokrovsk and Hulyaipole directions the hottest sectors. Russian forces carried out one missile strike and 73 air strikes, dropped 255 guided aerial bombs, used 8,444 kamikaze drones, and shelled Ukrainian positions and settlements 2,553 times, including 45 strikes from multiple rocket launcher systems.
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Russian airstrike hits two apartment buildings in Sloviansk, entrance of five-storey block destroyed
On 11 October at around 09:45, Russian forces struck Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast with an airstrike, hitting two multi-storey residential buildings and completely destroying one entrance of a five-storey block, according to city officials and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Casualty figures evolved during the day: an initial count of four wounded rose to seven, and a later report cited ten wounded and one killed. Ukrainian prosecutors have opened a war crimes investigation into the strike, which used three FAB-250 aerial bombs.
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Trump announces Russia diesel deal after Putin call; Ukraine and European leaders condemn move
On 9 October 2026, US President Donald Trump announced he had spoken by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and agreed to lift US sanctions on Russian diesel, allowing large-scale exports to American and global markets. The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License No. 135 authorising the imports until 7 April 2027. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sharply criticised the decision, calling it a "weak" and "unfair and dishonest" birthday gift to Putin that gives Russia additional billions for the war, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, the UK, Germany, France, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, and US Democrats all condemned or distanced themselves from the deal. Talks between Ukrainian, US and European delegations in Miami ended early after the announcement, and a senior Ukrainian official told the Financial Times that long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries would continue.
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Ukraine's military intelligence publishes data on 20 vessels in Russia's sanctions-evading 'shadow fleet'
Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defence has published information on 20 maritime vessels that export Russian oil, oil products and liquefied natural gas or refuel sanctioned ships. All 20 are under UK or Ukrainian sanctions, and one is also sanctioned by the US. The intelligence service called on international partners to tighten controls on ship sales, block servicing of the sanctioned fleet at foreign shipyards and cut off Russia's energy-export revenues.