Week 191 – additional links
Nicholas Zharkikh
October 16, 2025
Russia announced the shooting down of 51 Ukrainian UAVs
A number of Russian cities were attacked by unknown drones: where was it "hot"?
At night, the Defense Forces struck the Saratov Oil Refinery
The General Staff confirmed the defeat of the Saratov refinery
The oil depot in Feodosia has been burning for the fourth day
Power outages reach Russia: two regions without electricity after drone attack
The Armed Forces of Ukraine "turned off" the lights in three regions of Russia
Fighters from Ternopil destroyed classified Russian electronic warfare system “Volna-2”
The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated new territories in the Donetsk region, – DeepState
Russia launches 5-6 thousand drones on the front line per day – National Guard spokesman
Russian attack halts gas production facilities in Poltava region – DTEK
Russians hit energy facility with missiles and drones: gas production stopped
12 missiles and 56 "shaheeds" hit energy and oil and gas facilities in the Kharkiv region
Four workers injured in Russian attack on Ukrainian gas infrastructure
Naftogaz urges Ukrainians to save gas after massive attacks on infrastructure
Russians try to capture Volchansk for 500 days: they storm with sticks
Ukrainian Armed Forces had successes near Kucherovy Yar and Novy Shahovo – map
Russians hit Ukrainian Army training unit in rear with missiles
Muhammad al-Ghamari killed – Israel eliminated the Houthi chief of staff in August
Emergency power outages introduced across Ukraine
Budanov: Ukrainian strikes caused more damage to the Russian economy than all the sanctions
Iran was outraged that Sikorsky showed a shaheed in the British Parliament
Ukrainian drones "cut off" electricity in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation
Drones attacked the Kstovsky refinery in the Nizhny Novgorod region — ASTRA
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian military liberated almost 183 km² of territory | hromadske
Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters return 410 km² in Donetsk region to Ukrainian control
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed Russian drones in Oleshki
Russians hit a missile at a test site in Kirovohrad region: there are signs of information leakage
Drones strike Russian city of Uryupinsk
Israel and Hamas again accuse each other of breaking the ceasefire
The US and Ukraine launch the production of intelligent drones
On the shield – October 16, 2025.
"I dreamed of starting a family." 27-year-old defender Serhiy Pavuk died in the war
Hero from Lutsk Oleh Trotsyuk died in Donetsk region
Yuriy Linnyk from Dnipropetrovsk region gave his life for Ukraine
The death of defender from Ivano-Frankivsk region Ivan Mykytyn has been confirmed
Another loss in the war in Samar – Dmytro Bebykh killed
Vasyl Ilnytskyi, a soldier from Borshchiv region, died in the Donetsk region
He will be 40 forever: Pavlo Gatsiuk, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo
33-year-old defender from Lviv region Flak Nazar Mykolayovych died in the war
Residents of Nikopol region killed by Russia: Defender from Nikopol Viktor Babin died on October 16
Senior soldier from Kharkiv region Bohdan Litkevych died in Donetsk region
Ivan Vovchok, a resident of the Kremenchug district, returns from the war on a shield
Considered missing: death of 33-year-old Hero of Volhynia Serhiy Sitovsky confirmed
Vyacheslav Danyliuk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Forever 27: Carpathian resident Yevheniy Kurylyak died in Luhansk region (PHOTO)
Berdychiv resident Vasyl Kotyk died as a result of rocket fire in the Sudzhansky district
41-year-old Shpola detachment commander Oleksandr Anatolyevich Ryumshin died in the war
Defender Maksym Chaus from the Esman community died in battle in the Kharkiv region
Kharkiv region in mourning: soldier Andriy Harmash died
Sokal region lost defender Yaroslav Kikha
Vladyslav Guslavsky, a Berdichev resident, died in the Pokrovsky district.
A soldier from Ternopil, Serhiy Sopel, died from numerous injuries.
The war took the life of a soldier from the Kirovohrad region, Serhiy Georgievich Chervyakov
Two losses in one community: Heroes from Volyn Oleksandr Hnatiuk and Ihor Karpuk died in the war
Serhiy Yefanov, a soldier from Okhtyrka, died in the Donetsk region.
Ruslan Sergeev, a soldier from Ternopil region, died in Donetsk region (photo)
The court confirmed the death of the Defender from Kalyniv Region Mykhailo Kuzmyk
He stood for Ukraine until the last: Yevhen Povetkin from Dnipropetrovsk region died in battle
Andriy Chyhyryn, a soldier of the Azov regiment, died at the front.
A common loss for two communities: Hero of Volhynia Roman Yovyk died in the war
Ruslan Luginich, a soldier from Bukovina, died in the war
War veteran from Ivano-Frankivsk region Yuriy Huryk dies
October 17, 2025
Putin was scared by Tomahawk and ran to Trump — reaction of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry
"Smoke was visible from all areas": Kryvyi Rih suffered a massive attack by "shaheeds"
Russian "military commander" Ivan Zuev died in Zaporizhia region
Drone attack on Ukraine on October 17 — air defense shot down or suppressed 35 drones out of 70
"Engines caught fire, plane crashed" — Navy reports details of Russian Su-30SM crash
Emergency power outages will be implemented in eleven regions, Ukrenergo says
Nearly 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers injured in Russian chemical attacks
Defense forces have succeeded in restoring control over territory in Zaporizhia region – Syrsky
Drones hit energy facility in Volgograd region of Russia
In the Kherson region, drone operators destroyed a BM-30 “Smerch” of the Russian army (video)
The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit a Russian naval drone for the first time
In Poland, a man set fire to Ukrainian cars: Polish cars were also damaged
The US and Ukraine have created an analogue of "Shaheed" with AI
Drones burned down a railway substation near Samara
Emergency power outages hit Kyiv and 12 regions
Azov and the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a large armored column of the invaders
Results of Trump’s talks with Zelensky
Hungary says it will receive Putin "with respect", "forgetting" about ICC arrest warrant
There are over 1,600 targets: Zhmaylo spoke about the prospects of providing Ukraine with Tomahawks
An explosion occurred at a military plant in Bashkortostan, Russia. VIDEO
On the shield – October 17, 2025.
Vyacheslav Sukhov, a 32-year-old soldier from the Dnipropetrovsk region, died in battle
Anatoliy Yaremenko from Sumy died in Donbas
Defender from the Privilene community Oleg Boyko died
A young Hero from Volhynia, Maksym Kukhtey, died in the war
Oleksiy Tyunin from Sumy region died in Donetsk region
Ivan Marciniuk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Tragic loss: defender from Snovsk Oleksandr Honcharov died in the war
Another Transcarpathian "on the shield": Vasyl Dovhanych died in the war
A young volunteer from the Rivne region, Polyukh Vladyslav Volodymyrovych, died
50-year-old defender from Kharkiv region Kostyantyn Datsenko died in Donetsk region
"On the Shield" returns 23-year-old warrior from Lviv region Berchak Bohdan Igorovych
The Vyzyr community is in mourning: Anatoliy Tsebryk, a soldier from the Border, died
Yuriy Radkovsky, 42, from Ternopil, died in the Donetsk region
Defender from Stebnyk Maryan Mykytyn died
Stepan Pechinka, a defender from the Pidgayets community, died at the front
Vasyl Lisetskyi, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Two fire centers recorded at oil depot in Hvardiyske in Crimea – social networks
Defender from the Vyzyr community Dmytro Voloshyn died in the Donetsk region
October 18, 2025
Seven airports in Russia were shut down simultaneously — more than 20 flights were delayed in Sochi
The enemy attacked Ukraine with 3 missiles and 164 drones, 136 drones were neutralized
Loud explosions and fire: drones attack important energy hub in Russia
Russia accuses "Magyar" of terrorism over attacks on refineries
Russian drones attacked Chuguiv, almost all neighborhoods of the city are without power
"The missile detonated inside": Signum pilots showed how they destroyed the Sontsepok TOS
Iran declares itself "free" from 10-year nuclear deal with West
Ukrainian troops manage to liberate territories even in active defense, — Bratchuk
Drone attack on substation in Veshkaym could paralyze Volga region’s power grid for months
Power supply fully restored in Chuguiv after drone attack
The Ministry of Energy confirmed the start of repairs to the lines of the Zaporizhzhia NPP
Russia and Ukraine agreed on a ceasefire in the area of the Zaporozhye NPP to repair the power grid
Repair of ZNPP: restoration of power supply will take about a week – Grossi
Tkachenko on attacks on the energy sector: The situation was stable only in two districts of Kyiv
"Invisible and Ruthless": Border "Phoenix" burned down a UAV control point behind enemy lines
The Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced in the Sumy region
The moment of the explosion of a gunpowder factory in Russia was caught on video
The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck energy facilities in Crimea
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed enemy drones that were terrorizing the outskirts of Zaporizhia
The invaders retreated in the Chasovy Yar area.
Russia strikes power plant in Koryukiv district of Chernihiv region: 17,000 subscribers lose power
On the shield – October 18, 2025.
In Bucha, they said goodbye to the Hero – Volodymyr Derevyanko
21-year-old vocalist from Dnipro Danylo Pavlishyn died in the battles for Ukraine
Serviceman Yuriy Mokrytskyi from the Piadytska community died at the front
Soldier Dmytro Vlad from Kosiv region died in Dnipropetrovsk region
Ruslan Romanovych Sysyuk, a soldier from Monastyryshchyna, died in the war
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district in mourning – Junior Sergeant Chumachenko Maksym died
Nizhyn lost its Warriors — Vadym Pylnyk, Oleksandr Sheshenya, and Serhiy Vlasov
A defender from the Lyuboml community, Senior Sergeant Volodymyr Dmytruk, died at the front.
The death of Mykola Kuzmin from the Dolynska community has been confirmed
Hero of Volhynia Rusylo Ruslan died in Zaporizhia
Another bitter loss: Ivan Kavetsky from Ternopil region died in the war
A resident of Kryvyi Rih, Kostyantyn Sytnenko, died in the war for Ukraine
It became known about the death of Oleksandr Tkachev from Buryn in the Kharkiv region
Energy donor Fedir Manakov died in the war – he fought from the first days of the invasion
Considered missing for more than a year: Volynyeblenergo economist Ihor Kunashyk died in the war
Lviv region lost another defender in the war: Taras Klepak died in Donetsk region
October 19, 2025
Atesh guerrillas paralyze the military command system in Bryansk, Russia
Another grand Russian offensive in Ukraine has failed miserably: new report by The Economist
Hit from 1 kilometer: Ukrainian sniper destroys occupiers moving in a column
The invaders hit an oil refining enterprise in the Chernihiv region
Novokuibyshevsk refinery on fire after drone attack
Drones hit a gas plant in Orsk, Orenburg region of the Russian Federation
Gas processing plant on fire in Orenburg, Russia, after drone attack
The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an oil depot in Berdyansk
Odious Romanian MP threatens to ’break Zelensky’s legs’
Yemeni Houthis capture 20 UN staff
Almost 200 people underground: Russia massively attacked a mine in the Dnipropetrovsk region
Tomorrow, Ukraine will introduce power outage schedules: who will be left without electricity?
Former Lithuanian Health Minister Aurimas Pečkauskas treats wounded on the front lines in Ukraine
Russia without gasoline: fuel failures recorded in 84% of Russian regions
Basements, dugouts, headquarters: SIGNUM drones destroyed five occupier shelters. VIDEO
HIMARS destroyed the base of the occupiers of the 95th regiment of the Russian Armed Forces
Gazprom’s Orenburg plant stopped receiving gas from Kazakhstan after drone attack
Zelenskyy spoke about talks with Putin
Ukraine will not give anything to Russia and is working to strengthen defense and energy, — Zelensky
Zelensky on long-range strikes on Russia: this works to bring Russia back to reality
"No concessions to Putin": Zelensky explained what Trump’s statement on ending the war means
Cheap Ukrainian interceptor drones are changing the rules of aerial warfare, Business Insider
Munich Airport temporarily closed due to unidentified drones
Israel and Hamas exchanged blows – Trump reacted
On the shield – October 19, 2025.
Volodymyr Soroka from Dnipropetrovsk region died in the war
Military medic Oleksandr Polyakin from Odessa region dies after being seriously injured
Military man from Precarpathia Bohdan Gotsman dies
Zaporizhzhia native Andriy Lobach died in the war: the fallen defender is now 36 years old forever
Vitaliy Kravchuk, a fighter from the Kupchynetsk community, died in the Donetsk region (photo)
October 20, 2025
Israel announces resumption of ceasefire in Gaza after airstrikes on Hamas
The Ukrainian Air Force first reported the launch of a KAB over the Poltava region
Russia has begun attacking gas supply hubs in cities, says Ministry of Energy
Defense forces liberated 4 villages on the border with Dnipropetrovsk region, – Zelensky
The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated two villages in the Dnipropetrovsk region
All 192 miners rescued after Russian attack in Dnipropetrovsk region, – DTEK
Russia attacked Ukraine with 3 ballistic missiles and 60 drones: 38 UAVs neutralized
Russia strikes Lozova with rocket launchers for the first time: one bomb was shot down
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the occupiers’ headquarters in the Oleksandrivka direction
Kremlin refuses to halt hostilities in Ukraine as Trump suggests
25 Patriot complexes for Ukraine: how much will they cost and how long to wait
Unknown drones flew to Spain for the first time: airport closed due to drone
In Pokrovsk, Russian saboteurs who broke into the city and killed civilians were eliminated
GUR drones destroyed the Russian Valdai radar at the Dzhankoy airfield in Crimea
"Womb" tactics: the Barracuda naval drone delivered an FPV kamikaze to strike a Russian boat
Novokuibyshevsk refinery shuts down after drone attack – Reuters
The Washington Post: Ukraine has begun using ground-based drones to break through on the frontline
Ukraine has dealt a heavy blow to Russia’s energy sector
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an armored group of the invaders in Chasovy Yar
Gas processing plant on fire again in Orenburg: attacked by UAVs on October 19
Zelenskyy awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to Major Artem Pivny
Iran’s Khamenei rejects Trump’s offer to resume nuclear talks
On the shield – October 20, 2025.
Sumy resident Serhiy Bankodud died at the front
Defender from Lviv region Volodymyr Pelykh fell in Donetsk region (photo)
Sad news: it became known about the death of a soldier from the Kyiv region, Dmytro Chernov. Photo
Soldier Andriy Honcharuk from the Dzhurynska community died in Zaporizhia – zhmerynka.online
The war took the life of Mykola Tarasyuk, the commander of the strike UAVs from the Goshchan region.
Defender from the village of Ternivka Mykola Nechyporuk died in the Donetsk region
Kherson region lost peacekeeper Roman Romanyuk, who participated in the liberation of Zmiyny
Sviatoslav Mospanyuk, a fighter of the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade, was killed in Donbas
A soldier from Ternopil, Kyrylo Yuriyovych Dmytriev, died in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Anatoliy Kuzmenko from Sumy region died at the front
Transcarpathia lost another Defender – soldier Anatoliy Shelak died
Anatoliy Finayev, a 48-year-old staff sergeant from the Tyvriv community, died at the front.
DNA examination confirmed: father of five children Maksym Svichka died
Cherkasy community bids farewell to fallen sergeant Ihor Kononets
Oleg Mykhailovych Baranivskyi, a defender from the Horshchykivska community, died in the war
Another loss in the war in Samar – Ivan Grebishkovy died
Serhiy Dyachko from Dnipropetrovsk region died defending Ukraine
Yampil border guard, senior lieutenant Vadym Vzheshch, died in the war
Hero of Volhynia Andriy Yanyuk died in battle
DNA examination confirms death of missing soldier from Prykarpattia, Volodymyr Senkovsky
Lviv resident Oleksandr Lytvynenko, an employee of ATP-1 and defender of Ukraine, died in the war
Hero of Volhynia Leonid Bryndziy died in Donetsk region
Ivan Lutsiuk, a 29-year-old Khmelnytskyi resident, died defending his homeland in Kurshchyna.
Defender from Nikopol Ion Bostan died in battle
Hero of Volyn Roman Kadenchuk died while performing military service
Sergeant from Sarny district Volodymyr Vyshnevskyi died in Donetsk region
The life of a serviceman from Volyn, Oleksiy Lesnik, was cut short
October 21, 2025
Chernihiv region without electricity after drone attack: residents urged to urgently collect water
The enemy attacked a power facility in Slavutych, causing a power outage – mayor
Air defense neutralized 58 of 98 drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine
UAVs attacked Rostov region: explosions thundered at an electrical substation
Poland may arrest Putin if he flies over its territory, says Sikorski
A strike from a Barracuda unmanned boat on a boat with occupiers and ammunition. VIDEO
Unmanned Systems Forces Destroy 1,000th Shahed: $70 Million That Missed Target. VIDEO
Russians attacked critical infrastructure in the Smila community
Russians hit a transformer in Zaporizhia district: fire broke out
Belgium approves use of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Zelensky: As soon as the pressure of the Tomahawks weakened, Russia is trying to jump off diplomacy
Russians launched about 20 strikes on Novgorod-Siversky with shaheeds, four people died
Trump-Putin meeting in Hungary canceled, – The Telegraph
Explosions at Russian-linked refineries in Hungary and Romania
In Sudan, drones attacked Khartoum airport on the eve of its opening – media
A gas processing plant is on fire in Orenburg
Media: Russia came under the most powerful missile attack since the beginning of the war
Ukraine has started using decoy drones, and this is very worrying for Russia, – Forbes
SBU destroys two enemy aircraft in temporarily occupied territories
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated three more occupying officers of the Russian army (PHOTOS)
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a column of occupier tanks near Pokrovskoye
Vitaly Shapran: The Russian fuel industry will soon rise from its knees to a different position
On the shield – October 21, 2025.
37-year-old soldier from Rivne Oleksiy Karasyov died in a gunfight
32-year-old defender from Lviv region Vitaliy Khlon died in the war
Odessa resident Pavlenko Roman died at the front
The Krupetsk community reported the death of serviceman Viktor Pavlovich Fedorovych
National Guardsman Oleg Tomarevsky from Sloviansk died in the war
Defender from Pervomayshchyna Bohdan Kysil died
Kryvyi Rih lost defender Serhiy Dolgoruchenko
Volodymyr Kudrevatykh, a defender from the Krasnopil region, died at the front.
Sad news: Vladyslav Draganchuk and Viktor Bondaruk from Volyn fell in the battles for Ukraine
The Smolin community lost a defender – Viktor Shapoval died
Considered missing for more than a year: Mykhailo Ludogovsky died in the war
Vasyl Petryk, a brave volunteer from Lyubeshiv region, died in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Volodymyr Naumenko, a 58-year-old sergeant from the Khmelnytskyi community, died at the front.
Ivan Kozak, a UAV master from Rivne region, died in Donetsk region
Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Veklich from Khmelnytskyi district died
Defender from Lanovets community Serhiy Zysko died in Zaporizhia direction (photo)
Sad news – Defender from Sosnivka Oleksandr Serhiyovych Moskalets died in the war
Defender from Rivne region Volodymyr Belozub died in a Kyiv hospital
Dancer and sound engineer Serhiy Sokur died in the war
Tragic loss for the Kremenets community: defender Vadym Nagornyuk died (photo)
Viktor Yaroshynsky from the Dovbysh community died at the front.
Gave his life for Ukraine: Hero of Odessa region Mykyta Maslov died in the war. Photo
October 22, 2025
An employee of the Mariupol SIZO was convicted of high treason, the prosecutor’s office said.
Russians attack Kyiv again: consequences recorded in at least five districts
Explosions in Kyiv on October 22 — why the alert was declared
On the night of October 22, the enemy massively attacked Ukraine’s energy facilities.
Night attack by the Russian Federation on Zaporizhia – damaged houses and power outages
Emergency power outages introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine
The enemy damaged the energy and port infrastructure in Izmail
Russia attacked Poltava region: gas infrastructure facilities were damaged
Massive attack on Dnipropetrovsk region: infrastructure and housing under attack
Drones attacked Russian military-industrial complex enterprises in Mordovia and Dagestan
Night attack on Kyiv: casualties rise to 21, deaths rise to two
Some trams and trolleybuses are not running in Kyiv due to lack of voltage
KMVA reports 25 wounded in Kyiv as a result of Russian strike
Ukrenergo introduces hourly power outage schedules across Ukraine
Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine has failed, and Putin is happy with that
Russia has put forward demands to the US for a peace agreement with Ukraine
100-150 Gripen fighters for Ukraine: Swedish Prime Minister explained when Kyiv could receive them
EU to add Chinese refineries to list of anti-Russian sanctions – Reuters
Massive shelling of Kyiv: KMVA reports destruction in six districts
Ukrainian defenders destroyed two bridges in the occupied territory
Today, 349 out of 433 targets were shot down in Ukrainian skies
Tragedy near Kyiv: Russian missiles destroy house, killing mother and two children
Russians use about 60% of Shaheds and 40% of imitator drones during attacks – Ignat
Ignat: The main thing in mastering the Gripen aircraft is learning to use its weapons
Russia attacked Kyiv, Dnipro and Zaporizhia with missiles and drones
Consequences of Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine
UAVs hit a thermal power plant in Smolensk. The city lost electricity
On the shield – October 22, 2025.
It became known about the death of Pavlograd resident Andriy Argunov
Vitaliy Bomazyuk, a Volyn native, died in the war
Policeman Serhiy Yarmonov died in Zaporizhia
Hero from Kirovohrad region Baydak Viktor Petrovych died in Sumy region
Oleksandr Polovyk, an attack aircraft pilot from the Kharkiv region, died in the war
Defender Andriy Shloma, who was injured in Kurshchyna, died in the hospital
32-year-old soldier Andriy Hnatiuk from Sokal died on the front near Kramatorsk
