Russian drone and missile strikes caused blackouts across large swaths of Ukraine, damaged residential buildings and injured at least 20 people in Kyiv, authorities said.

Russia is intensifying drone strikes on Ukraine’s rail network, a critical lifeline for commercial freight, passenger traffic and military logistics.

Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), has said that Russia would have long since lost the war without the support of its allies. Quote: "Russia would have lost this war long ago,

President Donald Trump is “optimistic” he can achieve peace in Ukraine on the heels of the successful hostage exchange in the Middle East, a White House official told POLITICO.

Russia suffered approximately 1,125,150 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and October 14, 2025, with 1,200 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces struck the Saratov oil refinery in Russia's Saratov Oblast on the night of 15-16 October. Source: press service of the Special Operations Forces; General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Details: The Saratov oil refinery is one of Russia's oldest oil processing plants,