Category: World

Ukrainian International Minister Andrii Sybiha believes that the newest sanctions imposed by the EU and the US are an actual blow to Russia, though Moscow denies this.

Supply: Sybiha on Fb, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Sybiha believes that this week marked a brand new stage within the stress to drive Russia to make peace, provided that the EU has agreed on a powerful nineteenth sanctions package deal that hits Russian power, the shadow fleet and methods of circumventing sanctions, and the Trump administration has additionally utilized its first sanctions towards Moscow, hitting power giants Rosneft and Lukoil.

"It's telling that the Russians instantly rushed to say that they don't care concerning the sanctions. Putin claims that every part is okay with the Russian financial system. His propagandists are repeating their mantras that the sanctions don’t have any impact. The extra of this bravado there may be, the extra apparent it’s that the alternative is true," he famous.

Sybiha believes the primary US sanctions towards Russia of Trump's second time period "draw an necessary strategic line" and warned that Russian leaders ought to abandon any hope of Western weak spot or an opportunity to deceive the US.

"Russia has really been hoping all this 12 months that Ukraine would lose the assist of its companions or be compelled to just accept Russian situations that have been near capitulation. None of this occurred," Sybiha said.

Background:

• Following the announcement of the brand new US sanctions, Indian refineries reportedly started checking their suppliers, and a few Chinese language firms have paused purchases of Russian oil not less than briefly.
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has mentioned he can be in search of methods to bypass the sanctions to be able to retain Russian power provides. Trump replied that he’s conscious his actions might not please everybody, however mentioned "I’m the one one which issues."
• Reuters reported that Trump has ready additional sanctions that may very well be imposed on key sectors of the Russian financial system if Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin continues to stall on ending the struggle.

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Ukrainian artillerymen from the twenty eighth Mechanised Brigade have captured their first prisoner: a person who was supposed to guide Russian sabotage and reconnaissance teams into the town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast.

Supply: twenty eighth Mechanised Brigade; the brigade in a video on YouTube

Quote: "Our artillerymen have completed one thing you’d by no means anticipate from their work – taken a prisoner. For the primary time. We are able to't say for certain, however this can be the primary such case you've seen on this conflict.

The prisoner isn’t any bizarre conscript. That is Oleg, an enemy saboteur who was supposed to guide Russian teams into the town itself. He was supposed to organize the bottom for an invasion from inside. It didn't work out.

He was captured – and with that, the occupiers' plans to construct up their forces in Kostiantynivka had been thwarted. In an irony of destiny, the artillery, which normally strikes from a distance, labored from shut vary this time."

Particulars: Within the footage, Ukrainian troopers recount how they went to retrieve a drone and noticed a person in a Russian uniform a few kilometre away. He didn't see them at first.

The Russian pretended to be an Azov fighter, however when informed to say "Palianytsia", he revealed his Russian accent. ["Palianytsia", a type of bread, is a Ukrainian word that Russians find difficult to pronounce properly. Since the full-scale Russian invasion started, Ukrainians have used the word as a means to identify Russian military or saboteurs – ed.] After he pointed his rifle at a Ukrainian soldier, one other Ukrainian shot him within the leg and captured him.

Later he was given meals and medical help and informed that he could be swapped.

The fighters mentioned that the Russian's identify was Oleg, he got here from the Russian metropolis of Penza, and he had been combating for over three years.

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Russia has launched two drones on Kharkiv and the warhead of 1 has fallen near scholar lodging. 5 folks have suffered acute stress reactions.

Supply: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov

Particulars: Terekhov stated, citing the town's State of affairs Centre, {that a} Molniya-type UAV acted as a provider for 2 FPV drones.

One struck the roof of a home within the Shevchenkivskyi district, damaging window glazing. The second FPV drone hit the façade of one other constructing in the identical district.

Quote: "The provider itself – the Molniya UAV – has fallen on the roof of scholar lodging within the Kyivskyi district. The warhead fell close to the constructing. Bomb disposal specialists are working on the scene.

As of now, 5 folks have sought medical help for acute stress reactions."

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Russia has launched one more assault on a Dnipropetrovsk Oblast coal mine belonging to DTEK, the biggest non-public power firm in Ukraine.

Supply: DTEK

Particulars: A complete of 496 miners have been underground on the time of the assault. All have been delivered to the floor and none has been injured.

This has been the seventh large-scale assault on DTEK's coal services over the previous two months.

Background:

• On 19 October, Russian forces struck Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, hitting a coal mine belonging to DTEK.
• Earlier on 25 October, Russian forces struck an power facility within the Chuhuiv district of Kharkiv Oblast.

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Ukraine's Overseas Minister Andrii Sibiha has mentioned that adequate long-range missile functionality would permit Ukraine to deprive Russia of the means to hold out its terror marketing campaign.

Supply: Sybiha on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Over latest days, Russia has been finishing up large-scale assaults on Ukraine's vitality infrastructure. Specifically, on the evening of 24-25 October, a missile strike on the capital killed one individual; at the least 10 Kyiv residents have been injured.

Sybiha mentioned nobody on this planet needs this conflict dragged on, besides Russia.

He burdened that giving Ukraine the power to strike deep into Russian territory would allow it to destroy Russia's technique of terror proper on the locations of their manufacturing and launch.

Quote: "Absurdly, this nation at present presides over the UN Safety Council in October 2025, though its very presence on the UNSC is against the law. Russian terror can and must be stopped. By way of collective motion. Stronger sanctions stress. Stronger vitality help and protection capabilities for Ukraine."

Background:

• Matthew Whitaker, US ambassador to NATO, has just lately mentioned that offering Ukraine with long-range missiles similar to Tomahawk may put many Russian vitality services in danger and power Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin to barter.
• At a gathering with EU leaders, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made clear that Ukraine expects to obtain long-range missile techniques from European states.
• CNN has reported earlier that Trump made it clear through the assembly that he was not at present contemplating supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles.

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The Balashovskaia energy substation in Russia's Volgograd Oblast has come below assault, disrupting electrical energy provides to Russian navy infrastructure.

Supply: Andrii Kovalenko, the top of the Centre for Countering Disinformation below the Nationwide Safety and Defence Council of Ukraine

Particulars: The substation provides electrical energy to Russia's navy services, together with the Volgograd navy district and defence ministry infrastructure.

Quote: "The Balashovskaia 500 kV substation in Volgograd Oblast has been attacked. This can be a key facility of Russia's Southern vitality system, which powers the Volgograd navy district, defence ministry services and transport vitality hubs on the Saratov-Voronezh axis."

Extra particulars: Russia has already misplaced one other substation of the identical sort – Veshkaima – which has additional strained vitality provides to its forces within the area.

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The State Emergency Service's plane, robotics and unmanned programs have been referred to as in to assist extinguish fires in Kyiv following an assault by Russia.

Supply: Pavlo Petrov, spokesperson for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv, in a remark to Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne

Quote: "As of now, there are not any problems. The one factor that’s troublesome is the world of the fires. The world of the fires is massive, however we have now all the required tools and personnel to extinguish the fires as rapidly as doable."

Particulars: He added that pyrotechnics specialists had inspected the websites of the strikes for explosive objects. In the meantime, rescue staff warn that harmful particles might stay on the areas, so all security guidelines should be adopted.

As of now, the fires have been contained and should not spreading.

Background: On account of the nighttime missile assault on the capital on 25 October, one particular person was killed and a minimum of 10 folks have been injured in Kyiv.

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Russian forces carried out large-scale missile and drone strikes on settlements in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the evening of 24-25 October, killing two individuals and injuring seven.

Supply: Vladyslav Haivanenko, appearing Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Army Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "The enemy struck the Synelnykove district with missiles and UAVs. The Petropavlivka, Malomykhailivka and Pokrovske hromadas got here below fireplace. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Two individuals had been killed and 7 injured. Fires broke out. A high-rise constructing and homes, an outbuilding, a store and a automobile had been broken."

Particulars: As well as, the Verbky hromada within the Pavlohrad district was attacked by Russian drones, leading to harm to infrastructure.

Russian forces additionally attacked Nikopol with kamikaze drones and artillery all through the evening.

"A storage and a automobile caught fireplace. Two homes and a fuel pipeline had been broken on account of the artillery strike on town that occurred yesterday night," Haivanenko added.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has demonstrated the Octopus, a Ukrainian interceptor drone, to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "As we speak, I mentioned with the prime minister the event of defence cooperation and methods to extend stress on Russia.

I thank @Keir_Starmer and the folks of the UK for his or her steadfast help of our nation in our battle in opposition to Russian aggression.
As we speak, I mentioned with the Prime Minister the event of protection cooperation and methods to extend stress on Russia.
I offered… pic.twitter.com/L2k2SSOTsQ

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 24, 2025

I offered the Ukrainian interceptor drone OCTOPUS, which the UK will produce for additional testing in Ukraine. The settlement offers for the manufacturing of the primary batch."

Particulars: The 2 leaders additionally mentioned sanctions packages in opposition to Russia and coordinated positions forward of the Coalition of the Keen assembly.

Background:

• In June, it was reported that the UK is investing a report £350 million (US$472 million) this yr to extend the availability of drones to Ukraine from 10,000 in 2024 to 100,000 in 2025.
• On 11 September, Ukraine and the UK signed an settlement to provide Ukrainian interceptor drones.
• Earlier, the UK Ministry of Defence introduced that the primary joint undertaking could be a brand new state-of-the-art air defence interceptor drone referred to as Undertaking Octopus.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed a choice by the European Council on using frozen Russian belongings to help Ukraine and expects it to be finalised by the top of the 12 months.

Supply: Zelenskyy at a press convention following the Coalition of the Prepared summit in London, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Zelenskyy described the EU summit's determination on frozen Russian belongings as "essential for us".

Quote: "I feel there are three steps on this query with frozen belongings. The primary one is a political determination, then a sensible determination, and solely then implementation. And I feel that yesterday we obtained the political determination. That’s the reason I feel this can be a optimistic sign."

Particulars: Zelenskyy stated that following the political determination, a sensible determination ought to observe, which he hopes "we will get to the top of this 12 months".

Background:

• As European Pravda beforehand reported, on 23 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine which now not embrace a direct reference to using frozen Russian belongings to help Ukraine.
• It was primarily Belgium that had pushed for adjustments to the wording of the conclusions relating to using frozen Russian belongings.
• Nevertheless, the EU has said that the problem of utilizing frozen Russian belongings to help Ukraine stays on the agenda, and a ultimate determination can be made in December 2025.

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