Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 19 October 2025

  • Media: Russian hackers broke into British military bases and stole classified documents
  • Zelensky: Putin is not winning, the Russian army is in a weak position
  • Swedish Defense Minister: Europe must go into war mode to contain Russia
  • Germany recalls ambassador from Georgia
  • The Russians advanced in Zaporozhye and Dnipropetrovsk region
  • 66% of Germans are against payments to Ukrainian refugees
  • Ukrainian drones hit the Novokuibyshev Refinery and the Orenburg GPP
  • In the Orenburg region of the Russian Federation, drones attacked a gas plant
  • Russia reported an attack by 45 Ukrainian drones
  • At night, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 62 drones - almost a third of them hit
  • 18 October 2025

  • ZSU: Russia lost another 1,000 soldiers in the war against Ukraine
  • Politico: The EU is discussing increasing control over Russia's shadow fleet
  • Zelenskyi: Ukraine has made proposals to the USA regarding gas infrastructure and nuclear generation
  • WP: Putin hinted to Trump that he is ready to cede parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in exchange for Donetsk region
  • The Russians attacked Lozova with a modified aerial bomb that flew 130 km
  • Russians hit Lozova in Kharkiv region - 6 injured
  • Mass protests against Trump took place in the USA
  • Russia attacked Sumy - a passenger train was damaged, two people were injured
  • Tusk: Europe's solidarity with Ukraine is more important today than ever before
  • The Economist: At the current pace, it would take Russia more than 100 years to fully occupy Ukraine
  • Austria stopped blocking a new package of sanctions against Russia
  • White House: Trump and the American people are running out of patience with the war in Ukraine
  • Mertz: The visit to the USA did not go as Zelensky had hoped
  • The head of the intelligence of Ukraine: There will be no absolutely peaceful life in the coming years
  • CNN: Trump wants to arrange a meeting with Kim Jong Un
  • Starmer suggested developing a peace plan for Ukraine modeled on Gaza
  • Russian troops advanced in separate areas in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions
  • IAEA: Repairs began at the occupied nuclear power plant after a local ceasefire was established
  • In Russia, the work of 7 airports was suspended at the same time
  • At night, the Russians targeted an energy facility in the Chernihiv region: 17,000 consumers were without power
  • At night, the Russian Federation attacked the Poltava region with drones - the warehouse of a civilian enterprise caught fire
  • The Russians massively attacked Chuguiv with drones - almost the entire city lost power
  • At night, the Air Defense Forces of Ukraine stopped 136 Russian drones
  • 17 October 2025

  • Armed Forces: neutralized another 1,150 Russian occupiers
  • After the meeting with Trump, Zelensky had a conversation with the countries of the Coalition of the Resolute
  • Zelensky: We need security guarantees from the US, because only Trump has a dialogue with Russia
  • Zelensky agreed with Trump, who called on Ukraine and the Russian Federation to stop where they are
  • Trump after meeting with Zelensky: It's time to conclude a peace agreement and stop where we are
  • Zelenskyi: We have decided not to speak publicly about long-range systems yet
  • Trump admits that Putin is trying to stall
  • Trump refused to give Zelensky a Tomahawk because he considers diplomacy a priority
  • Zelensky offered Trump drones in exchange for Tomahawks
  • Trump and Zelensky met in the White House
  • German Foreign Minister: Ukraine should participate in Trump's meeting with Putin in Budapest
  • Norwegian F-35 fighter jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft
  • Reuters: Putin's visit to Budapest will put the EU and NATO in an awkward position
  • Germany is skeptical about Trump's meeting with Putin in Budapest
  • FT: The EU offers to buy weapons from the US for Ukraine for frozen Russian assets
  • The leader of the right-wing populists of Britain: Putin is a very bad dude
  • Poland refused to extradite to Germany a Ukrainian suspected of undermining "Nord Streams"
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