18 October 2025 in Russo-Ukrainian war

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