23 October 2025 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• Russia attacked the railway station in Sumy - 3 injured
• In Kyiv, 9 people were injured in a nighttime Russian attack
• In Russia, as a result of an explosion at a military plant, 12 people died
• Russia announced a massive drone attack on the Ryazan Refinery
• Reuters: India is ready to sharply reduce oil purchases from the Russian Federation after the introduction of US sanctions
• The European Union has finally approved the 19th package of sanctions against Russia
• After criticizing Trump, Spain will join the purchase of weapons for Ukraine
• Russia and North Korea are completing the construction of the first road bridge between the countries
• The Prime Minister of Finland advocated the provision of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine
• In Britain, three men were detained on suspicion of espionage for the Russian Federation
• Zelensky: Ukraine has never used US long-range weapons on Russian territory
• Zelensky: China is not interested in the victory of Ukraine
• The Piranha Tech company has created a unified management complex for air defense
• The President of Lithuania calls on the EU to include Lukoil in the 20th package of sanctions against Russia
• Two Russian planes briefly invaded the airspace of Lithuania
• The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that their planes did not violate the airspace of Lithuania
• The European Council summit approved a document on support for Ukraine, Orban was against it again
• From the conclusions of the European Council, there is no direct mention of the transfer of Russian missiles in support of Ukraine
• Costs: the EU postponed the decision on sources of funding for Ukraine until December
• Belgium has blocked the provision of a €140 billion reparation loan to Ukraine at the expense of the assets of the Russian Federation
• Germany wants to protect the German division of Rosneft from Trump's sanctions
• Media: Trump had 3 options for sanctions of varying strength against Russia, he chose the middle one
• During the day, the Russian Federation struck the energy sector of three regions of Ukraine
• The Armed Forces of Ukraine repulsed the Russians near Kucherovo Yar, but Russian troops advanced in Donetsk region and Zaporozhye
• ZSU: Another 910 occupiers were neutralized during the day