Vadym Filashkin
Photo: Donetsk Regional Military Civil Administration, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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- yesterday
Ukraine orders evacuation of families with children from Kramatorsk and Sloviansk
Ukrainian authorities have ordered mandatory evacuation of families with children from Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, the last large Ukrainian-held urban centres in Donetsk region. Governor Vadym Filashkin announced the expanded zone on Telegram on Thursday, 22 October, without saying how many people are affected.
- Oct 6
Russian strike on Kramatorsk bus kills 30 to 33 as Kyiv faces emergency power cuts
Russian forces also hit a residential building in Pryluky, where the death toll reached 22, while Ukrenergo ordered emergency power outages in Kyiv. The attacks come as Russia steps up strikes before winter.
- Sep 24
Zelenskyy urges UN to cut Russian trade as Moscow rejects truce and strikes Kyiv
Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for halting commerce with Moscow and warned of winter strikes against Russian energy infrastructure if attacks continue.
- Aug 16
Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles overnight, five killed across Ukraine
Russian forces launched ballistic missiles and 106 drones at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight on August 15-16, killing five people and wounding 33 across four regions, while debris from downed drones sparked fires in the capital.
- Jul 25
Russia kills 10 at Kyiv defence expo, Zelenskyy says event should never have been held
A Russian ballistic missile strike on a defence industry drone demonstration near Kyiv on Friday killed 10 people and injured nearly 100, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to say the event should never have taken place in wartime.
- Jul 25
Russian ballistic missiles kill 10 at public drone exhibition near Kyiv; Ukraine strikes military factory deep inside Russia
At least 10 people died and around 100 were wounded when three Russian ballistic missiles struck a publicly advertised drone-technology exhibition near Kyiv on 24 July. Ukrainian forces responded with a strike on a military equipment plant in Kirov, killing six, as a new wave of mutual attacks left at least 15 dead in Ukraine and six in Russia.
- Jul 25
Russian ballistic missiles strike Kyiv defense expo, killing 10 and injuring 100; employee of Polish firm among dead
Russian forces launched a rare daytime ballistic missile attack on a defense exhibition in Kyiv Oblast on 24 July, killing 10 people and wounding about 100. Among the victims was an employee of a Polish defense company, the Polish foreign ministry confirmed.
