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- Oct 22
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 9
Klitschko says Kyiv in survival mode as Russian strikes hit bridges and power grid
Mayor Vitali Klitschko told AFP that Russian strikes have destroyed bridges and key infrastructure, and suggested that residents with family outside Kyiv consider leaving for the winter.
- Oct 8
Ukraine says it struck Russia's largest refinery in Omsk, 2,500 km from its border
Ukraine's General Staff says drones hit the Gazpromneft refinery in western Siberia, which it says supplies the Russian army. Omsk's governor confirmed a drone reached an industrial zone but gave no details of damage.
- Oct 8
Marco Rubio warns Ukraine war stalemate risks sabotage campaigns in NATO countries
Speaking in Lisbon, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war in Ukraine has reached a dangerous impasse that could spread to neighbouring alliance members, ahead of bilateral talks with Ukrainian negotiators in Washington.
- 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 30
Ukraine reclaims 176 square kilometres in Donbas offensive Operation Vivaldi
Ukrainian forces retook 176 square kilometres in the Lyman sector during Operation Vivaldi, deploying robotic ground systems to breach Russian lines and capturing 250 soldiers.
- 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.
- Sep 1
Putin claims rapid Russian advances in Ukraine as observers report battlefield standstill
Speaking at the SCO summit in Bishkek, Vladimir Putin claimed Russian troops entered Orikhiv and approached Sloviansk, while observers noted a deceleration across the front.
- Aug 10
Russia claims capture of two villages near Kramatorsk as Ukraine reports 24 attacks repelled
Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces seized Vasyutinske and Toretsk in the Donetsk region, 8 and 20 kilometres from Kramatorsk, while Ukraine reported repelling 24 attacks and ordered the evacuation of 525 children from the Kramatorsk area.
