State Emergency Service of Ukraine
An explosion in a high-rise building in Khmelnytskyi injured 5 people, including a child. 9 apartments were partially destroyed, 15 more were damaged, and a person is being searched for under the rubble.
The State Emergency Service warns of stormy wind gusts of 17–22 m/s in the Carpathians on October 29–30, a yellow level of danger has been declared. Tourists are advised to refrain from hiking in the mountains and install the "Mountain Rescue" application.
Kyiv rescuers rehomed three kittens found at the site of a fire after a Russian attack. Two male cats and one female cat will now have families.
Russian occupiers attacked the residential sector of Sumy with a drone on October 26, hitting the roof of a nine-story building. A fire broke out, which was extinguished, and one person suffered an acute stress reaction.
As a result of the enemy UAV attack on Kyiv, three people were killed and 29 were injured, including 7 children. Rescuers are eliminating the consequences of shelling in the Desnianskyi and Obolonskyi districts, where residential buildings were hit.
Fires in Kyiv's Desnianskyi and Darnytskyi districts, caused by a Russian strike, have been completely extinguished. Rescuers continue to clear debris and douse structures to prevent re-ignition.
Rescuers continue to extinguish fires and clear debris in Kyiv after the night shelling by Russia. 289 specialists and 66 units of State Emergency Service equipment are involved in the work.
Master Sergeant of the Civil Protection Service Oleksandr Yehorichev died on October 24 in the Dnipropetrovsk region while extinguishing a fire caused by a Russian UAV strike. He came under repeated missile fire, another rescuer was wounded.
Kyiv rescuers continue to eliminate the consequences of the enemy shelling that occurred around 04:00. As a result of the attack, one man died, ten people were injured, and residential buildings, a kindergarten, and shops were destroyed.
As a result of the Russian ballistic missile attack on the night of October 25, 9 people were injured in Kyiv, 3 of whom were hospitalized. Hits were recorded in the Desnianskyi, Dniprovskyi, and Darnytskyi districts, causing a non-residential building to catch fire and windows to be damaged.
On October 25, significant rains are expected at night in a number of regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv. Thunderstorms are forecast in Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions, and a Level I danger has been declared.
In Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops struck a fire and rescue vehicle with an FPV drone. One rescuer sustained a shoulder injury and a mine-blast trauma.
Ukraine has returned 1,000 bodies of fallen defenders, which is one of the largest exchanges since the beginning of the full-scale war. After the bodies are returned, they will be identified and necessary examinations will be conducted.
On October 24, deteriorating weather conditions are expected in Ukraine: wind gusts will reach 15-20 m/s on the Right Bank, and up to 25 m/s in the Carpathians. The State Emergency Service has declared a Level I danger, which may complicate the work of utility services and traffic.
Electronic Arts has restricted access to its games for users in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia regions and Crimea. The reason given is sanctions and embargoes, although the cities of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are controlled by Ukraine.
Ukraine has returned 1,000 bodies, which, according to the Russian Federation, belong to Ukrainian servicemen. Law enforcement agencies will conduct examinations and identification of the repatriated bodies.
In the Kupiansk region, on the night of October 23, Yuriy Chistikov, a 1975-born commander of a State Emergency Service unit, was killed. Russian terrorists repeatedly shelled the site of a fire caused by a drone, wounding five rescuers.
After Russian shelling, Chernihiv region found itself in a complete blackout. The authorities deployed dozens of "points of invincibility," the police intensified patrols, and critical infrastructure switched to generators, which caused interruptions in water supply and low voltage in the network.
As a result of a combined attack on Kyiv on October 22, two people died and two women were hospitalized. Four districts of the capital were affected, with fires and damage to residential buildings.
The enemy attacked Novhorod-Siverskyi with attack UAVs, causing a fire in a residential building and hitting near a medical facility. Four people died, ten were injured, including a 10-year-old child.
In eastern Ukraine, particularly in Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions, frosts down to 0-3 °C are expected on the night of October 23. The State Emergency Service has declared the second level of danger, urging citizens to be careful.
Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi will now be able to host 4333 fans instead of 1800. This became possible due to additional security measures and the expansion of the shelter area.
In Lutsk, rescuers freed a three-year-old boy whose hand got stuck in a radiator. The child was not injured, only frightened.
Ukraine is preparing a new law on housing policy, which guarantees housing to orphans and children deprived of parental care after they turn 18. The document provides for the provision of temporary or social housing until permanent housing is obtained and retains the right to preferential loans.
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of a nine-story building in the Desnianskyi district of Kyiv. SES rescuers saved 7 people, including 3 children, and evacuated 10 residents.
On October 18, Russian troops struck Lozova in the Kharkiv region with a KAB, damaging 11 private houses and causing a fire. Six people were injured in the attack, two of whom were hospitalized with blast injuries.
Over five hundred "Points of Invincibility" are already operating across Ukraine, providing people with warmth, tea, and phone charging. Over 500 more points are in reserve, and local self-government bodies are also deploying their own points.
Donetsk Oblast State Emergency Service specialists pulled a dog from under a pile of bricks after an airstrike on the private sector of Dobropillia. The animal was handed over to its owners, who recognized it as their beloved pet.
In the Poltava region, rescuers extinguished fires that arose as a result of a combined Russian attack on the night of October 16. The enemy's targets were energy infrastructure and oil and gas industry facilities.
In Kyiv Oblast, on a road in the village of Rosava, Obukhiv district, about 1 cubic meter of nitric acid spilled from a tanker. Rescuers transferred the acid to another container; there is no threat to the population.