Kharkiv
The SBU detained an FSB agent who tried to plant an F-1 grenade in a Kharkiv park. The perpetrator, recruited through his wife, also planned to make an improvised explosive device for an explosion in the city center.
Kyiv shows a decrease in the use of the Ukrainian language in the educational process, where 40% of teachers speak a non-state language during breaks. Only 18% of Kyiv schoolchildren speak exclusively Ukrainian.
Kharkiv is experiencing a power shortage, with some districts remaining without electricity due to damage to energy infrastructure. "Kharkivoblenergo" is carrying out emergency repairs, city services are coordinating actions and connecting backup power sources.
In Kyiv, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions, the elimination of the consequences of the enemy shelling, which included over 450 drones and 45 missiles, is ongoing. Headquarters have been deployed and are working around the clock to restore damaged facilities and provide the population with water, heat, and electricity.
Due to a Russian attack on the Poltava region, railway infrastructure has been damaged, and there is no electricity supply or contact network on several sections. This has led to significant delays for a number of long-distance trains and suburban services in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions.
In Kharkiv, metro train traffic has been temporarily suspended due to electricity supply interruptions. Stations are operating as shelters, and ground transport has been reoriented to carry passengers.
In the Kharkiv region, a former boxer and fitness trainer was sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his wife in 2019. The man beat and strangled the woman, and then threw her body into the entrance, trying to shift the blame to an acquaintance.
Fugitive bribe-taker Andriy Odarchenko is trying to maintain his influence over the State Biotechnology University. To do this, he is ready to involve "old" acquaintances who already have experience in corruption schemes, including embezzlement in the construction of the Kharkiv oncology center.
Four people, including a 10-year-old child, were injured as a result of a Russian drone attack on Bohodukhiv. A UAV hit a warehouse building.
The Academic Council of the State Biotechnological University suspended Andriy Odarchenko from his duties as chairman of the council at his request. Valeriy Mykhailov, who is associated with the MP-bribe-taker, has been temporarily appointed to act as chairman.
Serhiy Rebrov named the squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against France and Iceland. Yevhen Volynets and Arseniy Batagov were included for the first time, and Oleksandr Karavaev returned.
Law enforcement officers detained the perpetrator in accordance with procedural rules immediately after he received part of the money. Physical evidence was seized from him.
As a result of a Russian UAV attack on November 4, around 4:00 AM, six people were injured in the Kharkiv region. Private houses, an infrastructure facility, and a fire station were damaged.
Two 16-year-old teenagers beat a 22-year-old man in Kharkiv, which led to his death. The indictment has been sent to court, and the teenagers are in custody.
The woman entered false information into documents, which allowed draft dodgers to obtain disability certificates and leave Ukraine.
In Ukraine, since the beginning of the epidemic season, 8. 6% more people have suffered from influenza, ARVI, and COVID-19 than last year. In the week from October 20 to 26, the incidence of ARVI decreased by 2.7%, and COVID-19 by a third.
As of October 21, 2025, 241 educational institutions in Kyiv have been damaged as a result of Russia's full-scale aggression, 148 of which have already been repaired. In one month, almost 20 schools and kindergartens were damaged by Russian attacks.
The State Biotechnological University in Kharkiv has been transformed into a private agricultural holding operating on state lands under the leadership of former and current officials controlled by Andriy Odarchenko, a Member of Parliament convicted of bribery. Due to shadow schemes involving harvest and land lease, the state budget has lost approximately UAH 100 million.
The Ukrainian film "Cuba&Alaska" has been recognized as the best documentary at the Rome International Film Festival. This is the first award in a new category launched this year.
Putin's special envoy Dmitriev told CNN that Russian troops do not attack civilian targets, but only strike military targets. He denied that Russians hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv, calling it an "accident."
On October 25, 2025, Russian FPV drones, launched from a "Molniya" UAV, hit two districts of Kharkiv. As a result of the attack, five people sought medical attention with an acute stress reaction.
Law enforcement officers have opened criminal proceedings regarding the explosion at the Ovruch railway station, which claimed the lives of a female border guard and two civilians. The incident is preliminarily classified under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
On the night of October 25, Kharkiv and its suburbs were subjected to an enemy UAV attack. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a threat in the Bohodukhiv district and a course towards Merefa, with at least 7 explosions recorded.
Russian troops attacked Odesa region for the first time with modernized KABs with jet engines. Military expert Vladyslav Selezniov stated that Kyiv is not currently under threat, but the situation could change.
As a result of this morning's Russian attacks on Kharkiv and Kherson, 38 people were injured, including three children. In Kherson, two women died and 28 people were injured, while in Kharkiv, ten people were injured by six dropped aerial bombs.
Since the beginning of the day, 82 combat engagements have taken place at the front, with the enemy actively operating in the Pokrovsk and Oleksandrivka directions. Ukrainian defenders repelled a number of attacks, while the enemy launched air strikes and shelled.
In Kharkiv, the number of injured has risen to 9 after 5 hits by guided aerial bombs in the Industrial District. In Kherson, the number of injured from MLRS shelling has reached 25 people.
At the railway station in Ovruch, a man detonated an explosive device, killing 4 people and injuring 12. The police are classifying the incident under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
At the Ovruch railway station in the Zhytomyr region, a Kharkiv resident detonated an explosive device during a document check, killing a female border guard and two civilians, while two servicemen from the patrol and 10 civilians were injured. The bomber himself died in an ambulance, the State Border Guard Service reported on Friday.
As a result of Russia's morning shelling, 3 people were killed and 22 injured in Kherson, including 3 children. In Kharkiv, 6 people were injured after 5 KABs hit a car depot and an enterprise.