Ukraine
A "weather bomb" with hurricane-force wind gusts up to 160 km/h and heavy rains is approaching France, Germany, and other Western European countries. The peak of the storm is expected on October 24 in Germany, causing transport collapse and a drop in temperature.
Chinese state-owned oil companies have suspended seaborne purchases of Russian oil following US sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil. This comes as India also reduces its imports of Russian oil due to the same sanctions.
Data from the European AGSI platform recorded a halt in gas injection into Ukraine's underground storage facilities from October 21 to October 22, 2025.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy held a series of meetings with European leaders during the EU Summit in Brussels.
The Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, the largest specialized cardiac surgery clinic in Ukraine, was damaged as a result of a missile attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital. More than 1,000 operations and 20,000 consultations were performed here annually.
On October 22, 2025, in Stavropol, near the checkpoint of military unit No. 54801, at least three servicemen of the 247th Caucasian Cossack Airborne Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces were eliminated. The operation was carried out by the HUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with the support of the Caucasian Liberation Movement.
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.
President Zelenskyy appealed to European leaders to make a decision on frozen Russian assets as soon as possible. He emphasized that the proposed mechanism is legal and fair, and the funds can be used to purchase weapons and strengthen Ukraine's defense.
Preschool institutions will join the digital system "Mriya", which will allow educators and parents to monitor children. This new direction, "Mriya Doshkillia", has been approved by the government to create a unified digital educational ecosystem.
The National Bank of Ukraine expects an increase in the number of Ukrainians abroad by 200,000 people, some of whom are men aged 18-22. This will not create critical risks for the economy and will not significantly affect the labor market.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed to European partners to change the order of obtaining Patriot systems. Kyiv is ready to return or replace them when it is Ukraine's turn, if it receives them now.
President Zelenskyy stated that Russia has killed 135 media workers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, calling it a deliberate strategy. Today in Kramatorsk, journalist Olena Hubanova and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed, and another journalist was wounded.
The FAVBET group of companies paid UAH 6. 4 billion in taxes and fees for the first nine months of 2025, which is 25% more than for the same period in 2024. The company remains the largest taxpayer in the industry, despite market challenges and the growth of the illegal segment.
The National Bank of Ukraine revised its economic growth forecast for 2025, lowering it to 1. 9% from 2.1%. This is due to the energy deficit caused by Russian shelling and damage to the gas production system.
The National Bank of Ukraine has improved its forecast for international reserves for 2026 to $52. 2 billion and for 2027 to $59.2 billion. This is due to assumptions about sufficient international financing, including a reparations loan from Russian assets.
After a month-long outage, the IAEA confirmed the restoration of external power supply to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. One of the lines remains under repair, and the agency continues to work on its restoration.
The National Bank improved its inflation forecast for the current year to 9. 2%, while lowering Ukraine's GDP forecast for 2025 to 1.9%. Consumer inflation slowed to 11.9% in September, but it will be constrained by business costs and rising administratively regulated prices.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the damage to a strategic object of the Russian occupiers - the Ryazan oil refinery, as well as an enemy ammunition depot in the Belgorod region.
Tomorrow, moderate rains and strengthening winds to stormy levels are expected in Ukraine due to an atmospheric front from the northwest. The air temperature will be +12+17 degrees Celsius, up to +19 in the south, and it will get colder in the west to +9+12.
The Ukrainian national kettlebell lifting team won 135 medals, including 112 gold, at the World Championship in Poland. Ukrainian athletes won the team championship among 500 participants from 27 countries.
Lviv Polytechnic became the leader among Ukrainian universities in the number of state-funded bachelors admitted. Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Sikorsky and Taras Shevchenko National University took second and third places, respectively.
Yurii Ihnat, head of the communications department of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that the production and transfer of Gripen fighters is a complex and lengthy process. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson believes that the delivery of the aircraft could begin within three years.
The upcoming Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea next week could resolve many issues. Trump stated that he would discuss Russia's war against Ukraine with Xi.
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.
On October 20, Russian troops shot civilians in basements in the Donetsk region. A married couple, their youngest son, and a neighbor with her son were killed.
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.
The Cabinet of Ministers has once again extended the terms of the official investigation into the temporarily suspended head of the State Aviation Service of Ukraine, Oleksandr Bilchuk.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine failed to remove MP Oleksandr Dubinsky from the post of deputy head of the Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy. Only 220 people's deputies voted for this, Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted draft resolution No. 13369, according to which entries in the passport booklet are made exclusively in the state language. The provision on the foreign passport was also declared invalid.
Autumn is becoming a popular time for holidays in Ukraine and abroad due to lower prices and mild weather. The Carpathians, Lviv region, and Zakarpattia remain leaders in domestic tourism, while Turkey and Egypt are among the foreign destinations.