Zhytomyr

Due to lower temperatures, electricity consumption increased by 7. 6% compared to the previous business day. Emergency blackouts are introduced in Zhytomyr region following a nighttime drone attack.

An air alert has been declared in the capital of Ukraine, and residents are being asked to go to shelters. The Ukrainian Air Force spotted enemy drones flying over several regions, including Kyiv.

Two suspects in the terrorist attack near the shopping center were detained in Berdychiv. According to the investigation, they manufactured and detonated an explosive device on the instructions of Russian handlers.

A Mercedes Sprinter and a GAZ truck collided on the Kyiv-Chop highway near Korostyshiv. Four people were injured in the accident, including a child born in 2008, and one woman had to be unblocked by rescuers.

The State Enforcement Service in Berdychiv seized 5 pairs of the debtor's socks and put them up for auction through Setam. The starting price for each pair is UAH 20.

In the village of Ruzhyn, Berdychiv district, two women and a man were poisoned by carbon monoxide in a private house. All the victims were taken to the intensive care unit of the local hospital.

About a thousand Ukrainians have returned to the temporarily occupied territories. Out of 4.9 million IDPs, 29,000 people have returned to their previous places of residence, most of them to conditionally safe areas.

A group of people who extorted money from a wounded soldier and his wife were detained in Zhytomyr region. The criminals threatened the couple with physical violence, demanding $3,000 within two weeks.

A 73-year-old woman from Kyiv paid UAH 380,000 to fraudsters, believing the story of her daughter's urgent surgery in Germany. The police detained one of the suspects in Zhytomyr, seizing part of the money.

In the village of Romanov, a lifeguard was killed and another was injured while extinguishing a fire in a two-story building. The fire lasted almost 5 hours due to difficult extinguishing conditions and structural features of the building.

As a result of the missile strike, 250 thousand subscribers in 681 settlements of the Rivne region were left without electricity. 14 boiler houses were stopped, residential buildings were damaged.

In Zhytomyr, after the Russian attack, water supply and other utilities are gradually being restored. Hospitals are provided with light and heat, and public transport is partially open.

Due to the Russian missile strike, Zhytomyr was left without electricity. KP "Zhytomyr Vodokanal" connects water disposal facilities to generators and plans to provide alternative power until 18:00.

The armed forces of Ukraine report a missile danger in different regions of Ukraine as of 8:05. missiles are moving in the direction of Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia and Mykolaiv.

In Zhytomyr, a group of 5 people was detained, who, on the instructions of the Russian special services, detonated an explosive device near the District Police Department. Among the detainees are four teenagers and a previously convicted Kharkiv resident.

GGBET became the title sponsor of FC Zorya (Luhansk).

In Kiev and the northern regions, an Air Alert has been declared due to missile danger. The President's Office urges citizens not to ignore alarms.

Parents of children with special educational needs in Brovary are actively involved in support teams and various events. The community has 2256 children with SEN registered with the IRC, for whom 12 resource rooms have been created.

Zhytomyr and Rivne regions were partially cut off from power as a result of a Russian UAV attack on a power facility. Electricity consumption decreased by 4.1%, but there is still a shortage during peak hours.

Emergency power outages occurred in Korosten, Zhytomyr and Zvyagel districts due to an enemy attack on the energy infrastructure. Services are working to repair the damage.

At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 50 drones and 4 missiles. Defense forces shot down 40 UAVs in different regions, 7 were lost and 3 were recovered. The missiles did not reach their targets, and combat operations continue.

Dry weather is expected in Ukraine on October 24 with temperatures of 1-10° at night and 9-17° during the day. Fog is possible in the west and north, northwest wind of 5-10 m/s.

Six Ukrainian children have been returned from the occupied territories as part of the Bring Kids Back UA plan. The families faced pressure on the TOT and are now receiving assistance with reintegration in the government-controlled territory.

On the night of October 21, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and 116 drones. The Ukrainian Air Force reported shooting down 59 enemy drones.

The Supervisory Board of Ukrainian Defense Industry JSC has appointed Oleh Hulyak as CEO. He has a military background and previously served as the Commander of the Logistics Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Forecasters predict light rains in the southeast of Ukraine, the rest of the country without precipitation. Nighttime frosts down to 5° in most regions, temperatures up to 15° in the west, and around 10° in Kyiv during the day.

On October 19, Ukraine is expected to have mostly dry weather with fog in the west. At night, severe frosts in a number of regions, during the day the temperature will be 7-12° Celsius, in Transcarpathia up to 16°.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 135 drones, of which 80 were shot down by air defense forces. Up to 10 drones are still in the airspace of central Ukraine, 44 have been lost, and 2 flew to Belarus.

Law enforcers dismantled a network of drug trafficking groups that produced almost a ton of psychotropic drugs per month. Over 300 kg of finished product, 15 tons of precursors and equipment worth over UAH 350 million were seized.

In many regions of Ukraine, there have been reports of dozens of “mined” facilities. Law enforcement confirmed the information in several cities, and some buildings are being evacuated.