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Russian drone attacks, air raid alerts and power outages are reshaping daily life for families in Ukraine’s capital.

President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has supplied drones to Iran and likely shared satellite intelligence with Tehran, reinforcing earlier Ukrainian intelligence findings that Moscow helped monitor US military installations in the Middle East.

President Volodymyr Zelensky insists Ukraine must be represented in any negotiations concerning its future, responding to discussions of a possible summit between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.

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Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Oct. 20, US President Donald Trump said Ukraine must want a deal and claimed that Washington got nothing in return for its aid, despite Kyiv repeatedly backing ceasefire proposals.

US intelligence sharing with Ukraine has resumed after a week of missed allied ballistic missile warnings, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday, Oct. 20, following talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo, Norway.

Russian forces struck four districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region over 70 times on Tuesday, Oct. 20, killing two men and injuring seven people.

Japan has resumed imports of Ukrainian poultry, eggs and egg products after five years of import restrictions, Ukraine’s ambassador to Japan Yurii Lutovinov said on Monday, Oct. 19.

Russian forces struck an operating room in Kyiv’s Strazhesko Institute of Cardiology on Tuesday, Oct. 20, injuring one patient, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said.

Russian drones struck Kyiv Tuesday afternoon, damaging medical facilities and scattering debris across several districts.

Social media rumors that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had died after suffering a brain hemorrhage were picked up by the international press.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas accused US negotiators of trying to push Ukraine into surrendering to Russia for around 1.5 years.

Romania’s parliament approved Luca Niculescu’s pro-European government with 280 votes, ending months of political deadlock.

Hungary refused to approve a procedural step toward opening Ukraine’s final two EU negotiating clusters, European Pravda reported, citing diplomats.

Reuters said Russia has resumed diesel shipments to its major buyers following Trump’s diesel deal, with one tanker departing for Turkey on Oct. 14 and another for Brazil two days later, around the time Kyiv resumed its refinery attacks.

On Oct 16-17, a Kyiv Post reporter rode a train from Kyiv’s main rail station to Chelm Poland, a popular destination for connection trains for people travelling from Ukraine to Warsaw and other cities in Poland.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Zelensky of repeatedly derailing peace negotiations, citing the Minsk process, Istanbul talks and trilateral meetings in Abu Dhabi.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Norway for talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

The Slovenian remote-controlled weapon station (RCWS) specialist Valhalla Turrets has introduced the “Skythunder” counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS).

France’s escalating protests expose a deepening clash over welfare spending, public debt and generational priorities.

Presidential adviser Beskrestnov says that US intelligence continues to reach Ukraine, but warnings of Russian missile attacks can arrive just a minute before impact.

A new Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) poll found that 57% of respondents trusted President Volodymyr Zelensky in interviews conducted Oct. 10-16, up from 43% in a smaller group surveyed on Oct. 8-9.

The EU is considering broader use of territorially restricted visas for Russian tourists amid security concerns.

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Tim Ash argues that a potential Trump-Putin-Xi summit could sideline Ukraine and Europe, revive great-power spheres of influence and reward Russia’s aggression.

Russian media reported the death of a taxi driver in St.

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Steve Witkoff is due to meet Zelensky and European leaders to develop peace proposals ahead of a planned Russia visit, as Kyiv seeks security guarantees and continued US military support.

Zelensky said he discussed ballistic missile interceptors, early warning systems for Russian attacks, and restoring Starlink/Starshield availability with US Secretary of State Rubio.

The Trump administration plans to convert sanctioned oil tankers into legitimate commercial vessels to ease a global shipping crunch triggered by the war in Iran.

Poland scrambled military aircraft twice on Oct. 18 as Russia carried out air attacks on Ukraine, with alerts sent to residents of the Lublin and Subcarpathian regions.

A fire was reported at the Nikolskoye station in Russia’s Tambov region after monitoring channels and Astra reported a drone attack.

A Russian drone strike near the Kyiv-Odesa highway in Chabany killed three people and injured four on Tuesday, according to preliminary information from authorities.

South Korea will withdraw some staff from its embassy in Ukraine as a diplomatic dispute escalates over Kyiv’s disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul, despite Ukraine’s insistence that the matter has been resolved.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Pentagon of delaying Patriot missile deliveries already paid for by European allies, saying the weapons were awaiting US approval.

Russian state TV largely ignored Ukraine’s biggest drone attack of the war on St.

Following the US cut-off of ballistic missile early-warning intelligence to Ukraine, Russian ballistic missile strikes have killed at least six civilians and left more than 20 injured.

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Zelensky says Ukraine has nearly exhausted its US-supplied Patriot interceptors and offered to halt Russian refinery strikes for 30 days in exchange for US air defense assistance.

Russian drones struck an energy facility twice in Lviv region and damaged a church and industrial site in Khmelnytsky, where an earlier attack killed two women.

Former NATO commander Wesley Clark accused Trump of potentially sacrificing Ukraine to secure Putin’s cooperation on Iran, comparing the possible deal to the 1938 Munich Agreement, when Hitler was appeased after invading Czechoslovakia.

Congresswoman Madeleine Dean accused Trump of helping Putin by delaying $400 million in weapons for Ukraine, disrupting missile warnings, and easing sanctions on Russia.

Trump says he is willing to meet Putin and Xi in China, defends easing sanctions on Russia and suggests someone else should negotiate for Ukraine, drawing objections from Kyiv.

Pope Leo XIV spoke with Zelensky three days after appealing to Putin for a humanitarian ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where civilians face severe shortages of food and medicine.

Speaking during a virtual meeting on Monday, Oct. 19, President Volodymyr Zelensky told a bipartisan group of US lawmakers that Washington has yet to explain the Starlink speed limits or the missing warnings of Russian ballistic missile attacks.

Russian forces struck the Dnipropetrovsk region over 20 times with drones and artillery on Monday, Oct. 19, killing two people and injuring 10, including a 15-year-old boy.

Bulgaria has issued European arrest warrants for two German nationals aged 19, accused of burning eight Starlink antennas near Sofia.

Russian ballistic missiles struck the facilities of water purification company Ecosoft and polymer manufacturer Planeta Plastic overnight Oct. 18-19.

US Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, has vowed investigations, public hearings and budget cuts for anyone who restricted Ukraine’s Starshield access.

Kyiv is planning to restore a full metro service between Lisova and Akademmistechko on the evening of Monday, Oct. 19, with trains bypassing the damaged Chernihivska station.