"Over the past 24 hours, 126 combat engagements were recorded between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.
On the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk fronts, four combat clashes were recorded. The enemy also launched four airstrikes, dropped 12 guided bombs, and conducted 176 shelling attacks, including ten with MLRS.On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna front, Ukrainian forces repelled eight Russian assaults near Vovchansk, Bolohivka, Stroivka, Kamianka, and Kolodiazne.
On the Kupiansk front, four Russian attacks were recorded near Pishchane, Petropavlivka, and Kupiansk.
On the Lyman front, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions four times, attempting to advance near Drobysheve and Derylove.
On the Sloviansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled eight Russian assaults near Serebrianka, Siversk, Vyimka, and Fedorivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
On the Kostiantynivka front, Russian forces launched 11 attacks near Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and Shcherbynivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, 50 combat clashes were recorded near Volodymyrivka, Myrnohrad, Novoekonomichne, Chervonyi Lyman, Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Promin, Lysivka, Novopavlivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Zvirove, Dachne, Filiia, and in the direction of Hryshyne." Ukrin
"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 229 km (142 mi) from Russia around noon. The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"Air Defense Forces destroyed 92 Russian drones of various types out of 130 launched. Hits by 25 strike UAVs were recorded at 11 locations......the enemy attacked with 130 Shahed and Gerbera combat UAVs and other types of drones from the following directions: Kursk, Millerovo, Shatalovo, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russian Federation, Chauda – temporarily occupied Crimea, about 80 of them were Shahed-type," the report said.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:30, Air Defense Forces shot down or jammed 92 enemy Shahed and Gerbera UAVs and other types of drones in the north and east of the country." Ukrin
"A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica at 03:57 GMT. The quake had a very shallow depth of 31 km (19 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"A deadly tornado struck the Val-d’Oise department, north-east of Paris, France, at around 17:45 LT (15:45 UTC) killing one person and injuring nine, four critically. The violent, short-lived storm collapsed several construction cranes in Ermont, caused widespread roof damage, and uprooted trees across neighboring municipalities." W
"Explosions rocked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight on Oct. 22 as Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack against Ukraine.
Kyiv residents heard explosions in the city at around 1:10 a.m. local time, shortly after the Air Force issued a ballistic missile warning, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground. Several more rounds of explosions kicked off about 30 minutes later.
Explosions have also been reported in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and the port city of Izmail." KI
"Over the past 24 hours, there were 167 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders.
Enemy airstrikes targeted Kharkiv (Kharkiv region); Lyman and Kostiantynivka (Donetsk region); Oleksandrivka and Malynivka (Dnipropetrovsk region); Rivnopillia, Solodke, and Zaporizhzhia (Zaporizhzhia region); and Kherson (Kherson region).In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attempted to breach Ukrainian defenses 13 times near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Stroivka, Kamianka, Zapadne, and in the direction of Bolohivka and Kolodiazne.
In the Kupiansk sector, nine Russian attacks were recorded near Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Zelenyi Hai, Nova Kruhliakivka, and toward Petropavlivka and Kurylivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy launched 17 attacks, attempting to break through near Hrekivka, Kopanky, Karpivka, Serednie, Kolodiazi, Derylove, Myrne, and Novoselivka.
In the Sloviansk sector, five enemy assaults were recorded near Serebrianka, Novoselivka, Vyimka, and Pereizne.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian troops carried out 25 attacks near Bila Hora, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, and Rusyn Yar.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 64 enemy assaults near Nykanorivka, Maiak, Sukhetske, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Mykolaivka, Promin, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novomykolaivka, Kotliarivka, Orikhove, and Dachne.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the enemy carried out 11 attacks near Ivanivka, Filiia, Verbove, Novohryhorivka, and Novomykolaivka.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian forces repelled two attacks near Poltavka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Russian forces attempted five assaults near Kamianske, Stepove, and toward Stepnohirsk and Mala Tokmachka." Ukrin
"A Ukrainian presidential adviser has urged citizens to practice breathing exercises during prolonged power outages, insisting that Russia – not the Ukrainian government – is responsible for their suffering.Russia has recently intensified long-range strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, saying the attacks aim to degrade Kiev’s arms production and military logistics, and to retaliate for Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy sites.
Timofey Milovanov, a member of the advisory board of the Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom and an adviser to the presidential office, shared his stress managing recommendations in a Facebook post on Sunday. He said regular blackouts are likely to continue through the winter as the country faces mounting strain on its energy grid.
“How should one prepare? First of all, mentally and psychologically,” Milovanov wrote. “Breathing exercises are the simplest method. Inhale for four seconds, hold for four, exhale for four, and pause for four. A few such cycles send the brain a signal that everything is under control.” RT
"A strong seismic swarm began beneath Iceland’s Mýrdalsjökull glacier around 10:30 UTC on October 20, producing several earthquakes above M3.0 and the largest event of M4.5 at 10:51.
The swarm occurred within the Katla volcanic system, beneath the western part of the ice cap." W
"In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, six clashes occurred; enemy carried out nine airstrikes, dropped 25 glide bombs, and conducted 173 artillery strikes (including seven with MLRS).
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 11 attacks near Vovchansk, Bolohivka, Kamianka, and Kutkivka.In the Kupiansk sector, eight Russian attacks were repelled near Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Borivska Andriivka, and Bohuslavka.
In the Lyman sector, the Russians carried out seven attacks near Kopanky, Torske, Drobysheve, Kolodiazi, and Shandryholove.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine assaults near Yampil, Serebrianka, Dronivka, Hryhorivka, Vyimka, Fedorivka, and toward Zvanivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian forces conducted two attacks near Stupochnyky.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 22 Russian attacks were repelled near Oleksandro-Shultyne, Toretsk, Katerynivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and Poltavka.
The Pokrovsk sector saw 76 engagements near Volodymyrivka, Shakhove, Dorozhne, Pankivka, Novoekonomichne, Molodetske, Sukhetske, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Chervonyi Lyman, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Zelene, Udachne, Dachne, and toward Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, 26 enemy attempts to breach defensive lines were halted near Zaporizhzhia, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Oleksandrohrad, Piddubne, Vorone, Sosnivka, Kalynivske, Novohryhorivka, Olhivske, and toward Orestopil, Oleksiivka, and Pryvilne.
In the Huliaipole sector, no enemy offensive actions were recorded.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 20 enemy attacks near Plavni and Prymorske, as well as near Shcherbaky, Kamianske, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Stepnohirsk, and Stepove.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the Russians attempt one unsuccessful assault near the Antonivskyi Bridge." Ukrin
"Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said that he is ready for negotiations with Russia but only after a ceasefire along the current front lines.
Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday and had earlier backed his call to have the troops “stop where they are.” RT
"Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed that its forces captured the village of Pleshchiivka in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry had earlier announced the capture of one village in the Dnipropetrovsk region and two in the northeastern Kharkiv region, closer to the Russian border." AJ
"Russia launched a large-scale attack against a coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Oct. 19, trapping 192 employees underground, the Ukrainian energy company DTEK reported." KI
"The ceasefire between genocidal “death cult” Hamas and Israel lasted about as long as any reasonable person could have expected before the Jew-hating terrorists violated the agreement and war restarted.
Hamas fired an anti-tank missile and gunshots at Israeli soldiers who were in the Israeli-controlled area as per the agreement. Israel posted about two soldiers killed in Gaza; it’s not clear if they were killed in this attack or a previous one. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it has resumed operations against terror targets in a necessary move for its own defense." TP
"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 211 km (131 mi) from Fiji late in the evening at 10.03 pm local time (GMT +12). The quake had a moderate depth of 77 km (48 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
