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Soldiers of the 10th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces have intercepted a radio transmission in which a Russian serviceman gives an order to execute a civilian in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region.

In the town of Lozova, Kharkiv region, four people were injured on October 18 following a strike by a Russian aerial bomb.

Russian troops carried out attacks across multiple communities in Dnipropetrovsk region, resulting in civilian casualties.

Russian troops carried out drone attacks on Sumy region, hitting educational facilities and railway infrastructure.

In Dnipro, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) counterintelligence unit caught a Russian agent "red-handed" while preparing to blow up a car of a National Police official.

Russian forces attacked Synelnykove, Pavlohrad, and Nikopol districts of Dnipropetrovsk region, causing multiple instances of damage.

An explosion occurred at a military plant in the Russian city of Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan region, on Friday, October 17.

India has halved its purchases of Russian oil, a White House official said, but Indian sources said no immediate reduction had been seen, as President Donald Trump’s administration presses New Delhi and other nations to buy less Russian crude. Russian oil is a main irritant for Trump in prolonged trade talks with India — half of his 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods are in retaliation for those purchases. His administration says Moscow is using petroleum revenue to fund its war in Ukraine. The White House official told Reuters on Thursday that talks with an Indian delegation in Washington this week have been productive and that Indian refiners were already cutting Russian oil imports by 50%. But Indian industry sources said on Friday that New Delhi had not informed refiners of any request to cut Russian imports. Trump says Modi pledged to halt Russian oil purchases Refiners have already placed orders for November loading, including some cargoes for December arrival, so any cut could be visible in December o...

Police and the Security Service of Ukraine have foiled and detained a Russian agent who was planning a terrorist attack against Ukrainian servicemen in the Kharkiv region.

Russian troops struck the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region during the day, killing one person and wounding four others.

Ukrainian defenders thwarted an attempt by Russian forces to attack the settlements of Shakhove and Volodymyrivka in the Donetsk region.

Early on Thursday, October 16, Russian forces launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine, which included two ballistic missiles hitting the territory of a Ukrainian Ground Forces training unit. The facility is located in a rear and relatively quiet part of the country.

India said on Thursday that its energy priority was the interest of its citizens, after United States President Donald Trump said New Delhi had promised it will stop buying Russian oil. New Delhi neither confirmed nor denied it was shifting policy towards Russia. “It has been our consistent priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario,” Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement. “Our import policies are guided entirely by this objective.” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has previously defended buying oil from Russia, a historic partner of India, despite Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump in August raised tariffs on Indian exports to the US to 50 per cent, with Trump’s aides accusing India of fueling Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Ensuring stable energy prices and secured supplies have been the twin goals of our energy policy,” Jaiswal added. “This includes broad-basing our energy sourcing and diversifying as appropriate to meet market con...

The counterintelligence unit of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained a Russian agent who, acting on the instructions of the Federal Security Service (FSB), collected coordinates for a missile and drone strike on Odesa.

In Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, two people were injured and a Nova Poshta terminal and an apartment building were damaged during a Russian drone attack on the evening of October 15.

In Brussels, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius and European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos to discuss financing for the defense sector and the use of frozen Russian assets.

A Russian drone struck farming equipment in a field near the village of Huliaipilske in Zaporizhzhia region. A man operating the tractor was injured.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a Russian agent who was adjusting air attacks on Ukraine’s Defense Forces positions in Kharkiv.

Russian troops struck Synelnykove, Pavlohrad, and Nikopol districts of Dnipropetrovsk region, damaging civilian buildings and infrastructure and killing one woman.

Pilots from the Phoenix unmanned aerial systems unit of the Pomsta border guard brigade and fighters from allied units halted a Russian assault near Shakhove and Volodymyrivka, the Donetsk region.