{"id":532649,"date":"2025-10-28T05:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/532649\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T05:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:57:16","slug":"ukraine-russia-war-latest-developments-over-the-past-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/532649\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2013Russia war: Latest developments over the past week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"641\">Ukraine\u2019s parliament approved a <strong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"460\">record wartime budget increase<\/strong>, adding 325 billion hryvnias (\u2248 $7.7 billion USD) to defence and security spending<strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News.az<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"641\">Total defence expenditures now account for nearly <strong data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"638\">two-thirds of Ukraine\u2019s national budget<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"745\">European partners, meanwhile, began circulating a <strong data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"721\">12-point peace framework<\/strong> reportedly calling for:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"902\">&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"773\">&#13;\n<p data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"773\">An immediate ceasefire,<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"803\">&#13;\n<p data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"803\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/news\/ukraine-russia-war-latest-developments-over-the-past-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian troop withdrawal<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"844\">&#13;\n<p data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"844\">Security guarantees for Ukraine, and<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"902\">&#13;\n<p data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"902\">Reconstruction support tied to territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"970\">Moscow dismissed the idea, claiming \u201cpeace talks are premature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"1219\">On the ground, <strong data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1040\">Russian airstrikes hit multiple energy facilities<\/strong>, particularly in <strong data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1088\">Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava<\/strong> oblasts, targeting power substations ahead of winter. Ukrainian officials reported minor blackouts but said the grid was stable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1482\">Ukraine also launched <strong data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1290\">drone strikes deep inside Russian territory<\/strong>, including near Bryansk and Rostov, damaging fuel depots. Military analysts estimated Russia had gained around <strong data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1421\">33 square miles<\/strong> of territory in the past week \u2014 slower than previous months.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1482\"><strong data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1558\">22 October 2025 \u2013 Storm Shadow Missiles Hit Russian Arms Plant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1799\">Ukraine reportedly used <strong data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1625\">British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles<\/strong> to strike a <strong data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1671\">gunpowder and munitions plant<\/strong> in Russia\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1702\">Bryansk region<\/strong>, setting off a major fire. Russian state media claimed several workers were killed or injured.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"2043\">In retaliation, Russia conducted a <strong data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1876\">nationwide missile and drone barrage<\/strong>, targeting civilian areas in <strong data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1934\">Odesa, Kharkiv, and Kyiv<\/strong>, with at least <strong data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"1965\">five deaths<\/strong> and dozens injured. Schools and kindergartens were among the damaged sites.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2045\" data-end=\"2249\">Ukraine\u2019s security service unveiled an upgraded <strong data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2117\">Sea Baby naval drone<\/strong> \u2014 capable of traveling <strong data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2153\">1,500 km<\/strong> and carrying heavier explosives, marking a new phase in its long-range maritime capabilities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2251\" data-end=\"2488\">At the front, heavy fighting persisted around <strong data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2309\">Pokrovsk<\/strong> in Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces continued to push westward, attempting to sever Ukrainian logistics routes. Kyiv described the situation as \u201cextremely tense but under control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2251\" data-end=\"2488\"><strong data-start=\"2498\" data-end=\"2572\">23 October 2025 \u2013 Journalists Killed; Drone Strikes Deep Inside Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2908\">Tragedy struck the Ukrainian press corps when <strong data-start=\"2619\" data-end=\"2688\">two journalists \u2014 Olena Hramova and Yevhen Karmazin \u2014 were killed<\/strong> by a Russian drone strike near <strong data-start=\"2720\" data-end=\"2734\">Kramatorsk<\/strong> while filming a frontline report. A third crew member was injured.<br data-start=\"2801\" data-end=\"2804\"\/> Ukrainian President <strong data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2847\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> called the attack \u201ca direct strike on truth and humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"3161\">Ukraine\u2019s drone campaign inside Russia continued, striking an <strong data-start=\"2972\" data-end=\"3015\">arms-manufacturing plant in Chelyabinsk<\/strong>, hundreds of kilometers from the border. The attack reportedly killed several workers, highlighting Ukraine\u2019s expanding deep-strike capability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3163\" data-end=\"3357\">Moscow and Kyiv also <strong data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3242\">exchanged the remains of roughly 1,000 fallen soldiers<\/strong>, one of the largest body-repatriation efforts since 2022 \u2014 a rare humanitarian gesture amid intensifying conflict.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3163\" data-end=\"3357\"><strong data-start=\"3367\" data-end=\"3440\">24 October 2025 \u2013 Shelling in Kherson; Drone Strikes in Moscow Region<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3441\" data-end=\"3652\">Russian artillery and drone attacks killed <strong data-start=\"3484\" data-end=\"3503\">three civilians<\/strong> in <strong data-start=\"3507\" data-end=\"3518\">Kherson<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"3523\" data-end=\"3534\">Nikopol<\/strong>, injuring several others. Local officials said the strikes targeted residential blocks and critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"3968\">Ukraine responded with <strong data-start=\"3677\" data-end=\"3713\">drone raids on the Moscow Oblast<\/strong>, striking an apartment complex in <strong data-start=\"3748\" data-end=\"3763\">Krasnogorsk<\/strong> and setting off fires in nearby industrial zones. Russian authorities blamed Kyiv for \u201cterrorist tactics,\u201d while Ukrainian officials maintained the strikes were against \u201cmilitary-linked infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3970\" data-end=\"4212\">The <strong data-start=\"3974\" data-end=\"3993\">Pokrovsk sector<\/strong> remained one of the fiercest battle zones, with Russian troops claiming minor advances toward <strong data-start=\"4088\" data-end=\"4100\">Ivanivka<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"4105\" data-end=\"4114\">Vilne<\/strong>. Satellite imagery showed heavy artillery exchanges and destroyed logistics depots on both sides.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3970\" data-end=\"4212\"><strong data-start=\"4222\" data-end=\"4296\">25 October 2025 \u2013 Ukrainian Strikes Hit Volgograd Power Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4297\" data-end=\"4663\">Ukraine conducted multiple <strong data-start=\"4324\" data-end=\"4364\">long-range drone and missile strikes<\/strong> inside Russian territory overnight. A key target was an <strong data-start=\"4421\" data-end=\"4466\">electrical substation in Volgograd Oblast<\/strong>, temporarily cutting power to parts of the region.<br data-start=\"4517\" data-end=\"4520\"\/> Separately, Ukrainian forces fired <strong data-start=\"4555\" data-end=\"4573\">HIMARS rockets<\/strong> at the <strong data-start=\"4581\" data-end=\"4607\">Belgorod Reservoir dam<\/strong>, prompting Russian concerns about potential flooding.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4665\" data-end=\"4880\">Russia retaliated with another wave of <strong data-start=\"4704\" data-end=\"4728\">Shahed drone attacks<\/strong>, claiming to have shot down more than 80 Ukrainian drones. At least <strong data-start=\"4797\" data-end=\"4827\">four civilians were killed<\/strong> in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv due to overnight shelling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4882\" data-end=\"5052\">Military experts observed that both sides are increasingly using <strong data-start=\"4947\" data-end=\"4994\">long-range strikes as psychological warfare<\/strong>, testing each other\u2019s air defences and public resilience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4882\" data-end=\"5052\"><strong data-start=\"5062\" data-end=\"5128\">26 October 2025 \u2013 Russian Attack on Kyiv; Nuclear Missile Test<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5129\" data-end=\"5258\">Kyiv endured one of its <strong data-start=\"5153\" data-end=\"5183\">deadliest attacks in weeks<\/strong> when Russian drones and missiles struck residential buildings overnight.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5259\" data-end=\"5466\">&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-start=\"5259\" data-end=\"5352\">&#13;\n<p data-start=\"5261\" data-end=\"5352\"><strong data-start=\"5261\" data-end=\"5317\">Three civilians, including two children, were killed<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"5323\" data-end=\"5349\">31 people were injured<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-start=\"5353\" data-end=\"5466\">&#13;\n<p data-start=\"5355\" data-end=\"5466\">Emergency services reported fires in two apartment complexes and partial collapse of a multi-storey building.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"5468\" data-end=\"5746\">Hours later, the <strong data-start=\"5485\" data-end=\"5526\">Kremlin announced the successful test<\/strong> of its <strong data-start=\"5534\" data-end=\"5580\">Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile<\/strong> \u2014 known to NATO as SSC-X-9 \u201cSkyfall.\u201d President <strong data-start=\"5631\" data-end=\"5649\">Vladimir Putin<\/strong> claimed the missile flew <strong data-start=\"5675\" data-end=\"5696\">14,000 kilometers<\/strong> and proved Russia\u2019s \u201creadiness for any threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5748\" data-end=\"5967\">The test sparked strong reactions from the international community, with the U.S. and NATO warning it risked escalating nuclear tensions. Kyiv called it \u201can intimidation stunt meant to distract from battlefield losses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5748\" data-end=\"5967\"><strong data-start=\"5977\" data-end=\"6046\">27 October 2025 \u2013 Pokrovsk Battles Intensify; Trump Rebukes Putin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6047\" data-end=\"6378\">The <strong data-start=\"6051\" data-end=\"6069\">Pokrovsk front<\/strong> turned into a critical flashpoint as Russian troops pressed assaults on the city\u2019s outskirts. Ukrainian General Staff said reinforcements had been deployed to stabilize the line.<br data-start=\"6248\" data-end=\"6251\"\/> Local reports described <strong data-start=\"6275\" data-end=\"6304\">street-to-street fighting<\/strong> in surrounding villages, with significant artillery fire on both sides.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6380\" data-end=\"6615\">Russia claimed to have shot down <strong data-start=\"6413\" data-end=\"6437\">193 Ukrainian drones<\/strong> in a single night \u2014 one of the highest reported totals of the war \u2014 though independent verification was unavailable. A civilian was killed in Bryansk region by falling debris.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6617\" data-end=\"6935\">In Washington, U.S. President <strong data-start=\"6647\" data-end=\"6663\">Donald Trump<\/strong> publicly <strong data-start=\"6673\" data-end=\"6699\">rebuked Vladimir Putin<\/strong> for the previous day\u2019s missile test, saying Russia should \u201cend the war, not test weapons of mass destruction.\u201d Trump also claimed the U.S. had \u201cstrategic assets positioned\u201d near Russia\u2019s northern coastline \u2014 a veiled deterrent message.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6617\" data-end=\"6935\"><strong data-start=\"6945\" data-end=\"7003\">28 October 2025 \u2013 Ongoing Strikes, Peace Talks Revived<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7004\" data-end=\"7289\">Fresh <strong data-start=\"7010\" data-end=\"7047\">Russian missile and drone attacks<\/strong> hit <strong data-start=\"7052\" data-end=\"7094\">Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk<\/strong>, damaging energy infrastructure. Ukrainian air defences reported shooting down more than <strong data-start=\"7184\" data-end=\"7206\">85 incoming drones<\/strong>, though several hit transformer stations, causing blackouts in Kyiv\u2019s outskirts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7291\" data-end=\"7446\">Ukraine launched retaliatory drone strikes targeting <strong data-start=\"7344\" data-end=\"7381\">fuel depots in Belgorod and Kursk<\/strong>, part of its continuing strategy to degrade Russian logistics.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7448\" data-end=\"7692\">Diplomatically, European mediators renewed efforts to push forward the <strong data-start=\"7519\" data-end=\"7546\">12-point peace proposal<\/strong>, hoping to convene exploratory talks in <strong data-start=\"7587\" data-end=\"7607\">Geneva or Ankara<\/strong>. However, Moscow maintained that \u201cconditions for negotiation remain unfavourable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7694\" data-end=\"7820\">The UN warned of a worsening humanitarian outlook as temperatures dropped and energy shortages spread across war-torn regions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7694\" data-end=\"7820\"><strong data-start=\"7832\" data-end=\"7850\">Weekly Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7851\" data-end=\"8208\">Between <strong data-start=\"7859\" data-end=\"7880\">21 and 28 October<\/strong>, the war saw <strong data-start=\"7894\" data-end=\"7923\">escalating aerial warfare<\/strong>, intensified ground battles near <strong data-start=\"7957\" data-end=\"7969\">Pokrovsk<\/strong>, and a <strong data-start=\"7977\" data-end=\"8009\">nuclear-capable missile test<\/strong> that reignited global alarm.<br data-start=\"8038\" data-end=\"8041\"\/> Ukraine continued expanding its defence industry and striking deeper into Russian territory, while Russia doubled down on energy and civilian infrastructure targets.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8210\" data-end=\"8355\">Diplomatic initiatives resurfaced but showed <strong data-start=\"8255\" data-end=\"8279\">no concrete progress<\/strong>, leaving the conflict locked in a cycle of escalation as winter approaches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News.Az<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s parliament approved a record wartime budget increase, adding 325 billion hryvnias (\u2248 $7.7 billion USD) to defence&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":532650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7654],"tags":[2000,299,172432,332,657,771],"class_list":{"0":"post-532649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ukraine","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-latest-developments","11":"tag-russia","12":"tag-ukraine","13":"tag-war"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115450258669479966","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}