Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun the process of purchasing American Bell helicopters to replace Soviet-era Mi-24 and Mi-8 models. This includes the attack AH-1Z Viper and transport UH-1Y Venom.
Russian forces struck Kharkiv overnight, injuring 11 civilians. Residential buildings, outbuildings, and businesses were damaged. Prosecutors have opened a war crimes investigation.
Chernihiv region was hit by Russian strike drones, including two ballistic missiles, causing power outages and emergency water supply disruptions, authorities report.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine commission accepted Yuriy Kasyanov’s statement; enemies lie. Challenge FirePoint — restore our team, and we’ll resume strikes on Moscow soon.
Tomahawks won’t stop the war: warfare changed — attrition, hidden mobilization and manpower shortages; only large AI autonomous drone swarms and troops can halt Russia.
Russia attacked Ukraine with three ballistic missiles and 60 strike drones. Ukraine’s logistics infrastructure, including railways and ports, was targeted.
The villages of Kolochava and Synevyrska Polyana in Zakarpattia have been included in the United Nations ranking of the world’s best tourist villages.
Russia attacked a DTEK coal enrichment plant in the Dnipropetrovsk region – the sixth strike on Ukraine’s coal industry in two months. No employees were injured.
Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of October 20, 2025.
Ukrainian commander Yuri Kasyanov reveals corruption in the war, exposing profiteers exploiting volunteers while threatening him and his family, and calls for public support.
Ukrainian MP embezzled over 9 million hryvnias from a private company, laundered the money through a relative’s law firm, and used it to buy luxury cars.
It’s been two weeks since Yuriy Kasyanov’s unit was brutally wiped out – and in that time, I’ve felt the full force of a system intoxicated by the power that war has given it.