The number of people wounded as a result of a strike by Russian occupiers on a residential area in the city of Dnipro on Friday has risen to five, one of whom is in critical condition; it has also been reported that one person was killed.

Kyiv has spent more than UAH 16 billion on strengthening its energy security since the start of 2026, compared with UAH 2 billion last year, and plans to spend another UAH 4.5-5 billion by year-end, Managing Director of the Energy Industry Research Center Oleksandr Kharchenko has said.

Petro Poroshenko, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament and leader of the European Solidarity party, handed over five Ai-Petri data transmission and electronic warfare systems to strengthen Kyiv's defense against air attacks by Russian occupiers.

US First Lady Melania Trump has secured a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine covering the city of Oleshky, the White House has said.

The number of people injured in a Russian attack on Chernihiv on Friday has risen to 25, head of the Chernihiv City Military Administration Dmytro Bryzhynsky said.

Kyiv and the rest of Ukraine will switch to winter time at 0400 on Sunday, October 25, the Kyiv City State Administration said.

One person was killed and 16 injured in a Russian attack on Chernihiv on Friday, head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration Dmytro Bryzhynsky said on Facebook.

The Cabinet of Ministers has regulated the use of civil protection shelters at kindergartens and general secondary education institutions by people other than participants in the educational process.

Ukraine has brought back 270 people from Russian captivity, including National Guard servicemen, among them Azov fighters, border guards and members of other components of the Defense Forces, as well as nine civilians, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed concern over an escalation by Russia in the Black Sea following an attack on a civilian vessel, manned by a Ukrainian and Azerbaijani crew, off the coast of Romania.

The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine is in discussions with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) regarding the completion of a building for the Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television on Lvivska Square in Kyiv, as well as the development of a hotel within the Hetman’s Inn (Hetmanskyi Zayizd) structure near Pidhirtsi Castle in Lviv region, announced Tetiana Berezhna, Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy and Minister of Culture.

One person has been killed and four others injured following an enemy strike on a Nova Poshta terminal in the northern part of Chernihiv, reported Dmytro Bryzhynsky, head of Chernihiv City Military Administration.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Koretsky has instructed the heads of all executive bodies to urgently form cybersecurity teams, purchase software, and commission it into operation.

The European Commission has declined to comment on reports regarding a potential high-level European Union negotiation group for talks on establishing peace in Ukraine, noting that the EU is already involved in such discussions.

During the air raid alert, which lasted from 11:56 to 12:14 on Friday, October 23, the enemy attacked an energy infrastructure facility in Lviv district with a drone, reported Head of Lviv Regional Military Administration Maksym Kozytsky.

The upcoming winter of 2026-2027 in terms of energy supply will be difficult, but not catastrophic and no more difficult than the last one, and it will be successfully navigated, believes Oleksandr Kharchenko, Director of the Center for Energy Research (CER).

A Comoros-flagged merchant vessel sank in the Black Sea approximately 24 km from the Romanian port of Constanta, possibly after being hit by a drone, Digi24 reported.

Ukraine has brought seven more civilians back to Ukraine-controlled territory as part of an agreement on the mutual return of individuals.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not support the decision of the Lviv Regional Council, which, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, could complicate Ukraine's integration due to an insufficient consideration of Polish sensitivity regarding shared historical issues, Tusk stated during a conversation with journalists in India.

Mayor of Kharkiv, head of the Association of Frontline Cities and Communities Ihor Terekhov considers it inappropriate to introduce an experimental project during the war to improve and digitize the process of confirming the qualifications of foreigners and stateless persons who plan to immigrate to Ukraine for employment.