Overview
- Russia’s overnight barrage on October 22 targeted critical infrastructure and homes, with fatalities and dozens injured in Kyiv, while subsequent drone attacks injured seven more and police removed two unexploded Shahed-type UAVs from apartment buildings; damage included a synagogue compound.
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported overnight strikes inside Russia on the Ryazan oil refinery, one of Rosneft’s largest plants, and an ammunition depot near Valuyki in Belgorod region.
- Fighting remained intense on October 23 with 103 combat engagements reported by late evening, led by repeated Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk axis and sustained attacks across several fronts.
- European leaders in Brussels discussed a reparations-style loan funded by frozen Russian assets and highlighted a new EU sanctions package in coordination with fresh U.S. energy sanctions.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed partners for long‑range capabilities, citing Tomahawk-class missiles, conditioned support for a ceasefire on increased pressure on Russia, and said Ukraine has not used U.S. weapons for deep strikes inside Russia.