U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Donald Trump does not want to see Russian missiles hitting residential buildings in Kyiv, stressing that Washington’s priority is to end the war. His comments came after another deadly Russian attack on the capital, amid renewed questions over U.S. intelligence warnings and Trump’s claims that Ukraine is prolonging the conflict english.nv.ua/nation/rubio-t…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the issue of holding elections in Ukraine has been raised but is not the main reason Russia's war against Ukraine continues 🔗 link.nv.ua/eFjkrX

The German publishing house Molino has shelved the release of the novel Who I Am When You See Me – a fictional love story between a Ukrainian woman and a Russian soldier in occupied Kherson – following a wave of public criticism 🔗 link.nv.ua/WfFKxa

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of pushing Washington toward another conflict to avoid political and legal consequences at home. Araghchi warned that Tehran would respond to any renewed attacks, as reports emerge of discussions about possible new strikes on Iran’s nuclear and energy facilities english.nv.ua/nation/iran-s-…

Kyiv accepted every single ceasefire proposal while Russia answered with ballistic strikes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in response to Donald Trump on Oct. 19 🔗 link.nv.ua/JVV9mZ 📸: Kyiv's SES

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says a meeting between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping would only embolden the Kremlin to keep fighting. Kyiv instead supports direct talks involving Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia, arguing Putin should not be rewarded with a high-profile summit while Russian attacks on civilians continue english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine…

Ukrainian Americans gathered in Chicago, Illinois, to protest Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, urging Americans to “vote their conscience” in the November elections 🔗 link.nv.ua/4XA008 📸: Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Illinois Division/Facebook

Ukraine's Security Service and Prosecutor General's Office have notified a cargo ship captain of suspicion for transporting more than 54,000 metric tons of grain stolen from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories 🔗 link.nv.ua/BdgEiP 📸: Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

One in three large and medium-sized Russian companies posted losses in the first seven months of 2026, with the share of unprofitable firms rising to 33.4%, Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service reported 🔗 link.nv.ua/DQMPvv

Russian attacks on energy infrastructure caused outages across 10 Ukrainian regions, leaving at least 550,000 households without electricity. Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted 243 drones and four cruise missiles during the overnight assault, while repair crews worked to restore power wherever security conditions allowed english.nv.ua/russian-war/ru…

Russia's federal budget deficit already reached 5.2 trillion rubles ($61.08B), or 2.2% of gross domestic product (GDP), overshooting the Kremlin’s original full-year target by 37% 🔗 link.nv.ua/a0WhuS

Europe’s dependence on Russian energy was one of the factors behind Russia’s decision to launch its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said 🔗 link.nv.ua/denZtr

❗️Allies failed to warn Ukraine before the first of two ballistic strikes on Kyiv, though notice arrived before the second wave, Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told in a comment for NV 🔗 link.nv.ua/LYrFHo

Russian forces launched 16 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and surrounding Oblast in several waves, with Ukraine again receiving no advance warning from its partners, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 🔗 link.nv.ua/x5KVNY 📸: SES of Ukraine

A Russian ballistic missile attack overnight on October 19 completely destroyed the equipment and infrastructure at a Datagroup data center, making it impossible to restore operations 🔗 link.nv.ua/inf2vm 📸: Kyiv's SES

A Russian attack on Kyiv on Oct. 19 damaged the Consultative and Diagnostic Center at Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 6 in the Solomianskyi district, forcing it to suspend operations 🔗 link.nv.ua/FqvxT7 📸: Tetiana Mostepan / Facebook

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he cannot confirm reports that Washington failed to provide Ukraine with advance warning before Russia’s recent ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv. Ukrainian officials say the missiles were detected only as they approached the capital, fueling concerns about intelligence sharing amid growing tensions between the Trump administration and Kyiv english.nv.ua/nation/rubio-c…

Washington is pressuring Ukraine to completely withdraw its forces from Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts without offering any concessions in return, ignoring the risk that Russia will make further territorial demands 🔗 link.nv.ua/E0mrO0 📸: 93rd Mechanized Brigade

Kyiv’s Zviropolis petting zoo was damaged in a Russian missile strike on the Cosmo Multimall shopping center in the Shuliavka neighborhood overnight on Oct. 19. No animals were harmed, and staff are evacuating them from the damaged facility 🔗 link.nv.ua/3gxUgW 📸: zviropolis_kyiv | Instagram

🔥 Ukraine launched its largest deep strike on Saint Petersburg since 2022, exposing persistent Russian air defense flaws, the Institute for the Study of War wrote 🔗 link.nv.ua/Cw3DST 📸: Exilenova + | Telegram