Russia's "lack of serious commitment to a peace process" has moved the US to sanction its biggest oil firms. Donald Trump says he hopes it will make Vladimir Putin "reasonable" - and he also had a word on Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Fighting along the front line remained extremely intense on October 22, as Russian forces continued their attacks in several directions, using aircraft, missiles, and kamikaze drones, according to a statement from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian forces, if they try to launch an offensive in the coming months, are unlikely to achieve any significant gains. — Ukrinform.

The Bryansk Chemical Plant produces gunpowder, explosives, and rocket fuel components for the Russian military. It has been sanctioned by the U.S. and U.K.

Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 92 enemy targets out of 130 that attacked Ukraine last night. Some 25 UAVs hit at 11 locations and falling debris at another 11 locations, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.

In a dramatic expansion of its long-range warfare, Ukrainian forces have carried out coordinated strikes on key industrial and energy facilities deep inside Russian territory, targeting both a military plant in Mordovia and an oil refinery in Dagestan, the general staff of the armed forces of Ukraine said in a statement on Wednesday, 22 October.

Reports have emerged that North Korean soldiers deployed to the Russian front are being assigned to mine clearance operations. According to Yonhap

Ukraine's military said the North Koreans are using drones to spot troop positions and support Russian follow-on strikes.

BUNKER busting British stealth missiles have smashed through Putin’s air defences in a “massive attack” on Russian soil. A volley of Storm Shadow missiles hit an explosives factory on Tuesday,

The Najaf Criminal Court has sentenced an Iraqi man to life in prison for trafficking people to Russia to fight in the war against Ukraine.