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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,336

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Published On 22 Oct 2025

On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, how things are going:

Fighting

    In Novhorod-Siverskyi, in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine, a “massive” Russian attack claimed the lives of four people and injured seven, according to Governor Viacheslav Chaus’ post on Telegram.

  • According to Chaus, there was “a lot of destruction in the city” as a result of Russian forces’ firing of about 20 Shahed drones during the attack.
  • In the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, Serhii Horbunov, the head of the Kostiantynivka City Military Administration, wrote in a Facebook post that two people were killed and one was hurt by Russian attacks.
  • Nine people were hurt in a Sumy region of Ukraine as a result of a Russian drone attack, according to governor Oleh Hryhorov.
  • According to the newly installed Russian-led governor, Vladimir Saldo, a Ukrainian attack on a region of southern Ukraine in which one person was killed and five were injured.
  • According to regional authorities, one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Novostroyevka-Pervaya in the Belgorod Region of Russia, according to the state-run TASS news agency.
  • According to the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine on Tuesday, Russian energy-related attacks in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region resulted in hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without electricity.
  • According to local authorities and TASS, more than 1, 000 people were without electricity as a result of a Ukrainian attack on the Kamianka-Dniprovska region of Russian-occupied Ukraine.
  • The Bryansk chemical plant in Russia was struck by Ukrainian forces, according to a Facebook post from the Ukrainian General Staff, adding that the “result of the strike is being evaluated.”
On Tuesday, a team of Ukrainian volunteers worked in Sloviansk, Ukraine, to identify Russian bodies that had been recovered from the front lines and returned to their families [Jose Colon/Anadolu].

diplomacy and politics

    A senior White House official stated to Al Jazeera that “there are no plans for]US President Donald] President Vladimir Putin to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the immediate future,” days after Trump had suggested a meeting could take place in Hungary “within two weeks or so.”

  • Trump addressed the situation in the Oval Office, saying, “I don’t want a wasted meeting… I don’t want a waste of time, so I’ll see what happens.”
  • According to Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, “preparation is required, serious preparation,” any potential meeting could take some time.
  • However, Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, claimed on X late on Tuesday that “the media is twisting comments about the upcoming Summit” and that “preparations continue” for the meeting between Trump and Putin.
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, stated in his nightly address that the US appeared to have turned its back on the possibility of providing long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, leading to a decline in Moscow’s interest in the presidential meeting.
  • Russia almost immediately lost interest in diplomacy as long-range mobility became a little further away from us, according to Zelenskyy.

Regional security

    Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, was shot and injured last year, and he was found guilty of terrorism charges and given a 21-year prison sentence. The shooter claimed that Fico’s approach to Ukraine, which ended the country’s state-sponsored military assistance to Ukraine and sought to bolster ties with Moscow, was opposed.

BBC boss calls on Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones to ‘stop playing around with viewers’

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Despite rumors that they had split, Heath Skelton and Gethin Jones both appeared cosy together during their photo op on the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain red carpet this week.

BBC bosses reportedly want popular duo Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones to come clean about the true nature of their relationship – for the sake of the viewers.

More than 1.5million people tune into Morning Live every weekday on BBC One, and see Helen and Gethin discuss topical issues. It was understood they had embarked on a relationship since working together on the programme, but speculation of a split swirled a few months ago.

But on Monday night, Gethin, 47, put his arm around 42-year-old Helen on the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain red carpet in London. The cosy photographs led to further speculation the couple had rekindled their romance, but the “confusion” has reportedly irked some management at the BBC.

One boss told the Daily Mail, “There’s a common feeling among them]BBC bosses that Helen and Gethin should clarify their positions and stop playing around with the viewers.” It’s time for more details.

Standing together on the red carpet only has confounded viewers, who genuinely believe they are an item, and it’s inappropriate to continue the speculation. They’re really leaning into it, so it’s starting to feel on purpose.

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When Morning Live first aired five years ago, Gethin was one of the original hosts, and Helen followed him in 2023. She left her husband and three children with former rugby league player Richie Myler about a year after splitting up in the household.

Chatter emerged Gethin and Helen’s friendship had become a relationship in May this year after the presenters were seen leaving the BAFTAs together. Though neither confirmed a relationship, they were spotted again with each other off-set several times in the spring. Similar gossip spread this week after the pictures at the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain event, which the stars reportedly left within minutes of each other.

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Yet neither Helen nor Gethin have confirmed or refuted their relationship, despite splitting in 2011 with fellow Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins.

The BBC believed that the pair would form a strong relationship once Gethin, a former Blue Peter host, was hired to continue its success in its time slot.

When Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan were chosen to launch This Morning on ITV in 1998, it quickly became a success and, though the pair were long married by then, it is believed their strong charisma together drew in the viewers. The BBC, it is understood, felt that a similar onscreen chemistry was exactly what it needed to win the daytime ratings war in 2023 – and it was undoubtedly worked onscreen.

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43 goals, five reds, six penalties – one blockbuster evening

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Five red cards were issued, five goals were scored, and six penalties were awarded, of which five were converted.

Tuesday night’s Champions League game was a relentless one.

Paris St-Germain, who defeated Leverkusen last season, had a player sent off and Alejandro Grimaldo, who was also missing a spot kick.

In a 6-2 victory over Italian champions Napoli, PSV Eindhoven fought back from a goal down before rioting.

Erling Haaland of Manchester City scored for his 12th game in a row, beating Arsenal, Newcastle, and Manchester City.

Champions League results on 21 October 2025

On a single Champions League night, there have only been twice as many goals as there were in Tuesday’s goalfest.

In the final round of the league phase of the previous season, a record 64 goals were scored.

The 18 games were played at the same time, so the goals-per-game average was lower (3.55), which indicates that.

Only one other Champions League evening has been more advantageous if we consider the statistics for a goal-per-games average across multiple games.

On October 21, 2014, there were 40 goals in eight games (five goals per game), which was 11 years ago.

Before Manchester City could obtain the Champions League trophy, Sergio Aguero and James Milner found the back of the net in a 2-2 draw with CSKA Moscow.

On Tuesday, English clubs scored nine goals, with France, which is only Paris St-Germain’s top scorer, closely followed with seven.

Anthony Gordon and Marcus Rashford both scored twice for the Magpies, and two of them were from England, which scored five goals.

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43 goals, five reds, six penalties – one blockbuster evening

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Salley, Emily

journalist for BBC Sport

Five red cards were issued, five goals were scored, and six penalties were awarded, of which five were converted.

Tuesday night’s Champions League game was a relentless one.

Paris St-Germain, who defeated Leverkusen last season, had a player sent off and Alejandro Grimaldo, who was also missing a spot kick.

In a 6-2 victory over Italian champions Napoli, PSV Eindhoven fought back from a goal down before rioting.

Erling Haaland of Manchester City scored for his 12th game in a row, beating Arsenal, Newcastle, and Manchester City.

Champions League results on 21 October 2025

On a single Champions League night, there have only been twice as many goals as there were in Tuesday’s goalfest.

In the final round of the league phase of the previous season, a record 64 goals were scored.

The 18 games were played at the same time, so the goals-per-game average was lower (3.55), which indicates that.

Only one other Champions League evening has been more advantageous if we consider the statistics for a goal-per-games average across multiple games.

On October 21, 2014, there were 40 goals in eight games (five goals per game), which was 11 years ago.

Before Manchester City could obtain the Champions League trophy, Sergio Aguero and James Milner found the back of the net in a 2-2 draw with CSKA Moscow.

On Tuesday, English clubs scored nine goals, with France, which is only Paris St-Germain’s top scorer, closely followed with seven.

Anthony Gordon and Marcus Rashford both scored twice for the Magpies, and two of them were from England, which scored five goals.

    • August 16

Watch highlights of every Champions League game on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport, and the BBC Sport website and app from 12:00 to eve of the match.

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Cold cells, meagre meals: Palestinian American boy suffers in Israeli jail

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Mohammed Ibrahim, a Palestinian American teenager, has testified in the case that has become a symbol for the mistreatment of minors in Israeli jails, according to Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP).

Mohammed, 16, described the harsh conditions he has endured since his detention began in February in an interview with a DCIP lawyer that was published on Tuesday. These include sagging mattresses, cold cells, and meagre meals.

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He is quoted as saying, “The meals we receive are extremely insufficient.”

We only get three tiny pieces of bread for breakfast and a small amount of labneh, respectively. Our lunchtime portion is sparse, only containing a single sausage, three small pieces of bread, and half a cup of dry rice that is not fully cooked. We don’t get any fruit, and we don’t get any.

Since Mohammed’s detention began more than eight months ago, DCIP claims to have lost “considerable amounts of weight.” At the time, he was only fifteen.

Mohammed’s family, human rights organizations, and US lawmakers have been pressing Israel to release the teenager in response to US President Donald Trump’s administration.

Over the past two years, the US has given Israel more than $ 21 billion.

The director of DCIP’s accountability program, Ayed Abu Eqtaish, said in a statement that “nothing but an American passport can protect Palestinian children.”

Mohammad is still imprisoned in Israel despite his family’s support for him in Congress and US Embassy involvement. Only one nation in the world consistently prosecutes children in military courts.

Mohammed’s family in the occupied West Bank were taken into custody after Israeli soldiers raided their home in February. Mohammed claimed to DCIP that during their transport, the soldiers beat him with rifle splinters.

Prior to being transferred to Ofer, another detention facility, the teenager spent the initial years living in the notorious Megiddo prison, which a recently released Palestinian detainee called a “slaughterhouse.”

We still feel cold at night, Mohammed told DCIP, “each prisoner receives two blankets.”

“The rooms don’t have a heating or cooling system. There are only mattresses, blankets, and a single Quran copy in each room.

The teenager, who denies it, has been accused of kicking stones at Israeli settlers. According to legal experts, Israeli military courts’ military tribunals almost never hear Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.

Following the recent prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, the abuse that the released Palestinian prisoners have described sparked new calls for Mohammed’s release.

Mohammed Ibrahim, a US citizen, is currently imprisoned in an Israeli prison. His condition is deteriorating. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley wrote on X on Sunday that the circumstances are desperate.

The United States must make every effort possible to free this American child who is Palestinian.

At least 79 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli jails since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza in October 2023, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Club, because of a lack of medical care, food restrictions, and reports of violence and torture.

Following the ceasefire over the past week, Palestinian prisoners who were handed over by Israel have been shown signs of torture and execution.

Mohammed’s family informed Al Jazeera earlier this year that they were concerned for his life.

Zaher Ibrahim, the son’s father, claimed that the Trump administration could use its influence to call upon him to free him. He continued, “But we’re nothing to them,” according to Jazeera.

Gyokeres makes Arsenal a much better team – Arteta

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In the 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid, it was obvious that there was never a bad time for a striker to score, but Viktor Gyokeres was relieved after a sluggish run. Manager Mikel Arteta believes that this could also mark the start of a more productive spell.

In his next eight games, the £64m signing Gyokeres failed to score in any of his first three goals and appeared glaringly frustrated at times.

However, his team-mates praised his overall impact, and Arteta said he thanked him for his efforts after Arsenal won by 2-0 against West Ham on Saturday.

Due to Kai Havertz’ knee injury, who played 90 minutes and seven times in Arsenal’s first 12 games, the 27-year-old has been forced to play more than expected this season.

However, Gyokeres’ tally now stands at five goals in 12 games, and his manager believes his persistence paid off with his two goals in the thumping win over Atletico on Tuesday.

There was no discussion about it because of everything that we were seeing in terms of what he was bringing to the team and how much he had contributed to it, aside from scoring goals in recent weeks, Arteta said.

“It was about maintaining that belief in himself, that he can enjoy and play freely in that emotional state.”

He had a big smile on his face as he did that, and I believe he did as well today.

The perfect finishing touch to “Goals the Cake”

In a show of unity from the Arsenal squad, Gyokeres was pushed forward by his team-mates to accept the applause of the crowd and perform his signature celebration on his own.

Arteta added that the gesture demonstrated how much other players value Gyokeres’ improvement of Arsenal.

“We all appreciate Gyokeres because he has improved our team significantly. We’ve gotten much more unpredictable, according to Arteta.

He “opens the spaces for everyone because he’s so physically there.” It’s incredible how he presses and holds the ball.

Then there’s the icing on top, and we’ll start debating goals, which is what.

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A long journey to end

In his two seasons at the Portuguese club, the 27-year-old did not consistently score 97 goals in 102 games without increasing his total.

He praised his performance, saying, “I am very pleased of course. My goals were both excellent.

“I always try to do my best, put in a lot of effort, contribute, and achieve my goals,” he said.

There is still a long way to go before we can do well and win football games. Even if that sounds monotonous, we will continue to play it game by game.

Arsenal’s excellent season-to-date includes three victories in the Champions League’s league phase, each of which the Gunners won without conceding a goal.

In their 138-year history, the club has won the most goals at this point in its history, winning 10 of their 12 matches in all competitions this year, leading the Premier League by three points, and have conceded only three goals in those contests.

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