Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,341

On Monday, October 27, 2025, this is how things are going:

Fighting

According to Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko, Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Sunday morning killed at least three people and injured 29 others.
• Seven children were among the injured, according to Klymenko.
• According to local officials, a 63-year-old man was killed in the southeast of Zaporizhia on Sunday night, and a man died in the east of Kharkiv on Saturday night in the same area, according to the Kyiv Independent.
• Governor Vadym Filashkin stated in posts on Telegram that one person was killed by Russian attacks on Sunday in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, and four others were killed there on Saturday.
• In the city’s Leninsky district, the Ukrainian-occupied Donetsk, where two people were killed, were reported early on Monday by the Russian state news agency, citing emergency services.
• One person was killed in a second Ukrainian attack in the Kherson region, according to TASS, citing local officials.
• At least three people were killed early on Sunday morning in the Yasynuvata region as a result of another Ukrainian attack on the Russian-occupied Donetsk region, according to TASS.
• Moscow, the capital of Russia, was forced to close its four airports early on Monday, with Russian air defenses downing 28 drones in five hours, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
• One person was also killed in the Belgorod region of Russia on Sunday when the Ukrainians attacked.
• According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, according to TASS, Russian forces destroyed 281 Ukrainian drones and two guided bombs in a 24-hour period.
• Over the past ten days, the Ukrainian General Staff reported that its forces had regained control of Kucheriv Yar and Sukhetske, two Donetsk settlements.

Weapons

• Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, announced that Moscow had successfully tested its nuclear-capable Burevestnik cruise missile, which he claimed can penetrate any defense shield. He also said it would start a move to deploy the missile.
• In remarks made by the Kremlin on Sunday, Putin said, “It is a unique ware, which nobody else in the world has.”
• Russian General Valery Gerasimov, the head of the general staff of Russia’s armed forces, told Putin in a joint statement released on Sunday that the missile travelled 14, 000 kilometers (8,700 miles) and was in the air for about 15 hours.
• Top Putin aide Kirill Dmitriev, who was present in the country at the time the video was released, claimed his country had been informed of the Burevestnik’s “successful testing,” which he described as an “absolutely new class” of weapon.

diplomacy and politics

Prime Minister Robert Fico stated on Sunday that Slovakia will not participate in any EU program that would provide military assistance to Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.
• He said, “I do not consent to Slovakia participating in any financial plan designed to assist Ukraine in managing its war and military budget.”
• According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will be in Russia from October 26 to October 28, according to a report from RIA state news agency on Sunday.

Regional security

According to the National Crisis Management Centre, NATO member Lithuania on Sunday closed the border crossings between Belarus and Vilnius after several items, thought to be helium balloons, entered its airspace. This was the fourth time this week that this happened.
• Additionally, it is the most recent in a line of drone strikes and airspace violations that have raised questions about whether Russia is testing NATO.