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Russian troops will introduce a ceasefire in the Kherson direction starting October 27, 2026, for a humanitarian mission in Oleshky, Valery Gerasimov reported.

On October 18, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced full control by the Armed Forces of Ukraine over seven settlements and refuted Valery Gerasimov's report on Russian frontline advances in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Russian Z-bloggers publicly accused Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov of lying after his report on the "capture" of Dobropillia. The Ministry of Defense video, according to their assessment, was created by a neural network, and the General Staff of the UAF denied the advance.

At a meeting with military command, Vladimir Putin instructed to continue massive strikes against Ukraine's military-industrial complex and logistics. On October 16, drones hit energy facilities in six regions.

Chief of the Russian General Staff Gerasimov briefed Putin on the continuation of massive strikes on Ukraine's energy sector. On the morning of October 16, attacks were recorded in Kyiv and five oblasts; this week, all three of the capital's TPPs were hit.

A group of newly elected State Duma deputies whose relatives were killed on the front is preparing a closed appeal to Defense Minister Belousov demanding the withdrawal of troops from Lyman and criticizing General Gerasimov.