On October 26, the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people published the Declaration “On State Independence of the Republic of Kalmykia,” in which it announced the need for “the complete liberation of the Oirat-Kalmyk people from colonial dependence on Russia.” The Congress stated that it would seek the secession of Kalmykia from the Russian Federation, the proclamation and creation of a sovereign independent state.

On October 25, the Armenian authorities announced that they consider the arrival of State Duma deputy, first deputy chairman for CIS affairs and relations with compatriots Konstantin Zatulin undesirable. Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and RT television channel, was subject to the same restrictions.

On October 24, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at the headquarters of Kadyrov’s “Nefteregiment” in a school building in the village of Kairy, Kherson region. At least 23 people were killed.

On October 23, Mediazona and the Air Force identified the names of 7,822 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.

On October 22, a number of regions of Ukraine were subjected to new Russian missile attacks. The main target was civil infrastructure, mainly energy facilities.

On October 21, the National Police of Ukraine announced the completion of the exhumation of bodies at the site of the largest mass grave in Liman, Donetsk region. The bodies of 111 civilians and 35 military personnel were found there.

On October 20, restrictions on the supply of electricity were introduced throughout Ukraine, which will also affect residential buildings.

On October 19, Russian strikes on Kyiv killed three people. Russia has been shelling Ukrainian cities on a massive scale since October 10. 

On October 18, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a resolution in which it declared the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria a territory “temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation” and condemned “the commission of genocide of the Chechen people.” 287 deputies voted for the adoption of the document.

On October 18, the cities of Kyiv, Dnepr, Krivoy Rog, and Nikolaev were subjected to missile attacks and strikes by Iranian kamikaze drones.