The Russo-Ukrainian War: List of major events, day 1325 | News of the Russian-Ukrainian war

Below are the main events from Day 1325 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here’s how things look on Saturday, October 11, 2025:

Fighting

• More than 450 Russian drones and 30 missiles targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during the early hours of Friday morning, in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described as a “cynical and calculated attack.” injured At least 20 people nationwide.
• Throughout Friday, repair crews raced to restore power to more than 725,000 households in Kiev and other cities amid widespread outages.
• In a video message discussing the attacks, Zelensky said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “clearly seizing the moment” while world leaders focused on implementing a new plan. Gaza ceasefire agreement.
• Zelensky separately told reporters that Russia deliberately waited for bad weather before launching its attack, as the harsh conditions reduced the efficiency of Ukrainian air defenses by 20 to 30 percent.
• Russian forces killed three foreign soldiers fighting on behalf of Ukraine near the village of Otradnoye in northeastern Ukraine, which Russian forces announced they had taken control of earlier this week, TASS news agency reported.
• The Ukrainian military said it struck Russia more than 70 times last month, causing the country’s oil refining to decline by more than 21 percent.

Peace process

• Leaders of “E3” Germany, France and the United Kingdom condemned Russia’s “escalating” attacks against national infrastructure in Ukraine promise to increase pressure on Russia as Putin continues his “delaying tactics and hateful attacks in response to peace talks.”
• The leaders added that they were “ready to move toward using the value of Russia’s frozen sovereign assets in a coordinated manner to support the Ukrainian armed forces” in order to pressure Russia to negotiate.
• During a three-day visit to Tajikistan, Putin told reporters that he remained “committed to the discussion that took place in Anchorage,” referring to his summit in Alaska with US President Donald Trump in August.
• Putin’s statements were a sharp reversal from the statements of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov Earlier this weekwho said the “strong momentum” of the peace talks had been lost since August.
• US First Lady Melania Trump said she and Putin are discussing repatriating children caught up in the war, some of whom have already returned to their families and more are expected to be reunited soon.

Politics and diplomacy

• Zelensky said he spoke with several leaders in light of the overnight Russian strikes — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz — and thanked all three for their support.
• Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian President and current Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, visited North Korea on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea. Russia and North Korea signed Mutual Defense Treaty Last year, Pyongyang sent thousands of soldiers and massive amounts of weapons to support Moscow’s war against Kiev.
• Putin told reporters that Trump is “doing a lot for peace” and praised the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
• Trump quickly reposted a clip of Putin’s comments about his peace efforts on Truth Social along with a message of thanks to the Russian leader.

Regional security

• Ukraine and the Netherlands signed a memorandum of understanding for joint production of drones. Amsterdam provided nearly $9 billion to support Ukraine throughout the war, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
• European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas He said The European Union must seek a “common European vision for defence,” and Russia must be prevented from winning its war against Ukraine.
• Putin said so Russia is developing new weapons For deterrence, he noted that it is “not a big problem” for Moscow if the United States refuses to extend the warhead limits set out in the Nuclear Weapons Treaty, which expires next year.