An oil refinery owned by Hungarian company MOL in Bratislava, which processes Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline, is on fire for the third time in a week. Separately, an explosion occurred near a military unit on Serov Street in Stavropol, Russia, where explosives were previously placed in a baby stroller. These events occurred within the reporting window of October 22nd, 2025, 6:03 PM to 7:03 PM UTC. Ukrainian fighters have advanced in border areas northwest of Kharkiv Oblast. Meanwhile, Russia launched "Shahed-136/131" type UAVs from the Orel and Navlia airfields. A Russian military medic, Alexei Zhilyaev, who leaked a Defense Ministry database of wounded soldiers, has been hospitalized in France in serious condition, suffering from memory loss and inability to walk, though poisoning has been ruled out. An explosion on the Left Bank was reported, with "just terrible, poor people" described, though fortunately, all survived. The previous report from October 22nd, 2025, 6:03 PM UTC, also noted the MOL refinery fire in Bratislava and three fatalities in Pohreby, Kyiv Oblast, due to a Russian strike. It also mentioned a gas station hit in Kramatorsk and Ukrainian interest in purchasing American combat helicopters. Earlier reports detailed Ukrainian forces reporting the surrender of up to 50 Russian soldiers near Kucheriv Yar, east of Ukraine, and continued Swedish-Ukrainian cooperation regarding Gripen fighter jets. Diplomatic tensions also surfaced with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reportedly mocking Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski over the Nord Stream pipeline incident, with Sikorski defending actions as sabotage against an aggressor. Alexei Zhilyaev, the medic who leaked the database, deserted the war in Ukraine nine months after joining and escaped to France with the help of the Idite Lesom project, reportedly suffering from severe PTSD. After leaking the database, Zhilyaev gave several interviews to Western media before disappearing. Human rights advocates have expressed grave concerns about his current condition.
