Russo-Ukrainian Conflict 24 Hours: Ukraine Imposes Rolling Blackouts, Vitkov Plans Trip to Russia

On October 21, according to Jinshi Data, the latest 24-hour situation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict shows that industrial power rationing has been implemented across Ukraine due to Russian airstrikes, and an energy facility in Lviv was attacked. Moscow claimed to have hit a container ship bound for Odesa, while Ukrainian forces struck Russian command posts, maintenance facilities, supply warehouses, and troop assembly areas.

Regarding negotiations, Trump's envoy Witkoff met with Zelenskyy and European leaders in Norway on the 20th, planning to travel to Russia to meet with Putin and submit a peace plan. The Kremlin stated its hope for a meeting in Russia soon. US officials said the talks involved security guarantees for Ukraine, post-war economic plans, and the European security architecture; Zelenskyy expressed support for halting attacks on energy facilities.

In other developments, South Korea will withdraw some personnel from its embassy in Ukraine; US media reported that Musk ordered restrictions on Starlink services for the Ukrainian military. Zelenskyy stated he had substantive conversations with Rubio regarding Starlink and Starshield, with Rubio confirming that US-Ukraine intelligence sharing remains unchanged; the EU stated it is working with Turkey and India to advance a Black Sea agreement.