Ukraine expects 150 Gripen jets, with first to arrive next year – Zelensky
Ukraine expects to receive 150 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden, with the first aircraft to arrive as early as next year.
Ukraine expects to receive 150 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden, with the first aircraft to arrive as early as next year.
Swedish Gripen fighter jets could become a powerful instrument for Ukraine's Air Force and change the balance of air power in Ukraine's favor, though final agreements and approvals from component suppliers are still pending.
The Air Assault Forces of Ukraine have liberated the village of Sukhetske in the Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region.
Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen praised the recent U.S. and EU sanctions targeting Russia's energy sector but called for greater pressure to force Moscow to end its war against Ukraine.
Germany's total contribution to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund (UESF) will amount to EUR 450 million, which represents nearly one-third of the entire fund.
White Angels, a special police unit, has evacuated a 69-year-old man from an area under fire in the Sumy region.
In the village of Antonivka, Kherson region, an elderly woman triggered an explosive device and was taken to the hospital.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stated that Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine on October 25 is yet another manifestation of Russian terror, and Ukraine urgently needs enhanced air defense to stop it.
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže backed the call by her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha for supplying Ukraine with long‑range weapons to counter Russian terror.
The number of people injured in the nighttime missile attack on Kyiv has risen to 13, with two confirmed fatalities.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi met with General Karel Řehka, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, to discuss the needs of the Ukrainian army and plans for cooperation.
Since the beginning of the year, Russia has launched approximately 770 ballistic missiles and more than 50 hypersonic Kinzhal missiles at Ukraine.
Drone operators of the Hart Brigade destroyed two Russian tanks in forested areas near Vovchansk on the Southern Slobozhanshchyna front.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged partners to respond to Russian terror by strengthening Ukraine’s energy support and defense capabilities.
In Russia, the key 500 kV Balashovskaya power substation in Volgograd region has been attacked.
In Kyiv, the number of people injured as a result of the Russian attack early on October 25 has risen to twelve, while two people have been killed.
Russian forces carried out strikes on the town of Lozova in Kharkiv region, leaving around 25,000 households without electricity.
Russian forces killed one civilian and injured five others in Donetsk region on October 24.
On October 24, Russian forces shelled settlements in Sumy region nearly 150 times, damaging civilian infrastructure.
Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev stated that the United States, Ukraine, and Russia are close to a diplomatic solution to end the war in Ukraine. He said this on Friday after arriving in Washington for talks with U.S. officials.
A rescuer was killed and another wounded as a result of a repeated Russian missile strike on Petropavlivka community in Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk region.
One person was killed in Kyiv as a result of a Russian attack overnight, while the number of injured has risen to ten.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces neutralized four ballistic missiles and 50 drones launched by the Russian army against Ukraine overnight on Saturday.
On October 24, a total of 141 combat engagements occurred between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the highest enemy activity reported in the Pokrovsk sector of the front.
Russia's total combat losses in manpower from February 24, 2022, to October 25, 2025, have reached approximately 1,135,990 personnel, with 910 killed or wounded over the past 24 hours.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, as chairs of the Coalition of the Willing, have agreed to ensure Ukraine's energy resilience and provide immediate assistance to protect and restore its infrastructure.
Over the past day, Russian forces carried out 634 attacks on 19 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. A man was injured as a result of enemy shelling in the Vasylivka district.
If Russia manages to end the war against Ukraine on its terms, there will be a risk that it will attack one of the NATO or European Union countries.
A court has sentenced a Russian military intelligence agent to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property for directing enemy strikes on the territories of the Kyiv, Sumy, and Vinnytsia regions.