Ukraine, Netherlands agree on joint drone production
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans, after which the two countries' defense ministers signed a memorandum on joint drone production.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans, after which the two countries' defense ministers signed a memorandum on joint drone production.
The Russian command attempted to unblock its forces near Dobropillia but failed. As of today, Russian losses on this front amount to approximately 13,000, the enemy has retreated, and Ukrainian forces are now clearing Volodymyrivka.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone call with President of Finland Alexander Stubb to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced agreements with Norway and the Netherlands to support the restoration of Ukraine’s energy systems following Russian attacks.
Throughout the day, Russian forces attacked Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and artillery, damaging power lines, residential buildings, and a car.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is initiating entry bans for journalists and other participants who joined a tour of the temporarily occupied towns of Avdiivka and Kurakhove in Donetsk region, organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has urged residents of the capital to stock up on water, prepare first aid kits and food supplies, and charge backup power devices.
The United States are not ruling out the possibility of sending Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, and discussions on the matter are ongoing between Ukrainian and American teams.
The Odesa-Tolyatti ammonia pipeline has been damaged as a result of Russian artillery shelling in Donetsk region.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 102 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops, with fighting still ongoing on five sectors. The enemy continues to be most active in the Pokrovsk sector.
In Kremenchuk, Poltava region, police bomb disposal experts found fragments of a missile that may have contained a cluster warhead.
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Vitalii Kostiuchenko, a captured soldier of the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov, to 18 years in a strict regime prison.
As of 14:30, power supply to customers in the Cherkasy region has been fully restored. Emergency blackouts are in effect in Kyiv and seven regions.
The UK Ministry of Defence has delivered hundreds of air defense missiles to Ukraine five months ahead of the planned supply schedule.
Moldova successfully passed its democracy test during the parliamentary elections in the fall of 2025, despite Moscow’s attempts to interfere.
In Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, the enemy launched a FAB-250 air strike on a residential area, damaging residential buildings.
In Zaporizhzhia, the number of wounded increased to eight as a result of a combined Russian attack.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday evening approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026, which increases the authorized funding under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) to $500 million.
On October 3, Russia struck the Kharkiv and Poltava regions, which are key areas for gas production in Ukraine.
As of 13:05, emergency power outages are in effect in Kyiv and eight regions, while scheduled hourly outages are applied in the Chernihiv region.
Russia will not abandon its influence over Transnistria as a tool of political blackmail, not only against Moldova but also against Ukraine.
The Russian attack on the night of October 10 was mainly aimed at power generation facilities on the left bank of Ukraine.
Emergency power outage schedules in Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy have been cancelled, while standard outage schedules remain in place. In Kyiv, electricity has been restored to 270,000 customers.
On October 10, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski is on a working visit to the Lviv region.
In the city of Volodymyr, Volyn region, law enforcement officers ensure order during the court decision to vacate the Dormition Cathedral, occupied by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
Overnight on October 10, during a missile and drone attack on the town of Kaniv in Cherkasy region, ten people were injured, including a 10-year-old boy.
In September, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck 70 facilities of Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Ukraine’s air defense forces intercepted 420 drones and missiles launched by Russian forces since the evening, with direct hits recorded in 19 locations.
Overnight, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, damaging power grids and municipal systems in Kyiv and 11 regions.