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17 October 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following a meeting with representatives of Raytheon, the manufacturer of Patriot systems, has said that there are solutions that can further strengthen the protection of lives in Ukraine.
On October 16, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 178 clashes with Russian invaders, with the enemy most active in the Pokrovsk and Oleksandrohrad sectors.
Partners are mobilizing unprecedented financial support through the US-led PURL initiative
The total combat losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to October 17, 2025, in the war against Ukraine now amount to approximately 1,128,030 personnel, including 730 losses in the past 24 hours.
As many as 16 individuals who collaborated with Russian intelligence services in eastern Ukraine have received long prison sentences.
If potential deliveries of U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine turn out to be too costly, it might make more sense to invest that money in producing more of Ukraine’s own, cheaper Flamingo missiles.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, following a conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, that the United States has plenty of Tomahawk missiles but cannot allow its own stockpiles to deplete.
Kryvyi Rih was under a massive attack by Shahed drones, with more than 10 explosions reported as air defense systems were operating.
The 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, 92nd Separate Assault Brigade, 93rd Mechanized Brigade, and 72nd Mechanized Brigade are the most popular among candidates signing contracts under the Contract 18-24 program.
Police and the Security Service of Ukraine have foiled and detained a Russian agent who was planning a terrorist attack against Ukrainian servicemen in the Kharkiv region.
16 October 2025
There have been 146 combat clashes on the front; the Russians have made 42 attempts to break through Ukraine’s defense in the Pokrovsky sector, losing over 150 personnel.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko discussed Ukraine's financial needs for the next budget period with the president of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, the World Bank's Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, the President of the European Investment Bank, Nadia Calvino and the President of the EBRD, Odile Renaud-Basso.
The Russian army has struck the village of Skovorodynivka in the Bohodukhiv district of the Kharkiv region with guided bombs, destroying agricultural enterprises.
U.S. President Donald Trump has seen that Ukraine is not a weak player and has allies, and he may change his strategy, while Europe and Kyiv need to align their strategies with the U.S. as closely as possible.
In the Kharkiv region, the aftermath of the massive Russian attack on energy and gas infrastructure continues to be eliminated, with 400 users remaining without gas.
U.S. President Donald Trump has become frustrated by the lack of progress in ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, and a new phase of this conflict is now beginning, in which he will evidently increase pressure on Putin.
Early on Thursday, October 16, Russian forces launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine, which included two ballistic missiles hitting the territory of a Ukrainian Ground Forces training unit. The facility is located in a rear and relatively quiet part of the country.
Russia is attacking Ukraine with Shahed drones with cluster munitions and is carrying out double strikes to injure rescuers and energy workers who are restoring facilities after the attack.
On the night of October 15-16, Russia carried out another combined strike targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure, particularly facilities in the gas sector.
A drone exploded at an enterprise in the Krasnopillia community, Sumy region, early on October 16, killing a 38-year-old man.
On the night of October 16, the Russians carried out another massive attack on Ukraine's gas infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russians used more than 300 drones and 37 missiles, including a significant number of ballistic missiles, last night, and also spoke about the enemy's double terror – repeated strikes and cluster munitions.
On the night of October 16, Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, halting operations at gas production facilities in the Poltava region.
On October 15, Ukrainian Defense Forces recorded 184 combat engagements with Russian forces along the front line.
Russia’s total combat losses in its war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to October 16, 2025, amount to approximately 1,127,300 personnel, including 1,080 eliminated in the past 24 hours.
In Lviv, prosecutors have sent to court an indictment against a 33-year-old Ukrainian citizen who, acting on behalf of Russia, planned to bomb Ukrainian military personnel from a Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC).
The counterintelligence unit of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained a Russian agent who, acting on the instructions of the Federal Security Service (FSB), collected coordinates for a missile and drone strike on Odesa.
15 October 2025
In London, Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk handed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer an updated list of Ukraine's urgent defense needs.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal outlined the key priorities he presented to international partners during the 31st meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format.
Germany is allocating EUR 400 million to support the production of Ukrainian long-range drones, whose strikes on targets deep inside Russia are already yielding results.