Zelensky: Putin's revenues must be reduced, this will increase global security
Ukraine and its international partners must synchronize their efforts on sanctions policy against Russia to apply consistent pressure and bring the war to a real end.
15 October 2025
Ukraine and its international partners must synchronize their efforts on sanctions policy against Russia to apply consistent pressure and bring the war to a real end.
Ukraine's main task at this stage is to expand its long-range strike capabilities against enemy territory. The potential exists, and systems like Patriots and Tomahawks can help lay the foundation for lasting peace.
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.
At today's meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, representatives of 19 countries expressed their readiness to provide Ukraine with new military aid packages.
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.
Supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression is in the shared interests of NATO member states and other democracies, as the outcome of this war will have consequences far beyond Ukraine's borders.
The U.S. Department of War is prepared to join NATO's collective efforts to secure peace in Ukraine if no path toward peace emerges in the near future. In the meantime, the PURL initiative remains the best instrument for assisting Ukraine.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius opened the 31st meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format and pledged further support, including in the area of air defense.
On Wednesday, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Russia’s largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, as well on tankers of Russia’s shadow fleet.
Since the start of the day, 99 clashes have occurred between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops, with fighting ongoing in six sectors of the front. The enemy has been most active in the Pokrovsk sector.
To better protect its critical infrastructure from Russian strikes, Ukraine requires, among other things, unique air defense systems produced by the United States.
In Brussels, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius and European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos to discuss financing for the defense sector and the use of frozen Russian assets.
More than half of NATO member states have expressed readiness to join the Alliance’s PURL initiative, which aims to purchase American weapons for Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump is optimistic about the possibility of achieving peace in Ukraine following the successful hostage exchange in the Middle East.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, after a report from Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (FISU) Oleh Ivashchenko, stated that Putin’s system would not withstand the confrontation he had drawn Russia into. Ivashchenko also reported on Russia’s plan for further military exploitation of Belarusian territory.
One of the largest Siberian internet providers, Orion Telecom, lost over 66 million rubles as a result of a special cyber operation conducted by the cyber unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Vladyslav Haivanenko as acting Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration.
Estonia will deliver drones worth tens of millions of euros to Ukraine this week and join the PURL aid package.
Finland will deliver a new aid package to Ukraine this week and join the PURL initiative for the procurement of U.S. weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine remains a top priority for Bucharest and NATO allies, which is why support for the country has continued since the first day of Russian aggression and will continue in the future.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Serhii Lysak Head of the Odesa City Military Administration.
A fire station building has been damaged in Dobropillia, Donetsk region, as a result of a Russian air strike.
As of 10:20 a.m., emergency power outages introduced on Wednesday morning in seven regions have been cancelled, while scheduled hourly outages remain in the Chernihiv region.
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Andriy Pyshnyy met with senior World Bank officials to discuss support for Ukraine’s energy sector amid intensified attacks, as well as the terms of a new loan under the Development Policy Operation (DPO) agreement.
On Wednesday, October 15, a drone attacked a Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, more than 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
Over the past week, the aggressor has carried out three attacks on the gas infrastructure of the Naftogaz Group. One of the group's thermal power plants was also affected on the night of October 15.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed that the Morskoy Oil Terminal enterprise in the temporarily occupied city of Feodosia was struck again during the night of October 13.
In the Cherkasy region, partial emergency power outage schedules have been implemented. Similar emergency schedules have also been introduced in the Sumy region.
On October 14, Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops engaged in 182 combat engagements, with the heaviest attacks occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.
A Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko met in the United States with representatives of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.