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13 October 2025
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said that if the proposal to open a so-called reparations loan for Ukraine – to be backed by frozen Russian assets in Europe – is approved, it will be up to Kyiv to decide how to use the funds.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that potential funding for supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could come from three sources: NATO's PURL program, a "Mega Deal" being negotiated with the United States, and frozen Russian assets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, October 17.
Germany, including its parliament, fully recognizes that Ukraine is fighting for its destiny and defending democracy in Europe, and will therefore continue to provide strong support to Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky chaired a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff focused on protecting and restoring Ukraine's energy system, during which he heard reports on repair work in regions affected by Russian strikes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with Czech President Petr Pavel, during which he expressed gratitude for Czechia's continued support and discussed new initiatives aimed at strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities.
The Ukrainian government has introduced an experimental mechanism to transfer technologies developed within the Ministry of Defense (MoD) system into mass production.
The European Commission and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed an agreement to provide EUR 100 million in guarantees for investment in Ukraine's reconstruction projects.
Russian troops have partially entered the outskirts of the villages of Kucheriv Yar and Shakhove in Donetsk region; however, fighting continues there, and the situation remains under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Russian invading forces have significantly increased the number of fire strikes in the eastern sector of the front, with the intensity of shelling rising by 25–30% over the past ten days compared to the previous period.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas to discuss ways to strengthen the security of both Ukraine and Europe.
As a result of a drone strike on an oil depot in temporarily occupied Feodosia on October 13, 11 storage tanks were damaged, 10 of which were filled with fuel.
The recent Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are intended to break the country’s resistance, and these hopes of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to come true.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has called on other nations to join the PURL initiative, noting that the contributions from Northern European countries alone are not enough to meet Ukraine’s defense needs.
Western governments must increase pressure on national manufacturers that continue to cooperate with Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Western governments must increase pressure on national manufacturers that continue to cooperate with Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Seven more countries have expressed intention to join in the PURL initiative with specific contributions.
The Netherlands provides €200 million to Ukraine to intercept Russian drones and create a defense industrial cluster in Kyiv.
The impact of our drones in Donbas is very strong
Ukraine is ready and willing to relay its combat experience to European countries amid Russian drone incidents in EU, NATO airspace – Sybiha
The European Union has committed a EUR 10 million contribution to the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine by Russia, and is also providing EUR 6 million to assist Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia and victims of sexual crimes committed by Russian invaders.
As of the morning of October 13, emergency power outages have been enforced in seven Ukrainian regions. In the Zaporizhzhia region, the restrictions apply specifically to industrial consumers, while the Chernihiv region is operating under scheduled rolling blackouts.
Drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck an oil terminal and several power substations in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight on October 13.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has arrived in Kyiv.
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk and Bundestag President Julia Klockner have agreed on a schedule for further talks and identified key topics for interparliamentary dialogue.
Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized 69 out of 82 Russian drones launched since the evening of October 12.
Unmanned aerial vehicles attacked an oil depot in occupied Feodosia, Crimea, sparking a fire.
Overnight on October 13, Russian drones attacked a civilian industrial facility in Odesa region.
On October 12, there were 149 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the fiercest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk and Oleksandrohrad sectors.
In the Pokrovsk sector, soldiers of the Chernihiv border guard detachment captured a resident of the Donetsk region who had been fighting on the side of Russian forces.