The Verkhovna Rada adopted draft law No. 12028, which grants the SBU the right to develop and submit draft regulatory acts for consideration by the President and the Cabinet of Ministers.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted draft law No. 13378, which grants the State Special Transport Service additional powers for the construction of fortifications. The document consolidates the status of the SSTS as a military formation that is part of Ukraine's security and defense sector.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted draft law No. 13627, which provides for a monthly payment of 50,000 hryvnias to servicemen released from captivity who require long-term inpatient treatment. Payments are valid for the entire period of treatment but may be suspended if there is suspicion of crimes against national security.
Naftogaz Group received a loan of UAH 3 billion from Oschadbank. The funds will be used to purchase imported natural gas due to massive enemy attacks on gas infrastructure.
Serbian oil company NIS, partly owned by Russia, failed to obtain another waiver from US sanctions. This jeopardizes fuel procurement for the country's only oil refinery.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted draft law No. 13335, which allows critical enterprises to reserve employees with improperly processed registration documents for 45 days. This reservation is valid once a year and does not exempt from responsibility, and the employer can dismiss the employee if the military registration violation is not eliminated in time.
The Ministry of Energy announced that the government has approved the Action Plan to ensure the stable passage of the autumn-winter period of 2025/26 by the regions of Ukraine. It defines key tasks for providing heat and light in conditions of intensified shelling.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on sending units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to other states. This decision will facilitate the acquisition of complex military equipment and the mastery of its use.
On the night of October 9, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Korobkovsky Gas Processing Plant and the Yefimovka linear production dispatch station in Russia's Volgograd region. Explosions and fires were recorded on the territory of both facilities.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading a draft law on the Cyber Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which defines their legal status and principles of activity. Cyber reservists – civilian specialists without the status of military personnel – will be able to join the Cyber Forces.
An investigation by SPIEGEL, De Tijd, and Direkt36 revealed that Hungarian intelligence appears to have been spying on EU institutions in Brussels for years, attempting to recruit European officials. One agent, operating under diplomatic cover, according to the investigation, offered money to a European Commission employee.
A Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko will visit the US next week. Air defense, energy, sanctions, the negotiation track, and frozen assets will be discussed.
Over the past day, Russian troops attacked energy infrastructure in several regions, including Odesa region, which led to blackouts. In Chernihiv region, hourly power outages are still in effect due to equipment damage.
NATO allies are discussing more decisive measures in response to Russian provocations, including the deployment of armed drones and easing restrictions for pilots on opening fire. The goal of the negotiations is to raise the cost for Moscow for its "hybrid war" and develop clear countermeasures.
The State Tax Service added 122 inspections to this year's plan, totaling 4908. Companies and individual entrepreneurs in wholesale trade, agriculture, food production, logistics, and retail will be inspected.
Streaming service Netflix is introducing video games to its TV service for the first time, allowing users to play Boggle Party and other games. Users will be able to use their phones as controllers while playing on the big screen.
Toyota plans to release its first electric vehicle with a solid-state battery in 2027-2028, promising increased range and faster charging. The company is collaborating with Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. for the mass production of cathode materials.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 112 Shahed-type, Gerbera, and other attack UAVs. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 87 enemy drones in the north, south, and east of the country.
As a result of the night drone attack on Odesa region, civilian, energy, and port infrastructure was damaged, and containers with oil and wooden pellets caught fire. Over 30,000 consumers were left without electricity, and 5 people are known to have been injured.
Due to enemy attacks, railway connections with Sumy region are operating on altered routes. Regional and long-distance trains are bypassing their destination stations.
Over the past day, 217 combat engagements were recorded on the front, 58 of which occurred on the Pokrovsk direction. In total, the enemy launched 87 air strikes and carried out 4192 shelling attacks on positions.
Oil prices fell after Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip. Brent crude futures fell to $65.91 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate to $62.17.
Mozilla introduces profiles in its Firefox web browser, which will allow users to create separate browsing spaces. The update, due out on October 14, will enable bookmarks, login data, history, extensions, and themes to be stored separately for work, projects, and personal browsing.
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) called the EU's plans to ban the sale of internal combustion engine cars from 2035 "very tough. " It called for measures that would give manufacturers greater flexibility, warning that current plans are based on outdated assumptions.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 107 combat engagements at the front since the beginning of the day, more than a third of which took place in the Pokrovsk and South-Slobozhansk directions. The names of some directions in the east have been changed due to the transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to a corps structure.
OLX Real Estate analytics show a 3-4 fold increase in prices for private homes in Ukraine over the past four years. Vinnytsia, Volyn, and Lviv regions became the leaders in growth, while Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, and Odesa Oblast doubled their prices.
The Verkhovna Rada failed to appoint four judges to the Constitutional Court, as none of the candidates received a sufficient number of votes. 224 MPs voted for the appointment of Z.V. Tropin, 93 for O.M. Klymenko, 74 for T.O. Tsymbalistyi, and 126 for Yu.M. Kyrychenko.
Due to the threat of enemy attacks in the Chernihiv region, Sumy-Kyiv trains will temporarily follow a bypass route. Delays of up to 4 hours are possible.
A Kyiv resident will face trial for animal cruelty. A 33-year-old intoxicated man threw a Maltese Bolognese dog against the floor, resulting in the dog's death.
The European company Thales Belgium reports an increase in the number of drones over its factories and demands clear rules for their jamming or shooting down. The company aims to double the production of FZ275 missiles to 70,000 units.
