Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Drone strikes disabled Yandex data centers in the Ryazan and Kaluga regions. A large-scale outage of internet services occurred in Russia.
The Minister of Defense and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine briefed Zelenskyy on the situation at the front. They discussed Donetsk region, and Dobropillia in particular.
Russian attacks damaged power grids and electricity transmission facilities. Zelenskyy instructed officials to accelerate resilience plans and assistance to Pryluky.
The UN Security Council meeting will take place on October 9 at 22:00 Kyiv time due to the escalation of Russia’s attacks. Zelenskyy reported 78 people killed and 215 wounded.
France will launch the first training courses for Ukrainian pilots on Rafale fighter jets in November. This was announced by Minister Catherine Vautrin.
Indigenous ballistic missiles give Ukraine new capabilities to strike targets at a considerable distance and reduce its dependence on partners’ long-range weapons.
U. S. representatives will discuss new proposals regarding the war with Ukraine and Europe in Miami. Later, they may meet with Putin in Moscow.
African countries are asking Ukraine to recognize citizens who were recruited through deception as victims of human trafficking. Thirty-seven Africans are being held captive.
Zelenskyy said that Ukraine attacked Yandex's data center in the Ryazan region in response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centers. The president did not disclose details of the operation.
Kyrylo Budanov arrived in the United States together with the Ukrainian negotiating team. The team will meet with Kushner and Witkoff to bring peace closer.
Zelenskyy announced a mirror response to Russia following the strikes on Pryluky and Kramatorsk. He emphasized that Ukraine does not respond to children.
The Ukrainian delegation in the United States will discuss strengthening air defense and current issues with the American side. European partners will join the talks.
The talks will last two days with the participation of European partners. Zelenskyy's team is due to return to Kyiv with a report on Monday.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry summoned South Korea's ambassador to explain Kyiv's position. Ukraine is ready to restore dialogue despite the ambassador's recall by Seoul.
Zelenskyy said preparations were underway for a response to Russian escalation. Ukraine is also working with partners on air defense packages and ammunition for F-16s.
Zelenskyy and Costa discussed Russian strikes, negotiating clusters, and the winter energy package. Ukraine received a €1.2 billion EU tranche.
Britain may help Ukraine purchase air defense systems and missiles from the United States and other countries. Zelenskyy said that the relevant packages have already been found.
A Russian bomb hit two minibuses in Kramatorsk: 30 people were killed and 18 injured. Zelenskyy promised a response.
Zelenskyy said that the United States and Europe must jointly force Putin to sit down at the negotiating table. He called for the war to be stopped.
Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian negotiating team will arrive in the United States in the coming days. Kyiv expects tougher sanctions and assistance.
Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is not at a diplomatic dead end and called on allies to end economic projects with Russia and strengthen sanctions.
Zelenskyy urged the US to open Starlink for Ukraine and strengthen its air defense. He believes that the necessary capabilities already exist.
On October 8 and 9, Ukraine will hold talks with its partners on strengthening defense. Zelenskyy reported on the consequences of Russian attacks.
Lavrov said that Europe had derailed the Russia–US agreements in Anchorage. Moscow is allegedly ready for trilateral talks but is waiting for proposals from Kyiv.
Zelenskyy said that Putin does not feel the consequences of aggression and is interested in war. He also criticized the easing of sanctions.
Eighteen people were killed in Pryluky, including four children aged between one and eight. Dozens more people were injured.
Kyiv is considering five ceasefire formats: Ukrainian, Indian, Turkish, Egyptian, and American. Steps by Russia are needed to launch them.
Ukrainian defense companies are increasingly adapting weapons that have already been developed to new tasks instead of developing systems from scratch. Experts explained why the speed of such modifications is critical in the war against Russia.
Four targets were hit, including oil facilities and a training ground in three Russian regions. There was also a response in the Black Sea.
At least 11 people were killed and more than 30 wounded as a result of the overnight attack. Russia launched 70 missiles and drones at Kyiv and 12 regions.