The heating season is gradually starting in Ukraine. Gas reserves in underground storage facilities reached almost 15.9 billion cubic meters, according to the Ministry of Energy.
The European Commission has earmarked over EUR 50 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund and called on the Member States to continue to help Ukraine successfully get through another difficult winter as Russia continues to destroy its critical infrastructure.
In a conversation with former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak thanked him for promoting the importance of providing security guarantees for Ukraine.
Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin announced the launch of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory (ACA) Group’s Multi-National Fund that will strengthen the international coalition for the restoration of justice.
Russia has highly likely begun a coordinated offensive across multiple axes in the east of Ukraine, namely on the Donetsk region’s Avdiivka. However, in view of slow progress and high casualties, successfully clearing Avdiivka looks increasingly unlikely for Russians in the short term.
Fifty-six military clashes have occurred on the front in the past 24 hours. Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled Russian attacks in the Kupiansk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, Shakhtarske and Zaporizhzhia directions.
The Ukrainian military fired a version of U.S.-provided ATACMS long-range missiles early Tuesday to strike Russian military aircraft and ammunition depots in the temporarily occupied areas.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the UN estimate the amount of losses caused by the Kakhovka HPP destruction at more than $11 billion, the greatest direct damage was caused to the energy and housing sectors.