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.
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.
During the 15th Kyiv Unbroken Marathon, held on October 11–12 in the capital, organizers raised over UAH 2.5 million to fund drones for the Special Operations Forces.
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.