Ukrainian Strategic Industries Minister Herman Smetanin and the representatives of the Government and the Armed Forces of the Netherlands have discussed the areas of defense industry cooperation between the two countries.
Ukraine expects positive signals regarding advancement to full membership in NATO at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which is to be held at the leaders level at Ramstein this week.
Late on October 7, Russian forces attacked the port infrastructure in Odesa with a ballistic missile, killing a Ukrainian citizen and wounding five foreigners.
The Russian military tries to attack gas production platforms near Snake (Zmiinyi) Island, but Ukrainian forces maintain control over the platforms and the island.
The United Kingdom allocated GBP 3.5 billion (almost $4.5 billion) to Ukraine for the purchase of modern military equipment from British manufacturers.
The number of people injured in a Russian attack on Sloviansk, Donetsk region, has increased to seven, including two children, and one person was killed in the strike.
As part of intergovernmental consultations between Ukraine and Slovakia, the parties discussed cooperation in the field of defense, including new defense contracts.
On Monday evening, the Russian army shelled Sloviansk, Donetsk region. One person was killed and six more were injured, including a two-year-old child.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine invites its partners to define how they envision the end of the war with Russia and Ukraine's place in the global security architecture.
The Norwegian government is proposing to increase the overall funding framework for the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine to NOK 135 billion (USD 12.7 billion) and to extend it for an additional three years, until 2030.
During the Ukrainian government delegation's visit to Slovakia, the heads of the respective agriculture ministries signed a memorandum of cooperation in agriculture and the food industry.