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.
Ukrainian intelligence has intercepted a conversation in which a Russian soldier complains about two-month delays in troop rotations from frontline positions, even for wounded personnel.
The White Angels evacuated a family from the Hlukhiv community in Sumy region and a family from the Kupiansk district in Kharkiv region due to constant Russian attacks.
In a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had hoped to stop Vladimir Putin before securing a ceasefire in the Middle East.