Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi discussed plans for the winter period and the urgent needs of the Ukrainian Army with the chief of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Brown.
In the Avdiivka sector, Russian forces have increased the number of air strikes in the past two days, using mostly guided aerial bombs. The Defense Forces of Ukraine have repelled eight enemy attacks today.
The Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Moldova, Denys Shmyhal and Dorin Recean, in a phone call on Monday discussed joint work on the path towards the European Union.
EU foreign ministers have not reached an agreement on the eighth tranche of military aid worth EUR 500 million for Ukraine under the European Peace Facility (EPF) due to Hungary's blocking of the decision.
Since February 24, 2022, 154 civilians have been killed in the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, while the bodies of another six remain under the rubble of buildings destroyed by Russian invaders.
Two people have been killed and nine injured in Russia’s recent attack on downtown Kherson. A dozen of vehicles were damaged, including police cars and special medical transport.
At the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for increasing military aid to Ukraine, endorsing a decision on the start of accession talks, and speeding up the approval of a new sanctions package against Russia.
Russian troops have struck a civilian car with artillery in the suburbs of Kherson. One person was reported killed and two injured, including a two-month-old baby.
A Russian intelligence asset who helped Russian invasion forces launch missiles at the Kharkiv Regional State Administration and other facilities in the city was sentenced to life in prison.
The government of Norway has earmarked an additional EUR 84 million for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, which is going through a severe humanitarian crisis amid the war unleashed by Russia.
The National Agency for Corruption Prevention included Denmark’s Rockwool in the list of international sponsors of war. Its products were used during the construction and repair of warships for the Russian Navy.