In the first nine months of 2024, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have destroyed 144 Russian artillery brigades, worth an estimated USD 8 billion, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
On October 14, MEPs in the Trade Committee voted by a majority to approve financial support to Ukraine in the form of a EUR 35 billion loan, backed by frozen Russian assets.
In Kharkiv region, warriors of the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade (79 ODSHB) successfully repelled a Russian assault on the Kurakhove front, inflicting losses on the enemy personnel and armored vehicles.
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina initiated a review of information from The Insider about Russian oligarchs and other Russian figures who are under sanctions but do business in Latvia through proxies and have real estate here.
Despite an active ban imposed on Russian athletes across most international sports events over the war of aggression Russia is waging against Ukraine, their military athletes are allowed to some competitions, and German soldiers were spotted taking part in those events alongside the Russians.
Ukrainian defense forces eliminated 8,460 Russian invaders and destroyed 1,662 units of Russian equipment and weapons, including an aircraft, a helicopter and 52 tanks, over the past week.
In Feodosia, located in temporarily occupied Crimea, a fuel shortage has arisen for the Russian armed forces following a strike by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on the marine oil terminal on October 7. In response, the occupying forces are setting up mobile fueling stations that frequently change locations.
A resident of Kherson has posted a video cut from enemy UAVs over a short period of time, showing how the Russian military is hunting civilians in Kherson.
During a Russian attack on Odesa region ports in the early hours of October 10, a container ship carrying packaged sunflower oil — part of humanitarian cargo commissioned by the United Nations for delivery to Palestine — was struck.
Representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War Petro Yatsenko confirmed the death of Ukrainian journalist Victoriia Roshchyna in Russian captivity.