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Drones attacked the Khanskaya military airfield in Russia's Republic of Adygea in the early hours of Oct. 10, causing a fire at the site. Local authorities have not commented on the attack.
The reliable flow of supplies into the region and Russia's focus on eastern Ukraine will allow Kyiv to hold territory in Kursk Oblast for months to come, senior U.S. officials said.
"If we had delivered a fraction of the weapons we have delivered after 2022, we may have actually prevented the war," former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
"Russian losses, again both killed and wounded in action, in just the first year of the war exceeded the total of all Soviet losses in any conflict since World War II combined," a senior Pentagon official said.
At least six people were killed and 11 injured in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast on Oct. 9, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram.
European Union countries have approved an unprecedented plan to issue a 35-billion-euro ($37.2 billion) loan to support Ukraine's war-torn economy, using Russia's immobilized Central Bank assets as collateral.
"The destruction of the Shahed drones storage base will significantly reduce the ability of the Russian occupiers to terrorize civilians in Ukrainian cities and villages," Ukraine's General Staff said.
"I will meet separately in each country with the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany. I will try to be swift, and then I will present the victory plan to all our partners at Ramstein," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The MiG-31K landing is the first in a year and a half. In April 2023, three Russian MiG-31Ks left the country and have not been spotted there since then, the Belaruski Hajun monitoring group reported.
"In October, November and December we have a real chance to move things toward peace and lasting stability. The situation on the battlefield creates an opportunity to make this choice — the choice for decisive action to end the war no later than in 2025," President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"France is the first country to train a full-fledged Ukrainian brigade on its territory. This initiative is unparalleled in terms of the number of trained soldiers and the duration of the training," the French Embassy in Kyiv said.
Ukraine sold state-owned UMCC-Titanium for Hr 3.94 billion hryvnia ($96 million) to Cemin Ukraine, the country’s State Property Fund said on Oct. 9th in a statement.
Ukraine's independent media has taken great strides since the EuroMaidan Revolution in 2014, but concerns have been raised since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
The talks will focus on achieving peace, Ukraine’s path to NATO and the EU, as well as the reconstruction of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 9.