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Monday, October 12
3 killed, 25 injured in Russian strike near Kharkiv
Among those killed were a 16-year-old boy, as well as a 19-year-old woman, and a 51-year-old woman, authorities said, in a strike that landed near a grocery store as well as several residential buildings.
EU to provide Ukraine with 3 billion euro tranche of military funding this week
The European Union is set to disburse approximately 3 billion euros ($4.8 billion) of defense support to Ukraine this week as part of the bloc's 90 billion euro support loan ($100 billion) for Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 11.
Trump's Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire claim is news to Kyiv
Ukraine has no information about an energy ceasefire that U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 11, a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent.
Sunday, October 11
Russian drone strike kills 3 service members in Ivano-Frankivsk, wounds 3 others
The attack was the latest in a series targeting the western Ukrainian city, with strikes reported on three days within a four-day period.
US threatens to halt weapons procurement for Ukraine over strikes on Russian energy sites, FT reports
The reported pressure preceded President Donald Trump’s announcement on Oct. 11 that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to stop attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure.
'To keep oil prices from rising' — Russian lawmaker questions Trump’s energy ceasefire claim
"We all know that Trump often says things to keep oil prices from rising," Igor Ananskikh, first deputy chair of the committee, told Russian outlet Ostorozhno Novosti.
About Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is Russia's president, a position he has held since 2012 and previously from 2000 to 2008, following his tenure as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Born on October 7, 1952, Putin served as a KGB officer before entering politics in the 1990s and consolidating authoritarian control over Russia's political system.
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"These things are important now to put clearly on the record and, I believe, help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia," media reports Burnham saying.
