Russia uses white phosphorus bombs in Hostomel and Irpin.

"The United States of America will impose a tariff of 100% on China, over and above any tariff that they are currently paying," Donald Trump said.

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 54 out of the 78 Shahed-type attack drones and other drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Twenty-one drone strikes were recorded at six locations.

The number includes 1,060 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Oct. 10, killing a child and injuring at least 24 people in the country while leaving a part of Kyiv without electricity and water.

"We cannot use Patriot missiles against drones," Zelensky said. "What questions might I have for the mayor? I could tell you now what I think about all this, but I won't."

Putin praised Trump's peacekeeping efforts and said the Nobel committee's decisions to award the honor to "people who have done nothing for peace" damaged the prize's reputation.

"I believe that the weather conditions affected our capability to repel by something like 20-30%," Zelensky told reporters during a press briefing following the attack, Reuters reported.

A Ukrainian delegation is set to visit Washington next week to negotiate the purchase of additional air defense systems as well as HIMARS rocket systems as part of a "Mega Deal," President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press briefing on Oct. 10.

Speaking at the White House briefing, Melania Trump said Putin responded to her earlier letter and that "both sides have participated in several back-channel meetings and calls, all in good faith."

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans to finalize the agreement, describing drone production as "one of the most promising areas of our bilateral cooperation."

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need to protect the press and secure accountability for attacks on journalists."

Among the seven nations increasing their purchases, France saw a 40% jump, importing 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion), while the Netherlands’ imports surged 72% to 498 million euros ($579 million). Belgium, Croatia, Romania, and Portugal also raised their imports. Hungary recorded an 11% increase over the past year.

This month marks one year of the Kyiv Independent’s Explaining Ukraine weekly newsletter on Ukrainian history, literature, and culture, written by culture reporter Kate Tsurkan.