Zelensky pledges to cut red tape, taxes for small, mid-sized businesses.

Some protesters attempted to break through the palace fences, prompting Georgia's Interior Ministry to declare the demonstration illegal and order the crowd dispersed.

Ano party leader and billionaire Andrej Babis said on Oct. 4 that Ukraine is "not ready" to join the EU and that the Czech ammunition initiative should be taken over by NATO.

One of the sanctioned companies is Hardberry-Rusfactor, which produces drones and counter-UAV systems as well as neural network systems for automatic equipment recognition and target designation.

"The Russians have not abandoned their intentions to plunge Ukraine into darkness on the eve of the new heating season," Deputy Energy Minister Roman Andarak said.

A Russian drone struck the station in the city of Shostka, Sumy Oblast. Passengers and Ukrzaliznytsia workers were on the site at the moment of the attack, according to Zelensky.

Sergiy Kyslytsia warned that Europe needs to "get serious" about the existential threat posed by Russia.

China officially claims neutrality in Russia's war against Ukraine, but has indirectly supported Moscow in several ways.

The city of Kupiansk has become a focal point of Russia’s renewed offensive in Kharkiv Oblast. After crossing the Oskil River, Russian forces have begun infiltrating Ukrainian lines in small assault groups, while the battlefield becomes increasingly dominated by swarming drones.

Over the decades, Oleksa Shalayskyi became one of Ukraine’s leading investigative journalists and is described by his colleagues as a pioneer of anti-corruption investigations.

The Russian missile ship was struck on Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia at 04:31 a.m. local time on Oct. 4, according to the Special Operations Forces.

Russia launched 109 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight, as well as three Iskander-M or KN-23 ballistic missiles, the Air Force reported.

Drones struck the Kirishi oil refinery in Russia's Leningrad oblast overnight on Oct. 4, sparking a fire that was later extinguished, officials and local media reported.

"Today, all the rescued children are safe in Ukraine-controlled territory," Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, said.