Ukraine received 10 ALTO NG light trainer aircraft for future combat pilot training. Five were provided by the Czech government, while five more were purchased with support from the Czech charity fund Dárek pro Putina.
❗️Ukraine expects more than 160 agreements worth over €10 billion to be signed during the two-day recovery conference in Gdansk, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. The forum also plans documents on the payment of the first €3.2 billion from a €90 billion EU loan.
Employees of TPP, one of the largest fuel companies in occupied Crimea, appealed to Putin for government assistance after Ukrainian strikes destroyed a fuel terminal in Kerch, damaged several gas stations, burned fuel trucks and hit an oil depot. The company warned that 2,500 jobs are at risk and said it may not recover without state support.
Trump said Zelensky is doing “pretty well” and holding his position, calling him a brave man with fighters. Earlier, US Deputy Secretary of State Jeremy Levin said Ukraine has shifted the war’s dynamic and is currently winning, with Ukrainian forces now on the offensive while Russian forces wait for winter.
❗️Four Russian satellites approached the Polish-Finnish ICEYE-X36 radar satellite to within less than 13 km, according to orbital tracking data cited by Der Spiegel. In low Earth orbit, such proximity operations are considered a hostile act. Analysts said a potential objective could be causing a temporary loss of data used by Ukraine, while also posing risks to NATO and European users of ICEYE int...
❗️Polish government officials believe President Karol Nawrocki deliberately announced the move to strip Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle one week before Donald Tusk’s Ukraine recovery conference in Gdansk, aiming to trigger tensions with Kyiv.
Zelensky ordered Ukrainian intelligence and the army to hit preemptively at facilities Russia uses to expand the war. He said Russian leadership is pulling additional air defenses to Moscow, Valdai and the Kerch Bridge at the expense of other directions, concentrating…
Zelensky ordered Ukrainian intelligence and the army to hit preemptively at facilities Russia uses to expand the war. He said Russian leadership is pulling additional air defenses to Moscow, Valdai and the Kerch Bridge at the expense of other directions, concentrating hundreds of S-400, S-500 and Pantsir launchers in the Moscow region and nearly 90 launchers at Valdai.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov rejected reports claiming Trump encouraged Zelensky to pursue tougher sanctions, greater pressure and deeper military action against Russia. The Russian foreign minister called the reports “wishful thinking” that does not reflect…
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov rejected reports claiming Trump encouraged Zelensky to pursue tougher sanctions, greater pressure and deeper military action against Russia. The Russian foreign minister called the reports “wishful thinking” that does not reflect reality.
NATO chief Mark Rutte says Witkoff, Kushner and Rubio are working toward a peace deal, but Putin remains the deciding factor. He said Russia is losing 30,000-35,000 troops monthly and Ukraine is effectively hitting refineries inside Russia.
❗️The US Senate voted 50-48 to pass an Iran War Powers Resolution requiring congressional approval before continuing military operations against Iran. Democrat John Fetterman broke with most of his party to vote against the measure, while Republicans Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski voted in favor.
Zelensky says Ukraine’s diplomatic team is personally responsible for advancing promised air defense deliveries, calling the schedule one of Kyiv’s most important priorities. He said work is also underway on weapons production in Ukraine and with partners for long-range strikes and medium-range responses against Russian forces.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attacked Zelensky as a “führer” and claimed the US is changing its rhetoric by demanding an immediate ceasefire from Russia. He said statements made by the US president after Anchorage have been forgotten.
🇨🇴 Unrest in #Colombia after far-right candidate claims victory in disputed elections.Mass protests have erupted across Colombia after Trump-backed far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella claimed a razor-thin victory.Preliminary counts show de la Espriella leading by fewer than 250,000 votes. Leftist Senator Iván Cepeda announced that party lawyers are contesting 27% of the ballot boxes due t...