Cover photo: Ukrainian boats on the Dnieper near the front line near Kherson, southern Ukraine, October 15, 2023. Alex Babenko / AP
- The war between Israel and Hamas has led to a slowdown in grenade deliveries to Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday, to a small group of media outlets, including Agence France-Presse (AFP). “What do you think people in the Middle East bought first? THE [obus de] “Caliber 155. Our supplies have decreased,” he explained, while welcoming the United States’ efforts to increase production of this type of ammunition.
- Ukraine expects new attacks on its energy grid this winter, warned Volodymyr Zelensky. “I think we are better prepared for winter than before,” Mr. Zelensky said. “But I don’t think Russia will use fewer weapons. The winter will be difficult. “In terms of air defense, we are better positioned than we were last winter,” he added.
- The Russian army has intensified its attack on Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine in recent days, Vitalii Barabash, the mayor of that city, said on Thursday. become the target of the Kremlin’s ongoing main offensive in this sector.
- Supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia is in the national security interest of every NATO country, including the United States, Atlantic Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reminded on Thursday. A failure of this support would “not only be a tragedy for Ukraine if the President [Vladimir] “Putin wins, but it would also be very dangerous for us,” he emphasized at a press conference.
- Ukraine reported two dead and five injured in two Russian bombings in the southern city of Kherson on Thursdayeponymous capital of the country’s southern oblast, and its surroundings.
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