Cover photo: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the third summit of the European Political Community on October 5, 2023 in Granada, Spain. HANDOUT / AFP
- Gathered in Granada, southern Spain, at the third summit of the European Political Community, European leaders gave Volodymyr Zelensky signs of their desire to increase their military aid to Ukraine on Thursday, October 5. In particular, Germany announced that it is working with the Ukrainian president to equip Kiev with a new Patriot air defense system for the winter period.
- The Ukrainian president thanked Europeans in his daily message broadcast on social networks: “We will have more air defense – the agreements are clear. This is very important before winter. Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain – thank you! »
- As the political crisis in Washington raises questions about continued U.S. aid to Ukraine, Europe cannot replace American supportHowever, appreciated Josep Borrell, head of diplomacy of the European Union.
- This summit took place duringA Russian bomb attack killed 51 people. including a child, in the village of Hroza, in the Kharkiv region, This was reported by Ukrainian authorities. Six people were injured. The attack occurred at around 1:15 p.m. local time (12:15 p.m. Paris time). A grocery store and a cafe were affected, regional governor Oleh Synehoubov said in Telegram.
- According to preliminary information, the attack was carried out using an Iskander ballistic missilesaid Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko in Telegram. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced a “completely premeditated act of terrorism.”
- Moscow said on Thursday it shot down eight Ukrainian drones in western Russia. without mentioning possible damage or injury. The governor of annexed Crimea also confirmed that two nautical drone attacks had been repelled in the Black Sea near Sevastopol.
- Russia has withdrawn most of its Black Sea Fleet from its main base in Crimea, according to the Wall Street Journal. Advisor to the Ukrainian Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko assured X (formerly Twitter) that Crimea and the Black Sea “now represent the most important area where a turning point in the war could take place.”
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