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Ukrainska Pravda

October 2026

Russia and its allies begin military exercises in Belarus

Military exercises Indestructible Brotherhood 2026 and Barrier 2026 begin in Belarus on 12 October, involving Russia and other allies of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO)

Senators' statement: US "should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline"

Previously: A number of Republicans in both houses of the US Congress criticised the agreement reached between Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin regarding the supply of Russian diesel fuel

Axios: Trump's "energy ceasefire" would cover only attacks on oil refineries

However, Ukraine has only one oil refinery, which is not operating at full capacity

We import diesel and gas. What we need is for the Russians to stop attacking our electricity grid,... The Russian
The Russians are thinking about it. We will know soon if they are ready,
Trump is really mad. He feels Zelenskyy is taking the US for granted,

Zelenskyy: EU will provide Ukraine with €3 billion in military aid next week

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
Ursula and I agreed that our teams will have detailed discussions on our next joint actions and the coordination of our steps. We are also preparing to open the negotiating clusters — so that all the remaining clusters are opened by the end of the year,
Just before our conversation, the Russians struck a power plant in Kyiv with a 'Shahed' drone, and many districts experienced power outages. Later, there were strikes on energy facilities in the Kharkiv region. And all of this happened AFTER the President of the United States made his statement about an energy ceasefire,

Zelenskyy on Trump's "energy ceasefire": We are ready to agree, but energy facility in Kharkiv has just been hit

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
We are defending Ukraine. We are fighting for support for Ukraine. We support all steps by our partners that can help us. We are awaiting clear details of the dialogue between America and Russia — and we expect Putin to follow through on what President Trump said,

Russia steps up assassination attempts targeting defence company executives in Europe, FT says

Sinan SelenbfV head
Russia is engaged in the deliberate planning of acts of violence against individuals by state or state-controlled actors. We are observing a further development of these actions in terms of the targets, the methods and the actors involved, including the use of organised crime structures,
The main goal from the Russian perspective is still psychological. Just by making people feel they might be a target, they are having their effect. They want individuals to think twice before doing business with Ukraine,