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Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces carried out a massive strike on targets in Kyiv and the surrounding region. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied any pause in intelligence sharing with Ukraine and urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to focus on ending the war.
On 16 October in Brussels, EU leaders renewed support for Ukraine as Zelensky and Trump clashed over energy strikes and US backing. Zelensky sought an additional €70 billion for next year; the EU asked its commission to propose financing, but made no concrete funding promise.
Volodymyr Zelensky requested additional EU funding for Ukraine next year.
Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, but Russia had not acknowledged it. Ukraine says Russian strikes continued, including a missile attack that hit Kyiv’s CHPP-4 and an apartment building, killing one and injuring 13.
AllegedDuration of the total ceasefire Volodymyr Zelensky proposed to Vladimir Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned what he described as intensified Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The article also reports that a civilian grain ship caught fire and sank in the Black Sea, killing two crew members.
Two crew members died after the Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank in the Black Sea.
On October 4, Friedrich Merz met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as Russian strikes damaged the Northern Bridge and hit other sites. Germany and Ukraine signed a €1.3bn deal, including about €1bn for weapons and energy support.
Germany was set to provide funding to repair damage to Ukraine’s energy sector.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Donald Trump had made a final decision to allow Ukraine to obtain licences to produce Patriot missiles. The article also reports Ukraine’s continuing shortage of interceptors and related Russian-Ukrainian strikes.
AllegedVolodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine needs 5 percent of United States Patriot interceptor missiles to get through the winter.