Category: 6. Opinion

Romania has delivered a Patriot missile-defense system to Ukraine, as confirmed by both countries on 3 October, according to RFE/RL’s Ukrainian and Romanian services. The delivery of the Patriot system comes amid Russia’s daily missile, drone, and bomb attacks on Ukrainian cities and… Continue Reading

The Kremlin has not received any requests for a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. According to the Russian news agency TASS, Peskov told journalists that no request had been received… Continue Reading

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed that Ukraine will be his key priority in office during his first foreign visit to Kyiv on 3 October. Longtime Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte officially took office as NATO Secretary General on 1 October. As the Dutch Prime Minister, Rutte visited… Continue Reading

On 3 October, the British Defense Ministry released an intelligence update indicating that a Russian missile strike on the merchant vessel Aya carrying grain in the Black Sea on 11 September was likely unintentional. Last month, Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia launched two Kh-22/32… Continue Reading

Ukraine is ramping up its domestic military production capabilities, particularly focusing on drones and missiles, in an effort to reduce dependence on Western military assistance. However, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assesses that Ukraine still requires considerable Western… Continue Reading

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made his first official foreign visit to Kyiv on 3 October, just days after assuming his new role. The visit underscores the Alliance’s continued prioritization of Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing war. Prior to his role as NATO Secretary General, Rutte served… Continue Reading

The evacuation of Ukrainian military personnel, especially the wounded, from Vuhledar took place under the fire and pressure from the flanks, according to Arsenii Prylipka, press officer of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine named after the Black Zaporozhians…. Continue Reading

Ukraine is preparing to deploy newly received US-made 2-CT Hawkeye 105mm self-propelled howitzers in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, as revealed by a Ukrainian Telegram channel on 2 October 2024. The video showcases using one of these advanced artillery systems at a firing range, mounted on… Continue Reading

Ukrainian defense forces reportedly conducted a drone attack on the Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast during the early hours of 3 October, according to a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) who spoke to Ukrainian media outlet Liga. The Borisoglebsk air base is… Continue Reading

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Ukrainian soldier, accusing him of desertion and aiding Russian air strikes on Vinnytsia and Sumy oblasts, according to statements from the SBU press service and the Office of the Prosecutor General. Amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war,… Continue Reading