
Moscow accuses Kiev of an attack on an industrial plant, while Ukraine claims a refinery. Zelensky asks partners for temporary missiles.
AI-generated summary
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine sees frequent drone attacks and international negotiations for military aid.
Russia accuses Ukraine of a massive raid overnight and of hitting an "industrial plant" east of Moscow with a drone, while Ukraine claims it hit a major oil refinery. "Ukrainian citizens from Oleshky crossed the Ukrainian border in the Chernihiv region. They will receive all the assistance they need." Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on X, recalling the phases of the humanitarian operation and hoping that "humanitarian access to Oleshky remains open". The news was also confirmed by the Moscow authorities.
In the meantime, work is underway on a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at the Apec summit in China.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky intends to discuss with individual partners the possibility of temporarily supplying Ukraine with 10 to 30 air defense missiles, with subsequent return upon arrival of an American package of 500 PAC-3 missiles. He said this during a conversation with Ukrainian media in Istanbul. According to him, such a plan would allow Ukraine to receive some missiles from partners' stockpiles before the arrival of American deliveries. Zelensky noted that the supply of missiles under the American offer was postponed for several years due to the peculiarities of production and the rather slow willingness of the United States to share missiles from its stockpile. The President stressed that this speed will not guarantee a sufficient level of protection for Ukrainians. He also noted that a significant portion of air defense packages are currently earmarked for the Middle East.
Russia accuses Ukraine of a massive raid overnight and of hitting an "industrial plant" east of Moscow with a drone, while Ukraine claims it hit a major oil refinery. "A massive drone attack is underway in the Nizhny Novgorod region, which began overnight and continued this morning; over one hundred drones have been destroyed," regional governor Gleb Nikitin said in a statement. "According to initial information, no casualties have been reported. An industrial plant in the Kstovo district has suffered significant damage," he added, without providing further details on the plant's activities.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the defense forces inflicted record losses on Russia of 54,400 troops and recaptured 96.2 square kilometers of territory in October, exceeding Russian territorial gains.

The bodies of the four soldiers who died on Thursday in a plane crash in Bosnia are scheduled to arrive at Ciampino airport tomorrow morning.

Iranian military spokesman Mohammad Akraminia warns that a future conflict with the United States would be prolonged and not limited to West Asia, marking Iran's shift to an offensive military doctrine.

The spokesman of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Mohebi, announced the planning of operations in new geographical scenarios on the orders of Mojtaba Khamenei, threatening the absence of limits in the event of a clash with the United States.

President Zelensky denounces Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in the Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr and Khmelnytskyi regions, leaving thousands of families without electricity. Urges international partners to urgently dispatch air defense systems.

Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets announced the success of a humanitarian mission in Oleshky, which allowed residents to cross the border during a coordinated ceasefire with the support of the US First Lady.