Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called "important" the US State Department's decision to authorize Ukraine to purchase 500 Patriot anti-missile systems, intended to counter Russian ballistic missiles. However, "it has been established that deliveries could only begin in a few years. We therefore ask our partners to find a solution for the current period", he further said.
A Russian attack hit a power plant in Kiev on Friday evening, leaving parts of four districts of the city without electricity: at least one dead. Civilians evacuated in Oleshky, the city besieged by the Russians in southern Ukraine. The operations took place yesterday without incidents after the humanitarian truce between Russia and Ukraine promoted by the Pope and mediated by the USA. 'Similar initiatives must be extended along the entire front in order to stop the war,' says Kiev.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a brief conversation on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting underway in Atlanta, where they discussed bilateral relations and preparations for the APEC summit. "We had a good conversation. It was short for obvious reasons, given that Rubio, as host, is busy with numerous functions that prevent him from devoting much time to contacts outside the G20," Lavrov said. "However, there was discussion: we discussed both some aspects of our bilateral relations and cooperation in multilateral fora, including the United Nations, the G20 and Apec in Shenzhen, China." Washington "follows the classic rules of diplomacy, regardless of the problems in the relations" between Russia and the United States, added the head of Russian diplomacy. "Moreover, as Rubio himself recognized during our first meeting in Riyadh in February 2025, the national interests of Russia and the United States do not coincide in the vast majority of cases. However, when they converge, it would be foolish and wrong not to transform this convergence into the implementation of common projects. And when the interests of Russia and the United States do not coincide, it would be It is criminal to let such a disagreement degenerate into a heated confrontation or any other form of confrontation. That is why, despite all the disagreements, the US side's willingness and interest in dialogue at various levels - including between presidents, between foreign ministers and through a whole series of other channels - can only be welcomed."
At least one person was killed and two others injured in the Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, targeted during the night by at least 20 Russian drones: this was revealed by the military governor of the region, Oleksandr Hanzha. In the northeastern city of Kharkiv, at least three people were injured in raids that damaged civilian apartment blocks, according to the mayor of Ukraine's second largest city, Ihor Terekhov. Overall, Ukrainian air defenses claim to have intercepted and neutralized during the night starting from 6.30 pm yesterday 105 Russian drones out of a total of 134 launched against Ukrainian territory, at least 72 of which were Shahed with jet engines. Drone impacts were recorded in 20 locations, while debris from downed aircraft fell in 10 different locations. Ukrinform writes it.
Zelensky recalled that Russia attacks Ukraine's energy infrastructure on a daily basis. In the last two weeks of October alone - writes Ukrinform -, over 30 Russian attacks were recorded against critical components of the country's energy network. And like every year, on the eve of winter, Moscow has launched a campaign of targeted attacks on the essential services on which Ukrainian cities and communities depend: electricity, heating, water supply, bridges and, more generally, urban life. "We have asked our American partners to provide Ukraine with a support package for the winter, which includes the sending of 100 interceptors for Patriot systems per month. Five hundred missiles would be enough to protect our skies in the coming months, precisely at a stage in which it is essential for Ukraine to maintain a strong position in the negotiations and prevent Russia from being able to destroy life in Ukrainian cities and communities", declared the head of state. Zelensky recalled that the United States, European countries and other international partners have sufficient stocks of PAC-3 interceptors. "Providing them to Ukraine immediately and then replenishing the arsenals of our partners at a later time, in the following years, thanks to the production already contracted and paid for by Ukraine and its partners, would be the correct approach. And it is an absolutely feasible solution", added Zelensky, who nevertheless expressed "gratitude" to President Donald Trump, the State Department and the US Administration for the authorization. "But we ask for decisions capable of guaranteeing the protection of human lives not the day after tomorrow or at a later time, but at the very moment in which the threat manifests itself: when Russia kills and destroys. I thank all those who stand by Ukraine!", concluded the President.
One person has died following a missile attack on Kiev. Rbc-Ukraine reported the news, citing the city's military administration and mayor Vitaliy Klitschko. The exact location has not yet been specified. "Explosions in the capital. The city is under missile attack. Stay in shelters" Klitschko wrote on Telegram. The Ukrainian Air Force has reported the presence of Russian ballistic missiles headed towards Kiev. In the Dnipro district, fragments of a missile fell into the courtyard of a residential complex and caught fire. In another area, the shock wave shattered the windows of a residential building. In the Darnytsia district, a warehouse was hit and a fire broke out.
A Russian attack hit a power plant in Kiev on Friday evening, leaving parts of four districts of the city without electricity. This was reported by the Ukrainian energy company Dtek, the news is reported by the Kiev Independent. According to a note released by Dtek, the power outages affected the Obolonskyi, Darnytskyi, Desnianskyi and Podilskyi districts. The mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, said on Telegram that, after three drone attacks on critical infrastructure, there were also problems in the water supply. In particular, the area of the city on the left bank of the Dnieper River remained without water. The full extent of the damage is not yet clear. No casualties have been confirmed in the latest attack at this time. The episode follows Russian attacks with missiles and drones which hit Kiev on the night between 29 and 30 October, causing at least one death and damaging residential and commercial buildings.
The Honduran Foreign Ministry has launched a search for 13 citizens who disappeared after a trip to Russia. The compatriots were apparently attracted by false job offers spread on social networks and it is feared that five of them have died. DNA samples are currently being taken from family members in their home country to allow for possible official identification. So far, the institutions have registered 33 people who fell into the scam, attracted by unreal promises and bonuses of up to $30,000. Of these, 12 managed to return home. Migrant Protection Director Nancy Lopez urged the population to exercise maximum caution, asking them to "verify the legitimacy of any opportunity before handing over personal information." The authorities also recommend that those abroad never entrust their documents to third parties.
