News blog about the Ukraine warDead in attacks on Zaporizhzhia
October 10, 2026, 10:55 a.m.|
At least seven people are killed, including, according to the Ukrainian side, three minors. Ukraine responded with counterattacks on the Rostov region of southern Russia.
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Deaths in Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia - Ukraine responds with counterattacks
Trump announces large diesel deliveries from Russia
Ukraine: 33 dead after Russian attack on buses in eastern Ukraine
Kyiv and Ukrainian regions without power after attacks
Zelensky: At least 32 dead and 100 injured in major attacks on Putin's birthday
Trump announces large diesel deliveries from Russia
After a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump promised hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel from Russia. Among other things, he agreed with Putin that more than 300,000 tons of diesel would be made available “immediately” for the USA and the world market, Trump said on his Truth Social platform. Another half a million tons of diesel are to be released in the course of November, as well as a million tons “immediately afterwards.” Due to existing sanctions against Russia, the US Treasury Department issued a temporary permit for this.
The move is expected to lead to falling fuel prices in the USA. Prices have risen because of Trump's war against Iran, and his Republicans are under massive pressure in the upcoming midterm elections in November.
The Kremlin confirmed the agreement. “When discussing the situation on the global energy market, the Russian side confirmed its readiness to supply oil and oil products to the American and world markets,” Putin's written statement said. This will have a positive impact on the “entire global economy”. Both Russia's attacks on Ukraine and the Iran situation were discussed with Trump by telephone.
Sharp criticism came from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: “Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in the war (against Ukraine), which must be ended and not prolonged.” Moscow will thank you with more “terror and meanness.”
In the US news portal Axios, Zelenskiy called the agreement “unfair and not honest”. He was particularly annoyed that Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were negotiating with Ukrainian negotiators in Miami about a possible end to the war parallel to the agreement with Putin. There was no mention of the planned diesel agreement.
When asked about Zelensky's criticism, Trump defended the agreement. “We need oil for the world,” he said. They are very happy to receive the deliveries.
Deaths in Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia - Ukraine responds with counterattacks
At least seven people have been killed in Russian attacks in southeastern Ukraine. The regional capital Zaporizhzhia was hit in several places, wrote the military governor of the region of the same name, Mykhailo Semikin, on the Telegram platform. Three minors were among the fatalities and there were also ten injured, he wrote. Search and rescue work is therefore continuing. Semikin published photos and videos showing damage and extensive destruction to homes and burned-out cars.
Ukraine, for its part, targeted the southern Russian region of Rostov in counterattacks. The Nasa website Firms, which tracks fires around the world, showed several fires where an oil processing company is located. The region's governor wrote on Telegram about fires and damage to homes as a result of Ukrainian attacks. A railway bridge was also damaged. Six people therefore needed medical attention.
More than 100 drones were intercepted over the Rostov region. The Defense Ministry in Moscow said it had fended off 560 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory and the annexed Crimea during the night.
Great Britain wants to continue sanctions on Russia despite the US diesel deal
Even after the announcement of the diesel deal between the USA and Russia, Great Britain wants to maintain its support for Ukraine and the sanctions against Moscow. "The UK's position could not be clearer," a government spokesman said: "We will continue to work closely with international partners to ensure Ukraine receives the military and financial support it needs to defend itself. We will also maintain pressure on Russia through the toughest sanctions regime the UK has ever imposed."
Zelenskiy: 78 dead in two days in Russian attacks
Mutual attacks have left several people dead and injured in Russia and Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, at least one person was killed in Russian attacks on the city of Zaporizhia. According to local authorities, there were also several injured, including a child.
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 78 people have been killed and 215 others injured in attacks across Ukraine in the past two days. In a speech in the city of Pryluky, the Ukrainian president again called for expanded access to the US satellite service Starlink. This could help Ukraine attack Russian ballistic missile launchers.
A Ukrainian attack on the Russian border region of Belgorod left two people dead and four injured, the Russian news agency Tass reported, citing local authorities. Nine people were also injured in a drone attack in the Kaluga region. In Russia's Tver region, a factory in Redkino burned after a Ukrainian drone attack. According to the governor, the fire has now been extinguished.
Yandex data center in Russia hit by drones again
At the Russian technology group Yandex, a drone attack completely disabled several modules of a data center in the Kaluga region. Yandex said there could be disruptions to some of the company's services.
Zelensky criticizes the lack of US aid: “That’s called unwillingness!”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accuses the USA of not wanting to help his country. "So where is the truth here, where is the honesty? Where is the stalemate? (...) That's called unwillingness!" said Zelensky in an emotional speech.
Ukrainian bishop sells clerical papers as protection from military service
An Orthodox bishop in Ukraine gave 291 conscripts false clerical cards and ordination certificates to exempt them from military service in the Ukrainian army. A court in Kalush, western Ukraine, sentenced him to three years in prison on probation.
Ukraine: 33 dead after Russian attack on buses in eastern Ukraine
At least 33 people were killed in a Russian bomb attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, according to local authorities. There were also 18 injured, said Donetsk military governor Vadym Filaschkin.
Kyiv and Ukrainian regions without power after attacks
For Ukraine, the increased Russian air strikes on the energy supply are causing more power outages and shutdowns. In the capital Kiev and in some districts in the surrounding area, the electricity was switched off as an emergency.
Ukraine hits Russian data center
Ukraine has hit a data center of the largest Russian internet company Yandex in a counterattack. The company said there had been an “incident.”
