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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated he’ll suggest to his US counterpart Donald Trump a deal to obtain Tomahawk cruise missiles in change for Ukrainian drones.

Supply: Zelenskyy throughout his assembly with Trump on the White Home on 17 October, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: The US president, when requested about the potential of offering Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, stated that also they are wanted by American forces, so he’ll talk about the matter with Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy stated that Russia's warfare towards Ukraine is "one other technological warfare", wherein Tomahawks can be utilized alongside "1000’s of drones".

Quote from Zelenskyy: "That’s the reason we want Tomahawks. However the US has very robust manufacturing, and the US has Tomahawks and different missiles, very robust missiles. However they will have our 1000’s of drones. That’s the reason we are able to work collectively, we are able to strengthen American manufacturing."

Particulars: When a journalist requested for clarification on whether or not this refers to exchanging Tomahawk missiles for Ukrainian drones, Zelenskyy confirmed. "We have now a proposition with our drones," he added.

Trump in flip stated that the US could be considering Ukrainian drones.

Background:

• It was earlier reported that one of many key matters of the dialog between Trump and Zelenskyy could be the attainable provision of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
• After his Thursday name with Vladimir Putin, Trump stated the Kremlin chief "didn't like" the concept of Ukraine receiving Tomahawk missiles.

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The assembly between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ended after lasting greater than two hours.

Supply: Reuters; Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne

Particulars: Reuters reported that Zelenskyy had left the White Home.

An Ukrainska Pravda supply mentioned the assembly lasted greater than two hours, longer than initially deliberate.

Replace: Later, Suspilne reported that Zelenskyy was holding a cellphone name with European leaders following his assembly with Trump.

A supply inside the Ukrainian delegation mentioned it was a gaggle name, although the record of members was not but recognized.

Background:

• On 17 October, a bilateral assembly within the format of an official lunch was held on the White Home between Zelenskyy and Trump.
• It was earlier reported that one of many key matters of the dialog between the 2 leaders could be the attainable provision of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
• Following his dialog with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin on Thursday, Trump mentioned that the Russian ruler "didn't like" the concept of Tomahawk missiles being equipped to Ukraine.
• Earlier than the lunch, Zelenskyy mentioned he would suggest to the US president a deal to obtain Tomahawk cruise missiles in change for Ukrainian drones.

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US President Donald Trump will focus on, amongst different matters, his current cellphone name with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin throughout his assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Supply: Trump throughout a press briefing on the White Home throughout his assembly with Zelenskyy, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: The US president praised Zelenskyy, saying he "has been by way of lots" throughout the struggle in Ukraine and likewise referred to as him "a really sturdy chief".

"We had an enormous name yesterday, as you realize, with President Putin and we'll be speaking about it," Trump mentioned. [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.]

Background:

• The US president has additionally defined his selection of venue for a gathering with Putin: he likes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
• Trump spoke with Putin on 16 October for the primary time in practically two months. Following the dialog, he introduced plans for a gathering in Budapest, which might be Putin's first look in an EU capital for the reason that full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The go to would require Russian plane to cross the airspace of different EU member states.
• Bloomberg has reported that European leaders are attempting to safe a seat on the negotiating desk between Putin and Trump after their earlier assembly in Alaska undermined efforts to keep up strain on Russia.

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European leaders try to safe a seat on the negotiating desk between Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump after their earlier assembly undermined efforts to keep up strain on Russia.

Supply: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Bloomberg quoted 4 European officers who expressed disquiet on the announcement of the Trump-Putin summit in Budapest.

They mentioned Putin has intervened simply as relations with Trump have been starting to shift in Ukraine's favour.

The officers burdened that the Russian chief is stalling for time and making an attempt to derail the talks scheduled for Friday 17 October between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the White Home.

Two of Bloomberg's sources famous that EU leaders ought to take a agency stance on Russia and discover methods to counter Putin's affect over Trump through the summit.

Certainly one of them advised that Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who performed a key function in talks on the White Home following the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska in August, ought to someway be current on the assembly in Hungary.

At this stage, it’s not but identified whether or not Trump will invite Zelenskyy to affix the negotiations in Budapest as a part of a trilateral summit.

A senior EU official mentioned he hopes that Trump will keep in mind how, after the Alaska summit, Putin acted in direct contradiction to what the US president had hoped for.

Background:

• Trump spoke with Putin on 16 October for the primary time in almost two months. Following the dialog, he introduced plans for a gathering in Budapest, which might mark Putin's first look in an EU capital for the reason that begin of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Such a go to would require Russian plane to cross the airspace of different EU member states.
• After the decision, Trump mentioned Putin didn’t like the concept of the US offering Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles and added that he believed that now "it might not be excellent timing" to impose secondary sanctions aimed toward decreasing Russia's power revenues.

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Ukrainian firm DevDroid has developed Droid Field, a common modular management system for floor drones.

Supply: a press launch by DevDroid, as reported by Oboronka, a defence trade challenge created by Mezha.Media, a expertise and IT information platform inside Ukrainska Pravda's holding firm

Particulars: The brand new answer permits producers of unmanned floor autos (UGVs) to considerably simplify and speed up the event course of.

Quote from DevDroid CEO Yurii Poritskyi: "Droid Field is actually an working system for UGVs, rushing up design, integration and the deployment of recent options on the battlefield. It additionally establishes a unified management customary for Ukrainian floor robotic programs."

Extra particulars: DevDroid describes Droid Field because the literal mind of a floor drone, liable for communications, management and the combination of fight modules.

The system is well suitable with numerous platforms and helps simultaneous connections by way of a number of communication channels – radio, Lengthy Time period Evolution (LTE) and Starlink – making certain secure management even in energetic fight zones.

Operators can management UGVs by way of a pill display screen or with a gamepad.

The system may also be built-in with DevDroid's Wolly fight module, turning a logistics platform right into a reconnaissance and strike system.

Droid Field options synthetic intelligence components able to autonomously detecting, monitoring and locking onto targets.

The corporate says the system has been built-in into a number of Ukrainian floor drone platforms:

• NUMO – a multipurpose tracked UGV for logistics and fight missions.
• Ravlyk (Snail) – a common platform for logistics, ammunition supply and casualty evacuation from the battlefield.
• Zmii (Serpent) – an armoured floor robotic immune to anti-personnel mines and able to withstanding enemy FPV drone drops of explosives.
• Bizon – a platform designed for ammunition transport, casualty evacuation and hearth assist.

Background: Earlier, DevDroid, along with Ravlyk UGV producer, offered a brand new reconnaissance and strike system referred to as Droid Uncooked 12.7.

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Michael Gahler, the European Parliament's Standing Rapporteur on Ukraine, has stated that Ukraine may be a part of the European Union even when components of its territory stay beneath occupation, following the precedent of West Germany or Cyprus.

Supply: Gahler in an interview with European Pravda

Particulars: Gahler stated it’s important to stay sensible, as Ukraine's accession to the EU throughout wartime would entail the EU's direct involvement within the warfare – a situation that requires unanimity and is subsequently extremely unlikely.

He advised, nonetheless, that the state of affairs can be totally different if a ceasefire have been reached however some territories remained occupied.

Quote: "Then we could have a state of affairs by some means much like West Germany's membership within the EU, regardless of [the fact that] it didn’t management East Germany. And after the autumn of the Berlin Wall, the German structure was activated in East Germany and it grew to become a part of the EU routinely, because the EU recognised Germany as its member, regardless of the place its borders lie."

Extra particulars: Gahler added that there’s a comparable instance in Cyprus.

Quote: "Within the second when an answer is discovered and Cyprus is reunited, the EU membership and EU legal guidelines begin to be utilized on the entire territory."

Extra particulars: He believes the identical strategy could possibly be utilized to Ukraine.

Quote: "If there’s a level of a ceasefire whereas not all the things is beneath authorities management, nothing prevents us from negotiating your accession.

And the topic of negotiations can be the membership of Ukraine, not a part of Ukraine. Our counterpart in these negotiations can be the federal government of all the Ukraine in its internationally recognised borders. And if not, all the territory is but beneath authorities management, these components will be a part of the EU in the intervening time of their return beneath authorities management."

Extra particulars: Gahler careworn that the existence of occupied territories shouldn’t stop Ukraine from changing into an EU member.

He additionally famous that transitional preparations would permit for the seamless integration of these territories as soon as they’re returned beneath Ukrainian management.

Quote: "When Ukraine joins the EU, the transitional interval is utilized to the a part of the nation that’s beneath authorities management [some regulations of the EU joint market are not applied for a specific time period – European Pravda]. And, to place issues merely, when different components of Ukraine be a part of later, there might be related transitional durations utilized."

Extra particulars: In the identical interview, Gahler implied that accession talks might not open earlier than Hungary's elections in spring 2026, saying that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán won’t change his thoughts.

Background: Earlier, Marta Kos, EU Commissioner for Enlargement, introduced that Ukraine and the European Union have accomplished the screening of Ukrainian laws as a part of EU accession negotiations.

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Russian air defence has shot down its personal plane over occupied Crimea whereas trying to repel a Ukrainian drone assault on the evening of 16-17 October.

Supply: Ukraine's Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk on the Apostrof, a Ukrainian information YouTube channel

Quote: "They have been so desperate to repel Ukrainian assaults that they ended up taking pictures down their very own plane over Crimea in the present day. The struggle goes on."

Particulars: Pletenchuk didn’t specify the mannequin of the plane. Social media channels recommend that Russian forces have downed a Su-30SM fighter jet.

Ukraine's Navy spokesperson additionally mentioned that one other oil depot in Russia-occupied Crimea has caught hearth.

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Whereas on go away in the UK, three servicewomen of Ukraine's Third Military Corps offered first emergency help to a person injured in a site visitors accident.

Supply: press service of the third Military Corps

Particulars: Medics who go by the aliases Sofiia, Mivina and Rebeka have been passing by in a taxi once they witnessed the crash.

Photograph: third Military Corps

The ladies instantly stopped the automobile and rushed to assist – they stopped the bleeding, utilized a bandage and monitored the person's very important indicators till an ambulance arrived.

The person sustained severe accidents, however the Ukrainians managed to stabilise him on the spot.

The three medics. Photograph: third Military Corps

"Due to well timed {and professional} help, he was promptly taken to hospital," the corps reported.

The servicewomen have been in London to attend the presentation of a biographical movie as a part of the VARTA challenge.

"The corps' medics stay on guard for all times even removed from the entrance line, as soon as once more proving that tactical drugs is the muse – and the third Corps is at all times prepared, all over the place," the unit stated.

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Russian forces have attacked the town of Kryvyi Rih with drones, damaging power infrastructure and an industrial facility.

Supply: Yevhen Sytnychenko, Head of Kryvyi Rih District Navy Administration; State Emergency Service of Ukraine; Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council

Firefighter extinguishing the fireplace. Picture: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Quote from Sytnychenko: "Russian terrorists [military forces – ed.] attacked the territory of the Kryvyi Rih district in a single day, particularly the town of Kryvyi Rih, with UAVs. A hearth broke out at an industrial facility consequently. Vitality infrastructure was broken."

Particulars: The State Emergency Service added that 86 firefighters and 28 hearth home equipment had been concerned in coping with the aftermath of the assault.

Lukashuk wrote that air defenders had destroyed 22 Russian drones over the oblast.

A constructing broken within the Russian strike. Picture: Mykola Lukashuk on Telegram

He additionally added that the Russians had attacked the Nikopol district with artillery and drones throughout the night and night time. Two girls, aged 69 and 89, had been injured within the Pokrovske hromada. They are going to be recovering at residence. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

"In whole, three high-rise buildings, 4 homes and three vehicles had been broken within the district," Lukashuk reported.

Shattered home windows. Picture: Mykola Lukashuk on Telegram

Background: On the night time of 16-17 October, Russian forces performed a large-scale assault on Kryvyi Rih with Shahed drones. Over 10 explosions had been heard within the metropolis.

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White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has mentioned that US President Donald Trump nonetheless believes in the potential for a gathering between Ukrainian and Russian leaders to carry an finish to Russia's full-scale aggression.

Supply: Leavitt throughout a briefing on the White Home on Thursday 16 October, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Leavitt mentioned that Trump considers a gathering between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia attainable and "would, after all, like to see that occur".

"However proper now, discussions and plans are actually being made for the Russian aspect and our of us, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to fulfill after which for President Putin and President Trump to maybe meet once more," she added. [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.]

Leavitt doesn't consider that Trump has "closed the door" on the potential for a gathering between Zelenskyy and Putin.

Background:

• The US and Russian leaders held their first dialog in practically two months on Thursday. Following the decision, Donald Trump introduced that they might meet once more, this time in Budapest.
• On 17 October, Trump is scheduled to fulfill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with the attainable supply of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine among the many predominant matters for dialogue.

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