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🔹 In Ukraine, civilian casualties from Russian strikes have risen sharply in 2025, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission reported.
The total number of casualties in the first nine months of the year increased by 31% compared to 2024.
“This significant increase shows no signs of slowing down,” the experts said.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the mission has documented at least 14,383 civilian deaths in Ukraine, including 738 children, and 37,541 injuries, including 2,318 children.
At least 214 civilians were killed and nearly 1,000 injured across Ukraine in September 2025. More than two-thirds of civilian casualties that month occurred near the front line, with the highest numbers recorded in the Donetsk and Kherson regions.
🔸 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced the launch of a petition campaign against what he calls “Brussels’ military plans,” which he claims are “drifting ever faster toward war.”
“A hot autumn awaits us. Europe is drifting ever faster toward war. A few weeks ago, a Brussels military plan was presented in Copenhagen: Europe pays, Ukrainians fight, and Russia is exhausted. We don’t know how much it will cost or how long it will last. Instead of a strategy, Brussels has limited itself to dreams,” Orbán wrote.
🔹 “We see and hear that Russia is afraid the Americans may give us Tomahawks. This is a signal that such pressure can work for peace,” President Zelenskyy said in his evening address.
“We are working in detail with America to strengthen our air defense and all our defense capabilities — Patriots first of all, other systems, and also our active actions, our long-range capability. We agreed with President Trump that our teams will handle everything we discussed, including energy and gas.
I also spoke today with French President Macron — the key issue is air defense. We agreed that our military will send France the most urgent needs, and we are speeding up supplies.
We discussed the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. We can, as we’ve already done many times, repair the power lines and ensure the plant’s safety — and it is Ukrainian control and Ukrainian specialists who are the one hundred percent guarantee of safety.
Russia has no interest in restoring security — they must be pressured into it, and a clearer, honest position from the IAEA is needed. Russia can and must stop the shelling so that repair crews can work.
The longest blackout at the Zaporizhzhia NPP continues — the plant has been running on diesel generators for almost three weeks. This must not be the case.”
🔸 Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans opened a defense cluster for Dutch companies in Kyiv.
He noted that more and more Dutch companies are beginning operations in Ukraine.
🔹 Since the beginning of August, Russia has carried out nearly 300 attacks on Ukrzaliznytsia, — said Minister of Community and Territorial Development Kuleba.
Despite this, railway workers restore infrastructure within an average of 4 hours and resume operations the same day.
🔸 If Russia continues to stubbornly fuel the war and refuses to sit at the negotiating table, it will have to pay for it, said French President Emmanuel Macron.
“As the agreement reached in Gaza offers a glimmer of hope for peace in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine must also end.
France condemns Russian strikes on critical Ukrainian infrastructure, which are effectively targeting civilians on the eve of winter.
Together with our partners, we are assessing the necessary assistance to restore and secure essential services.
France stands by Ukraine more than ever and remains fully engaged within the framework of the ‘Coalition of the Willing.’”
🔹 UAVs attacked an oil depot in the temporarily occupied city of Feodosia, Crimea, sparking a large-scale fire.
The head of the occupation administration, Sergei Aksyonov, confirmed the attack, claiming that local air defenses allegedly shot down more than 20 drones.
“An enemy UAV attacked an oil depot in Feodosia. As a result, a fire broke out. According to current information, there are no casualties. All relevant services are already working at the scene,” Aksyonov said.
🔸 North Korea unveiled a system “similar” to the American HIMARS at a parade in Pyongyang. The resemblance is striking — from the modular launcher to the chassis.
🔹 Ukraine has received an Alkmaar-class minehunter from the Netherlands, and another is expected by the end of the year. Crew training is already underway, Commander of the Ukrainian Navy Oleksiy Neizhpapa said.
“The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a reliable partner of the Ukrainian fleet within the Coalition of Naval Capabilities of Ukraine. Dutch support makes our fleet stronger and more effective in the fight against Russia,” he added.
Alkmaar-class minehunters were built in the 1980s–1990s and modernized in 2003 with improved electronics. They have a standard displacement of 630 tons and 660 tons at full load, are equipped with a Thales 2022 Mk III sonar, an Atlas Seafox mine identification and neutralization system, a Double Eagle Mk III Mod 1 ROV, and are armed with 12.7 mm machine guns.
🔸 “I can tell Putin: look, if the war doesn’t stop, I’ll send them Tomahawks. I can do that,” Trump said.
“Tomahawks are an incredible weapon. Frankly, Russia doesn’t need them. If the war can’t be resolved, we may well hand over the missiles — but we may not,” the U.S. president added.
He praised Ukrainian defenders as very good fighters and said he believes Putin would be better off resolving the conflict. “If not, it won’t be good for him,” Trump concluded.
🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦 The EU plans to allocate an additional €100 million to Ukraine for generators, equipment, and weather protection, said Head of European Diplomacy Kaja Kallas.
During a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, she also announced €10 million for the creation of a special tribunal to investigate Russian war crimes and another €6 million to support Ukrainian children deported by Russia.