Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelensky created the Odesa city military administration and named Serhii Lysak as its head, according to an order published by the presidency and Ukrainian media.
• Ukraine’s delegation in Washington met Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to discuss Patriot interceptors and potential Tomahawk transfers, with Zelensky expected to visit the United States on October 17.
• An air‑raid alert was declared in Kyiv and Kyiv region at 16:35 local time, later extending to parts of Chernihiv, Sumy and Poltava regions, according to Ukraine’s digital ministry map.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry reported Ukrainian losses of more than 460 troops in the ‘Center’ sector, up to 290 in the ‘East’ sector, and up to 80 in the ‘Dnepr’ sector, along with artillery and vehicles destroyed.
• NATO defense ministers opened a Brussels meeting focused on strengthening deterrence and readiness, defense production goals, drone threats, ongoing missions and support for Ukraine, Secretary‑General Mark Rutte said.