Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff reported 190 combat engagements on October 13, with the fiercest fighting on the Pokrovsk axis (65 attacks) and heavy clashes on the Kostiantynivka (21) and Oleksandrivka (28) directions.
• Russian forces carried out 108 airstrikes, dropped 213 guided bombs, launched 5,214 kamikaze drones and conducted 4,315 shelling attacks, while targeted strikes on power facilities triggered emergency outages in seven regions.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will meet President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to discuss air defense and long‑range strike capabilities, as a delegation led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko holds preparatory talks on defense, energy resilience and sanctions.
• Trump said he might consider supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, a possibility the Kremlin warned could carry serious consequences.
• The OSCE Troika condemned Russia’s attacks on civilian energy infrastructure, and EU leaders plan to discuss further support and options tied to frozen Russian assets on October 23, with Zelenskyy set to address the European Council and noting EU electricity imports remain available to help cover shortfalls.