Overview

• Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces report downing 40 of 62 drones launched by Russia on the evening of October 18.
• Zelensky says Russia used nearly 50 missiles, more than 3,270 strike drones, and 1,370 guided aerial bombs over the past week.
• He says Ukraine’s long-range capabilities have increased in range and accuracy, with Russian oil refineries being hit nearly every day or two.
• Ukrainian authorities recorded 223 combat engagements in the past day, with the most attacks in the Pokrovsk direction and acknowledged unit-level gains in the Kupiansk sector.
• Kyiv is working with European partners to expand the PURL initiative and boost purchases of U.S.-made air defense and long-range systems, with several weapons and technology agreements nearing completion.