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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 26.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 26 Oct 2023
• Ukrainian Commander Meets With U.S., U.K. Military Leaders As Russia Maintains Pressure On Avdiyivka RFE/RL 26 Oct 2023 -- Ukrainian Commander in Chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy on October 26 discussed the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine as well as the Ukrainian military's equipment requirements during a meeting with the commander of U.S. forces in Europe and the chief of the British Defense Staff.

Ukraine

• Ukrainians Start F-16 Training in Arizona VOA 26 Oct 2023 -- Ukrainian pilots have started F-16 training in Arizona with the Arizona Air National Guard, bringing Kyiv one step closer to acquiring the U.S.-made fighter jets that Ukraine says it needs to help defend its sovereign territory and citizens from Russian troops.
• Oleksiy Kuleba meets with Head of EIB office in Ukraine President of Ukraine 26 Oct 2023
• We are expanding our capabilities and seeing the end of the war with a Ukrainian victory more clearly - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 26 Oct 2023
• Yulia Sokolovska discusses further cooperation in developing social sphere with the head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine President of Ukraine 26 Oct 2023
• Russia needs to see that its ambitions as an invader will endure less than our ability to defend our freedom - address of the President of Ukraine to the participants of the meeting of the European Council at the level of the leaders of the EU states President of Ukraine 26 Oct 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy discusses long-term support for Ukraine, implementation of Peace Formula with Mette Frederiksen President of Ukraine 26 Oct 2023
• Andriy Yermak had a phone call with Jake Sullivan President of Ukraine 26 Oct 2023

Russia

United States

• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - October 26, 2023 DOD
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 26 Oct 2023 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration's forty-ninth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
• DOD Announces Up to $150M in Aid for Ukraine DoD News 26 Oct 2023 -- The Defense Department announced today an additional security assistance package valued at up to $150 million to help Ukraine counter Russia's unprovoked invasion.
• Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 26 Oct 2023 -- Today, the United States is announcing a new tranche of weapons and equipment to help Ukraine succeed on the battlefield and protect its people from Russia's brutal invasion.
• U.S. Military Continues Focus on Supporting Israel, Ukraine DoD News 26 Oct 2023 -- U.S. efforts in the Middle East remain focused on supporting Israel's defense needs as the nation battles Hamas terrorists in Gaza, deterring other actors who seek to use the Hamas war on Israel as a pretext to expand the conflict and to ensure force protection for U.S. forces serving in the region, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today.

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Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Suspected Russian GPS Jamming Risks Fresh Dangers In Black Sea Region RFE/RL 26 Oct 2023 -- An avid Bulgarian plane spotter heard odd chatter from commercial pilots preparing to land their aircraft in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, around 10 o'clock in the evening of August 31.
• Arrested Ukrainian Oligarch Kolomoyskiy Transfers Control Of Media Holdings RFE/RL 26 Oct 2023 -- Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoyskiy, who was arrested in Kyiv last month on suspicion of fraud and money-laundering, has transferred corporate rights over his 1+1 media group to the company's employees.
• Ukrainians Report Optimistic Outlook Despite Economic, Emotional Struggles VOA 26 Oct 2023 -- Despite bleak outlooks on their emotional and financial well-being, Ukrainians still remain optimistic about their future, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.
• World News in Brief: Ukraine dam disaster update, childcare investment, healthcare under fire in Sudan UN News 26 Oct 2023 -- Much of the damage caused by the destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam in June is "irreversible", with likely changes to the environment that impact ecosystems and human health.