26 October 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• Russia and China vetoed the UN Security Council resolution on the war between Israel and Hamas
• ISW: The Russian military has already lost more than 109 pieces of equipment near Avdiivka
• The Insider: Russian Kinzhal missile manufacturer receives components from Europe
• The EU is lagging behind with its plan to supply ammunition to Ukraine
• The SBU detained Russian agents who were spying for the enemy near the border in Sumy Oblast
• Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico said that he does not support military aid to Ukraine
• South Korea, Japan and the United States have confirmed that North Korea supplies Russia with weapons
• British intelligence: Russia is yet to be determined how to thank North Korea for ammunition
• The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Szijarto visited Minsk again
• The National Bank of Ukraine immediately reduced the discount rate from 20 to 16%
• Orbán said he has no plans to apologize for meeting Putin and is proud of his strategy
• A teenager died as a result of Russian shelling of a village in Sumy Oblast
• Lithuanian Foreign Minister: North Korea has already supplied Russia with more ammunition than the EU has supplied to Ukraine
• The Russians struck Kherson in the afternoon, a law enforcement officer was wounded
• A Hamas delegation and a representative of Iran arrived in Moscow
• The ECB left key rates unchanged for the first time in over a year
• For half a month, Georgia did not let in the Ukrainians who were forcibly removed from Kherson by the Russian occupiers
• Prime Minister of Estonia: Hungary is a problem that the EU must solve
• Finland built a fence on the test section of the border with the Russian Federation
• The Russian army tried to restore the lost position near Klishchiivka and Andriivka
• The USA announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth $150 million
• Denmark hands Ukraine a $520 million military aid package
• International war sponsor Unilever continues business in Russia
• Romania has established a system of combating drones on the border with Ukraine
• Zaluzhny discussed infrastructure protection for the winter with colleagues from Great Britain and the United States
• Kirby: In the Russian Federation, significant losses near Avdiivka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hold back the offensive
• In Latvia, cars with Russian license plates are prohibited
• ISW: Losses of Russian equipment at Avdiivka are much greater than at Vugledar
• Pentagon: the US is transferring about 900 troops to the Middle East
• The Russians are trying to surround Avdiivka, storming in the Mariinsky and Kupyansk directions
• Russia lost more than half a thousand soldiers, 4 tanks and 7 artillery systems
• The Prime Minister of the Netherlands criticized the increase in the EU budget related to the support of Ukraine