18 October 2024 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• The Russians have been attacking Ukraine with attack drones since the night
• Romania raised fighters over an air target that crossed the border
• Air defense forces shot down 80 UAVs over Ukraine, 44 disappeared from radar
• Biden arrived on a visit to Germany
• The EU leaders announced the suspension of Georgia's accession to the union
• Von der Leyen promised Ukraine a new tranche under the program for 50 billion euros by the end of the year
• Canada is preparing a package of military aid to Ukraine worth about $47 million
• South Korea believes North Korea likely sent civilian personnel to Russia, not troops
• South Korean intelligence: 1,500 special forces from North Korea are already in Russia
• Scholz told Biden that NATO should not become a party to the war in Ukraine
• Ukraine returned 501 fallen defenders from the Russian Federation
• G7 defense ministers are meeting for the first time in a separate meeting in Italy
• The head of the British Foreign Ministry in China spoke about a new starting point in relations
• In Pokrovsk, the civilian population is advised to leave
• The Defense Forces of Ukraine liberated and cleared the village of Kruglyakivka in the Kharkiv region
• The British Prime Minister called the participation of North Korean troops in the war an act of Russian desperation
• Biden said that there is currently no consensus on long-range strikes against Russia
• The IMF allocated $1.1 billion in financing to Ukraine
• Russia launched a missile attack on Odesa, residential buildings were damaged
• The Russian Federation and Ukraine exchanged prisoners
• 34 "Azov" fighters returned home during the exchange
• The Netherlands promises Ukraine reconnaissance UAVs worth €42.6 million
• Bloomberg: Russia spent almost €100 million to disrupt elections in Moldova
• The Armed Forces neutralized 1,380 invaders and 8 tanks in a day
• During the day, due to military actions, power outages occurred in three regions of Ukraine