Overview
- Kyiv says its advisers will meet European counterparts on Friday or Saturday to discuss a ceasefire framework, with talks acceptable outside Russia and Belarus and without ceding land.
- Moscow authorities reported a third consecutive night of Ukrainian drones that disrupted air traffic, saying air defenses downed more than three dozen UAVs with no major damage reported.
- Ukrainian officials report heavy urban combat in Pokrovsk, saying roughly 200 Russian troops slipped into the city in small groups, while rejecting claims that Ukrainian forces there are encircled.
- Ukraine confirmed striking the Belgorod Reservoir dam on Oct. 26, an operation it says flooded crossings, severed logistics, and stranded Russian units near Vovchansk.
- Zelenskyy says long‑range strikes have reduced Russia’s refining capacity by 20% and welcomed new U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, as EU capitals continue debating how to tap frozen Russian assets to finance support for Ukraine.