Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that, following the European leaders’ conversation with Vladimir Putin, it appears that Russia is seriously committed to the meeting of the negotiating teams in Abu Dhabi. He told reporters this, according to “Ukrinform”.

According to Zelenskyy, prior to his meeting with the Russian leader he discussed this issue with the President of Finland Alexander Stubb and the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre. A briefing on the trilateral meeting of the negotiating teams scheduled for November took place in Oslo. On the morning of October 27, the partners spoke with Putin, presented their agreed-upon position, and listened to his perspective.

“We conveyed that there seems to be a sense that the Russians are serious about the meeting in Abu Dhabi,” Zelenskyy said. Among the topics he mentioned were initial steps toward de-escalation, Ukraine’s security priorities, and, overall, ending the war. In addition, Kyiv is counting on steps toward de-escalation in the energy sector and at sea, the exchange of prisoners and their return home, as well as discussions on the format of a trilateral meeting at the leadership level. The president emphasized that Ukraine has discussed this agenda with its American partners.

Separately, Zelenskyy noted that security guarantees remain an important issue. “We have made this request to the Americans and Europeans. And Russia is raising the same issue—that they, too, need security guarantees,” he said.

At the same time, according to the president, whether the meeting of technical teams from Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S.—scheduled for early November—takes place depends not on Moscow or Kyiv, but on the American side. He compared the situation to the meeting in Brussels: the Russians and Ukrainians have confirmed their participation, while the U.S., according to Zelenskyy, is currently focused on the Middle East.

He added that developments in the region will be influenced by various changes, including possible political shifts in some countries. Zelenskyy also acknowledged the possibility of an escalation in the Middle East: “Many people are talking about this. I think it will happen."

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😡🐈🐕 Russian forces attacked an animal shelter in Kramatorsk with a drone, causing many of the animals to scatter into the surrounding area.

When emergency responders arrived at the scene, a Russian FPV drone also targeted their fire truck.

During Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the building had become a refuge not only for stray animals but also for people and their pets, as well as a base for volunteers.

Although the animals were evacuated from the burning building, some scattered amid the chaos. Now frightened and without their usual shelter, they may be wandering the surrounding area.

Source: Armed Forces of Ukraine

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Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) have received German G95 assault rifles, which are also being introduced into service with the Bundeswehr.

A SOF soldier shared with Militarnyi his impressions of using the new weapon.

According to him, the G95 has a smooth trigger pull, manageable recoil, and is low-maintenance in the field.

“Smooth trigger pull, recoil, low-maintenance. Overall, a good-quality weapon. Better than the M4A1,” the serviceman said.

The G95 belongs to Heckler & Koch’s HK416 family and uses 5.56×45 mm ammunition. The Bundeswehr selected rifles from this family as part of its transition from the standard-issue G36 to a new small-arms platform.

It is currently unknown how many G95s Ukraine’s SOF have received or as part of which transfer they were delivered.

The delivery of G95 rifles to SOF is also notable because the platform is based on the HK416, a rifle family widely used by special operations units in various countries.

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❗️The enemy attacked with an Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missile and 88 strike UAVs (38 of them jet), S8000 Banderol/Dan-T.

💥 Air Defense shot down/suppressed 71 UAVs (31 of them jet).

Targets hit at 8 locations, as well as downed (fragments) fell at 2 locations.