Oct 13, 2026, 07:30 AM UTC

US President Donald Trump stated that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to refrain from targeting energy infrastructure, even as hostilities continue across the region. On the ground, local officials reported two fatalities and 14 injuries from shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region, while Ukrainian drone strikes reportedly injured seven individuals in Sochi and Russia's Belgorod region.

Concurrently, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned that a recent Russian strike on a train near the Polish border aimed to intimidate European partners and create divisions. Following the incident, the bloc extended its sanctions regime against Moscow. In domestic political developments, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree removing the country's prosecutor general from office.

Sources: CDM.

Russian forces launched fresh drone attacks on Kyiv overnight, injuring at least one person, following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's address to the UN General Assembly where he sharply criticized Moscow. The strikes align with a newly announced Russian military campaign explicitly aimed at devastating Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of winter.

In response to the bombardment, Ukrainian forces have intensified long-range strikes against Russian petroleum refineries and fuel storage facilities, disrupting domestic production and forcing Moscow to import fuel. Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated that the European Union "will not tolerate attacks on EU soil" following the identification of two Moscow-linked suspects in an explosive drone plot in Leipzig, Germany.

Sources: Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica.

Iranian state media reported that its military forces targeted six vessels in the Persian Gulf, including three commercial tankers and three American naval ships, alongside launching missiles toward a US aircraft carrier. A fire on one damaged tanker was successfully put out.

Despite Tehran's claims, United States President Donald Trump maintained that the Strait of Hormuz remains open, asserting that Iran faces severe operational challenges. The escalation follows a series of military actions, including joint US-Israeli strikes in February, a 14-point ceasefire memorandum signed in June, and renewed American bombings earlier this month.

Meanwhile, US intelligence assessments indicate that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps views its strategic position as strengthened, worsening concerns over potential regional escalation.

Sources: Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica.

Unsealed court documents in Manhattan show United States federal prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives in connection with a global campaign of sabotage and assassination plots aimed at supporters of Ukraine. Authorities report the suspects recruited individuals in Europe and North America to conduct surveillance and carry out targeted violence, including an attack in Prague in June 2024. The suspects remain at large.

In a related development, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service stated that Russian state actors engaged in sabotage against Danish defense contractors manufacturing supplies for Ukraine, describing the acts as an intensification of hybrid warfare tactics.

Sources: BBC News, France24, OCCRP, Sweden Herald, The Guardian.

Russian forces launched nearly 60 attacks across five districts in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour period, leaving at least five people dead and 16 others wounded, according to local emergency services.

The heaviest casualties were recorded in the Kamianske district, where shelling killed three residents and injured five. In Pavlohrad, two individuals died while seven sustained injuries. Additional artillery and missile strikes hit the Nikopol district, injuring civilians and igniting multiple blazes across local infrastructure.

Emergency responders and firefighters were deployed across the affected areas to extinguish fires, assist victims, and evaluate structural damage caused by the ongoing bombardments.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă.