During the day, the Russians made 9 attacks border territories and settlements of the Sumy region for various types of weapons – about 78 parishes. Shelled territories Belopolskaya, Novoslobodskaya, Khotynskaya, Esmanskaya territorial communities.

Ukraine does not want the war to last into winter because it would give Russian forces time to dig in and make any Ukrainian counter-offensive more difficult. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andry Yermak, said: “It is very important for us not to enter the winter. After winter, when the Russians will have more time to dig in, it will certainly be more difficult”.

The governor of the southern Ukraine region of Mykolaiv has offered a USD 100 reward for anyone who can identify people collaborating with Russia. Vitaliy Kim offered the compensation in exchange for information about “those who reveal to the occupiers the places of deployment of Ukrainian troops” or help them establish the coordinates of potential targets.

Volodymyr Zelensky said he expected “significant results” for Ukraine following his wife’s trip to Washington: “Increasing American support for Ukraine, additional assistance to protect people from Russian terror, addressing humanitarian needs are all the tasks of the ongoing visit of the First Lady of Ukraine to the United States”.

A special commission to control the use of weapons provided to Ukraine has been set up, according to Zelensky: “Our partners are fully informed about how we use the weapons provided. But in order to put an end to any manipulations of Russian propagandists and those who help them in Ukraine or somewhere else, such an additional parliamentary control tool will enter into force.