- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv on Ukraine’s Statehood Day, pledging continued military and financial support and announcing plans to integrate European and Ukrainian defence industries.
- This marks von der Leyen's eleventh wartime visit to Kyiv, underscoring Europe's commitment to Ukraine and its efforts to bolster the nation's air defences for the upcoming winter.
- The visit coincided with a regional security summit in Kyiv, attended by senior officials from southeastern European countries, including Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic.
- Ukrainian officials reported that recent Russian aerial attacks killed at least eight civilians and injured eleven across the Sumy, Odesa, and Chernihiv regions.
- Meanwhile, Russia's Defence Ministry claimed to have intercepted 93 Ukrainian drones overnight over various Russian regions, Crimea, and the Black Sea.
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