President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Ukrainian Navy is in contact with its Bulgarian counterparts regarding an attack on two civilian vessels in Bulgarian waters and stated that the attack was carried out by Russia.
Lithuanian defence tech company Unmanned Defense Systems (UDS), which develops and manufactures drones, has launched a joint venture in Ukraine to be known as UDS Ukraine.
Marat Mambetov, a MiG-29 fighter pilot who was killed in action on 1 October, has been posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.
A special regime of restrictions for Ukrainian agriculture after Ukraine's accession to the EU is planned to be included in the EU's negotiating position.
The Ukrainian military have used drones to destroy a Russian reload vehicle for the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system.
Ukraine cannot agree to an EU membership model that would permanently limit sales of certain food products to the bloc, says Ukraine's Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi.
New approaches to the EU accession process, which will also include the idea of "gradual integration", will apply only to countries demonstrating progress in reforms.
The European Commission plans to approve EU accession roadmaps for four candidate countries, including Ukraine, on 28 October.
The European Union may set special conditions for Ukraine's membership concerning agricultural issues during the opening of accession talks on the final cluster.
A section of the Pivnichnyi Bridge in Kyiv that was damaged as a result of a Russian attack on 4 October has been rebuilt.
The European Commission proposed policy changes to prepare the EU for enlargement, including stronger rule-of-law tools and Ukraine's accession.
Ukraine is ranked first in Europe and third in the world by the number of cyberattacks against countries, organisations and users, accounting for 4.8% of all recorded attacks in the first half of 2026.