Ukraine/Russia Update 1,326….More Drone attacks…..

Power was restored to 270,000 consumers in Kyiv after attacks from Russia knocked it out, Ukraine’s energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk wrote on Facebook on Friday. People in Kyiv heard blasts throughout Thursday night and many woke up without power on Friday after the huge air attack targeted Ukraine’s energy system. Images posted online showed firefighters working to tackle burning blocks of flats. Hrynchuk did not say how many people had lost power. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the Russian strikes targeted civilian and energy infrastructure as Ukraine prepares for winter temperatures.
Russian drones and missiles damaged 12 apartment buildings in the south-eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing a seven-year-old boy and injuring four people, according to the regional governor. The Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said 12 people had been injured, with eight of them taken to hospital.
Vladimir Putin rowed back his deputy foreign minister’s declaration that the “momentum” from the Alaska talks had been lost and that the “edifice of relations” between the US and Russia “has cracked and is collapsing … the cracks have reached the foundation”. Rybakov made the comments during the week after Donald Trump hardened his line towards Russia. Putin, Russia’s president, said on Friday: “These are complex issues that require further consideration. But we remain committed to the discussion that took place in Anchorage.” An aide to Putin said contacts with Washington were continuing.
“Fair use” of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s defence and rebuilding was discussed between the European Central Bank president, Christine Lagarde, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. “There are solutions for how this can be done,” said Ukraine’s president, calling for more political will in Europe to do it. “We are getting closer to a decision on the assets, and I thank everyone who is helping.”
Melania Trump said on Friday that eight Ukrainian children had been reunited with their families after contact with Vladimir Putin. The US first lady in August wrote a letter to Putin and had her husband hand-deliver it during his meeting with the Russian president in Alaska. The eight children were been reunited with their families “over the past 24 hours”, the US first lady said on Friday….

ISW….Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 10, 2025

Russian forces launched a large, combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine on the night of October 9 to 10, primarily targeting energy infrastructure and civilian targets.
The Kremlin continues parallel efforts to curry favor with the United States while deflecting blame onto Ukraine and Europe for stalling negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine.
Putin also continued to threaten the West as part of his reflexive control campaign aimed at preventing the United States from selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine and portraying Russia’s continued adherence to the New START treaty as a meaningful concession in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
US First Lady Melania Trump announced that she assisted efforts to return seven Ukrainian children that Russia abducted.
Ukraine’s European partners continue to allocate aid to Ukraine and deepen cooperation with the Ukrainian defense industrial base (DIB).
Ukrainian forces advanced near Siversk and Novopavlivka. Russian forces advanced in eastern Zaporizhia Oblast; the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka and Dobropillya tactical areas; and near Borova, Lyman, and Velykomykhailivka.

Daily Kos grunt report for Today….

UKRAINE has Surpassed the United States in Advanced F-16 Tactics

Ukraine surpasses US in specific F-16 combat tactics, Defense Express reports

Ukrainian aviation has effectively outpaced the United States in using the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) tactic. F-16 pilots are successfully countering enemy drones and cruise missiles, developing their own innovative combat methods, according to Defense Express.

newsukraine.rbc.ua/…

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