Shooting of Ukrainian military in Kursk region and Biden's plans to fly to Berlin - Weekend brief

Russia's war against Ukraine: Latest

News for October 12

• Russian forces strike Sumy, hitting residential area

• ISW explains reasons and objectives of Russian counterattacks in Kursk region

• Russia tried to recapture Kursk region, but we stand fast - Zelenskyy

News for October 13

• Russia prepared surprise with transportation for residents of occupied territories - NRC

• Russian army actively uses Starlink in war against Ukraine - ISW

• Russian saboteur destroys important Russian equipment on the frontline

Russians execute 9 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kursk region

Russian troops shot 9 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region. The soldiers had limited ammunition and were forced to surrender, DeepState reports.

Analysts, citing sources from the 1st Separate Tank Brigade, note that this happened on October 10 near the village of Zelenyi Shlyakh. According to preliminary data, Ukrainian drone operators and allies went to their positions thinking that they were in the relative rear, but were already forced to make contact with the Russians and were shot back.

Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets appealed to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on partners and the International Criminal Court to respond to the Russians' actions.

Joe Biden to visit Germany next week - Spiegel

US President Joe Biden wants to make up for his visit to Germany next week.

Biden was supposed to arrive in Germany on October 10 and stay for a few days. However, shortly before that, the White House canceled the trip.

RBC-Ukraine reported whether the Ramstein meeting would occur during Biden's visit to Germany.

Ukraine can assist France in setting up training center for drone operators

Ukraine is ready to help France set up a training center for UAV operators as a step toward the exchange of experience, according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.

“I returned to Ukraine with concrete results after meetings with colleagues—the Ministers of Defense of France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany. I worked as part of the delegation led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,” Umerov said.

Zelenskyy announces results of visits to four European capitals

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been on a European tour. As a result, Ukraine received new defense packages.

“Defense packages for protection, air defense, investments in the production of drones and other weapons in Ukraine are all the results of a visit to London, Paris, Rome and Berlin,” the president explained.

More information on the results of the visits - in the RBC-Ukraine's article.

Türkiye gets green light to purchase Eurofighter jets

Türkiye has received the green light from Germany to purchase Eurofighter jets. A technical delegation has now arrived in the country for further negotiations, states Euronews.

Thus, Türkiye has now begun negotiations on the purchase of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. For this purpose, a technical delegation consisting of experts from England, Italy, Spain, and Germany, which are members of the Eurofighter consortium, arrived in the country.

Hezbollah attacks Israel with drones: Over 60 people wounded

Hezbollah launched 3 drones at Israel in the evening of October 13. One of them hit, injuring more than 60 people, reports The Times of Israel.

According to the newspaper, two drones were shot down near Haifa, and the third hit a gathering of Israelis near Binyamin.

According to doctors, the number of people wounded in the drone attack in the Binyamin area has risen to 67.