Key facts
- Ukraine's Third Army Corps liberated 101 sq km in Donetsk's Lyman sector on Oct. 14.
- Operation Vivaldi has returned 16 settlements and 277 sq km to Ukraine.
- UK pledged accelerated delivery of 10 million pounds ($13 million) worth of air defense missiles.
- Russia launched 39 ballistic missiles and over 120 drones against Ukrainian infrastructure overnight.
- At least three people were killed and 22 injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv.
- An 18-year-old suspected FSB agent was detained in Kyiv for attempting to activate Starlink terminals for Russia.
Ukraine's Third Army Corps announced Saturday it had retaken another 101 square kilometers in Donetsk Oblast's Lyman sector as part of Operation Vivaldi, bringing the total liberated area to 277 square kilometers and 16 settlements. The operation, according to corps commander Brig. Gen. Andrii Biletskyi, thwarted Russian advances and dealt a blow to Russian forces.
President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the UK on Oct. 14 to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham and King Charles III. London pledged to accelerate deliveries of air defense missiles, including British Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMMs), worth 10 million pounds ($13 million) to help Ukraine counter Russian drones.
Zelensky stated that Russia demonstrated disregard for Donald Trump's proposed energy ceasefire by launching a large-scale missile and drone attack overnight against Ukraine's energy and critical infrastructure. Moscow deployed 39 ballistic missiles and over 120 drones, killing at least three people and injuring 22 in Kyiv, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Zelensky noted that 600,000 people were without power and 26 power facilities were damaged.
Separately, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) detained an 18-year-old suspected FSB agent in Kyiv for attempting to activate 148 Starlink terminals for Russia. Germany also put a Ukrainian on trial over Nord Stream sabotage.