IAEA chief: 'Direct attack' most serious risk to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. President Volodymyr Zelensky promised Grossi that Ukrainian troops would never launch such an attack in their efforts to liberate the facility from Russian occupation.

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Umerov, Belgian defense minister discuss F-16s. The defense ministers also spoke about the upcoming Ramstein summit and next meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.

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ISW: Russia launching new offensive in Avdiivka. Analysts said the fresh offensive coincides with other local operations aimed at preventing the movement of Ukrainian forces to key regions on the front line.

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Germany’s Rheinmetall to supply 150,000 shells to Ukraine. German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall announced that Berlin has ordered the production of 150,000 artillery shells for Ukraine, the company’s website published on Oct. 10.

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Earlier this year, Ukraine launched the Marichka, an underwater naval drone capable of carrying a 200-kilogram warhead, and announced the creation of a special seaborne drone unit.

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Kyiv to cultivate homegrown drone industry. The Ukrainian government plans to support the country’s domestic military-industrial complex and drone manufacturing capabilities, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Oct. 10.

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The package will include the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile, artillery munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), TOW anti-tank missiles, and 155mm and 105mm rounds.

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Washington is expected to provide an additional $200 million in military aid for Ukraine, an unidentified U.S. official told the Voice of America.

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