- The United States has announced more weapons for Ukraine’s army as it claimed sweeping gains along two major battlefronts in an offensive rush to beat the arrival of fresh Russian troops and the looming winter.
- A Kremlin-installed official in the southern Ukraine region of Kherson, which Moscow declared Friday was now its own “sovereign territory,” urged residents to stay calm amid the Ukrainian army’s thrust, promising that Russian jets and artillery were fighting back.
- In the eastern Kharkiv region, the maps indicated that Russian forces had almost entirely abandoned the east bank of the Oskil River, potentially giving the Ukrainians space to shell key Russian troop transportation and supply corridors.
US Boosts Arms Aid As Ukraine Expands Battle Gains
