Conflict & Security
European defence ministers convene in Paris to support Ukraine amid mutual strikes
October 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 5 hours
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK met in Paris to discuss military support for Ukraine amid mutual overnight attacks.
- Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia injured four people, regional Governor Mykhailo Semikin said.
- Governor Alexander Gusev said a Ukrainian drone attack on Voronezh killed two and wounded 17, many of them commuter-train passengers.
- The Russian Defence Ministry said its forces struck power stations in Kharkiv and Khmelnytskyi, port infrastructure in Chornomorsk, and a cargo vessel bound for Odesa it said carried military equipment.
- Zelenskyy said Moscow must stop striking Ukraine's power infrastructure for Kyiv to end its attacks on Russian oil refineries.


