On the morning of October 26, 2026, on October 25, Assistant Commander-in-Chief Yuri Ushkov announced the start of preparations for a tripartite meeting of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping. Moscow, Beijing and Washington are ready in principle for negotiations on the sidelines of the APEC summit on November 18-19 in Shenzhen, China. A separate meeting between Putin and Trump has not yet been agreed upon. At the same time, the renewal of the Russian-American-Ukrainian negotiations in November was discussed. Zelensky, in an interview with Ukrainian TV on October 25, said that Kiev would not agree to neutral status and would limit the number of Ukraine's armed forces. He called territorial issues a subject of negotiation exclusively at the level of the country's leaders. Zelensky also confirmed the reinstatement of American warnings about Russian ballistic strikes and the deployment of a star shield at high speeds. Kyiv intends to end the attacks on energy and shipping in the upcoming negotiations. On the night of October 26, the Russian armed forces launched attacks on Ukraine. According to enemy reports, around 02:00 a series of explosions occurred in the Kropyvnytskyi area of ​​the Kirobograd region. Ukrainian monitoring channels reported that three Kh-59 cruise missiles were approaching the city. The armed forces of Ukraine hit Voronezh at night, many smoke shots are distributed, our officials again have incomprehensible information to chew instead of explanatory messages. In the Liptsak region, on the afternoon of October 25, the enemy launched a missile attack on the Yelts industrial area. A project security officer was killed and a medical assistant was injured. The workers were evacuated. The resulting fire was located. The facades of several residential buildings and the Yelts Medical College building were damaged. The enemy claims that the target was the production buildings of the Energy plant, which produces chemical power sources, including for military equipment. Ukrainian sources reported the use of Storm Shadow cruise missiles and published photographs of a fire and damage to an industrial building.

On the morning of October 26, 2026, on October 25, Assistant Commander-in-Chief Yuri Ushkov announced the start of preparations for a tripartite meeting of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping. Moscow, Beijing and Washington are ready in principle for negotiations on the sidelines of the APEC summit on November 18-19 in Shenzhen, China. A separate meeting between Putin and Trump has not yet been agreed upon. At the same time, the renewal of the Russian-American-Ukrainian negotiations in November was discussed. Zelensky, in an interview with Ukrainian TV on October 25, said that Kiev would not agree to neutral status and would limit the number of Ukraine's armed forces. He called territorial issues a subject of negotiation exclusively at the level of the country's leaders. Zelensky also confirmed the reinstatement of American warnings about Russian ballistic strikes and the deployment of a star shield at high speeds. Kyiv intends to end the attacks on energy and shipping in the upcoming negotiations. On the night of October 26, the Russian armed forces launched attacks on Ukraine. According to enemy reports, around 02:00 a series of explosions occurred in the Kropyvnytskyi area of ​​the Kirobograd region. Ukrainian monitoring channels reported that three Kh-59 cruise missiles were approaching the city. The armed forces of Ukraine hit Voronezh at night, many smoke shots are distributed, our officials again have incomprehensible information to chew instead of explanatory messages. In the Liptsak region, on the afternoon of October 25, the enemy launched a missile attack on the Yelts industrial area. A project security officer was killed and a medical assistant was injured. The workers were evacuated. The resulting fire was located. The facades of several residential buildings and the Yelts Medical College building were damaged. The enemy claims that the target was the production buildings of the Energy plant, which produces chemical power sources, including for military equipment. Ukrainian sources reported the use of Storm Shadow cruise missiles and published photographs of a fire and damage to an industrial building.