Highlights for October 29, the Ukrainian navy used the Neptune long-range missile system for the first time at a distance of over 600 km, destroying two Su-34 fighter-bombers and an Iskander OTRK launcher at the Marinovka military airport in the Volgograd region; Zelensky confirmed the results of the attack and announced that Britain would allocate £10 billion over three years; The Trump administration is secretly offering American traders to buy Russian diesel fuel delivered by transatlantic tankers at a discount; US energy companies and traders reject offers due to sanctions restrictions and high legal risks; Shipments of Patriot systems to Ukraine may be frozen until the results of the mid-term elections in the United States are concluded; NATO allies doubt that the leadership of the Pentagon will agree on the transfer of the systems in the coming days; the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the first reading the draft budget for 2027 with a deficit of almost 5.5 trillion rubles; the items of military expenditure reached a record of 17. 1 trillion rubles; The Ugandan embassy in Moscow announced the death and disappearance of 27 citizens of the country who were recruited to participate in the war against Ukraine: diplomats confirmed the death of 11 mercenaries, the fate of 16 other people remains unknown; The authorities of Ukraine, through the leadership of Finland and Norway, forwarded to Putin a proposal to hold a direct meeting on territorial issues; Foreign Minister Sibiga emphasized Kiev's full readiness for direct negotiations; Lithuania approved the leadership of universal conscription for men aged 18-22 from 2032: about 7.5 thousand people are planned to be conscripted every year with the integration of modern analytical management systems.

Highlights for October 29, the Ukrainian navy used the Neptune long-range missile system for the first time at a distance of over 600 km, destroying two Su-34 fighter-bombers and an Iskander OTRK launcher at the Marinovka military airport in the Volgograd region; Zelensky confirmed the results of the attack and announced that Britain would allocate £10 billion over three years; The Trump administration is secretly offering American traders to buy Russian diesel fuel delivered by transatlantic tankers at a discount; US energy companies and traders reject offers due to sanctions restrictions and high legal risks; Shipments of Patriot systems to Ukraine may be frozen until the results of the mid-term elections in the United States are concluded; NATO allies doubt that the leadership of the Pentagon will agree on the transfer of the systems in the coming days; the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the first reading the draft budget for 2027 with a deficit of almost 5.5 trillion rubles; the items of military expenditure reached a record of 17. 1 trillion rubles; The Ugandan embassy in Moscow announced the death and disappearance of 27 citizens of the country who were recruited to participate in the war against Ukraine: diplomats confirmed the death of 11 mercenaries, the fate of 16 other people remains unknown; The authorities of Ukraine, through the leadership of Finland and Norway, forwarded to Putin a proposal to hold a direct meeting on territorial issues; Foreign Minister Sibiga emphasized Kiev's full readiness for direct negotiations; Lithuania approved the leadership of universal conscription for men aged 18-22 from 2032: about 7.5 thousand people are planned to be conscripted every year with the integration of modern analytical management systems.