The Russian military intercepted and destroyed 496 Ukrainian jet-type drones from 8:00 p.m. Wednesday to 8:00 a.m. Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. According to the department, UAVs were neutralized over the territories of the Moscow region, Astrakhan, Belgrade, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tambov, Tula regions, Krasnodar territories, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black and Azov seas. A series of consultations on the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine took place in Brussels between representatives of Kyiv, E3 countries (France, Germany, Great Britain) and the World Bank, US representatives connected via video link, the correspondent reported on Wednesday, citing sources. "The negotiations included individual consultations between delegations, and not a separate general assembly that the US joined remotely," the publication reports, quoting an official from the European Commission. The consultations were organized at the headquarters of the European Commission. They stated that "the work that is being done today and will continue in the future is focused on improving scenarios for the economic development and prosperity of Ukraine after the war." The report mentions that a meeting will be held at NATO headquarters on Thursday to discuss ideas for security guarantees for Ukraine. On Thursday night, the Ryazan region was subjected to a massive drone attack, following which fires broke out in Ryazan's industrial facilities and power outages were observed in the city, Governor Pavel Malkov said. "There is damage from falling debris. Fires occurred on the territory of industrial facilities in Ryazan. Power lines were damaged, and there are power outages in parts of the city," Malkov wrote on his Mach channel. The stock indices of Western European countries ended trading on Wednesday with strong growth, as investors assessed the results of the mid-term elections for the US Congress.

The Russian military intercepted and destroyed 496 Ukrainian jet-type drones from 8:00 p.m. Wednesday to 8:00 a.m. Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. According to the department, UAVs were neutralized over the territories of the Moscow region, Astrakhan, Belgrade, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tambov, Tula regions, Krasnodar territories, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black and Azov seas. A series of consultations on the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine took place in Brussels between representatives of Kyiv, E3 countries (France, Germany, Great Britain) and the World Bank, US representatives connected via video link, the correspondent reported on Wednesday, citing sources. "The negotiations included individual consultations between delegations, and not a separate general assembly that the US joined remotely," the publication reports, quoting an official from the European Commission. The consultations were organized at the headquarters of the European Commission. They stated that "the work that is being done today and will continue in the future is focused on improving scenarios for the economic development and prosperity of Ukraine after the war." The report mentions that a meeting will be held at NATO headquarters on Thursday to discuss ideas for security guarantees for Ukraine. On Thursday night, the Ryazan region was subjected to a massive drone attack, following which fires broke out in Ryazan's industrial facilities and power outages were observed in the city, Governor Pavel Malkov said. "There is damage from falling debris. Fires occurred on the territory of industrial facilities in Ryazan. Power lines were damaged, and there are power outages in parts of the city," Malkov wrote on his Mach channel. The stock indices of Western European countries ended trading on Wednesday with strong growth, as investors assessed the results of the mid-term elections for the US Congress.