As per reports, on Wednesday (09 October), the Ukrainian military claimed it attacked a depot in Russia’s Bryansk province that stored artillery shells, missiles, and guided bombs. Ukraine suggested these weapons were provided by North Korea, though both Moscow and Pyongyang deny such transfers.

• Local Russian authorities on Wednesday (09 October) reported explosions in Bryansk, declaring a state of emergency. The situation was said to be under control, and no mention of a weapons depot was made.
• Russian air defenses intercepted 24 Ukrainian UAVs overnight in Bryansk, according to Governor Alexander Bogomaz.
• The Ukrainian military reported the attack on the Shahed drone depot in Krasnodar on Wednesday (09 October 9). Local authorities confirmed a fire in the warehouse on the same day.
• In Kursk province, the Russian Defense Ministry stated it had recaptured the villages of Novaya Sorochina and Pokrovsky on Wednesday (09 October).
• Ukrainian air defenses claimed they shot down 21 out of 22 UAVs launched by Russia overnight. Three missiles targeted Poltava province, damaging an industrial site on Wednesday (09 October).
• On Wednesday (09 October), Russia conducted airstrikes on Kharkiv and its suburbs, resulting in property damage and minor injuries to residents. The strikes reportedly used FAB-250 bombs.
• The Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, initially planned for Saturday (12 October) in Germany, was postponed as US President Joe Biden canceled his trip to manage Hurricane Milton. The meeting might be rescheduled for the NATO defense ministers’ meeting on Thursday (17 October) in Belgium.
• Zelensky continues to push for Ukraine’s NATO accession, which Russia opposes, warning that peace would be impossible if Ukraine abandons its neutrality.
• A Russian missile attack on Odessa on Wednesday (09 October) killed at least six people and injured others. The target was reportedly port infrastructure, including a civilian container ship. The attack is part of Russia’s broader effort to disrupt Ukraine’s grain export corridor in the Black Sea.
• EU states agreed in principle to provide up to 35 billion euros in aid to Ukraine, which will be funded through frozen Russian assets. This aid is part of a broader 50 billion US dollars package agreed upon by the G7.