US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius visited Ukraine this week. These visits take place against the backdrop of public disagreements in the strategy for continuing the war between the President of Ukraine, V. Zelensky, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, V. Zaluzhny, as well as publications in Western media that suggest Ukraine switch to strategic defense.
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The process of assisting Ukraine allies continues to become more complicated - now President V. Zelensky's team needs to convince world leaders that this aligns with their national interests. However, achieving this goal is becoming increasingly difficult as the number of global crises increases.
In connection with the adoption of the new version of the Law of Ukraine "On Credit Unions" and the World Day of Credit Cooperation, a round table meeting was held on October 19, 2023 in the building of the Institute of Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and on its platform: "Credit unions for military personnel - urgent the need of the Army!"
Over the past week, no significant territorial changes have occurred at the front. In the Donetsk region, Russian troops increased pressure on the city of Avdiivka, trying to encircle the city. Still, within a few days, the fighting there moved into the stage of small-scale infantry assaults and slowed down, just like on the Zaporizhzhia front.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have increased pressure on the Southern Front and are striving to reach the vicinity of Tokmak in the coming weeks to open up prospects for an offensive on the coast of the Azov Sea. An auxiliary attack across the river is also possible. Dnieper in the Kherson region and intensifying the offensive in the area of Bakhmut.
