Outmanned Ukrainian forces were fending off assaults by Russian troops inside the strategic city of Toretsk, Kyiv's military said late on Wednesday, as Russia continues its grinding offensive in Ukraine's east.

The situation in Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast remains very difficult as Ukraine is fighting Russian forces in the eastern outskirts of the front-line town, a spokesperson of the Luhansk Operational Tactical Group said on Oct.

Russian missiles have hit a civilian container ship at a port in Ukraine's Odesa region, killing seven people, according to local officials. "This is the third attack on a civilian vessel in the past four days,

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least eight people and injured at least 34 over the past day, regional authorities said on Oct. 10.

Summary: The Netherlands has delivered the first U.S.-made F-16 Fighting Falcons to Ukraine, part of the 24 jets pledged to support Kyiv's war effort against Russia. -Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans confirmed the delivery,