The Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov had a telephone conversation with the head of the Pentagon.
"I had a telephone conversation with the U.S. Defense Minister. Discussed news from the front, “Rammstein 6” and ways to strengthen our capabilities," he wrote on Twitter, announcing "good news."
The head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin confirmed that the U.S. does not admit the results of the pseudo-referendums, and the Ukrainian army, according to Reznikov, will continue to use Western weapons to de-occupy the lands of Ukraine.
- The Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine ("Ramstein" format), led by the USA, will meet on October 12 in Brussels. This will be the sixth meeting. The group will discuss further military assistance to Ukraine, taking into account the needs of the front. A meeting of NATO defense ministers is scheduled for October 13.