First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska attended a special Mass marking one thousand days of the full-scale Russian invasion; the service was held at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome.

Advisor and Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk held a briefing for heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of EU embassies in Ukraine on an analysis of the impact of sanctions on the Russian Federation and strategies to strengthen the restrictions.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva met with the Heads of the Security Policy Departments at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

The Head of State stressed the importance of establishing a Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) to enable the G7 countries to provide additional financial support to Ukraine and expressed hope for the swift completion of all formal procedures.

The information frenzy that took place today, with some panic messages passed around – all this benefits only Russia. Please take care of yourselves, support our army, and be especially careful that no one manipulates your emotions for their own advantage. Meanwhile, we continue to strengthen our air defense.

At the end of October, during a meeting with civil society representatives, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a letter of request from relatives of released prisoners regarding the possibility of introducing a deferment of mobilization for this category of Ukrainians. The Head of State instructed the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, Iryna Vereshchuk, to consider this issue.

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska has begun her visit to Italy and the Vatican to attend a Mass marking one thousand days since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.