Russian forces have entered the outskirts of the eastern Ukraine frontline city of Toretsk, Ukraine's military said late on Monday, less than a week after the fall of the nearby bastion town of Vuhledar, News.Az reports citing Reuters .

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that the situation on the front line of the war against Russia was "very, very difficult," and Ukraine's forces had to do everything they could over the autumn period, News.Az reports citing KyivPost.

Ukraine should get a place in NATO, said Mark Rutte, new Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, News.Az reports citing Lenta.Ru.

France does not rule out sending its troops to the territory of Ukraine, France's Secretary of State for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad said, News.Az reports citing Gazeta.Ru .

The war in Ukraine has provided a sobering reminder of the dangers posed by complacency and outdated assumptions in defence policy, highlighting the urgent need for the UK to integrate the lessons learned from the conflict, News.Az reports citing Gazeta.Ru .

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Joe Biden's decision to allocate all security funds intended for Kyiv until the end of his term in office, as well as to provide new weapons systems, News.Az reports.

"For nearly three years, the United States has rallied the world to stand with the people of Ukraine as they defend their freedom from Russian aggression, and it has been a top priority of my Administration to provide Ukraine with the support it needs to prevail. In that time, Ukraine has won the battle of Kyiv, reclaimed more than half the territory that Russia seized at the start of the war, and safeguarded its sovereignty and independence. But there is more work to do. That is why, today, I am announcing a surge in security assistance for Ukraine and a series of additional actions to help Ukraine win this war, " says Biden, News.Az reports citing the White House.