United States European Command
United States European Command (EUCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for U.S. military operations across Europe, parts of the Middle East, and Africa. Its headquarters is at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. The EUCOM commander also holds the position of Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO. The command has played a central role in coordinating U.S. military assistance to Ukraine.
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Russia hits Kyiv in two ballistic waves overnight; one killed, eight injured
Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine overnight into 19 October using Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, Iskander-K cruise missiles and 269 strike drones. Two waves of ballistic strikes struck Kyiv at roughly 23:00 on 18 October and 03:00 on 19 October, killing a 21-year-old woman and injuring at least eight people. Ukrainian officials said partners did not warn about the first wave; US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he could not confirm that. Air defence reported 247 aerial targets shot down or suppressed, with no ballistic missiles intercepted.