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Key updates Zelensky Urges EU to Deliver 300 Patriot Missiles as Ukraine’s Stocks Run Dry Trump Fires White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia After Just Five Days Russian Mine Explosion in Kherson Leaves 66-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured Zelensky urged EU leaders to provide 300 Patriot interceptors and €70 billion ($79 billion) in additional support for 2027. His appeal came as reports indicated Ukraine had virtually exhausted its Patriot missile stocks, while Greece and Spain faced pressure to release their own inventories. President Volodymyr Zelensky urged European Union leaders on Friday, Oct. 16, to urgently provide 300 Patriot missile interceptors and an additional €70 billion ($79 billion) in support for next year, as reports emerged that Ukraine had virtually exhausted its supply of US-made missiles capable of intercepting Russian ballistic attacks. Speaking at the EU summit in Brussels, Zelensky warned that Russia had already launched a major assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, threatening to leave millions of civilians vulnerable to further strikes as winter approaches. Donald Trump dismissed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia on Friday, Oct. 16, less than a week after her appointment. Her five-day tenure was marked by controversy over her failure to pass the bar exam, an awkward debut briefing and remarks about China. US President Donald Trump dismissed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia on Friday, Oct. 16, just five days after she took office, following a series of public controversies involving her legal credentials, a widely criticized press briefing and remarks about China that drew a response from Beijing. A White House official confirmed her departure to AFP after Fox News reported that the 41-year-old spokeswoman was “transitioning out” of the position, bringing an abrupt end to what is believed to be the shortest tenure of any White House press secretary in US history. A 66-year-old resident was hospitalized after detonating a Russian mine in Kherson late Friday. Ukrainian authorities reported serious injuries to both legs. A 66-year-old man was seriously injured after stepping on a Russian mine in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson late Friday, Oct. 16, according to the Kherson Regional Military Administration. The explosion occurred at approximately 10:20 p.m., leaving the resident with blast injuries, fractured bones in one leg and shrapnel wounds to the other.