This is the best summary I could come up with:
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the bloc will extend special protections for Ukrainian citizens who fled Russia's war, and reaffirmed Brussels' support for Kyiv.
Lawmakers gave a standing ovation as von der Leyen paid tribute to Victoria Amelina, a Ukrainian writer and activist who died of her wounds after a Russian missile attack in eastern Ukraine.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has told Russian President Vladimir Putin his country is ready to help Moscow protect its security interests in an apparent reference to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The two leaders met at a remote Siberian rocket launch facility, the Vostochny Cosmodrome, for a summit that underscored their separate, intensifying confrontations with the West.
"We have installed all the equipment we planned and we are ready for the winter loads," Volodymyr Kudrytskiy, the head of the state-owned Ukrenergo power grid operator, told national television.
Earlier this year, Kudrytskiy said fast repairs and equipment sent by Kyiv's Western partners had proved particularly helpful last winter, allowing residents and businesses to cope.
The original article contains 680 words, the summary contains 173 words. Saved 75%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!