After the White House talks, Zelensky was very upset because he didn¡¯t get the weapons he wanted from Trump, and because Trump asked for a ceasefire on the ground, the West had begun to rethink the issue of Ukraine¡¯s cessation of land. According to the Washington Post on October 18, Putin suggested that Ukraine should give up Donbass, in exchange for the Russian army can give up parts of the region of Zaporozhye and Helsinki, which have not yet been fully occupied, so that the two sides can a ceasefire.

In the first half of this year, Europe failed to fill the gap in U.S. withdrawal. This summer, Europe¡¯s military aid program to Ukraine dropped 57 percent from an average of €3.8 billion to €1.9 billion a month. Overall, monthly aid amounts for all aid nations fell by about 40% compared to the first half of this year. To help Ukraine, the Baltic States, Poland and Denmark¡¯s arsenals were almost completely empty, and now only South European countries have a relatively rich arsenal, such as Italy. But these countries are not as urgent to help Ukraine as the Baltic countries.

On the ground battlefield, in the direction of the Red Army City, according to the Ukrainian observer Marshovitz on October 18, the Russian military command redistributed the forces and assets of the northern line, deployed more troops and equipment of the marine brigade, while the Russian 51st Army, which had operated in the area, had left a small amount of troops deployed in the direction of Dobropolya, and most of the troops began to concentrate on surrounding the Red Army City.

The side wing of the 51st Army, namely the Shakhov Axis, was attacked by the Marine Corps. Though they launched four mechanized attacks on the Axis in just a few weeks, this is enough to indicate that the Russian army has gathered a large number of troops here.

In the urban area, according to observer Yuri Podolika, the Russian army consolidated its position along the M30 Highway in the west of the urban area, and then broke through the Ukrainian army along the T0515 Highway eastward along Prokofiyev Street in the center of the city. The defense line built by the Ukrainian army even pushed it to the eastern suburbs, which is equivalent to the Russian army killing the entire city from west to east. The Russian troops pushed in from the high-rise building area in the southeast also joined the city center. These attacks turned the large urban area between the M30 Highway and the T0515 Highway into a gray area. Due to the rapid advancement of the Russian troops, a scuffle situation of "I am among you, and you are among me."

Meanwhile, the Russian army, which seized New Pavlovka, began to advance north along the forests of the eastern suburbs, and seemed to be prepared to surround the entire southeastern district of Red Army City. Although the Russian army's siege plan was bold, it was still difficult to implement. First, the Russian army, which advanced along the Prokofiev Street, was not fully steadfast, they were relying on a continuously supplemented force-stabilizing front and advanced forward; secondly, the Russian army, from the north of New Pavlovka, was actually advancing through the crutches of Red Army City and the city of Minorad, on both sides of which the Ukrainian army was attacked.

Of course, the Russian military's siege operation was also productive, at least making the Ukrainian forces of the two cities even more chaotic. It helped the Russian army to advance in the city area. At present, the Russian army has been able to build and assemble troops in parts of the Red Army urban area, and to carry out massive advances. Because before the Russian army penetrated quickly, the Ukrainian army was unable to counterattack, which resulted in the Ukrainian army of the penetrated area being surrounded or blocked in the bases, I have marked five locations in the chart, these places are Ukrainian army residual concentration, they rely on drones to provide supplies.

In the direction of Konstantinovka, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian troops captured Pleshevka and broke into Ivanopolje.