Editor’s Note: Below are the most important news from Ukraine and its neighboring countries on Oct. 19 prepared by UA.TV reporters. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Ukraine on a working visit Zelenskyy: 3 more EU members to sign declarations on the European perspective of Ukraine Ukraine will receive about 700 million US dollars from the IMF MP Oleksandr Kornienko became Frist Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine The visa-free regime won’t be canceled and the EU borders for Ukrainian citizens won’t be closed More than 15 and half thousand new cases of COVID-19 registered in Ukraine over the past day 86% of Ukrainian teachers received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine Situation with COVID-19 in Ukrainian regions Vitrenko: Ukraine fulfills all obligations to its Western partners, being a reliable country for gas transit Lawyer: Blocking of the OSCE SMM work in Donetsk is an international terrorist attack The Unified Information System for the Social Sphere is being introduced in Ukraine Video by UA.TV