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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1m
Ukraine orders more of its own drones—made in Germany Ukraine's National Guard signed a follow-on contract for Linza strike and Zoom scout drones, built on a German line by Quantum Frontline Industries. The volume tops the 2026 deal. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/06/p...
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Proven on Ukraine’s front line, now made in Germany. National Guard signs for the Linza and Zoom drones
The German-Ukrainian venture Quantum Frontline Industries will build both systems and is scaling up as its first production year wraps up.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 31m
A Ukrainian drone hit three Russian soldiers taking selfies by a pickup truck rigged to launch jet-powered Shahed drones near Donetsk airport Operators are the most valuable target of Ukraine's soldiers: Russia has few and must train new ones euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/06/a...
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At ruined Donetsk’s airport, three Russians snap selfies and ready jet-powered Geran-4. Ukrainian drone slips in unseen and rams their launcher
The pickup truck was converted to launch Russian drones.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1h
Russia sentences Melitopol man with cerebral palsy, abducted in 2022, to 12 years on ‘spying’ charges khpg.org/en/1608816113
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Russia sentences Melitopol man with cerebral palsy, abducted in 2022, to 12 years on ‘spying’ charges
Heorhiy Fatieiev was 36 when abducted by the Russian invaders, who held him hostage for four years before accusing him of 'spying' for helping the defenders of his country
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1h
Ukraine has reportedly bought Turkish Korkut anti-aircraft guns, a cheap way to kill Russian drones The trouble is Russia's new jet drones at around 500 km/h. In Sept Ukraine downed 90% of the slow ones & 55% of the jet ones, by Zelenskyy's count. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/06/k...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 2h
Ukrainian drone pilots killed or wounded 2,699 Russian infantry in the first five days of October, 76.5 percent more than the same period in August Commander Robert Brovdi said the sharpest rise came from the Dobropillia-Pokrovsk axis euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Ukraine’s drone pilots hit 76.5% more Russian infantry than two months ago: 2,699 in first five days of October
Commander Robert Brovdi says the pilots count only losses verified in the military's Delta system, so the real toll is higher.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 2h
The Netherlands will provide maintenance, spare parts, and ammunition for Ukraine's F-16s, Dutch PM Rob Jetten promised on 5 October after a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/06/r...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 4h
The UN verified some 15,280 civilian casualties in Ukraine from January to August 2026—55% more than in the same period of 2025. Russian glide bombs alone killed and injured nearly 2,500 civilians in four oblasts.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 4h
Two ships sunk, a third set ablaze off Romania and Bulgaria in two days At least two sailors were killed. Ukraine blamed Russian drones, but neither NATO member named the attacker. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/06/t...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 6h
In Kramatorsk, Russian drone pilots picked ambulances as targets They hit the vehicles, wounded the medics who tried to save them, and killed a woman in her apartment in the same 25 minutes. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/06/t... 📹 Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 6h
Fire broke out at the Moscow region's largest oil depot after drones attacked The Volodarskaya station pipes jet fuel to Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Sheremetyevo airports, and monitoring channels reported tanks burning. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/06/t...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 20h
Ukraine's test pilots and war veterans from a Ukrainian drone maker will serve on combat duty as part of the official air defense Wild Hornets’ Night Hornets unit has already shot down 50+ Russian Shaheds and will be funded by weapon sales euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/05/f...
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From making interceptors to guarding sky: Ukrainian drone maker gets its own private air defense unit and will pay for it from weapon sales
The company says its Night Hornets unit has downed more than 50 Shaheds.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 22h
Ukraine wants a Starlink Musk can't switch off Zelenskyy said Ukraine was working on its own system and wanted Starlink aimed at Russian military targets before China and others shared similar tech with Moscow. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 23h
Ukraine flew its second ton-scale drone delivery into Oleshky in a week Nearly 400 parcels of food, medicine, and children's kits, almost 4 tons in all, reached the Russian-occupied town on the night of 4 October. About 2,000 people remained there, including nearly 50 children.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 23h
Russian missiles and drones destroyed 13 million Ukrainian books this summer That was about a third of everything printed in Ukraine this year, the government estimated. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/05/r...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ukraine said it had knocked out more than 51% of Russia's oil refining capacity The claim came from Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara, as Ukraine tripled production of long-range attack drones this year. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ukraine cleared 1,347 hectares of mined land in September, a sliver of the 132,000 square kilometers that make it the world's most contaminated country Demining teams also destroyed 364 explosive devices that month euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Ukraine demines over 1,300 hectares in September. Now, it has new plan to tackle 132,000 km²
Ukraine's Defense Ministry demined 1,347 hectares of liberated land in September, a fraction of the territory that makes it the world's most mined country.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ukraine developed a missile against Russia's jet-powered Shaheds The jets slipped past far more often than the old propeller models. The new missile, Nika, hadn't been tested yet. "Could be positive," Zelenskyy said on 4 October. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
64-year-old from occupied Tokmak sentenced to 14 years for donating 25 euro to Ukraine’s Armed Forces khpg.org/en/1608816107
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64-year-old from occupied Tokmak sentenced to 14 years for donating 25 euro to Ukraine’s Armed Forces
Svitlana Kramchanina, who turns 65 next month, is one of many women and men persecuted for their patriotism
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
EU, Polish, and Estonian embassies stayed in Kyiv after Russia warned diplomats to leave "The responsibility for russian attacks belongs to russia!" EU Ambassador Katarína Mathernová wrote on 4 October. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/04/w...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Merz brought €1 billion in military aid to Kyiv Part of it funded joint production of interceptors against Russia's jet drones. Another €350 million went to Ukraine's energy grid. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/04/m...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russia passes 12-year sentence against Luhansk student abducted two years ago, aged just 18 khpg.org/en/1608816104
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Russia passes 12-year sentence against Luhansk student abducted two years ago, aged just 18
Krystyna Odintsova was held incommunicado, without any formal status, for 18 months before the Russians even admitted that the very young woman was in their custody
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russia hit Kyiv's Northern Bridge again on 4 October, a day after the first strike The drone damaged a heating main, leaving Desnianskyi district without hot water, Mayor Klitschko said. Buses and trolleybuses stopped short of the river. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/04/r...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Drones attacked Russia's Khanskaya airfield in Adygea overnight Locals reported a fire at the base near Maykop, about 500 km from Ukrainian-held territory, and NASA fire data confirmed it. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/04/m...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Free Russia’s political prisoners, ease sanctions on its war economy: the swap a Nobel laureate urged on Trump’s envoy. Yuriy Lukanov’s question for him: “why should the freedom of Russia’s political prisoners be bought at the expense of the freedom, the safety, and the lives of Ukrainians?”
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Zelenskyy says Ukraine will intensify strikes on Russian oil refineries as Moscow expands attacks on Kyiv’s infrastructure. He says Ukrainian intelligence obtained documents showing Russia approved a broader policy of attacks aimed at pressuring residents to leave Kyiv and other major cities.
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As Russia expands attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine prepares to hit Moscow’s oil industry harder in response
Ukraine plans to intensify strikes on Russian refineries while racing to develop new interceptor drones, missiles, and other weapons ahead of another winter campaign.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions” hit Russian war targets in Samara and Bryansk oblasts, including Iskander missile positions, with new results in the Black Sea. He said the strikes came in response to Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian civilian and critical infrastructure. 📹Zelenskyy
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ukraine fired its 1st FP-7 ballistic missile in combat, Zelenskyy announced 1 Oct. It can hit back at Russia but can't stop the Iskanders Russia fires at Ukrainian cities Its twin, the FP-7.X interceptor, is meant to, with a first interception aimed for mid-2027 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/03/f...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ukraine's MiG-29s strike Russian troops and air defenses and guard Ukrainian cities and ports. They have to keep doing it until Swedish Gripens arrive early next year Russia has destroyed 37 since February 2022 & Ukraine is nearly out of old MiGs to replace them euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/03/m...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast more than 40 times in one day, injuring three people. Two people were injured in Pavlohrad, while another was wounded in Nikopol district, where an apartment building, shops, infrastructure, and vehicles were damaged. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Russian drone attack in Kirovohrad Oblast killed a man and injured a woman. The drone’s impact also sparked a fire in dry grass, which rescuers extinguished. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ukraine's own stalled reforms are now draining the country, along with Russia's war Ukraine has stopped paying veterans to go to the gym, a program that drew more than 800,000 uses after defense spending ate up the budget euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Ukraine’s $33 veterans’ gym subsidy drew 800,000 uses. Now it is gone, squeezed by war and stalled reforms, holding up $20 billion in aid
The Veteran Sports program stopped on 1 October after the state found no money for it.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Russian drone struck a private home in Velykyi Burluk, Kharkiv Oblast, setting the house and an outbuilding on fire. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Amid constant Russian attacks and air raid alerts, Ukrainian rescuers stopped to give water to an exhausted tit using a plastic bottle cap. A few drops helped revive the tiny bird, offering a brief moment of care amid the devastation of war. 📹Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Russia struck Kyiv’s Northern Bridge with a drone, injuring two people and damaging the roadway and trolleybus network. The strike came one day after repeated attacks on the Southern Bridge caused severe traffic disruption across Kyiv. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/03/r...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Russian drones struck Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, damaging apartment and private homes, a car, and an administrative building. Five fires broke out across the city, including on the 8th floor of a nine-story apartment building. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Three Russian missiles and two drones struck Moldovan territory during Russia’s massive morning attack on Ukraine. Explosions, fires, and property damage were reported in several districts. Debris from the weapons was found at multiple sites across Moldova. 📷Moldovan Police via Newsmaker
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Russian attack on Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, injured four people after two jet-powered drones struck civilian areas. The strikes hit a civilian infrastructure site and a residential area, sparking fires and damaging two private two-story homes. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Russian attack on Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, injured four people, including a child. The overnight strikes also sparked fires at two warehouse facilities in Bucha district, where rescuers worked to extinguish the fires and clear the damage. 📹Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Abducted and tortured Crimean Tatar lawyer sentenced to 16 years for ‘treason’ against Russian invaders khpg.org/en/1608816103
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Abducted and tortured Crimean Tatar lawyer sentenced to 16 years for ‘treason’ against Russian invaders
There are no legal grounds for the FSB to have held Amet Abyltairov incommunicado, without any formal charges, for six months, and it is unfortunately likely that the case is based on testimony…
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Russian drone struck a fire and rescue station in Zaporizhzhia Oblast as emergency crews were preparing to respond to a call, injuring one rescuer. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ukraine helped 41 citizens escape Russian occupation through Belarus in August and September, including four children and five teenagers. Some had endured detention, forced treatment and pressure under Russian control. Many others are still waiting for a way out.
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41 Ukrainians made the long journey from occupation to Ukrainian-controlled territory after enduring Russian pressure, detention and control
Four children and five teenagers were among those who returned to Ukraine in August and September through a route via Belarus.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russian forces struck a residential high-rise in Dnipro, injuring three women. Six people were rescued from the building, as emergency crews searched the site for others. 📷Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russia’s repeated strikes on Kyiv’s Southern Bridge are now severely disrupting traffic across the capital. Major roads are gridlocked, with some people reportedly walking across bridges as traffic comes to a standstill. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/02/r...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russia has ordered Hungarian diplomats to leave the country, retaliating after Budapest expelled 10 Russian diplomats on national security grounds in September. The tit-for-tat expulsions mark a sharp shift in Hungary-Russia relations after years of close ties under Viktor Orbán.
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Russia retaliates after Hungary expels 10 diplomats, deepening Budapest-Moscow rift since Orbán’s ouster
The diplomatic tit-for-tat comes as Hungary’s new government takes a markedly different approach to Russia and Ukraine from Viktor Orbán’s 16-year tenure.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Britain sanctioned eight vessels in Russia's gas trade on 1 October—a trade Ukraine's sanctions commissioner called one of the Kremlin's "key future revenue streams."
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russian drones struck Mykolaiv, injuring three people and starting fires at a vehicle service station and a restaurant-hotel complex. Three garages also caught fire at another location. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russia has pursued a Ukrainian grandmother beyond its borders to stop her from bringing her grandson back to Ukraine. Liubov Rozhanska was detained in Kazakhstan at Russia’s request through the Russia-led CSTO. She now faces possible deportation to Russia, despite never having entered the country.
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Ukrainian grandmother detained in Kazakhstan at Russia’s request while trying to bring grandson back to Ukraine
Russia used the Russia-led CSTO to pursue the Ukrainian citizen beyond its borders, triggering her detention in Kazakhstan and potentially exposing her to deportation to Russia.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russian forces struck Kharkiv with three guided aerial bombs, killing at least two people and injuring 31, including two children. The bombs hit residential areas, damaging around 20 homes, offices, a school, and cars. 📷Oleh Syniehubov
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russia has struck Kyiv’s Southern Bridge again on the evening of 2 October, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The bridge connecting the capital’s left and right banks remains closed to road traffic and metro services after several previous attacks in the last 2 days.
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Russia repeatedly attacks bridge connecting Kyiv’s two sides across the Dnipro river, disrupting transport across the capital
The Southern Bridge has come under repeated Russian drone attacks since 1 October, forcing transport restrictions as Russia steps up daily attacks with jet-powered Geran drones.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russia has repeatedly attacked Kyiv’s Southern Bridge since 1 October, disrupting a key link between the capital’s two sides across the Dnipro. Daily Russian Geran drone swarms are increasingly targeting the civilian infrastructure that keeps Kyiv functioning. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/02/r...
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