Estonia bans transit of Russian, Belarusian grain

Lockheed Martin Reveals ‘Deep’ PAC-3 Production Talks

"Droneports": inside Russian UAV bases and why they are so difficult to destroy

Russian drone hits Kyiv school while children and teachers shelter inside, mayor says — Meduza

Russian diesel exports via the Black Sea fall to zero for the first time on record

Russia offers businesses tax breaks for building defenses against Ukrainian drones. The catch: the state gets whatever they build for free. — Meduza

How does the Kremlin want the loyalist media to report on Russia’s 2027 federal budget? Start with social benefits. Don’t mention that 44% goes to the military and security agencies. — Meduza

Russian war spending keeps rising while some regions slash death benefits for soldiers’ families by up to 95% — Meduza

Money transfers between Russia and Kazakhstan fall nearly 12-fold after EU sanctions on Zolotaya Korona payment service — Meduza

U.S. Treasury cracks down on Russian shadow banking network funding Iran

“Attacks of this kind should be unacceptable”: Experts comment on Russian drone strike on nuclear research facility in Kyiv

U.S. designates Russia-linked sanctions-evasion payment network A7 a ‘significant transnational criminal organization’ — Meduza

Putin bans taking more than one million rubles in cash from Russia to Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and four other countries. What if you need to take more? — Meduza

By Putin’s own estimate, Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries have cost Russia 1% of GDP. But he says stopping them isn’t worth halting attacks on Ukrainian vessels. — Meduza

Ukraine's European integration minister expects Hungary to lift veto and remaining EU accession negotiating clusters to open by year-end

British thermal satellite firm doubles its fleet in orbit

Putin Claims Huge Advance as ISW Finds Russia Lost Ground in September

Russian soldiers 'had to drink urine to survive' after being abandoned by commanders, POWs say

Zelensky says Putin ordered Russia’s military chiefs to abandon rules of war in airstrikes on Ukraine — Meduza

Three killed after Russian Su-35 downs Mi-8 helicopter in Voronezh Region friendly-fire incident, pro-war channels say

Ukraine returned 41 civilians from occupied territories through Volyn border crossing in August and September, says ombudsman

Russia planning to increase 'hybrid warfare' activity in Europe, Ukrainian intelligence warns

Russian billionaires 'volunteer' to fund state budget after closed-door meeting with Putin, Reuters reports

The U.S. seized $5.4 million from ‘Orthodox oligarch’ Konstantin Malofeyev and sent it to support Ukrainian veterans. Russia has now opened a criminal case over the confiscation. — Meduza

The Telegraph identifies Russian biker Oleg Levushkin as suspected organizer of Leipzig airport sabotage. It links the operation to a GRU unit whose officers are accused in the Skripal poisoning. — Meduza

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