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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 40m
⚡️Ukrainian drones reportedly hit Sberbank data center in Russia Ukrainian defense company Fire Point commented in a social media post on Wednesday morning, saying 'You didn’t think it would stop with just Yandex, did you?'
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Ukrainian drones reportedly hit Sberbank data center in Russia
Ukrainian defense company Fire Point commented in a social media post on Wednesday morning, saying 'You didn’t think it would stop with just Yandex, did you?'
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1h
The Kremlin says Trump’s proposed energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia “was not specified,” adding that work in this direction continues. A journalist pointed out that Russia’s Defense Ministry acknowledged strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure today despite Trump’s statements. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1h
A large dark slick off Russia’s Black Sea coast is being investigated as possible oil pollution after the Aframax Rio tanker was damaged and caught fire on October 6. Residents reported polluted beaches and birds, while Russian authorities deny finding a large spill. #Russia
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 59m
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni says supporting Ukraine is “what makes peace possible,” arguing that an aggressor seeking its opponent’s capitulation has no reason to negotiate. She warned that if Ukraine stopped defending itself, the result would be occupation, not peace. #Ukraine
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 53m
Rutte: Don't forget, for the defense of the USA,NATO is also crucial.We defend the USA from these Russian nuclear submarines ending up at the shores of the USA We make sure that the transatlantic is safe, the Euro-Atlantic area is safe,…that Europe is safe – all in the interest of the USA.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 51m
The fastest new US drone interceptor cruises at 540 km/h Ukrainian defense outlet Defense Express said it may be fast enough for Russia's jet Gerans—but Ukraine's own interceptors were already downing them in combat. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/14/p...
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Planned capacity of 12,000 interceptors a year, under 100 seconds to target: US firm pitches a low-cost drone killer
The fastest model cruises at 540 km/h, which may be enough to catch Russia’s jet Gerans, a defense news outlet suggests..
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Wild Hornets 🐝 @wildhornets.bsky.social · 1h
One less jet-powered shahed: the Khyzhak Brigade of Ukraine’s Patrol Police Department in action 🔥 The Koty UAV crew intercepted the target using STING.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1h
Residents of an apartment building in Kyiv that was struck by Russia last night. 📷: evgenymaloletka / dobronosov / Instagram
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 1h
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 8h
Seoul's diplomatic spat with Kyiv continues to deepen following South Korea's decision to recall its ambassador over a dispute regarding North Korean POW transfers.
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'Blown out of proportion' — Domestic politics at the core of South Korea's rift with Ukraine
Seoul's diplomatic spat with Kyiv continues to deepen, but experts say it is less about Ukraine than about South Korea's own politics. The East Asian country, traditionally counted among Ukraine's pa...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 8h
However, experts tell the Kyiv Independent that the feud is less about Ukraine than about South Korea's own politics and piling geopolitical challenges.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 7h
⚡️ 'Ostentatious disrespect' — Zelensky says Russia defied Trump's energy ceasefire with latest missile strike. "The strike was entirely deliberate and demonstrative in its scale," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that "Russia does not consider the American President's statements strong."
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'Ostentatious disrespect' — Zelensky says Russia defied Trump's energy ceasefire with latest missile strike
"The strike was entirely deliberate and demonstrative in its scale," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that "Russia does not consider the American President's statements strong."
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 7h
During the night, Russia launched yet another massive ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, in several waves. Three people were killed by the attack, 21 more injured. Energy infrastructure was targeted again, right as it's getting colder.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 7h
Large parts of Kyiv are without electricity, some without water, as well. From Kyiv, it's impossible to see that "Putin wants peace." We see that he wants to continue and escalate the war. And Ukraine must fight to defend ourselves.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 7h
⚡️ 'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says. Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says
Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 7h
While Russia struck the CHP-4 power station in Kyiv, Ukraine, last night and in doing so once again violated the inexistent energy truce, Starlink has been throttled over Ukraine.
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 7h
Without warning, Starlink terminals in Ukraine stopped working at speeds greater than 160 km/h. This affected Ukrainian military missions in progress as the defenders fend off ferocious onslaughts by the russian fascist invaders. SpaceX is owned by Elon Musk, a confederate of Putin puppet Trump.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 7h
With Trump trying to divert attention on Ukraine and falsely blaming it for the rising oil prices, Iran has stepped up the game and struck 6 more commercial vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz. In one instance Iranian forces even proudly broadcasted a video of a burning ship.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h
❗️ Ukrainian monitoring channels report restrictions on Starlink terminals overnight. Connectivity allegedly disappeared when moving faster than 160 km/h and returned within about a minute after stopping. The reported restrictions remain unconfirmed, with official information still awaited… #Ukraine
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6h
⚡️ US senators urge Trump to drop Russian diesel deal, use Graham's sanctions law. "This deal is a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies; it should be rescinded," reads the letter signed by six Democratic and six Republican senators.
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US senators urge Trump to drop Russian diesel deal, use Graham's sanctions law
"This deal is a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies; it should be rescinded," reads the letter signed by six Democratic and six Republican senators.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6h
Working on video calls, parenting, and going about daily routines — all while explosions echo in the background. As Russia intensifies its aerial strikes on Kyiv, residents carry on with essential life tasks while living under constant threat and fear.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h
Ukraine’s 3rd Corps says it liberated another 101 km² during the fourth phase of Operation Vivaldi, retaking Zelena Dolyna, Lypove and Kolodiazi. Commander Andrii Biletskyi says all four phases returned 277 km² and 16 settlements to full Ukrainian control, with Russian losses totaling 8,000 men.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h
❗️Ukraine’s 115th Mechanized Brigade struck a modernized Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter with an anti-aircraft FPV drone. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h
Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps confirms Starlink issues on the Huliaipole axis. Starshield connections began dropping for 10-20 seconds as UAVs reached 110-120 km/h. The disruption has already forced one unmanned systems unit to cancel some missions today. #Ukraine
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 8h
⚡️ BREAKING: A Ukrainian FPV interceptor drone struck a Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter in midair. The drone was operated by the Ukraine’s 115th Mechanized Brigade reports that its “Prybultsi” air defense unit
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 6h
Location of the Ukrainian FPV drone strike on a Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter in Belgorod region, approximately 9 km from the front line.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6h
"For decades, [Russian military education] had trained officers to carry out tactical tasks and work with staff documents, but not to think and act independently,” writes Liubov Tsybulska, director of NGO Join Ukraine, in this op-ed.
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How the Russian army is learning from Ukraine and NATO
The Russian army entered its full-scale war against Ukraine with a reputation as one of the strongest in the world, but the first weeks of the invasion showed that this assessment was wrong. The reaso...
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h
❗️ Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski challenged Elon Musk over the latest Starlink restrictions affecting Ukraine. “Are you playing politics with your products again?” Sikorski said. “As your European customers, we are watching you.” Poland pays for Starlink services used by Ukraine #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 5h
❗️ Starlink restrictions are affecting Ukrainian interceptor drones used against Russian jet-powered Shaheds, presidential adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov says. He warns the changes could deprive Ukraine of one of its few effective methods for defending its skies against the faster drones #Ukraine
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Militarnyi @militarnyi.com · 6h
⚡️ Ukrainian drones struck one of Russia’s largest Sberbank data centers and a logistics terminal in Balakovo, Saratov Region, overnight on October 14. militarnyi.com/en/news/dron...
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Drones Strike Sberbank Data Center and Logistics Terminal in Russia’s Saratov Region
Ukrainian drones struck one of Russia’s largest Sberbank data centers and a logistics terminal in Balakovo, Saratov Region, overnight on October 14.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 5h
Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers sparked viral claims about a sudden drop in Russian influence operations on social media, but experts and disinformation monitors say there is no evidence to support this.
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No, Ukraine's strikes on Yandex data centers didn't cripple Russian influence ops
Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian data centers sparked viral claims about a sudden drop in Russian influence operations on social media — even as experts see no evidence to support this. Kyiv s...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 5h
Disinformation researchers tell the Kyiv Independent that viral charts showing a drop in Yandex "bots" actually measure search engine crawlers, while Moscow's influence networks rely heavily on foreign proxy servers abroad.
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 5h
Russia and the United States carried out a devastating attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv last night. The American side facilitated the attack by denying interceptor missiles to the defenders, denying early warning, and denying Starlink capabilities.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5h
‼️Reports are increasingly appearing from the Ukrainian military and experts that Starlink has been turned off/limited for Ukrainian Defenders. Starlink is used in the most effective Ukrainian interceptor against Russia's jet-powered drones. So if it's not functioning properly,
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5h
it's about making Ukrainians and Ukrainian infrastructure defenseless against increasing Russian drone attacks (information via Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov. There are also reports that part of Ukrainian combat missions had to be canceled/postponed due to issues with Starlink.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5h
This keeps the parts of Russia's war machine running for longer and causing more damage.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 6h
Many Starlink terminals in Ukraine are financed by Poland. Its Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has put Elon Musk on notice regarding the evolving situation.
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 5h
The #Starlink situation just keeps getting “better.” Turns out it’s also used by interceptor drones to take down jet-powered Shaheds. With these restrictions, the US is taking away one of the few ways we have to defend ourselves against them.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 4h
Russian missiles targeted Kyiv's power plants with no partner warning, again, three days into a US-announced energy ceasefire Russia fired 39 ballistic missiles and 128 drones. At least 600,000 lost power, and four died in Kyiv. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/14/t...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 4h
A visual breakdown of Ukraine's EU accession talks as of Oct. 13: With 4 of 6 clusters now open, Kyiv and Brussels are working to open the remaining two clusters — Green agenda and Resources — by the end of 2026.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4h
The aftermath of Russia's terror on Ukraine: residential buildings, energy infrastructure, railroad infrastructure attacked. #Kyiv: five people killed, 25 more injured by the Russian strike on a residential building. In another district, one more person was killed and one more injured.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 4h
SpaceX's new speed limit on military Starlink cut out Ukrainian drones mid-flight on 14 October. Connections dropped for 10–20 seconds at 110–120 km/h, and one unit had to cancel some missions, Ukraine's 7th Rapid Reaction Corps said. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/14/n...
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4h
At Dnipropetrovsk region one person killed and 4 more injured in Pavlohrad. One person killed in Nikopol.One person injured in Dnipro, one person injured in Synelnykivsky district-📹 Donetsk region: 7 people injured by a Russian airstrike on a residential area. Five residential buildings damaged.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5h
Operation Vivaldi has completed its four seasons. Ukrainian Defenders have liberated another 101 km² of Ukrainian land. The 3rd Army Corps and attached units have freed three more settlements - Zelena Dolyna, Lypove, Kolodiazi.During the fourth stage of "Vivaldi," Russia lost nearly 3,000 soldiers
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4h
Russia attacked Khmelnytsky region 📷: two people injured by the attack on a gas station. There's a fire at a business, as well, rescuers are putting it out. Ternopil region: an administrative building on fire. Vinnytsia region: a railroad infrastructure object was attacked, there's a fire.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 3h
A Ukrainian logistics UGV returns from a combat mission despite sustaining critical damage
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 16h
Appeasing Putin won't work. Listen to the full conversation I had with the Clearer Than Truth podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/5DLW...
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Michael McFaul | Former US Ambassador to Russia | Author of "Autocrats vs Democrats"
Clearer Than Truth · Episode
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 6h
Horrific footage from Kyiv last night. Russia attacks residential buildings every day. Civilians are killed every day. Putin does not stop. His goal is the genocide of Ukrainians. How can sanctions be eased against a war criminal who is only intensifying his crimes? 📹: libkos/Instagram
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