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Here for Ukraine information. Pro-Ukraine. Once-a-day info highlights roundup from the Kyiv Independent, UNITED24 Media, Live: Ukraine Telegram, done when I get time. Twitter: @mmouse44073558 All opinions are mine alone. Ducks are great.
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...the best thing we can do, is to double down now:

-Deliver #Taurus and #Stormshadow
-Launch joint development of EU-Ukr #Tomahawk system
-Set up EU air defense to protect West Ukrainian skies
-Halt or slow #oil transit in the baltic sea
-Punish harder any sanction circumvention via central asia
<<Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a move that has been attributed to financial concerns and a perceived lower threat level.
The headquarters of Belarus' democratic forces shut down, while Lithuania's opposition called the decision "a betrayal." The decision was later overturned.
Russian attacks kill one, injure 11 over past day
The Ukrainian Air Force reported downing 136 drones launched by Russia overnight.
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Reduced protection, rising tensions: Inside Lithuania's strained relations with Belarus opposition
Belarusian opposition in neighboring Lithuania had a tough week.
Lithuania's new government quietly reduced the state-provided security for exiled Belarusian opposition leader >>
Reduced protection, rising tensions: Inside Lithuania's strained relations with Tsikhanouskaya
Belarusian opposition in neighboring Lithuania had a tough week. Lithuania's new government quietly reduced the state-provided security for exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskay...
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<<scrutiny and sparked criticism of the Ukrainian military command’s ability to protect recruits.
Training centers, especially those near the front line or the border, often lack proper air defense, failing to protect recruits from recurring Russian strikes.
Russia keeps hitting Ukraine's training centers — and Ukraine doesn't have an answer
A Russian missile strike this week on a Ukrainian training ground — the latest in a series of deadly strikes on training centers across the country — has heightened >>
Russia keeps hitting Ukraine's training centers — and Ukraine doesn't have an answer
A Russian missile strike this week on a Ukrainian training ground — the latest in a series of deadly strikes on training centers across the country — has heightened scrutiny and sparked criticism of t...
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⚡️Austria drops objections (kyivindependent.com/austria-drop...), paves way for EU’s 19th Russia sanctions package. 
Vienna had previously held up the sanctions over a demand that the EU compensate Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International for losses inflicted by Russian penalties.
Austria drops objections, paves way for EU’s 19th Russia sanctions package
Vienna had previously held up the sanctions over a demand that the EU compensate Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International for losses inflicted by Russian penalties.
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⚡️Russia hits Kharkiv Oblast with new rocket-powered guided bomb for first time (kyivindependent.com/russia-hits-...). 
The attack took place at around 5:40 p.m. local time, hitting a residential neighborhood and damaging homes and outbuildings.
Russia hits Kharkiv Oblast with new rocket-powered guided bomb for first time
The attack took place at around 5:40 p.m. local time, hitting a residential neighborhood and damaging homes and outbuildings.
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⚡️European leaders push for Ukraine peace plan (kyivindependent.com/european-lea...) after disappointing Washington meetings.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the meeting had not gone as Zelensky had hoped.
European leaders push for Ukraine peace plan after disappointing Washington meetings
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the meeting had not gone as Zelensky had hoped.
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<<Ukraine would likely view it in a very different light.
“It’s like selling them their own leg in exchange for nothing,” the unnamed diplomat said.
⚡️Putin reemphasized full Donetsk control as key to any deal while signaling possible compromises on Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts in Trump call, WP reports. 
Some White House officials described the proposal as progress, while a senior European diplomat cautioned that >>
Putin seeks full control of Donetsk Oblast as key to any deal with Ukraine, WP reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that Ukraine hand over full control of Donetsk Oblast to Russia as a condition for ending the war during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump this we...
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Kyiv Independent Telegram Highlights Thread

⚡️Repairs underway  at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as ceasefire zones established, IAEA says. 
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said "both sides engaged constructively" with the agency to enable the repair plan.
Repairs underway at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as ceasefire zones established, IAEA says
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said "both sides engaged constructively" with the agency to enable the repair plan.
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<<lasting peace and stability, with another meeting planned in the coming days.
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to a border ceasefire, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced.
The agreement was reached following talks mediated by Doha and Ankara. According to the Qatari ministry, both sides also agreed to establish mechanisms to ensure >>
<<action, mutual respect among associations, and the inadmissibility of discrimination against associations or individuals on racial, political, religious, sexual, or other grounds.”
A court in Lausanne has, for the first time, recognized the ban on Russians and Belarusians from competitions as “discrimination.”
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the European Table Tennis Union’s decision violated the organization’s statutes, which require “general unity of >>
In occupied Feodosia, 11 fuel tanks were destroyed after strikes on an oil refinery.
Satellite images show that as a result of two strikes on October 7 and 13, 11 tanks were completely destroyed, and several others were damaged beyond repair.
<<pushing into the “death zone” to capture forward positions.
<<Ukraine’s defense lines is unlikely, as “constant drone surveillance combined with high-precision long-range weapons makes massing troops near the front suicidal.” Gradual advances, however, remain possible — though at a tremendous cost — through small assault groups >>
According to The Economist, if Russia maintains its current pace of advance, it could occupy all of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions by June 2030 — and would need another 103 years to seize the rest of Ukraine.
The publication notes that a sudden breakthrough of >>
<<must align its visa policy with EU standards. However, the country remains heavily dependent on Russian tourists and investors.
Montenegro will soon introduce visas for Russian citizens but is trying to delay the move as much as possible to protect its tourism sector, President Jakov Milatović said in an interview with Politico.
The publication recalled that Montenegro seeks to join the European Union and >>
🇦🇲 Armenia may apply for EU membership as early as November, — Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan told DW.
“Maybe next month, maybe next year… But, as I’ve already said, this is our official policy,” he noted.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov said that the Ukrainian delegation held dozens of meetings in the United States — in Congress, the Pentagon, the Senate, with the White House leadership, think tanks, and the US defense industry.