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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Ukrainian border guards stopped a woman at the Romania border with nearly $1 million hidden under her Mercedes's hood. The 35-year-old Ukrainian was headed to Romania and arrived at the Porubne checkpoint on Thursday. Border guards, aware of a possible illegal currency transfer, inspected her car.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will create action plans in case hundreds of thousands flee due to a potential Russian attack or unrest, Reuters reports, citing officials.

The Baltic states have long warned NATO about Russian cyberattacks, disinformation, and incursions by fighter jets and drones.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

The Kyiv City State Administration emphasized that the dissemination of data on the locations of destruction and the state of protection of critical infrastructure facilities is classified as restricted information by order of the Ministry of Energy.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

...The capital's thermal power plants, in accordance with the requirements of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have the necessary first-stage protection. More detailed information is not disclosed for security reasons," the statement said.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

"A statement by one of the 'experts' about the alleged lack of any protection at the capital's thermal power plants is spreading in the media. Such information is political manipulation and does not correspond to reality...

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

The Kyiv City State Administration has called statements that Kyiv's thermal power plants are unprotected political manipulation, according to its message.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

The participants discussed Russian attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure and support for Ukraine in countering further strikes and meeting the most urgent needs.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

On Friday, G7 ambassadors convened an emergency meeting with Ukraine's Energy Minister, Svitlana Grynchuk, and partners to discuss the Russian attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure.

The meeting was also attended by representatives of Ukrainian companies Naftogaz of Ukraine, Ukrenergo, and Energoatom.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski arrived in Ukraine on Friday for a working visit. Alongside Ukrainian officials, he paid tribute to those who died as a result of the Russian strike on Lapayivka in Lviv Oblast, Sikorski reported on X.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

The mineral agreement between Ukraine and the US promotes cooperation, Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev told lawmakers.

He said that in September, a large US delegation from the Ministry of Finance and DFC visited Ukraine, including the Kirovohrad, Kyiv, and Lviv oblasts.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 420 of 497 Russian missiles and drones in a massive overnight assault, targeting energy and civilian infrastructure across the country, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

Ukrainian air defenses down 420 Russian missiles and drones in overnight barrage

Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 420 of 497 Russian missiles and drones in a massive overnight assault, targeting energy and civilian infrastructure across the country, the Ukrainian Air Force…

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight, with over 30 missiles and more than 450 drones targeting energy infrastructure, leaving 20 people injured and a child dead, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported.

Russia launches over 450 drones, 30 missiles at Ukraine – Zelenskyy

Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight, with over 30 missiles and more than 450 drones targeting energy infrastructure, leaving 20 people injured and a child dead, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy re...

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Emergency blackouts hit Kyiv and nine Ukrainian regions after Russian forces targeted energy infrastructure overnight into Friday, Ukrenergo reported.

Russian strikes spark emergency power outages in Kyiv and nine Ukrainian regions

Emergency blackouts hit Kyiv and nine Ukrainian regions after Russian forces targeted energy infrastructure overnight into Friday, Ukrenergo reported .

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

The massive overnight Russian attack on Ukraine was one of the largest concentrated strikes against energy facilities, causing significant damage to the energy infrastructure, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Power outages have also been reported in the Kyiv, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Odesa, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

20 people were reportedly injured and one child was killed across Ukraine as a result of the Russian strike.

Teams are currently working to restore electricity and water supplies in Kyiv.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Overnight, Russian troops launched more than 30 missiles and over 450 drones at Ukraine. Energy facilities were targeted, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Russian troops hammered Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight into Friday, targeting energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Kremenchuk, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia, and wounding at least nine in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.

Russian forces launch massive missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, blacking out Kyiv's left bank

Russian troops hammered Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight into Friday, targeting energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Kremenchuk, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia, and wounding at least nine i...

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 2d

The Verkhovna Rada approved the bill on creating the Cyber Forces of Ukraine, with 255 lawmakers voting in favor, MPs Yaroslav Zheleznyak and Iryna Gerashchenko reported.

Bill No. 12349 states that the Cyber Forces will be a separate unit responsible for cyber defense and sovereignty protection.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 2d

According to the head of Ukrzaliznytsia, the Russians are trying to cut off communication with the frontline territories, in particular Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, with their attacks.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 2d

Train passengers traveling to Sumy, Konotop, Shostka, and other settlements in the region would be transported by bus transfers. All of them are safe, Pertsovskyi added.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 2d

On October 9, Russian troops struck railway infrastructure on the border between Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, reported Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, the head of Ukrainian Railways.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 2d

Ukraine's parliament approved a bill allowing Ukrainian Navy units to be deployed abroad during martial law, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said.

Submitted by President Zelenskyy, the bill states that soldiers will be sent to Turkiye and the UK for training to acquire and master complex military equipment.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 2d

Ukrainian soldiers used an FPV drone to cover over 40 kilometers and reach the occupied town of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast. There, they struck a Russian military KAMAZ truck, according to the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 2d

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with Andrej Babiš, leader of the ANO political movement, which won the parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic.

The Ukrainian leader emphasized that Kyiv values its strategic partnership with Czechia and is grateful for its support of Ukraine.

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